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Each week, the Electrifying.com satisfy online to go over all the concerns at hand. Such as the weather, what we're all having for our tea and who disposed who in last night's Love Island. In between these heavyweight subjects, we also discuss electrical cars and trucks. A lot. Probably an unhealthy total up to be truthful.
And when we do discuss vehicles, we discover a lot. From market chatter to the more ordinary functionalities of electric vehicle ownership, it's the location where we dish the dirt on the vehicles we've been driving and deliver our own verdicts on the latest electric vehicle news. We likewise like to have a great make fun of the daftest bits of anti-electric news that we've seen in the press.
We can't promise that you'll learn much. You probably will not. But if you expensive 30 minutes of idle chat and gossip about the world of electrical vehicles, we're here for you. If you like it/ hate it/ believe it's too long or too brief, let us understand.
Chapters are below so you can leap straight to the topic you're most interested in:.
00:00– Intro: Back from China & what's coming up.
00:39– Why China is such an eye-opener for EVs.
02:14– Beijing Auto Program: overwhelming size & missed opportunities.
02:32– Where have all the European vehicles gone?
03:58– Inside China's EV boom: Zeekr factory go to.
04:44– Robotics vs human beings: the future of vehicle manufacturing.
05:57– Clean-sheet EV factories vs tradition carmakers.
06:17– Bullet trains, green cities & unexpected China.
08:20– Driving Chinese EVs: style hits and misses.
10:19– Switching gears: Volkswagen's resurgence story.
10:43– New VW Polo: retro touches & why it works.
14:03– Individual VW fond memories & brand name commitment.
15:19– Back to China: Freelander confusion.
16:15– Concept vs reality: Freelander reveal incident.
17:27– Land Rover strategy & China collaborations.
19:21– Does brand heritage still matter?
20:22– Renault updates: One-pedal driving incoming?
21:15– Renault 5 vs Nissan Micra dispute.
22:07– ₤ 140k Renault 5 Turbo … or ₤ 20 Lego variation.
24:12– Barnard's Bargain: Fisker Ocean.
26:14– "Electric Virgin" joins the EV club.
27:11– Best EV household car recommendations (UK return).
29:21– Hyundai Ioniq 3 & VW Polo as contenders.
31:58– Journey in EVs: Europe charging described.
34:58– Finance vs money: what's much better?
38:09– Tesla Design 3 offer too great to overlook.
40:37– Inexpensive high-end EV: utilized vs Chinese alternatives.
44:11– Why last week's episode was actually half an hour.
44:59– 900-mile batteries: pointless or progress?
45:38– Where are the fun electrical sports cars?
46:53– Self-driving tech: real-world pros & cons.
48:18– Can self-governing vehicles handle bad roadways & weather condition?
50:39– Last thoughts & wrap-up.
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