Q2 earnings, Elon bets big on AI, cheap Tesla EVs, and Chevy EV lease deals

On this, extra-dense episode of Quick Charge, we cover Tesla's Q2 earnings call, Elon Musk talks cheap Tesla cars and cheaper 4680 batteries while promising to finally deliver on that new Roadster from 2017. While Tesla pushes back its Robotaxi launch, Google is powering ahead, beting $5 billion on Waymo's expansion in to Texas. Plus, GM's got some lease deals for new Chevy EVs – some bad, some pretty good, actually! You'll have to listen to see which one is which ... or, you know, just click here to see Equinox EV deals near you. Source Links Tesla (TSLA) releases Q2 2024 results: billion-dollar revenue beat Tesla gives encouraging update on 4680 battery cells Tesla accelerates plans for cheaper electric vehicles, but not the $25,000 EV Elon Musk reiterates Tesla Roadster production in 2025 Tesla Robotaxi unveiling now planned for October 10, Elon hints at ‘one more thing’ Elon Musk would be ‘surprised’ if Tesla doesn’t have ‘unsupervised self-driving’ next year Google’s Alphabet Inc. doubles down on robotaxis, committing another $5 billion into Waymo The 2024 Chevy Silverado EV lease price costs as much as two Rivian trucks [update] Chevy’s Equinox EV just got even more affordable to lease This cute little electric bike-car just may be back from the dead Starbucks throws its weight behind 6 new community solar farms 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 Monday through Thursday (that’s the plan, anyway). We’ll be posting bonus audio content there 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!