Quick Charge Podcast: December 19, 2023

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they’re available. Stories we discuss in this episode (with links): Tesla drivers have highest accident rate despite Autopilot claims, who is lying? Tesla and Mercedes-Benz to compensate for loss of German EV subsidies VW, Audi, Porsche finally commit to NACS connectors in 2025 US gov’t may update EV charger subsidy rules for newly-certified NACS port Lexus adds cheaper, longer-range RZ 300e to 2024 EV lineup If you see a Mercedes EQS with turquoise lights, it’s driving itself Rivian (RIVN) finds a partner to build its massive $5B mega-EV plant, paving the way for R2 Volkswagen to bring back buttons after complaints about its touchscreen Move over Tesla: BYD has caught up and is expected to take the lead in global BEV market share https://youtu.be/xkm6JC8avBg Subscribe to the Electrek Daily Channel on Youtube so you never miss a day of news Follow Mikey: Twitter @Mikey_Electric Listen & Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify TuneIn Share your thoughts! Drop us a line at [email protected]. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show!