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Energy business, used car business, and plain ol’ business business

16 July 2026 at 01:17

Today’s episode of Quick Charge means business – the business of buying up power stations to power up the pet AI that says it would have picked you over Michael Jordan in the 1984 NBA draft and the business of fleecing well-heeled car collectors out of an extra $100,000 on a (mostly) new Tesla Model S Signature sedan.

New normal? The US has suffered a major power outage EVERY month of 2026

15 July 2026 at 12:33

A Reddit post making the rounds this week claims the US has experienced at least one major power outage every month of 2026 – but is it true? I dug into several outages, the extreme weather behind them, and what we can do to help keep the lights on.

EV sales are normalizing in the US – and TAKING OFF everywhere else

14 July 2026 at 01:39

On today’s totally normal episode of Quick Charge, it seems like EV sales are starting to normalize in the US after the loss of the Federal Tax Credit last September – but they’re taking off everywhere else, and Europe is leading the charge!

Mercedes AMG CLA 45 arrives in Goodwood with 680 hp and three axial-flux motors

13 July 2026 at 01:36

Merceds took the wraps off its new Mercedes-AMG CLA 45 4MATIC+ at this weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, with jaw-dropping specs, staggering acceleration, and rising Formula 1 star Kimi Antonelli behind the wheel.

Volvo Electric semi trucks charge up American Truck Simulator

13 July 2026 at 00:29

American Truck Simulator’s players can finally get a taste of what it’s like to climb into the cab of a new Volvo VNL or (more significantly) a VNR Electric semi trucks as the big BEV become the first-ever electric truck to be featured in the over-the-road driving game.

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