Sneak peek at Rove’s first ‘full-service’ EV charger, opening Oct 15

Rove, a new developer of full-service charging stations, has finished construction of its first charging station in Santa Ana, California, and invited us for a sneak peek ahead of its opening this month. The station includes 40 charging spots, a grocery store, indoor and outdoor seating, a car wash, and even a small dog park.

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Arkansas’ largest-ever solar project gets $32M from Climate United

US nonprofit coalition Climate United announced $31.8 million in direct financing for the largest commercial and industrial solar deployment in Arkansas’ history. 

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Kia launches the 2025 Ray EV starting under $21,000

Kia officially launched the 2025 Ray EV in Korea with the same low starting price of under $21,000. However, the new model year gains additional features. With incentives, the entry-level electric car can be bought for as little as $15,000 (20 million won)

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Kia launches the 2025 Ray EV starting under $21,000

Kia officially launched the 2025 Ray EV in Korea with the same low starting price of under $21,000. However, the new model year gains additional features. With incentives, the entry-level electric car can be bought for as little as $15,000 (20 million won)

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BYD shatters Q3 and September sales records as growth streak continues

China’s leading EV maker hit a milestone, selling over 400,000 vehicles for the first time last month. BYD just had its fourth straight month of record-breaking sales as its dominant run continued in September. Will it be enough to top Tesla for the global EV sales crown?

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Electric scooter giant Gogoro cleared of fraud charges after investigation

Last week, we reported on news of Gogoro’s founder and CEO, Horace Luke, resigning amid accusations of subsidy fraud by the company in its domestic market of Taiwan. Now we’ve learned that the Taiwanese government has concluded that there is insufficient evidence to support the claims of fraud in an investigation relating to an earlier case of misidentified non-domestic components.

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Ford officially overthrown by GM in Q3 electric vehicle sales in the US

Ford said it remains the second best-selling EV brand in the US behind Tesla, but is it really? Ford was topped by GM in Q3 electric vehicle sales as the race intensifies into the end of the year.

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Tesla cancels its cheapest electric car

Tesla has discontinued its cheapest electric car model: the Model 3 Standard Range Rear-Wheel-Drive.

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Tesla (TSLA) releases Q3 deliveries: just shy of expectations

Tesla (TSLA) has released its official deliveries and production results for the third quarter of 2024. The automaker confirmed that it delivered just short of 463,000 vehicles, which was Wall Street’s expectations.

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Halloween kickoff, record EV sales, and healthier oysters

On today’s Halloween-y episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got record EV sales from GM, Hyundai, Kia, and more! We’ve also got big trucks and fat oysters and ALL of it is powered by electric!

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