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Kilowatt Half Hour Ep 100: EV2 price shock, Honda legs it and we hit 100

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0:00 Intro: birthday mayhem and 100 episodes.
1:21 Ginny in the Volvo ES90, Mike in Mallorca.
3:26 Mike reveals the 100th-episode jingle.
4:56 Enough waffle, let's talk cars and trucks.
5:02 Renault Twingo: nostalgia done right?
7:40 Volvo ES90 high-end and Kia EV2 range surprise.
10:17 BMW iX3 performance impresses once again.
12:14 Nicola drives the wild Porsche Cayenne Turbo.
13:29 Jaguar GT gets a shout.
14:22 Skoda Epiq disappointments and embargo nonsense.
16:33 Are VW Group previews getting absurd?
19:22 Has Volvo fixed its minimalist interiors?
21:09 Mercedes steer-by-wire: brilliant or bizarre?
26:24 Sony-Honda EV job gets canned.
29:39 Favourite hidden Easter eggs in vehicles.
33:24 Barnard's Bargain: cheap Ford Capri lease.
35:58 Listener remarks and brand-new EV owner shoutout.
39:38 Utilized EV concern: can public charging still work?
42:54 Polestar 4 software rage blows up.
47:16 Happy Easter and 100 episodes.

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22 responses to “Kilowatt Half Hour Ep 100: EV2 price shock, Honda legs it and we hit 100”

  1. @NevilleBrownlee Avatar
    @NevilleBrownlee

    Yeah, 100!! Really enjoyed listening to these and also the video reviews. The advice is always very helpful and well informed. Well done folks.

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  2. @GaryBush-o1u Avatar
    @GaryBush-o1u

    Happy 100th birthday Ginny 😂

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  3. @mrstoives2444 Avatar
    @mrstoives2444

    Brilliant Jingle. Can we have it as a download please

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  4. @chris-townson Avatar
    @chris-townson

    Totally agree about the VAG slow reveals. The renders and uncovered concepts were so close to the production cars, there’s really no point having an event with a camouflaged early production car – especially when the interior is covered up!
    They’re taking so long, with so many “reveals” there’s a danger everyone will have heard/seen enough, got fed up and bought a Kia or Renault who’ve had equivalent models out for months already.

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  5. @connclissmann6514 Avatar
    @connclissmann6514

    Guy without a home charger yet: Charge on your normal mains socket overnight, which will cover you for far more than you might think. Then the occasional charge at a charging station (cheapest in the UK is Tesla or Arnold Clarke, it appears) won’t be that costly. Get onto a day/night electricity tariff asap so that your home charging at night is even less but ensure the low-cost time is not too short. 11pm to 8am is ideal for charging on a standard mains adapter.

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    1. @JohnBakerCharge Avatar
      @JohnBakerCharge

      It might not be worth getting an overnight tariff for a granny charger. Also many electricity companies want a level2 proof before they give you a tariff.

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  6. @AdvantestInc Avatar
    @AdvantestInc

    Software reliability coming up alongside all this hardware progress says a lot. Feels like the next competitive edge won’t be range, but how consistently everything just works day to day.

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  7. @soapyfrog Avatar
    @soapyfrog

    Haha at Nicola rant on the Polestar 4. Brilliant. More please. 😂

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  8. @gavkenny Avatar
    @gavkenny

    Congrats on reaching 100 episodes

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  9. @briertonp Avatar
    @briertonp

    Absolutely loved this podcast!!!
    In regards to home charging, I charged via the granny charger for 10 months, whilst I waited to have my Zappi fitted, along with solar and battery backup.
    You obviously need to plan ahead but it was ‘OK’, although it’s much better now I’m properly equipped 🙂
    My family doctor only uses her granny charger (every night I might add) and has no interest in fitting a 7kw charger, as she says it meets her needs without the expense…. 😆

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  10. @WagnerGimenes Avatar
    @WagnerGimenes

    I have a new single-word description for this podcast: RELATABLE 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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  11. @PHXRenegade Avatar
    @PHXRenegade

    My elderly (80) aunt has just bought a brand new Leapmotor T03 for £14k, so she’s also an electric virgin, and it took some effort to convince her that electric was better, cheaper, etc. But she loves it. Still finding her feet with it but it’s a great car, panoramic roof, reversing camera, alloy wheels, great tech at the price. If it had a Ford badge on it and was called the Fiesta, at that price, they wouldn’t be able to make them quickly enough.

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  12. @StephenRussell-c8v Avatar
    @StephenRussell-c8v

    Best Easter egg on a car was when I found that mine had a wheel on each corner, 4 in total. You could only find all 4 by laying on the ground otherwise you could only really see 2 at any one time.

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  13. @johnnodge4327 Avatar
    @johnnodge4327

    @Glen, reference the looped supply.
    Have an EV charger installed, after which the DNO MUST unloop your supply for free. It’s fine to charge the car until it’s unlooped however.
    I’ve been charging our Ioniq 5 for 20 months whilst waiting for the DNO to actually get round to unlooping our supply. It’s no problem if you have a charger that offers dynamic charging, as heavy electrical loads will cause the charger to draw less current, so keeping the system safe.

    Also making use of night rate electricity is better, as there’s little additional power on at night, and having an EV tarrif is much much cheaper than any other charging location, so it’s definitely worth using home charging instead of public charging.

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  14. @neilrwilliams218 Avatar
    @neilrwilliams218

    I’m sure Mercedes had a concept many years ago that had a joystick for the steering which I assume was steer by wire. A quick Google suggests it was the F200 and was 30 years ago.

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  15. @asb1439 Avatar
    @asb1439

    It’s absolutely crazy that Polestar have allowed this dangerous blackout to happen. I would be absolutely mad if that happened on a new car.

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  16. @davelenderson Avatar
    @davelenderson

    Im now imagining Mike rolling around his local neighbourhood with his buzz full of easter eggs

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    1. @davelenderson Avatar
      @davelenderson

      Fart mode ain’t an easter egg, it’s a gimic

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  17. @PattyTheGeek Avatar
    @PattyTheGeek

    The Mondeo badge was memorable and delightful. Keep up the puckish good humor.

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  18. @PattyTheGeek Avatar
    @PattyTheGeek

    Ginny is holding up fabulously for her mileage. Happy birthday!

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  19. @Missy1gonk Avatar
    @Missy1gonk

    Nicola is even funnier when she’s angry 😂

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  20. @b280c_2 Avatar
    @b280c_2

    Congrats on the 100! Nice milestone.

    Love the podcast/YT posts, Mike that rock intro is superb please make that the opener!!

    Steer by wire isnt new, the Cybertruck from “ that brand that no one likes to talk about on EV car review channels” has used drive by wire with 4 wheel steering since 2023… it isn’t new, nor is that ‘yoke’ type steering wheel. At least Merc are catching up.
    Everyone likes a fart gag.. guaranteed laugh. 😂

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