Zeeker's 1,200 kW Charging, Cold Weather Charging Could Improve 500%, Tesla Axes Cybertruck Extender: TWC Podcast 218
By Phil Royle — April 10, 2025
Zeekr announces 1,200 kW charging, but offers no details. Is this a plan, or a concept of a plan to counteract when BYD recently spoke of its 1,000 kW consumer-grade charging? Also, University of Michigan betters cold-weather charging, Ford counteracts import tariffs, Tesla’s Cybertruck range extender might finally be dead, and more.
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SHOW NOTES
Zeekr announces 1,200 kW charging: https://cnevpost.com/2025/03/31/zeekr-unveils-1-2-mw-charger/
University of Michigan researchers claim they’ve figured out how to overcome slow charging in cold weather: https://news.umich.edu/charging-electric-vehicles-5x-faster-in-subfreezing-temps/
Tesla building UFO-themed Supercharger in Roswell, New Mexico: https://www.teslarati.com/tesla-building-new-ufo-inspired-supercharger-in-the-heart-of-alien-country/
Ford offering employee pricing to all customers through June 2: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/ford-offer-across-the-board-discounts-jumping-recent-tariff-induced-sales-bump-2025-04-02/
Hyundai Ioniq 6 gets a facelift: https://insideevs.com/news/755641/2026-hyundai-ioniq-6-tfl-tour/
Tesla removes $16k range extender option from Cybertuck webpage: https://electrek.co/2025/04/05/tesla-removes-range-extender-battery-option-cybertruck/
Nikola founder Trevor Milton granted a full pardon by President Trump: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/28/trump-pardons-nikola-trevor-milton-ceo-securities-fraud-electric-vehicle.html
This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. Sanchez
Episode art courtesy Rene Rauschenberger
Music courtesy Twisterium at Pixabay
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