ACME stock soars on today's cartoonishly silly episode of Quick Charge, we watch Tesla Autopilot crash into a wall with a painting on it, make the Elon stans look silly when they point out shady behavior from their fearless leader, and toss out the notion that some franchise dealers might help the troubled EV brand make more sales in red states.

We also cover Toyota as it moves to position itself for global battery dominance by suppling batteries to more than 400,000 electrified Honda vehicles per year, plus an upgraded Xpeng G6 electric SUV that makes everything on this side of the Pacific look positively plebeian. All this and more, enjoy!

• Tesla Autopilot drives into Wile E Coyote fake road wall in camera vs lidar test
• Tesla fans expose Tesla’s own shadiness in attempt to defend Autopilot crash
• Tesla used car prices are falling at 3x the rest of the market
• If Musk wants to sell Tesla cars to conservatives, Tesla needs stores and service in red states
• Toyota the EV battery supplier? Honda will use them to power up its 400,000 hybrids in the US
• Turing AI and “bulletproof” EV batteries arrive with 2025 Xpeng G6 SUV

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On today's challenging episode of Quick Charge, Elon seems serious about rebuilding the Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump hotel in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, there are questions about Tesla's record-setting weekend in Canada, and lots, lots more.

In other news, we've got a hot tub you can sail around a lake, a 140-ton electric hoverboard from Liebherr, a $1,000 electric pickup from China, questions about the effectiveness of EV rebates in general, and a 0% interest deal on an all-new electric Dodge Charger Daytona.

• Destroyed Cybertruck used in Vegas bombing is for sale, Musk said Tesla would rebuild it
• Spacruzzi opens 2025 reservations for limited builds of its all-electric hot tub boats
• Liebherr developing giant, 140-ton Segway-style autonomous haulers
• Tesla made a suspicious number of rebate requests on last days of Canadian EV incentive
• Harbinger guarantees incentive pricing to combat Trump Administration chaos
• All the EVs (and one PHEV) you can buy with 0% financing in March 2025 [update]
• These are the cheapest EVs you can lease in March at under $300 a month
• Remember that $2,000 electric mini-truck I bought from China? Now they’re down to $1,000

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It's been a big day for big reveals with the all-new Volvo ES90, a new compact electric city car from Volkswagen, plus a pair of new, over-the-top EVs from General Motors that perfectly exemplify American excess. All this and maybe the dawn of the long-awaited "Tesla Killer" on today's revealing episode of Quick Charge!

GM is practically daring the competition to build a bigger, badder EV with a new, bigger $133,000 Cadillac Escalade and 1,100 hp off-road special in the form of the new Chevrolet Silverado EV ZR2. Finally, you guys are never happy ... try to enjoy this episode, anyway!

• Volvo ES90 revealed: 800V beauty is midway between SUV, sedan and fastback
• Volkswagen unveils ID. EVERY1 show car, production version set to launch around 20,000 euros
• Cadillac Escalade too small? New, bigger $133K Escalade IQL might be the ticket
• Meet the Chevy Silverado EV Trail Boss and 1,100 hp ZR2 electric race truck concept
• This Chinese EV has surpassed Tesla’s Model 3, and Model Y is next
• Tesla (TSLA) sales crash continues in Europe, with Germany down 70%
• All the EVs you can buy with 0% financing in March 2025

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