Quick Charge Podcast: August 19, 2021

<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/3/2021/08/Quick-Charge-8.19.21.mp3"></audio></figure> </p> <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/2021/08/19/tesla-japanese-energy-market-megapack-project/">Tesla will enter the Japanese energy market with a 6 MWh Megapack project</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2021/08/19/vw-id4-electric-suv-pre-production-units-roll-off-the-line-chattanooga-factory/">First VW ID.4 electric SUV pre-production units roll off the line at Chattanooga factory</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2021/08/19/mercedes-eqs-450-review-the-poshest-electric-car-ever-video/">Mercedes EQS 450+ review: The poshest electric car ever? </a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2021/08/18/genesis-reveals-their-first-ev-on-the-e-gmp-platform-the-electric-gv60-crossover/">Genesis reveals their first EV on the E-GMP platform, the electric GV60 crossover</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2021/08/19/these-5-new-state-laws-move-the-us-closer-to-clean-energy/">These 5 new state laws move the US closer to clean energy</a></li> </ul> <figure class="wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtu