Quick Charge Podcast: August 18, 2022

<p>Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/quick-charge/id1494750564">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1fIpG4hB4lhGo0Iuygs1zJ?si=7FwqE-lHRnK_DXUCCZa8aw">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/Quick-Charge-p1284966/">TuneIn</a> and our<a href="https://feedpress.me/quickcharge"> RSS feed</a> for Overcast and other podcast players.</p> <figure class="wp-block-audio"><audio controls src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/08/Quick-Charge-8.18.22.mp3"></audio></figure> <p><!--more--></p> <p>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.</p> <p><strong>Stories we discuss in this episode (with links):</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2022/08/18/tesla-tsla-confirms-launch-electricity-retail-business-texas/">Tesla (TSLA) confirms plan to launch electricity retail business in Texas</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2022/08/18/tesla-cut-delivery-times-china-upgrading-gigafactory-shanghai/">Tesla manages to cut delivery times in China after upgrading Gigafactory Shanghai</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2022/08/18/teslas-virtual-power-plant-first-event-helping-grid-future/">Tesla’s virtual power plant had its first event helping the grid – looks like the future</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2022/08/18/vw-will-only-sell-evs-in-norway-as-of-2024-but-it-has-to-like-everyone-else/">VW will only sell EVs in Norway as of 2024 – but it has to, like everyone else</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2022/08/17/dodge-shows-banshee-electric-charger-concept-an-ev-with-exhaust/">Dodge shows ‘Banshee’ electric Charger concept – an EV with exhaust?</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2022/08/18/acura-unveils-acura-precision-e