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Quick Charge Podcast: June 12, 2023

June 13, 2023
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as…
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Is Volkswagen hinting at an upcoming electric Beetle?

June 13, 2023
The iconic Volkswagen Bug may live on in the electric era after all. On Monday, Volkswagen revealed a new digital electric Beetle concept for an upcoming animated film set to hit theaters and Netflix next month. The question is, will it come alive? Will Volkswagen revive the…
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XPeng's G6 arrives as competitor to Tesla Model Y in China, nabs over 25k orders in first 72 hours

June 13, 2023
Just three days after hitting showrooms and opening pre-orders, XPeng Motors’ G6 SUV is garnering a lot of hype in China as over 25,000 customers have already reserved one. This is encouraging news for the automaker, which has put a lot of faith into its latest model as the EV that will compete with the Tesla Model Y and help boost its delivery numbers this year. The G6 made its official…
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US Army extends contract with BigBear.ai for automated info

June 13, 2023
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army extended its contract with artificial intelligence and analytics company BigBear.ai as it constructs the Global Force Information Management system, which will provide service leaders an automated and holistic view of manpower, equipment, training and overall readiness. The six-month extension for GFIM, as it’s known, is valued at $8.5 million. It builds upon a…
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US Air Force would get A-10, F-15 retirements in draft NDAA

June 13, 2023
WASHINGTON — The Air Force would be allowed to retire 42 A-10 Warthog attack planes in 2024 as part of a proposed version of the House’s fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act. But if the bill, HR 2670, becomes law, the Air Force wouldn’t be able to cut any…
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Pentagon to halt upgraded F-35 deliveries in July amid software woes

June 12, 2023
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department will stop accepting some newly built F-35 Joint Strike Fighters beginning next month as delays in upgrading the fighter drag on. The planned delivery halt of new fighters loaded with Technology Refresh 3 hardware means manufacturer Lockheed Martin may have to store dozens of the planes at its main factory in Fort Worth, Texas, for much of the rest of the year…
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