Cybertruck fire, 550 mile Hyundai IONIQ9, and school solar

Quick Charge

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, a second Tesla Cybertruck has caught fire – this time after hitting a fire hydrant! In other news Hyundai rolls out an extended range EV with three rows of seats and 500 miles of range, and school solar is having its moment.

We also cover BYD's big profits despite the EV pricing war, VinFast says it has a better deal for you than Tesla, we talk up our friends at Volvo CE, and berate the raccoon who provided that picture(above), and assured me that it looked like a Cybertruck to them.

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• Tesla Cybertruck caught fire after hitting a fire hydrant in bizarre crash
• BYD overcomes China’s intense EV price war as record car sales lead to Q2 profit surge
• Hyundai confirms three-row IONIQ 9 SUV, EREVs with +550-mi range are coming to the US
• Volvo CE | Electric Construction Equipment
• VinFast’s all-new VF 9 lease is a better deal than the Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD
• Solar power at US schools surges, growing fourfold over the last decade

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