Robotaxi expansion, HD EVs, and our pain at the pump survey

On today’s pumped-up episode of Quick Charge, we notice how funny it is that Tesla makes a big Robotaxi announcement every time the TSLA earnings call looks like a disappointment.

Tesla’s tiny territory maps in Houston and Dallas underscore just how difficult it’s been for the brand’s camera-only autonomous driving ambitions to yield anything like Elon’s early promises, and the timing of the announcement – just days ahead of what’s bound to be a tough, tough Q1 earnings call – leaves a lot to be desired.

We’ve also got a massive, 600-ton electric excavator in India and a 40+ tonne quad-axle electric semi from Mercedes-Benz that is ready to do some real dirty work. All that and the results of our “pain at the pump” survey, when you hit “play.”

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