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EPISODE · Jan 29, 2025

Elon can’t get it up (past 325 kW), BP can, and GM hopes to keep it up in 2025

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Despite mocking 350 kW as "a child's toy" in 2016, the company is just rolling out 325 kW V4 chargers in 2025. Meanwhile companies like BP are celebrating 400 kW installations along major highways – and they're making money doing it. All this and more on today's thrilling January 47th episode of Quick Charge! We've also got a blast from the past in the form of one of my first Electrek article from way back in 2022, GM's performance making TSLA look like a meme stock, and a massive lithium project in the Heartland. Source Links Tesla announces all V4 Superchargers can now charge up to 325kW in North America BP celebrates the opening of 400kW TA DC fast charging hub in Florida BP claims EV charging stations ‘on the cusp’ of being more profitable than gas pumps GM’s EV sales surged as the Chevy Equinox becomes a top-seller: Can it keep it up in 2025? Hyundai and Kia are betting big on new electric SUVs to drive growth in 2025 A $1.2B battery-grade lithium refinery breaks ground in Oklahoma Prefer listening to your podcasts? Audio-only versions of Quick Charge are now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded, usually, Monday through Thursday (and sometimes Sunday). We’ll be posting bonus audio content from time to time as well, so be sure to follow and subscribe so you don’t miss a minute of Electrek’s high-voltage daily news. Got news? Let us know!Drop us a line at [email protected]. You can also rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show.

Despite mocking 350 kW as "a child's toy" in 2016, the company is just rolling out 325 kW V4 chargers in 2025. Meanwhile companies like BP are celebrating 400 kW installations along major highways – and they're making money doing it. All this and more on today's thrilling January 47th episode of Quick Charge! We've also got a blast from the past in the form of one of my first Electrek article from way back in 2022, GM's performance making TSLA look like a meme stock, and a massive lithium project in the Heartland. Source Links Tesla announces all V4 Superchargers can now charge up to 325kW in North America BP celebrates the opening of 400kW TA DC fast charging hub in Florida BP claims EV charging stations ‘on the cusp’ of being more profitable than gas pumps GM’s EV sales surged as the Chevy Equinox becomes a top-seller: Can it keep it up in 2025? Hyundai and Kia are betting big on new electric SUVs to drive growth in 2025 A $1.2B battery-grade lithium refinery breaks ground in Oklahoma Prefer listening to your podcasts? Audio-only versions of Quick Charge are now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded, usually, Monday through Thursday (and sometimes Sunday). We’ll be posting bonus audio content from time to time as well, so be sure to follow and subscribe so you don’t miss a minute of Electrek’s high-voltage daily news. Got news? Let us know!Drop us a line at [email protected]. You can also rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show.

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