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Kilowatt Half Hour Ep 106: GTI Is Back, Jaguar Gets a Name & Used EV Sales Surge

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Every week, the Electrifying.com meet online to talk about all the important matters at hand. Such as the weather, what we're all having for our tea and who discarded who in last night's Love Island. In between these heavyweight topics, we likewise discuss electric automobiles. A lot. Most likely an unhealthy amount to be honest.

And when we do discuss automobiles, we find out a lot. From market chatter to the more mundane practicalities of electric vehicle ownership, it's the location where we dish the dirt on the cars and trucks we've been driving and deliver our own verdicts on the most recent electrical cars and truck news. We likewise like to have a great make fun of the daftest littles anti-electric news that we've seen in the press.

We can't guarantee that you'll discover much. You most likely won't. But if you fancy thirty minutes of idle chat and chatter about the world of electrical automobiles, we're here for you. If you like it/ dislike it/ think it's too long or too short, let us understand.

Chapters are below so you can jump straight to the subject you're most thinking about:.
0:00 Welcome to the Kilowatt Half Hour.
0:20 James takes over hosting tasks.
1:08 EV chargers & solar panels including house value.
3:16 Lucas strikes 100 cars driven.
3:55 Vauxhall Corsa GSSE & frog-themed PR presents.
6:06 VW ID Polo GTI revealed.
7:36 Future Club Sport variations teased.
8:43 Alpine A290 vs ID Polo GTI argument.
10:48 Jaguar's brand-new electrical Type 01 officially named.
12:32 Jaguar leans back into heritage.
14:23 Utilized EV sales growing in 2026.
16:15 Barnard's Bargains: VW ID7 lease deal.
17:18 Utilized Lexus UX EV deal discussed.
20:06 Should you keep a Kia Niro EV long term?
22:34 EV ownership costs & VED concerns.
23:21 Do we truly require 900-mile EV batteries?
25:31 Are enormous batteries much better for pulling caravans?
26:45 EV charging at campsites explained.
29:20 James apologises for stating "ignition" in an EV.
31:01 Lucas compared to Morgan Freeman.
33:03 Does James appear like a famous geologist?
34:21 End of the podcast & bye-bye.

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28 responses to “Kilowatt Half Hour Ep 106: GTI Is Back, Jaguar Gets a Name & Used EV Sales Surge”

  1. @trevorpitchell5970 Avatar
    @trevorpitchell5970

    Just wear white gloves…it’s saves the finger mark’s on piano black

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  2. @trevorpitchell5970 Avatar
    @trevorpitchell5970

    On the tax front….is there a system design yet..

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  3. @royagyei1099 Avatar
    @royagyei1099

    Hello all. We have recently had installed an Andersen A2 EV charger with an 8.5m tethered cable. We don’t have EVs yet but wanted to be ready, when we do. We got the longer cable (5.5m is the standard length) so that we can charge either in our garage or on our driveway in front of the garage. My question is will I need to unwind the cable fully or is it safe to only unwind what amount of cable I need when charging? Any advice gratefully received. Thank you.

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    1. @AndyGreen2601 Avatar
      @AndyGreen2601

      I have a different charger but I only uncoil what I need to charge. Used it that way for over a year.

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    2. @royagyei1099 Avatar
      @royagyei1099

      @AndyGreen2601thank you.

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    3. @usaverageguy Avatar
      @usaverageguy

      I use long loops so only have two loops on a 25 foot cable. I almost never pull off the second loop.

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    4. @royagyei1099 Avatar
      @royagyei1099

      @usaverageguythank you.

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  4. @christophernunn1536 Avatar
    @christophernunn1536

    Instead of ignition you can just power up

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    1. @Electrifyingcom Avatar
      @Electrifyingcom

      Yes! Good idea

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  5. @dogsbodyish8403 Avatar
    @dogsbodyish8403

    id.Polo GTi probably has torsion beam rear suspension – not good for the money. Heat pump?

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  6. @malcolmfowler8972 Avatar
    @malcolmfowler8972

    3p/mile charge for EV’s isn’t being introduced next year. It’s planned for 2028 (and it might be abandoned or pushed back as has happened in Australia)

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    1. @daveb8370 Avatar
      @daveb8370

      They won’t know how to enforce it, the mileage correction guys will be on overtime

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  7. @neil300zx Avatar
    @neil300zx

    It was a sad week last week as I had to let my company ID Buzz cargo go as I was moving to a new company. Really disappointed with the new van, a smelly old diesel 😱😱. So, I had to cheer myself up so I bought a Mercedes EQC 400 premium plus, what a lovely car, not very efficient but I don’t care 🤣🤣

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  8. @usaverageguy Avatar
    @usaverageguy

    You discussed the pros and cons of a bigger battery. I keep my cars for 12 to 15 years. To me the biggest benifit of a large battery is a useful range after the battery has 10 years of driving logged. An Ioniq-5 with 20% degradation will still go 220 miles. Which is fine for local driving.

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  9. @richardpiper4828 Avatar
    @richardpiper4828

    The VW ID. Polo GTI appeals to me but so does the Cupra Raval. Impossible to make a comparison, until UK specs, colours, options and prices known. I agree with Tom that guide prices look a bit high but hopefully both EVs will qualify for the ECG. Not sure that the better value choice might be the larger, longer range, rwd ID. 3 Neo or Cupra Born. I looked at the Alpine A290 but it is very cramped in the back – I’m 6’2” – and from reports I have read the real world range is rather disappointing and actually very poor in cold conditions. I do though suspect the Alpine might be more fun to drive.

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    1. @Electrifyingcom Avatar
      @Electrifyingcom

      We certainly can’t wait to drive both in the UK soon

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  10. @AuntieBuddie Avatar
    @AuntieBuddie

    ignition ▸ noun [mass noun] the action of setting something on fire or starting to burn. Oxford English Dictionary 😎

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  11. @RevIanF Avatar
    @RevIanF

    Thanks for answering my question. Seems like the Kia is going to be in the family for a while longer. I’ll invest in a new microfibre polishing cloth 👍

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    1. @Electrifyingcom Avatar
      @Electrifyingcom

      Haha, no worries

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  12. @Waldemar-10811 Avatar
    @Waldemar-10811

    Thanks guys, great episode.

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  13. @bryandavies6074 Avatar
    @bryandavies6074

    NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, BATCH! No. You’ve got it ALL WRONG!

    30 minutes is the ABSOLUTE MINIMUM we require from our beloved weekly podcast. It’s NOT a target to try and contain the broadcast to.

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  14. @RickyLove Avatar
    @RickyLove

    GTi…INJECTION? 🤔

    Like the Taycan Turbo 🙄

    Ps thanks for the pod lads

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  15. @bryandavies6074 Avatar
    @bryandavies6074

    + 1 from me for Lucas as the Infotainment / Sat Nav voice.

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  16. @Jaw0lf Avatar
    @Jaw0lf

    How is it 3 guys can make the half hour….or very close to it???
    Re the 3p per mile it is not yet confirmed this will be applied and may well be dropped.

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  17. @stephenmuddell1383 Avatar
    @stephenmuddell1383

    I stand by my comment about the CATL battery with 900+ miles of range that you pooh poohed! Even your own website says, I quote “The battery is also extremely energy dense, meaning that you get more range per kilogram of battery. For a bit of context, if you tried to get this kind of range out of an LFP battery, you’d be looking at a battery pack that weighs some 400kg more than CATL’s new Qilin compressed battery – which is estimated to be around 170kWh. It’s light enough that it may even make it into electric aeroplanes.” So I wouldn’t be dragging round a load of extra weight! I’m still looking forward to these batteries being available. Still love the podcast by the way! 😉😉

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  18. @jamescarr9500 Avatar
    @jamescarr9500

    Can your editor trim the long pauses between the hosts hearing the question and replying, its breaks the conversational tone. Thanks!

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  19. @DFID7Tourer Avatar
    @DFID7Tourer

    Are transitioning from the much vaunted and highly lucrative ‘Enyaq Swear Box’ to the new better equipped and slighty more spacious ‘ID7 Tin of Temptation’?

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  20. @moonshine3333 Avatar
    @moonshine3333

    For heaven’s sake guys. This is a video channel … as in visual, but you churn out audio regarding cars ad nuaseam . The Pingpong I.D. 20 EV17 alphabet alphabet alphabet. When you got to the unloved Lexus I had literally had enough … but THEN you showed a PICTURE. WHY don’t you just flash up thumbnails? I literally feel excluded from your chats due to the disconnect. Is it REALLY to difficult to show the cars? It wouldn’t bother me if I knew them already …. sometimes it’s nice to be reminded. You both want and exclude new audiences.

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