Affordable EV deals, Volvo EX30 update, and Tesla’s latest Robotaxi crash

On today's surprisingly affordable episode of Quick Charge (youtube.com/@ElectrekDaily) we respond to America's new, $770/mo. average car payment buy rounding up some affordable EV lease deals at less than HALF the new normal.

Plus, we take a look at some new entry-level EVs from Kia and BMW, talk about the future of Volvo's compact electric cars, and ask questions about Tesla's lone driverless Cybercab and the company's latest self-driving Robotaxi crash in Austin.

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• What affordability crisis? These EV lease deals are HALF the average car payment (electrek.co/2026/03/13/what-affordability-cris…)

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• Kia reveals EV2 prices are cheaper than expected (electrek.co/2026/03/16/kia-reveals-ev2-prices-…)

• Volkswagen’s affordable electric SUV is almost here [Images] (electrek.co/2026/03/16/volkswagens-affordable-…)

• BMW accidentally leaks new i3 EV days before its debut [Images] (electrek.co/2026/03/16/bmw-leaks-new-i3-ev-day…)

• Volvo is killing its smallest EV in the US, but the rest of the world can still get it (electrek.co/2026/03/16/volvo-is-killing-its-sm…)

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• Tesla reports another ‘Robotaxi’ crash, still only has a single unsupervised car (electrek.co/2026/03/16/tesla-robotaxi-15th-cra…)

• Workhorse Group’s electric van fleet hits the 20 MILLION MILE mark (electrek.co/2026/03/14/workhorse-groups-electr…)

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