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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On today's fiery episode of Quick Charge, it's all bad news for Elon as Tesla sales continue to plunge in Europe, the pump fails to stop the TSLA stock price slide, and people set fire to dealers. Plus: BMW takes the top two spots in the J.D. Power EV owner satisfaction survey.

Tesla shareholders were hoping today's claims of 10x growth in the coming years would help goose TSLA stock prices, but they slid instead as BMW took the top two spots in the J.D. Power EV owner satisfaction survey and GM launched an all-new, affordable Chevy Spark EUV.

• Tesla (TSLA) sales are still crashing in Europe in February
• Elon Musk tries and fails to pump Tesla’s stock (TSLA)
• Tesla brings back 0% loans to boost demand in the US
• Tesla store gets taken over by Musk protesters, 9 people arrested
• A dozen Tesla cars burned at store, arson is suspected amid global protests
• Tesla owners get creative to distance themselves from Elon with new car logos & projectors
• BMW iX snatches the top spot in J.D. Power EV satisfaction survey
• Chevy Spark returns for 2026 as affordable electric crossover with 220 mile range

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With revenue tumbling almost as fast as market share, Tesla stock is taking a pounding – exactly like CEO Elon Musk predicted! We've also got FSD rolling out in China, a German automation acquisition, and more on today's red candlestick edition of Quick Charge!

We've also got some clarifying news at Mercedes-Benz, which is set to ditch its confusing EQ-based model alphanumerics and (God willing) their suppository-based styling language, too. Plus, Rivian launches a new upfit service to make it easier for fleet managers to order ready-to-work EVs, Ram ProMaster EV lives up to its promises with more options and a lower price tag, and a big solar deal goes down.

• Tesla (TSLA) stock is crashing like a ‘soufflé under a sledge hammer’ as Elon Musk predicted
• Tesla launches limited Full Self-Driving in China to mixed reviews
• Tesla acquires bankrupted automation engineering firm
• Mercedes will stop treating EVs as a separate lineup and thats a good thing
• Rivian Upfit Program offers fleet managers custom solutions for its EVs
• 2025 Ram ProMaster EV (finally) lives up to its initial promise
• National Grid to sell its US renewables arm for $1.74B

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On today's energized episode of Quick Charge, a Tesla executive leaks news of a new Model S and X as protests at retail locations escalate and key staff continue their exodus from the troubled brand. Plus: 0% financing deals on EVs and PHEVs and Volvo brings off-grid power to bauma.

We've also got a look at the crowded EV sedan market the updated Tesla Model S (if it happens) will enter, talk about the Chinese answer to Rolls-Royce and Bentley from Huawei, and the latest off-grid BESS substation concept from Volvo Penta. Enjoy!

• Tesla announces Model S and Model X refresh later this year
• Tesla protests gain momentum while the hate is spreading Tesla owners
• Tesla loses two of its top car designers
• Mercedes-Benz tests world’s first solid-state battery EV with +621 miles range
• BMW vows next-gen EV batteries will slash costs and boost range by 30%
• Sony opens first mall studio for its upcoming AFEELA EV, in Los Angeles
• All the EVs (and PHEVs) you can buy with 0% financing in February 2025 [Updated]
• Volvo Penta set to show off its new BESS subsystem at bauma 2025

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Elon Musk's visit to India may have been more about Tesla than any mission for the US government, if recent job listings at Tesla are to be believed. Plus, we've got news that construction on the first Tesla Semi truck stop is underway in California – and only six years behind schedule! All this and more on today's (also late) episode of Quick Charge!

We've also got news Hyundai and Kia have plans to get back their $7,500 Federal tax credits, are set to launch a new, 509 hp version of the hot-selling EV9 GT, and there's a new battery factory coming to Louisiana. Enjoy!

• Tesla starts hiring in India in a big deja vu moment
• First look at Tesla’s first ‘public’ electric semi truck charging station
• Kia finally pulls the covers off its new EV4: Here’s our first look at the low-cost EV
• Hyundai and Kia EVs are set to regain the $7,500 US tax credit
• Kia just launched the +500 hp EV9 GT in Korea for just over $60,000
• This $500M EV battery material plant is the first of its kind in the US

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