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Kilowatt Half Hour Ep 130: Beige budget and irritating indicators

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And when we do go over cars, we find out a lot. From market chatter to the more ordinary practicalities of electrical vehicle ownership, it's the place where we dish the dirt on the automobiles we've been driving and deliver our own verdicts on the latest electrical automobile news. We also like to have an excellent laugh at the daftest little bits of anti-electric news that we have actually seen in the press.

We can't guarantee that you'll learn much. You probably won't. However if you fancy 30 minutes of idle chat and chatter about the world of electric cars, we're here for you. If you like it/ dislike it/ believe it's too long or too short, let us know.

Chapters are listed below so you can jump directly to the topic you're most interested in:.
00:00 Welcome & Halloween chat.
02:49 BMW iX3: living without a home battery charger.
04:58 Mazda 6e: why is home charging so slow?
07:53 BYD Dolphin G: the most bothersome indication noise?
11:30 European Automobile of the Year: an all-electric shortlist.
15:25 Volvo EX60 production obstacles.
16:21 Budget plan dissatisfaction & public charging barrel.
21:08 Pay-per-mile roadway tax: confusion & issues.
23:42 Showing up: BMW i3, Alpine vs Tesla & range tests.
25:30 First EV stories: buying a BYD Atto 1 in Australia.
27:17 Your concerns: public charging for an Alpine A290.
30:05 Charging apps, Tesla Superchargers & journey preparation.
32:48 Your remarks: smaller sized EVs on nation lanes.
34:28 Calling Fiat's next EV: your bear-inspired recommendations.
38:34 Retro EV revivals: VW Traveler & Citroën Méhari.
39:56 Crediting 80% or 100%: your experiences.
42:26 Public charging costs & the VAT debate.
44:13 The Kilowatt Half Hour gets its own YouTube channel.

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31 responses to “Kilowatt Half Hour Ep 130: Beige budget and irritating indicators”

  1. @jonevansauthor Avatar
    @jonevansauthor

    Foist! That’s what people comment, right?

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  2. @Finglebat Avatar
    @Finglebat

    ☃️🎄☃️Merry Christmas Mike…. Too early? 😂

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    1. @helipeek2736 Avatar
      @helipeek2736

      YES!!!!! Don’t do it again.

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    2. @Finglebat Avatar
      @Finglebat

      ​@helipeek2736😂

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    3. @Electrifyingcom Avatar
      @Electrifyingcom

      😂😂

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  3. @b280c_2 Avatar
    @b280c_2

    Santa mode on Teslas, sleigh bells as indicators!

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    1. @rogerfinch7651 Avatar
      @rogerfinch7651

      Halloween mode – hooting owl 🦉!

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    2. @b280c_2 Avatar
      @b280c_2

      @rogerfinch7651in UK and have an MX so didn’t get it….😒

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    3. @helipeek2736 Avatar
      @helipeek2736

      Another reason not to buy one. The list is growing day by day.

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    4. @Electrifyingcom Avatar
      @Electrifyingcom

      Let’s not forget the brilliant fart mode! 😂

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    5. @b280c_2 Avatar
      @b280c_2

      @Electrifyingcomha yes I did forget that..

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  4. @johngraham1321 Avatar
    @johngraham1321

    Regarding public charging (Autumn 26): yes to Sainsbury’s chargers. Last time I used them it was 72p per KW. If you’re in the right area Arnold Clark is 55p. MFG is 59p (only if you use the app). Yes Tesla open to all as well. InstaVolt is criminally expensive 🤯

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    1. @Electrifyingcom Avatar
      @Electrifyingcom

      Thanks for the charging tips—it’s great to here when the best value ones are 😊

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  5. @ShawnGray-y4q Avatar
    @ShawnGray-y4q

    The best indicator sound is one you don’t notice unless the song ends at just the right moment. Lol

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    1. @Electrifyingcom Avatar
      @Electrifyingcom

      😂😂

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  6. @i-s-ms9207 Avatar
    @i-s-ms9207

    Ì ˋm very pleased with the indikator sound in my ev2, kia should monetise it fpr other brands !

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  7. @CEUOTC Avatar
    @CEUOTC

    I will claim that l will do 3000 miles a year 🙂 then pay what l need to at the end of the year.

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    1. @AutoTrawler Avatar
      @AutoTrawler

      I will put 100 if they let me haha

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    2. @Electrifyingcom Avatar
      @Electrifyingcom

      We’re in too! 😂

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  8. @AlanBurton-e1c Avatar
    @AlanBurton-e1c

    As per usual a good Half Hour +, on road trips I personally prefer Tesla open to all (I’ve never had to queue and a excellent charge at a very competitive price) or I look for Arnold Clark charger there not as prolific as Tesla but there again competitive priced which isa bonus and I drive a Enyaq

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    1. @Electrifyingcom Avatar
      @Electrifyingcom

      Glad you enjoyed the chat, and thanks for sharing your tips! I haven’t tried Arnold Clark so will try to find one – Ginny

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  9. @phillbrown9777 Avatar
    @phillbrown9777

    In NZ we have had pay per mile for decades on diesel and a couple of years on electric. The system is pretty simple and works pretty well. You buy kilometers in advance and you get a label for your windscreen with odometer readings. The odo is reported at WOF (our MOT equivalent) and checked by plod if you are pulled over. You can buy on line or at a Post Office.

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    1. @Electrifyingcom Avatar
      @Electrifyingcom

      That sounds too well considered to be implemented here in the UK! 😂

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  10. @theelectrictransition Avatar
    @theelectrictransition

    Batch, one of the things you might want to check about your home chargepoint is the cable, if it’s an untethered type (it has a cable you can disconnect). It is possible it’s got a 16 amp cable attached, and swapping that for a 32 amp cable included in one of the cars you have on loan (as a test) might unlock the 7.2 kW we normally expect at home in the UK.

    The Type 2 charging system uses a resistor within the cable to identify it’s capacity, and therefore the maximum power it can carry. It’s a clever safety feature to ensure cables can never be overloaded – but if you don’t know about it, it can cut your charging power in half without you understanding why

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    1. @Electrifyingcom Avatar
      @Electrifyingcom

      That’s a brilliant tip, thanks for sharing,
      We’ll get Batch on it! 😊

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  11. @BEVolutionUK Avatar
    @BEVolutionUK

    On Batch’s charger….it may have been throttled down to take advantage of a cheap overnight tariff before the charge cap was implemented. Many people did that which was the reason for bringing the charge cap!

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  12. @robsmith1a Avatar
    @robsmith1a

    Enjoying your chat as always. Friends with driveways are gradually converting to EVs but I’m not in favour of the mandate forcing people who live in apartments into buying EVs until public charging becomes sensibly priced. My overnight rate is 5.5p per kWh at the moment and it seems very unfair on people who aren’t in my fortunate position.

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  13. @GruffSillyGoat Avatar
    @GruffSillyGoat

    On the ZEV Mandate consultation covered, one aspect that doesn’t seem to get mentioned much, with media focused on the headline rate level for 2030, is the tightening of a number of the technical characteristics of vehicles included in the consultation – WLTP emissions downgrade (impacting PHEVs), technical definition of the type of cars to be banned from 2030 (including MHEVs), regulatory support for implementing Euro 7 emissions controls, fixing the loophole for new entrants ability to sell more emissive ‘low-CO2’ vehicles to met the target.

    In effect this means even if the headline target is lowered (or the retention of the 80% headine target with relaxed low-CO2 allowances up to 2035 chosen), the underlying reality is the automakers will need to gear up to make vehicles that emit signficantly less than they do now. This creates a dilemma for the automakers, either invest more in new ICE/hybrid models (with the associated engineering and production ramp up costs) that meet tighter restrictions, or switch production to BEV platform vehicles (possibly including EREV variants of such) for which production costs are falling and demand is increasing (due to external factos including the current, likely long-term, fuel crisis).

    The government appears to be side-stepping the corporate blame game that will take place in a few years time, as to why the automakers decided to invest in multi-fuel strategy, exactly at the time with the market shifted to more fully electrified vehicles. This will be around the same time that CEOs will get replaced enmass, not by the usual engineering petrolheads or brand immersed sales & marketing execs, but by more cold-headed financial/asset management executives, who will rather unemotionally rationalise, downsize and consolidate the hell out of the legacy automotive companies to fit the diverse market that will exist in the near future.

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  14. @UnknownUser-rb9pd Avatar
    @UnknownUser-rb9pd

    I went out to the front garden and the dog followed me. She saw some young trick and treaters and and decided she didn’t like them and chased them away down the street.
    Another good reason to have a dog..

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  15. @leswhitehouse Avatar
    @leswhitehouse

    Let’s get Capita to administer the pay per mile nonsense. If the pension disaster is anything to go by they’ll make such a mess of it we’ll never have to pay it!

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  16. @UnknownUser-rb9pd Avatar
    @UnknownUser-rb9pd

    Why should the government cut VAT on public chargers when fuel gets VAT and even gets VAT on the duty that gets added to fuel? Fuel gets on average 5p per mile duty and if you add the VAT on that another 1p per mile Plus VAT on the cost of the diesel or petrol.
    In terms of fairness should we get no tax other than basic road tax and why shouldn’t we get taxed for the miles we drive ?
    I do think the new 3p per mile scheme is going to be unworkable but do think we should pay some sort of tax on the amount of driving we do.

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