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Quick Charge Podcast: August 15, 2022

August 16, 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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Li Auto (LI) falls short of estimates, delivering 28,687 Li ONE EVs on Q2 earnings

August 15, 2022

Chinese EV maker Li Auto (LI) reported Q2 earnings, falling short of both Wall St. delivery targets and earnings estimates. The EV maker delivered 28,687 units of its flagship model, the Li ONE. Perhaps, most importantly, is Li Auto’s guidance going forward. Li Auto…

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Porsche is installing a solar panel microgrid, reducing CO2 emissions by an estimated 3.2 million lbs. per year

August 15, 2022

Porsche is announcing today a new partnership with Cherry Street Energy to build a microgrid solar panel microgrid at One Porsche Drive in Atlanta. One Porsche Drive is home to Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) and the Porsche Experience Center Atlanta. Porsche expects…

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We tested Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and it was scary

August 15, 2022

We tested Tesla Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta in the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina, and it was a scary experience. FSD Beta enables Tesla vehicles to drive autonomously to a destination entered in the car’s navigation system, but the driver needs to remain vigilant and ready to take control at all times. Since the responsibility lies with the driver and not Tesla’s system, it is…

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Tesla releases new picture of its upgraded supercomputer – one of the best in the world

August 15, 2022

Tesla has released a new picture of its upgraded supercomputer, which is now believed to be the seventh most powerful computer in the world by GPU. For years now, Tesla has been teasing the development of a new supercomputer in-house optimized for neural net video…

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GreenPower reports several milestones in Q1 earnings, including first EV deliveries to Workhorse

August 15, 2022

Commercial EV maker, GreenPower Motor Company, released its fiscal Q1 earnings this morning, highlighting several key milestones achieved in the quarter. The first quarter shows GreenPower’s commercial EV platform is in high demand, with a large market…

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Wind, solar provide 67% of new US electrical generating capacity in first half of 2022

August 15, 2022

Clean energy accounted for more than two-thirds of the new US electrical generating capacity added during the first six months of 2022, according to data recently released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Wind (5,722 megawatts) and solar (3,895 MW) provided 67.01% of the 14,352 MW in utility-scale (that is, greater than 1 MW) capacity that came online during the first half of…

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Biden will sign Inflation Reduction Act tomorrow, affecting EV credits

August 15, 2022

Biden will sign the Inflation Reduction Act tomorrow, Tuesday, August 16, which means TODAY is the last day to qualify for the “old” EV Tax credit. The bill includes many improvements to make the tax credit easier and more available, but its philosophy focuses more on…

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VW, Mahindra partner in India and will debut 5 electric SUVs

August 15, 2022

Volkswagen (VW) and Indian automotive manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) announced today they are expanding their EV partnership to help India’s auto market transition to electric. At the United Nations Glasgow Climate Change Conference (COP26), India…

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Elon Musk reveals more details about Tesla Robot, sees people gifting it to elderly parents

August 15, 2022

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed more details about Tesla Optimus, the company’s upcoming humanoid robot, and how he sees the product rolling out over the next decade. Over the last few years, Musk has been getting quite cozy with the Chinese government. In a country known for its protectionism, the CEO managed to score for Tesla the first car factory in China wholly owned by a foreign…