Quick Charge Podcast: August 29, 2023

<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/3/2023/08/Quick-Charge-8.29.23-1.mp3"></audio></figure> <!--more--> <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/2023/08/29/tesla-makes-superchargers-free-in-europe-for-a-day/">Tesla makes Superchargers free in Europe for a day</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2023/08/29/tesla-battery-longevity-not-affected-frequent-supercharging-study/">Tesla battery longevity not affected by frequent Supercharging, study says</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2023/08/29/germany-ford-semi-autonomous-bluecruise-feature-hands-free-driving/">Germany OKs Ford’s semi-autonomous BlueCruise feature, enabling hands-free driving</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2023/08/29/toyota-takes-another-hit-suspending-all-assembly-operations-in-japan/">Toyota takes another hit, suspending all assembly operations in Japan</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2023/08/29/ford-retiring-these-three-gas-models-make-way-new-evs/">Ford is retiring these three gas models to make way for new electric vehicles</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2023/08/29/volkswagens-rabbit-returning-as-sporty-nimble-electric-c