{"id":74559,"date":"2024-07-18T19:46:35","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T23:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=74559"},"modified":"2024-07-18T19:46:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T23:46:35","slug":"elons-maga-millions-cybertruck-gets-a-fancy-blanket-and-a-new-30k-vw-ev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=74559","title":{"rendered":"Elon&#8217;s MAGA millions, Cybertruck gets a fancy blanket, and a new $30K VW EV"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border video-embed featured-image\">\n<lite-youtube params=\"enablejsapi=1\" videoid=\"PK0dvHXsiCY\"\/>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>Quick Charge<\/em> is back to report on this week\u2019s biggest EV stories \u2013\u00a0but I didn\u2019t expect to read that Elon Musk was committing $45 million per month to get convicted felon, adulterer, and all-around terrible person Donald Trump re-elected! <\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-372302\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile: Tesla\u2019s 4680 batteries don\u2019t work, the Cybertruck gets a fancy blanket to make sure bike tires don\u2019t damage its \u201csuper tough\u201d stainless steel tailgate, VW launches a new, $30,000 SUV in China with 385 miles of range, China is cleaning up its act, and the Formula Sun Grand Prix is underway!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-source-links\">Source Links<\/h2>\n<p>Prefer listening to your podcasts? 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