Don’t call it Robotaxi, Porsche recalls, what tires are best for Tesla, and BTTF

On today’s episode, Mate Rimac beats Tesla to the Robotaxi punch, Porsche recalls 31,000 electric Taycan models, Fred helps find the best tires for your Tesla Model 3, and we go Back to the Future with an electric DeLorean restomod. All this and more, on YouTube’s ONLY show about EVs: Quick Charge!

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EV laggard North Dakota just got its first Electrify America charging station [Update]

Electrify America launched its first EV charging station in North Dakota in November – and now the state is ready to take a big next step.

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South Dakota’s largest solar farm just came online

National Grid Renewables just brought South Dakota’s largest solar farm online in Pennington County.

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South Dakota’s largest solar farm just came online

National Grid Renewables just brought South Dakota’s largest solar farm online in Pennington County.

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Porsche to recall over 31,000 Taycan electric cars due to a brake malfunction

The all-electric Porsche Taycan was hit with another recall. Porsche is recalling certain 2020 to 2025 Taycan models over a faulty front brake hose.

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Ford trims EU leadership as it struggles to keep pace in the shift to EVs

Ford is cutting its EU leadership team as the automaker struggles to keep up with the market’s shift to EVs. After losing its European boss to Volkswagen, Ford is reorganizing its business to get the brand back on track.

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Here’s how big of a difference tires can make on Tesla Model 3

A fascinating new test highlights the impressive difference EV-specific tires can make on the efficiency of a Tesla Model 3 – though it would also apply to other vehicles.

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The UIM E1 World Championship adds Lake Como GP to its 2024 electric boat racing calendar

Nascent electric boat racing series E1 recently completed its third Grand Prix of its inaugural season. As the nine initial teams, led by a mix of celebrities and professional athletes, compete around the globe en route to the championship in Hong Kong this fall, E1 has added another gorgeous location for a summer GP – Lake Como.

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XPeng’s founder tested out Tesla FSD in the US to see how it compares to XNGP [Video]

For a couple of years, two of the leading driving systems pushing the limits of automotive autonomy have been Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) and XPeng Motors’ Navigation Guided Pilot (XNGP). Both EV automakers are leading the race in their respective markets, but neither technology is available in the opposite country (at least for now). In a cool video recently posted by XPeng, founder, chairman, and CEO He Xiaopeng tested out Tesla FSD for himself in the US and documented his experience, which you can see in the video below.

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Electrogenic brings the DeLorean DMC-12 Back to the Future with a ‘drop-in’ EV conversion kit

Where BEV conversions are going, we don’t need roads… Actually, we still very much need roads, but we no longer need to look at the original DeLorean DMC-12, considered by many as a design far ahead of its time, as a dated combustion classic. The EV conversion experts at Electrogenic have introduced a new “plug and play” kit that can bring any sample of the original DeLorean into the future of electric mobility. It still can’t actually travel through time, though…

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