About this episode
On today's disturbingly dirty episode of Quick Charge, Elon Musk is undoing nearly two decades of decarbonization by pumping out massive amounts of pollution to keep his xAI and Grok slop-machines rolling – and hurting some of America's most vulnerable communities at the same time.
Tesla's troubles with pollution and carbon don't end there, either – two of company's biggest buyers of carbon credits are taking their business elsewhere, and the damage to Tesla's bottom line could be in the billions. Plus: it's a record month for Hyundai IONIQ 5 sales, electric semi trucks really do save fleets money, and some cool pictures of Volvo heavy equipment assets getting topped off at the Circle K!
And, before you ask: NO! The irony is not lost on me ... but I didn't waste any water making the image, I just copy/pasted it in (he said, defensively).
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Tesla loses Toyota and Stellantis from its EU CO2 pool, taking billions with them
Elon Musk’s xAI is undoing Tesla’s climate work all in the name of AI slop
Hyundai bucks the trend as IONIQ 5 EV sales surge 33% in record-setting February
Real-world test: electric semi trucks can save fleets nearly $160,000 per truck
Where do you charge your wheel loader? Try the Circle K!
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