Kilowatt Half Hour Ep 49: Are electric cars getting boring? | Electrifying.com

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Today, Ginny and Tom and Vicky discuss the new Elroq, Pricing on the brand-new Hyundai Inster and our driving impressions of the 5. They also assist a listener discover their best electrical automobile and hit the postbag to find what you thought of last week's episode.

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Each week, the .com fulfill online to talk about all the important matters at hand. Such as the weather, what we're all having for our tea and who disposed who in last night's Love Island. Between these heavyweight subjects, we likewise speak about electrical cars and trucks. A lot. Most likely an unhealthy amount to be truthful.

And when we do discuss cars and trucks, we find out a lot. From industry chatter to the more mundane practicalities of electrical cars and truck ownership, it's the location where we dish the dirt on the automobiles we have actually been driving and deliver our own verdicts on the most recent electrical cars and truck . We likewise like to have an excellent make fun of the daftest little bits of anti-electric that we have actually seen in journalism.

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

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23 responses to “Kilowatt Half Hour Ep 49: Are electric cars getting boring? | Electrifying.com”

  1. @AngelenaAlonso Avatar
    @AngelenaAlonso

    Watching your channel is like a fresh breeze in the world of entertainment and laughter. Keep surprising and entertaining us with your quality content!🌸💣🐨

  2. @toyotaprius79 Avatar
    @toyotaprius79

    Crossover-SUV, crossover-SUV, crossover-SUV, crossover-SUV, crossover-SUV, crossover-SUV, crossover-SUV, crossover-SUV, crossover-SUV, crossover-SUV,
    Halo car, crossover-SUV,
    executive saloon for company fleets, crossover-SUV, pick-up truck, crossover-SUV,
    discontinued A and B segment EVs and MORE CROSSOVER SUVs.

    Go figure… Added on top of the reality that people have less spending power and the ageing demographic market of new car buyers…

  3. @2010SmartFortwo Avatar
    @2010SmartFortwo

    I think the Smart #1 is more exciting than the Skoda and the Kia but the range isn’t as good, but that not a problem for me

  4. @StephenJohnHogg Avatar
    @StephenJohnHogg

    I’m now part of the electric car club now 🎉 I got the Scottish government grant to buy a second hand electric car and I found a Citroen eC4, 1500 miles, e-series and I couldn’t be more happier with the tech inside, she drives amazing!

  5. @neil300zx Avatar
    @neil300zx

    Just out of curiosity, are you guys going to/have a stand at the everything electric show in Farnbourgh next weekend?

  6. @chris-townson Avatar
    @chris-townson

    Don’t feel too bad about breaking the embargo. You weren’t alone – Bryan McMorran may have had the same stressful evening 😂

  7. @keyserxx Avatar
    @keyserxx

    The Elroq looks exactly like my Kona facelift, and I like it, it’s rear wheel drive which I think all EVs should be for general common sense.

  8. @robsmith1a Avatar
    @robsmith1a

    I wouldn’t worry about the price of the Inster. List prices are a guide at best these days and given the whopping discounts you can get on Stellantis products I imagine lots of cheap pre reg deals after it’s been on sale a while

  9. @karlInSanDiego Avatar
    @karlInSanDiego

    Glad to see the electric R5 isn’t a giant, inefficient joke, but kept focus on humble and efficient, which is the better tribute.

    1. @grahamsmith6443 Avatar
      @grahamsmith6443

      I saw an initial review for it that stated its actually a tiny bit shorter than the current Clio, so definitely a small car.

    2. @toyotaprius79 Avatar
      @toyotaprius79

      @@karlInSanDiego have you seen how big its rims are?

    3. @karlInSanDiego Avatar
      @karlInSanDiego

      @@toyotaprius79 It looks like 18-inch wheels with 195/55 R18 tires according to the French configurator. That’s narrower than current Leaf, 500e, or ID3 and the same width as BMW’s i3s. Tall wheels aren’t necessarily bad for efficiency. BMW went out of their way to use of skinny 19″ wheels on the base i3. Did you see a different size quoted for the new R5?

  10. @Gary.blesma Avatar
    @Gary.blesma

    Tom I think that cars are like most things in life, we each have our own likes and dislikes. What suits me won’t suit the next person. I’m glad that there is now a wider choice of EV’s. I’m with Ginny on this, I love the look of the mini Enyaq (Elroq), it’s much better than the EV3 or volvo. I think ṣ̌koda have done a great job with removing the badge from the bonnet and steering wheel and just putting the name. That’s my humble opinion. Great job with today’s video, loved the chemistry with the 3 of you. 💙💙💙

  11. @grahamsmith6443 Avatar
    @grahamsmith6443

    I’m looking forward to the video comparing the elroq vs the ev3.

  12. @raytait8624 Avatar
    @raytait8624

    On charging and running costs, i mostly charge at home on the overnight rate and with solar pv in the summer. Last year for 13500 miles i used £267 of electricity, less than 2p per mile. That was on an Octopus tariff, now swapped to Tomato Energy which on average is 30% cheaper.

  13. @L.A.Tex_Norway Avatar
    @L.A.Tex_Norway

    I’m awaiting the Hyundai Inster and Skoda Epiq. If they don’t appeal to me, I will probably go for a used Kia EV3 in the next year or two.

  14. @ricco123tube Avatar
    @ricco123tube

    I wish Skoda and the VW group in general, would offer a better warranty.
    I expect 5 years as standard.

  15. @BMWHP2 Avatar
    @BMWHP2

    Thanks EV team, for our weekly 30 minutes of EV info-fun.
    I think most EVs are generic, because the designers all use AI, fed by wind tunnel programs. Result, . . . endless lines of deadly boring 4-door sedans and SUVs.
    Once the overall concept is ready, the designers themselves can only add some “gimmicky” things. A line or stripe here, and a shadow with color there, the shape of the light longer or rounder . . . that’s it. And it has to be easy and cheap to manufacture.
    If you only saw the silhouette, no one would know what car it was.
    Today you can see from a mile away that a car from the 50s or 60s is coming . . . . . . Why? . . . .
    Those were still designed by a person, with enough imagination and a sense for special shapes, that HE thought were beautiful.

  16. @riaz8783 Avatar
    @riaz8783

    I’m intrigued to hear what Euro NCAP score the Inster and the Renault 5 get, if they ever get tested. My money is on the 5 doing better.

  17. @deansh8506 Avatar
    @deansh8506

    Sorry about my NDA comment but I found it funny when you was speaking about breaking NDA’s on the previous week’s half hour kilowatt podcast 😂

    Great work though guys! Your YT channel is my favourite for EV content! Thanks!

  18. @colingoode3702 Avatar
    @colingoode3702

    Skoda are very late to this party. We traded our ICE Karoq in for a used Kona Electric because we wanted something electric & smaller than the Karoq with a decent range. The Kona has been great but it’s not without it’s faults (annoying driver aids that can’t be turned off permanently, too easy to spin the front wheels & the ride is a bit choppy). The Elroq looks to be the same size as the Karoq so probably not for us. As a result we’ll have to wait for a used Skoda Epiq to replace our Kona in 2 years time. An EV3 might be an option but might be a tad too big but we will definitely not be considering the button-less & driver display-less EX30.

  19. @ObiePaddles Avatar
    @ObiePaddles

    Lowest cost Model Y was dropped in US because it didn’t qualify for $7500 rebate so it was effectively more expensive than the current one. So the cheapest Tesla Y is actually a price reduction as well as a range increased. No brainer.

  20. @worldofcars_ldn Avatar
    @worldofcars_ldn

    I’m an avid ‘Electrifier’ so please keep up the good work (always make time for Ginny 😍). The latest Whatcar least reliable car results came out a week or two ago and amongst the worst are MG & Vauxhall EVs. Have you at Electrifying thought of doing your own survey of EV owners and publishing the results? Maybe you can add a reliability rating to your reviews and used car sales page? Peace and love! 🖖

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