Tesla AI5 is late, Canada gets Chinese cars, and EV beats diesel in extreme cold

Published: Jan 20nd 2026 10:28am on Electrek

On today’s bitterly cold episode of Quick Charge, Elon says the chip he said was ready six months ago isn’t actually ready, Chinese carmakers make a deal with Canada, and a series of new, real-world studies prove that EVs will save your fleet money over diesel, even in the most extreme cold weather use cases.