Sasha Lekach Sasha is a news writer at Mashable's San Francisco office. She's an SF native who went to UC Davis and later received her master's from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She's been reporting out of her hometown over the years at Bay City News (news wire), SFGate (the San Francisco Chronicle website), and even made it out of California to write for the Chicago Tribune. She's been described as a bookworm and a gym rat. Elon Musk announces first Tesla-made battery to get to $25,000 EV Volkswagen offered ID.4 owners three years of free charging through the VW-owned Electrify America public charging network. Normally, charging rates are based on how much energy or time you spend charging. With fast-charging, the ID.4 gets to 80 percent full in under 40 minutes. As of earlier this year, Tesla has more or less dropped its free Supercharging program. Inside, voice and gesture controls help drivers keep their hands off the 10-inch center touchscreen. Behind the wheel is a smaller 5.3-inch screen with road and vehicle information. Advanced driving features like autonomous braking and lane centering are included as part of the IQ.Drive system. The lighting inside the car includes a strip below the windshield that turns red for automatic braking and notifies the driver about upcoming turns. An inside look.