In this first, thrilling Quick Charge episode of the new year we’ve got declining Tesla sales in China and the US, a rare 0% financing deal on a new Model Y, and a brand-new EV sales champion was crowned in 2025.
We’ll also taking a look at Hyundai’s fifth consecutive record sales year with nearly 1 in every 3 new Hyundai’s sold being electric and another third being hybrids, and explore some of the big promises being made by a two-wheeled startup that’s making some heady solid-state battery claims that carry plenty, plenty of asterisks.
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