Elon’s hole, Tesla jobs, GM excuses, and QMerit home solutions | Quick Charge

Elon Musk’s Boring Company shows off its new hole at Giga Texas, Tesla is hiring again, Germany is number 2, GM won’t be number 1, and QMerit has a holistic solution to electrify your home. All this and more on today’s exciting episode of Quick Charge!

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‘Stand up Tesla’: UAW uses layoffs to make unionization progress at Tesla

The United Auto Worker (UAW), a powerful auto worker union in the US, is using Tesla’s recent layoffs to make unionization progress at the automaker.

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Save $1,138 on Hover-1 Altai Pro R500 e-bike, Jackery Explorer 600 Plus $419, EV charger adapter, more

Today’s Green Deals are all about getting up to go outside your usual stomping grounds, with an EV to carry you away, a power station to keep the juice flowing on your devices and appliances, and a EV charger adapter when you’re far from home and in need of a compatible recharge. Headlining these deals is the latest discount that is cutting $1,138 off the blue Hover-1 Altai Pro R500 e-bike for $1,162. It is joined by Jackery’s latest promotion on its new Explorer 600 Plus Portable Power Station at $419, as well as the Rexing Tesla to J1772 EV Charger Adapter hitting $100. And be sure to also check our links at the bottom of the page for one-day deals on Worx blowers and our Father’s Day electric tool gift guide. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals that are still alive and well.

Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

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Save $1,138 on Hover-1 Altai Pro R500 e-bike, Jackery Explorer 600 Plus $419, EV charger adapter, more

Today’s Green Deals are all about getting up to go outside your usual stomping grounds, with an EV to carry you away, a power station to keep the juice flowing on your devices and appliances, and a EV charger adapter when you’re far from home and in need of a compatible recharge. Headlining these deals is the latest discount that is cutting $1,138 off the blue Hover-1 Altai Pro R500 e-bike for $1,162. It is joined by Jackery’s latest promotion on its new Explorer 600 Plus Portable Power Station at $419, as well as the Rexing Tesla to J1772 EV Charger Adapter hitting $100. And be sure to also check our links at the bottom of the page for one-day deals on Worx blowers and our Father’s Day electric tool gift guide. Plus, all the other hangover Green Deals that are still alive and well.

Head below for other New Green Deals we’ve found today and, of course, Electrek’s best EV buying and leasing deals. Also, check out the new Electrek Tesla Shop for the best deals on Tesla accessories.

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GM expects lower 2024 EV sales amid lagging demand

General Motors does not expect to build as many electric cars as initially planned this year. On Tuesday, CFO Paul Jacobson announced GM aims to build 200K to 250K EVs in 2024, down from its previous target of 200K to 300K, citing slower-than-expected EV demand in the US.

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FLO’s new Ultra DC fast chargers can charge EVs to 80% in 15 minutes

The first FLO Ultra DC fast chargers are rolling off the assembly line at the company’s Auburn Hills, Michigan, factory – and they’re pretty powerful.

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Tesla paid for Elon Musk’s Boring Company to dig a tunnel under Giga Texas, but why?

The Boring Company, which is owned by Elon Musk, announced that it finished digging a multi-million-dollar tunnel for Tesla underneath Gigafactory Texas.

But why?

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Hyundai teases its new INSTER EV for the first time, the latest affordable electric car

A new low-cost Hyundai EV will be revealed later this month. Hyundai is teasing the first images of its new INSTER EV ahead of its official debut at the Busan International Mobility Show. The all-electric city car is expected to be the latest affordable EV to hit the market, but will it make it to the US?

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FLIT first ride: This is the folding electric bike Brompton should have built

At the Micromobility Europe conference in Amsterdam last week, I got my first look at (and first ride on) the new folding electric bike known as FLIT. As it turns out, there’s a new ultra-compact British folding e-bike in town.

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Tesla restarts hiring beyond AI and robotics in a big way

Tesla has fully restarted its hiring effort beyond AI and robotics in a big way after a hiring freeze amid several waves of layoffs throughout the entire organization.

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