Quick Charge Podcast: December 21, 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/3/2022/12/Quick-Charge-12.21.22.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/2022/12/21/tesla-tsla-hiring-freeze-layoffs/">Tesla (TSLA) to implement hiring freeze and new round of layoffs</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2022/12/20/tesla-turkey-starts-hiring/">Tesla is expanding into Turkey, starts hiring</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2022/12/21/gm-recalls-140000-chevy-bolt-evs-due-to-risk-of-carpet-catching-fire/">GM recalls 140,000 Chevy Bolt EVs due to risk of carpet catching fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2022/12/21/rivian-removes-max-pack-battery-quad-motor-option-from-r1t-orders/">Rivian removes Max Pack battery + Quad-Motor option from R1T orders</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2022/12/20/kias-ev6-gt-review/">Kia’s EV6 GT is a 576hp supercar in a handsome $60K CUV package</a></li> <li><a href="https://electrek.co/2022/12/20/acuras-first-electric-vehicle-out-for-testing-ahead-of-debut-images/">Acura’s first electric vehicle, a GM-based SUV, is out for testing ahead of 2024 debut [images]</a></li> <li><a href="htt