Energy business, used car business, and plain ol’ business business

Elon Musk quietly acquired a $1 billion gas turbine company to power his AI chatbot Grok, while a Tesla Model S Signature is being flipped for a $100,000+ markup. Lucid's stock crashed 40% on a bankruptcy report it denies, and EV prices continue to fall with Hyundai and Polestar offering significant discounts.

Today’s episode of Quick Charge means business – the business of buying up power stations to power up the pet AI that says it would have picked you over Michael Jordan in the 1984 NBA draft https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/20/grok-says-elon-musk-is-better-than-basically-everyone-except-shohei-ohtani/ and the business of fleecing well-heeled car collectors out of an extra $100,000 on a mostly new Tesla Model S Signature sedan. We also get into the very business-y business of Lucid’s finances and plummeting stock price – despite billions of dollars and many months of runway still available, as well as the plummetting prices on world-class EVs from Hyundai and Polestar. Source Links Elon Musk quietly buys a $1 billion gas turbine company to power Grok https://electrek.co/2026/07/14/musk-buys-gas-turbine-company-apr-energy-grok/ Someone is flipping Tesla Model S Signature for $260,000 — $100K+ markup https://electrek.co/2026/07/15/tesla-model-s-signature-flip-260k/ Lucid LCID stock halted, crashes 40% on bankruptcy report it denies https://electrek.co/2026/07/14/lucid-lcid-bankruptcy-report-denied/ EV prices just fell again – here’s what US buyers paid in June https://electrek.co/2026/07/14/ev-prices-just-fell-again-heres-what-us-buyers-paid-in-june/ Polestar EVs are a smoking deal at $25k off now that they’re banned in the US https://electrek.co/2026/07/02/polestar-4s-are-a-smoking-deal-at-25k-off-now-that-theyre-banned-in-the-us/ Hyundai cuts IONIQ 5 N EV prices by $6,300 https://electrek.co/2026/07/15/hyundai-cuts-ioniq-5-n-ev-prices-by-6300/ Hyundai launches affordable EV deals with 0% APR and up to $10,000 off https://electrek.co/2026/07/09/hyundai-launches-ev-deals-0-apr-up-to-10000-off/ Prefer listening to your podcasts? Audio-only versions of Quick Charge are now available on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/quick-charge/id1494750564 , Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1fIpG4hB4lhGo0Iuygs1zJ?si=7FwqE-lHRnK DXUCCZa8aw , TuneIn https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/Quick-Charge-p1284966/ , and our RSS feed https://feedpress.me/quickcharge for Overcast and other podcast players New episodes of Quick Charge are allegedly recorded several times per week, most weeks. We’ll be posting bonus audio content from time to time as well, so be sure to follow and subscribe so you don’t miss a minute of Electrek ’s high-voltage podcast series. Got news? Let us know Drop us a line at tips@electrek.co mailto:tips@electrek.co . You can also rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or recommend us in Overcast to help more people discover the show. If you’re considering going solar, it’s always a good idea to get quotes from a few installers. To make sure you find a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing, check out EnergySage , a free service that makes it easy for you to go solar. It has hundreds of pre-vetted solar installers competing for your business, ensuring you get high-quality solutions and save 20-30% compared to going it alone. Plus, it’s free to use, and you won’t get sales calls until you select an installer and share your phone number with them. Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you’ll get access to unbiased Energy Advisors to help you every step of the way. Get started here https://www.dpbolvw.net/click-101288862-16942853 . FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More. https://electrek.co/about/ affiliate subscribing to Electrek on Google News https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMKqD-Qow6c gAg?ceid=US:en&oc=3 . You’re reading Electrek— experts who break news about Tesla https://electrek.co/guides/tesla/ , electric vehicles, https://electrek.co/best-electric-vehicle-prices/ and green energy https://electrek.co/guides/egeb/ , day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage https://electrek.co/ for all the latest news, and follow Electrek on YouTube channel https://youtube.com/c/electrekco for the latest reviews.