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On today’s prime time episode of Quick Charge, Amazon is taking on Tesla with the launch of an online car shopping tool AND by snagging Elon’s longtime head of Autopilot hardware development. Tesla isn’t taking the news lying down, however – they’re eyeing new markets for Cybertruck expansion! That’s right – Tesla is once again looking into

Is that a Jeep or the Ford Bronco? Jeep’s Wrangler-inspired electric SUV was spotted with a familiar look with its official debut just around the corner. Check out the latest spy photos of the Jeep Recon EV, including a first look at the interior below. Although Jeep’s first electric SUV, the Wagoneer S, is arriving

Deja vu. Tesla (TSLA) is reportedly exploring entering the Indian auto market again after several unsuccessful attempts in the last few years. India is the biggest auto market that Tesla has yet to enter. Tesla has been trying to get into the Indian automotive market for years, but it wasn’t able to find a way

A former Love Island winner has had to move out of his house due to a sinkhole “in his driveway”. Liam Reardon, 25, won the 2021 series of the reality show alongside girlfriend Millie Court, 28. Speaking on the pair’s podcast, Mr Reardon said he and his family had only moved into their new home

Tonight on Quick Charge, we wonder if the upcoming Tesla Cybercab could actually benefit from growing a few pedals. Meanwhile, Tesla Supercharger customers are getting a better deal this week, and there’s a new, $2 billion solar project coming on line in southern California. We’ve also got a report showing that EV charging sessions were

Tesla has released a new video of its Optimus humanoid robot achieving a new milestone: walking autonomously outside. Fans are rejoicing at the progress, but the video reminds us of something else. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been telling shareholders that Optimus is a multi-trillion-dollar opportunity for the company. Musk believes that Tesla is going

France may not have a functioning government but the French keep buying EVs, anyway – more than 15% of all new cars sold last month were EVs with the new, retro-tastic Renault 5 hot hatch taking the top sales spot. The troubled French government finally collapsed this week following a historic no-confidence vote that saw Prime

Chinese automakers are emerging as a true threat in the global EV market as they expand overseas for growth. For the first time, half of the top ten global EV sales leaders were from China. While BYD is quickly catching up to Tesla, Chinese tech giant Xiaomi sold more EVs than Toyota after launching its

A BBC report into the conduct of former BBC Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been put on hold at the request of the Metropolitan Police. The report into what the corporation knew about the veteran hip-hop DJ‘s alleged behaviour was commissioned in 2022 and was initially expected to be published before Christmas last year.

On today’s exciting episode of Quick Charge, you can get steering column stalks on your Tesla, the Honda Prologue becomes the best-selling GM Ultium-based EV, a new electric Cobra surfaces, and more! We’ve also got Chinese automakers using V2G technology to help Japan protect itself against Earthquakes, free home batteries in Texas, and a whole

Jeep and Dodge owner Stellantis announced a new partnership on Thursday to develop new EV batteries with “game-changing” energy density. Stellantis said the new batteries are expected to unlock significantly more range and 50% faster charging speeds. Even better, they’re expected to cost less than half the price per kWh of current battery tech. With

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, explaining EV charging to your in-laws is about to get a whole lot easier thanks to a new universal charging standard and universal plug & charge to streamline payment processing coming in 2025. We’ve also got an all-electric Mazda Miata, and news that Tesla won’t find a cure for

Nissan EV drivers, or more specifically Ariya drivers, will be able to use Tesla’s Supercharger network starting next week. It’s for “realsies” this time. Last month, Tesla pulled the trigger early and announced that Nissan EV drivers now had access to the Supercharger. It turned out not to be accurate, as per Nissan, but we

BBC broadcaster Clive Myrie has apologised for failing to declare at least £145,000 for external work he undertook outside his role at the corporation. Figures suggest the 60-year-old newsreader earned at least £145,000, but it could have been more than £255,000, with the exact figure likely to be somewhere in between, according to retrospective entries

For the second time, a judge strikes down Elon Musk’s $55 billion Tesla CEO pay package as the company struggles to avoid seeing its sales slip year over year for the first time. Plus: an all-new look for Jaguar this Giving Tuesday on Quick Charge! We’ve also got record EV sales from both Kia and

After revealing its new Type 00 electric vehicle concept this week, Jaguar has been the center of the spotlight. With a +$100,000 price tag, Jaguar’s new luxury EV is stirring up plenty of debate. Love it or hate it, Jaguar is embracing the attention. On Tuesday, Jaguar finally unveiled the Type 00 EV, an electric

Tesla Cybertruck production April 2024 Tesla has told Cybertruck production employees not to report to work for the next three days, in another sign of demand issues for the vehicle that once touted millions of preorders. The news was reported by Business Insider, who obtained an email telling Cybertruck production workers at Tesla’s factory in

The BBC has decided to pull its MasterChef Christmas specials following claims of inappropriate behaviour against presenter Gregg Wallace. Wallace, 60, faces allegations from 13 people across a range of shows over a 17-year period, with many others sharing their experiences in the wake of the initial claims. He has temporarily stepped down from the

The electric car we’ve been waiting for is almost here. Kia confirmed that the EV4 will officially join its lineup in 2025 as it expands into more affordable EVs. Kia unveiled the EV4 last October as part of its new lower-cost EV lineup. The EV4 concept was showcased alongside the EV3 and EV5, two smaller electric

Tesla has started pushing a dumb-down version of Full Self-Driving (FSD) v13 to some external customers in an attempt not to have its timeline slip for two months in a row. For the last few months, Tesla has started posting monthly “AI roadmap updates” for owners to keep track of its goal to deliver unsupervised