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Kilowatt Half Hour Ep 69 : Secrets, lies and the Puma pounces | Electrifying

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27 responses to “Kilowatt Half Hour Ep 69 : Secrets, lies and the Puma pounces | Electrifying”

  1. @rberridge69 Avatar
    @rberridge69

    If gov’t are going to tinker with EV legislation, and want to promote uptake, they should reassess the ‘luxury’ tax threshold. £40k is not a luxury car. What is the ‘luxury’ level is open to discussion, but surely we should be in the range of £60-70k

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    1. @stephenwensley Avatar
      @stephenwensley

      Perhaps they should relabel it instead to the oversize vehicle tax which applies to anything over 2 tonnes or longer than 4.5 meters. They’d still have the same ballpark revenue collection then without the subjective luxury question. You could say owning any car is a luxury

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    2. @Chris-mh3vf Avatar
      @Chris-mh3vf

      @@stephenwensleymy Tesla weighs less than a bmw 5 series so I would go for that

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    3. @jamesengland7461 Avatar
      @jamesengland7461

      What’s the average new car price in the UK? Likely over 40k, like in the US.

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    4. @stephenwensley Avatar
      @stephenwensley

      @@jamesengland7461 the Rolls Royce boat tail will cost you ~30 million, the median price will be quite high as a result

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  2. @RonStanley-u4h Avatar
    @RonStanley-u4h

    The Renault 5 has to be yellow with a white roof! Thanks for another great podcast, I always look forward to it.

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    1. @stephenwensley Avatar
      @stephenwensley

      Probably the Roland Garos spec which has recently cone out, that isn’t available in yellow I believe. So blue

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  3. @johnnodge4327 Avatar
    @johnnodge4327

    Reference the odd battery situation with the Puma. My guess is that Ford have built in some reserve capacity, to help eliminate range loss through battery degradation. If the vehicle is starting with 25% extra capacity, then it has to drop a lot before
    A: the owner notices.
    B: Ford will be on the hook for a warranty replacement.

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  4. @skinnyweb Avatar
    @skinnyweb

    Tesla design attitude reminds me of those meal prep bros. Apparently eating the same thing everyday is the peak of alpha behaviour. 😂

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  5. @MigV40 Avatar
    @MigV40

    Ginny’s R5 has to be an Iconic five in Pop Yellow with a Black roof and a fun roof decal!

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  6. @mikadavies660 Avatar
    @mikadavies660

    Love the R5 in green with a black roof. Especially as most people will go for Yellow or Blue

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  7. @robsmith1a Avatar
    @robsmith1a

    I think Ford putting a big buffer on their battery is a good idea. I presume that means charging to 100% is perfectly safe for the battery as well as being fast and degradation over time will appear minimal.

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  8. @andrewrobinson9497 Avatar
    @andrewrobinson9497

    been driving my renault megane e-tech techno averaging 4.3 -4,9 miles per kwh absolutely loe it never going back to ice lol

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  9. @stephenwensley Avatar
    @stephenwensley

    Mike’s markdowns|milk-floats|Minicabs|Miracles, Askew’s Assortments|Astonishments|Asterisks|Aspirations|Assessments|

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    1. @helipeek2736 Avatar
      @helipeek2736

      Askew’s acquisition?

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  10. @DFID7Tourer Avatar
    @DFID7Tourer

    This warm weather is a real bonus on the efficiency.
    I have had a ‘realtively’ high mileage week by my standards taking the kids on day trips during the holidays. Average efficiency over the last 400 miles is 4.5 mi per kWh which for the 2+ tonne whale that is the VW ID7 is pretty good expecially given a large portion of the journies were 60-70 mph !

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  11. @christopherstubbs8130 Avatar
    @christopherstubbs8130

    I’m going to hazard a guess that Electrifying umbrellas are just the right size to fit into an Enyaq’s door storage?

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  12. @DFID7Tourer Avatar
    @DFID7Tourer

    To me the Hybrid really has not made sense for a long time with so many pure electric cars with such good ranges and a reasonable infrastructure for charging.

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    1. @jamesengland7461 Avatar
      @jamesengland7461

      Long time? Try 5 years or less. To me, it does make sense to build the current generation of hybrids, but it won’t make sense to build very many after this product cycle, except for the larger vans and American trucks for serious hauling and travel.

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  13. @philiphidson1007 Avatar
    @philiphidson1007

    I think the r5 is green with red 5 roof. If she wants to leave that unlocked I’ll have it away 😅. Great chat as always

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  14. @DFID7Tourer Avatar
    @DFID7Tourer

    Goodness that Enyaq swear box must be swelling up this week. Going to be paying for a lot of Team Christmas Curry Popodoms !

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  15. @DFID7Tourer Avatar
    @DFID7Tourer

    Good to see a dog with matching hairstyles !

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  16. @crm114. Avatar
    @crm114.

    Puma price needs to come down about 10% for it to be competitive.

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  17. @RobVerleg-mf9hx Avatar
    @RobVerleg-mf9hx

    Always a pleasure to watch this podcast 👍

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  18. @jamesengland7461 Avatar
    @jamesengland7461

    With regard to Tesla ‘s design and product cycle philosophy, you’re literally arguing for planned obscelescence rather than what Tesla should call planned sustainability; that is, they fundamentally improve the innards that matter while maintaining an uncomplicated and enduring and modest style, improving aero efficiency the whole time.

    Fascism, however, is still abominable.

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  19. @ademcguinness8132 Avatar
    @ademcguinness8132

    Renault definitely dropped a significant ball or two with the R5
    One was the lumbar and heated seats only available in the Iconic (top) trim – as referenced in this podcast.

    The other was that you can ONLY choose the yellow interior on the top trim (iconic) which doesn’t really go with all the colour combinations

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  20. @sjc1821 Avatar
    @sjc1821

    Great as always…I think you have a yellow with black roof Renault 5 Ginny!

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