Quick Charge Podcast: August 27, 2022

<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/3/2022/08/Quick-Charge-8.27.22.mp3"></audio></figure> <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/2022/08/25/ca-finalizes-2035-gas-car-ban-a-huge-deal-but-why-not-sooner/">California’s 2035 gas car ban finalized – why it’s huge, even if we want sooner</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2022/08/26/tesla-motor-design-hiring-spree-humanoid-optimus-robot/">Tesla goes on motor design hiring spree for humanoid Optimus robot</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2022/08/26/tesla-tsla-launches-cheaper-model-y-europe/">Tesla (TSLA) launches cheaper Model Y in Europe</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2022/08/26/tesla-battery-supplier-panasonic-is-considering-another-us-battery-cell-factory/">Tesla battery supplier Panasonic is considering another large-scale US battery cell factory</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2022/08/25/direct-to-satellite-starlink-coming-to-tesla-vehicles/">Direct-to-satellite Starlink coming to Tesla vehicles, but not in the way you’d expect</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2022/08/27/rivian-delivering-r1s/">Rivian begins delivering its R1S electric SUV to custom