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Quick Charge Podcast: August 25, 2022

August 26, 2022

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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Tesla is doubling Supercharger design team in Canada, pushing to build more charging stations

August 25, 2022

Tesla is doubling Supercharger design team in Canada as it pushes to build more charging stations in the country. The Supercharger network is the gold standard when it comes to fast-charging networks, and it helped Tesla reach incredible market shares in the EV market both…

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Harbour Air successfully completes first point-to-point test flight in all-electric plane

August 25, 2022

Seaplane airline Harbour Air continues to make progress toward making its entire fleet of planes electric by successfully completing its first point-to point test flight in Canada. The eBeaver electric plane flew 45 miles with plenty of reserve power left when it…

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Kia teases new EV9 images, its answer to the Rivian R1S with AWD, 3rd row, and more

August 25, 2022

Kia continues to tease the public with its EV9 SUV – the automaker’s next all-electric vehicle to join the lineup as a competitor to SUVs like the Rivian R1S. The camouflaged version of the EV9 can be seen enduring final testing before it makes its global debut next year. Here’s the latest. The Kia EV9 will emerge as the second all-electric model donning the Korean automaker’s new “EV”…

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Ford reopens Mach-e orderbank, pricing, colors, and range updates

August 25, 2022

Ford is making good on its EV promises so far, and today the automaker is reopening orders for the popular Ford Mustang Mach-e. We are also getting updated pricing, colors, and ranges. The American automaker is aggressively transforming its fleet to electric. In fact, Ford…

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Tesla sends cease and desist to billionaire running smear campaign

August 25, 2022

Tesla has sent a cease and desist to billionaire Dan O’Dowd’s Dawn Project, which is currently running a smear campaign against Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta. Earlier this year, we reported on Dan O’Dowd, a self-described billionaire and founder of Green Hills…

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Nvidia (NVDA) Q2 earnings fueled by automotive growth, announces new model plans with Nio, Li Auto

August 25, 2022

Chip-making giant Nvidia (NVDA) released its Q2 earnings report on Wednesday, falling short of Wall St expectations. However, a bright spot in the report was Nvidia’s automotive segment, fueled by rising demand for new energy vehicles. Nvidia is best known for its state-of-the-art computer chips that power everything from gaming consoles to supercomputers and even crypto mining. In fact, Nvidia…

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Electric school buses give back over 80 hours of power to Massachusetts energy grid

August 25, 2022

The power of heavy-duty electric vehicles is on display again in Massachusetts as electric school buses are being used to send much-needed energy back to the grid. Several places are seeing spikes in energy use nationwide with hot summer weather. The city of Beverly…

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Toyota says there’s no EV demand – maybe try selling one the wheels stay on?

August 25, 2022

Toyota is at it again, claiming that there’s not enough demand in the United States for electric vehicles – most of which are currently suffering from months of backlog in the United States due to high demand. Even their own bZ4X has a waiting list because, well, the…

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California’s 2035 gas car ban finalized – why it’s huge, even if we want sooner

August 25, 2022

The California Air Resources Board voted unanimously today to implement perhaps its most significant regulation ever – the Advanced Clean Cars II regulation, which officially implements a planned ban on new gas car sales beginning in 2035 and could shake up the entire US auto market. The ban was first ordered in 2020 by Governor Gavin Newsom, who directed state agencies to draw up a plan.