Tesla Semi on fire, Uber supercharges its C-suite, and Rivian gets bigger

On today’s episode of Quick Charge, we take a break from watching the DNC's coronation party to talk about Chinese EV trade wars, Tesla Semi trucks on fire in California, and Rivian making Normal even better than it already is. We also talk about Uber's big executive coup and the first ever floating offshore wind research lease going to the state of Maine – and probably more, too. Enjoy! Source Links Tesla, BYD benefit as EU cuts planned tariffs on Chinese EV imports Tesla Semi electric truck caught on fire on highway Uber snaps up Tesla’s former head of charging fired by Elon Musk Rivian (RIVN) approved for major plant expansion for R2 Maine awarded the US’s first floating offshore wind research lease 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!