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On today's exciting episode of Quick Charge, we don't even mention "you know who," focusing instead on EV news from Rivian, Lucid, Nissan, Ford, and what it takes to make a MAN in the heavy truck space. Check it out!

Sure, Nissan is pushing back production estimates on its yet-to-begin-production Nissan LEAF and Ford's EV sales were down significantly in Q2, but there's more to the story than the "Faux News" crowd would have you believe. Plus: some new electric success stories from Porsche and a disappointing (but still cool) dive into some new home backup battery tech.

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• Rivian R1 Quad kick turns into the new EV Halo car brand
• Lucid Air nabs Guinness World Record for longest distance traveled by an EV on a single charge [Video]
• The new Nissan LEAF EV is already facing production cuts, but that’s not the whole story
• Ford launches new $0 down, 0% interest summer sales promo and you get a free EV charger
• Porsche is already selling lots more electric Macans than gas ones
• The Porsche Cayenne EV flexes its power towing 3 tons in public
• MAN electric semi truck gets real as series production begins
• The backup battery choice you didn’t know you had: li-ion, or vanadium flow?

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