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This week, Tesla’s Q2 earnings, Aptera heads to a wind tunnel, and Kia “Electrocutes” someone to launch the EV9

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Chapter Marks:

00:00 - Start 00:34 - Welcome! 00:42 Get a discount of 25% off Fully Charged LIve Canada in Vancouver with "TE25!" 01:17 - Tesla posts its Q2 earnings 02:16 - Volvo shows progress with Q2 report 03:05 - Ford slashes the price of the F150 Lightning 03:53 - Rivian lets customers, reservations holders experience dual-motor R1T 04:40 - Tesla sues super capacitor company for alleged patent infringement 05:27 - GM BrightDrop production halted due to battery shortages 06:21 - Microlino L7e Quadricycle Bubble Car launches for French Market 07:16 - Aptera heads to Italy to test in the Pininfarina wind tunnel 08:09 - Tesla allows customers to transfer FSD to new cars for a limited time 09:07 - Electrify America announces price rise, return of idling fees and more. 09:51 - SPONSORED CONTENT: Support the Chicago Chesed Fund and get a chance to win a Tesla or $50,000 in the 7th Annual CCFRaffle.com 10:53 - Nissan LEAF subject to two different recalls 11:14 - Polestar 2 recalled for suspension issue 11:30 - Toyota RAV4 Prime, Lexus NX450H+ Recalled for DC/DC fault 11:48 - Fisker announces special edition of the Ocean EV for India 12:03 - Nissan joins the switch to NACS 12:16 - Rimac Nevera sets new record at Goodwood 12:32 - Tesla launches Charge on Solar for Tesla App 12:45 - Lucid Air Sedans now available to rent in Saudi Arabia 13:00 - Tata confirms massive battery factory for the UK 13:19 - VinFast to break ground on North Carolina factory next week 13:34 - German EV sales exceeded 50,000 for the month of June 13:50 - BYD wants to build an Indian factory to build batteries, EVs for the Indian market 14:06 - Tesla confirmed as exhibitor at IAA 2023 14:21 - Volvo Group records the best sales of EVs yet 14:35 - Stellantis seems to backtrack on EV plans in Europe 14:51 - Elon Musk, Tesla Board, agrees to return $735+ Million in stock, pay 15:08 - Volkswagen subsidiary Elli starts trading electricity on German energy marketplace 15:23 - vinFast records very low sales for VF8 electric SUV 15:42 - Volkswagen’s Innovation Hub in Knoxville announces four new breakthroughs 16:04 - Stellantis says it now has a comprehensive ecosystem to deal with supply chain issues 16:19 - Tesla V4 Superchargers spotted with space for card reader, display 16:37 - Nio has openly criticized the US EV incentive program as protectionist 16:54 - EV sales overtook Diesel vehicles for the first time in Europe last month 17:11 - Lion Electric raises an additional $142 million 17:26 - Stellantis and partners showcase a new battery pack with power electronics integrated into it 17:43 - New Electric scooter from CSC looks like a Vectrix VX-1 17:59 - A $2,000 Volkswagen Bug conversion kit pops up on Ali Express 18:19 - NorthVolt, Volvo, given go-ahead for new battery factory 18:32 - Tesla told to hand over emails to JP Morgan in continuing Musk 420 Tweet Case 18:48 - Lilium closes its latest funding round worth $150 million 20:34 - New Exxon Mobil 1 ad - is it anti-EV? 21:32 - Kia brings Jodie Kidd along for the weirdest launch video ever 22:30 - Thanks, and Goodbye!