On what feels like the first-ever February episode of Quick Charge, we explore the rapid decline of Tesla fortunes in Europe and California, the rapid rise of BYD plug-in vehicles, and talk through the latest round of Canadian trade tariffs as President Trump’s North American trade war hits its stride.

We’ve also got some great 0% financing deals on EVs from Chevy, Ford, Honda, and Volkswagen – will they be the last new car sales we’ll get before these tariffs pitch the country into an economic depression the likes of which it’s never known? Give us a listen, then let us know your take in the comments.

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Volkswagen of America today announced the initial pricing and trim for the 2025 Volkswagen ID.4 – here’s the lowdown.

Volkswagen has restarted production of the ID.4 at its Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant with 82 kWh models rolling off the line. The 62 kWh version will follow later, and all models are set to get additional features starting midyear. Pricing and more details are coming soon.

The 82 kWh ID.4 models stick to a similar trim lineup as 2024. Both the Entry and S trims come in rear-wheel or all-wheel drive, while the top-tier S Plus is exclusively all-wheel drive.

Without further ado, let’s get to it. Here’s the meat-and-potatoes pricing and trim of the 2025 Volkswagen ID.4:

Entry

RWD Pro: starting at $45,095 MSRP

AWD Pro: starting at $48,995 MSRP

Exterior features

• 19-inch alloy wheels on RWD models
• 20-inch wheels on AWD models
• Gloss black grille
• LED head- and taillights
• Automatic headlights with rain-sensing wipers
• Heated windshield (AWD only)
• Heated washer nozzles
• Heated mirrors
• Black roof rails
• 3-door KESSY® with proximity unlocking
• Tow hitch (AWD only)

Interior features

• 12.9-inch Discover Pro Max infotainment display with navigation and backlit sliders
• Wireless App-Connect (AndroidAuto, CarPlay, and MirrorLink) and charging with compatible devices
• 45W USB-C charging
• Intuitive voice control
• 5.3-inch ID. Cockpit
• Volkswagen Car-Net with Plus Nav and Plus Speech packages included at no additional charge for three years
• SiriusXM® with three-month Platinum Plan trial subscription included
• Manual cloth and leatherette seats
• Heated front seats
• Dual-zone Climatronic
• 10-color ambient lighting ID. Light
• Auto-dimming interior mirror
• Stitched dashboard
• Variable cargo floor cover.
• Driver assistance features include standard IQ.DRIVE; plus Park Distance Control; Park Assist (Parking Steering Assistant); Dynamic Road Sign Display; and Light Assist (High Beam Control for headlights).

S

RWD Pro S: starting at $50,195 MSRP

AWD Pro S: starting at $54,095 MSRP

Exterior features

• The equipment set from the entry models
• 20-inch wheels
• Illuminated front and rear VW logo and light line in the front fascia
• Premium LED projector headlights with Adaptive Front-lighting System (AFS)
• Poor weather lights
• Mirrors with memory function

Interior features

• 30-color ambient lighting
• Perforated leatherette seats
• Door-panel stitching
• Heated steering wheel
• 12-way power seats with memory
• Ventilated front seats
• Rear-seat pass-through
• Center armrest with cupholders
• Panoramic fixed glass roof with electric sunshade
• Power tailgate with Easy Open and Close

S Plus

AWD Pro S Plus: starting at $57,295 MSRP

Exterior features

• Features build on the S models
• 21-inch wheels
• Black roof with silver roof accents, C-pillar, and roof rails
• Silver accents on front and rear bumpers
• Power-folding mirrors with signature lighting

Interior features

• Additional features include heated rear seats
• Three-zone Climatronic
• Harman Kardon premium audio with 14 total speakers including subwoofer
• Area View (Overhead View Camera)

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Tesla is starting to offer insurance discounts for people who drive more using its “supervised Full Self-Driving” suite of advanced driver assist features.

For years, Tesla has been claiming that its “Full Self-Driving”(FSD) suite of advanced driver-assist features is “safer than human driving.”

The company faced a lot of pushback on that front – primarily due to the lack of data to support the claim.

The only data Tesla has been sharing is through its quarterly “safety report”, which has been heavily criticized for being misrepresenting through too heavily weighing highway driving versus city driving and for comparing Tesla’s fleet to the much older broader US car fleet.

Also, despite the name “Full Self-Driving”, the system is not self-driving and requires constant “supervision” by a driver. It means that when Tesla claims that “FSD is safer than human driving”, it is actually claiming that a human driver with FSD is safer than just a human driver, which is obviously a big difference, and again, there’s no evidence to prove it.

But Tesla is now at least putting some money on the claim.

Tesla’s own insurance product, which is available in a few US states, is starting to offer a small discount if you use FSD. The company wrote:

Tesla Insurance offers a discount to Tesla owners who have purchased or are subscribed to Full Self-Driving (Supervised). The more you drive with FSD (Supervised) enabled, the bigger the discount is on your insurance premium.

The offer is currently only available in Arizona and Texas.

Tesla says that if you drive more than 50% of the time with FSD, you can expect an up to 10% discount:

The more you drive with FSD (Supervised) enabled, the bigger the discount is on your insurance premium for certain coverages on your Tesla Insurance policy. You can earn up to a 10% discount on those coverages when you drive 50% or more of your miles with FSD (Supervised) enabled.

However, Tesla also says that if you have ” comprehensive, UMBI or UMPD on your policy”, you might not get up to 10% even if you drive more than 50% with FSD.

Electrek’s Take

If Tesla were really confident about its FSD, it would offer a much larger discount, but the truth is that it is not confident, and it shouldn’t be based on the latest data.

Ashok, Tesla’s head of FSD, claimed just last week that the safety report proved that Tesla with FSD is “8.5 times safer” than human driving without Autopilot technology.

It’s a ridiculous claim and if it was really the case, the discount should be way more than maybe 10%.