Kilowatt Half Hour Ep 89: Budget Buzz, the Hipster Dacia and the Gilded Genesis

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0:00– Invite to your weekly electric cars and truck recharge– the Kilowatt Half Hour returns!
0:31– Ginny & Mike take charge: where's Nicola? The "naughty twins" described.
1:46– This week's hot topics: Deal Buzz, Dinky Dacias and the Gilded Genesis.

1:50– Genesis GV60 facelift evaluation– larger battery, smarter design, very same smooth drive.
3:38– Why we forget Genesis– and why it's huge in Korea.
4:31– Kia PV5 Passenger first drive impressions– the "Deal Buzz" at half the rate.
5:48– Price contrast: Kia PV5 vs VW ID Buzz– ₤ 33k vs ₤ 60k explained.
7:02– Variety, specs & usefulness– how far the PV5 goes and why it's so efficient.
9:10– Upcoming seven-seat and wheelchair-accessible PV5 variations– inside Kia's creative strategy.
11:09– Purpose-built EVs: why Kia's modular factory might alter the video game.
12:03– Electric camper vans: will Kia beat VW to market with the very first e-camper?
13:05– Dacia Hipster principle revealed– a small, low-cost electric automobile for city life.
14:42– Should Europe develop a brand-new small-EV classification? The lightweight EV debate.
17:09– Safety vs simpleness– would you purchase an EV without 5-star Euro NCAP?

20:06– Barnard's Bargains: Tesla Design 3 Performance for ₤ 24,500 & Cupra Born lease offer.
23:29– Behind the scenes: "Transforming the EV Haters".
25:33– The funniest minutes from recording EV haters' reactions.
26:51– Purchasing questions: discovering the most comfy EV replacements.
28:13– Best comfy EVs: Citroën C4, Renault 4, and others that still waft well.
31:00– Premium options for convenience hunters– BMW i4, Audi Q4 & Toyota "Barry" BZ4X.

33:31– Next concern: Outback owners seeking speed & range– what to buy next.
35:08– BMW i4 M60 vs VW ID7 GTX vs MG IM5 Performance– expert verdicts.
37:15– Why we desire a modern electric all-road estate.

38:40– Your remarks: Kia EV4 styling divides opinion– hatch great, fastback bad.
40:14– Viewers on EV4, EV5 and the "mother-only-could-love" design debate.
41:18– Microcar talk returns– why usefulness still matters genuine purchasers.
42:25– Best listener remark: "Naughty twins on the top type!".
42:55– How to send your EV concerns & join next week's Kilowatt Half Hour.

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17 responses to “Kilowatt Half Hour Ep 89: Budget Buzz, the Hipster Dacia and the Gilded Genesis”

  1. @appkazoo5925 Avatar
    @appkazoo5925

    The Kia PV5 and Hipster from Dacia are fantastic additions to the world of BEVs. I am assuming the Hipster will actually get built.

  2. @fredbloggs72 Avatar
    @fredbloggs72

    The PV5 appears to show the folly of grants, ex vat the passenger version is cheaper than the cargo version.

  3. @JjaysYoutube Avatar
    @JjaysYoutube

    I really liked the Kia PV5, was surprised about the range, I thought it would have been higher, however I seen a Ford transit mini bus pass me today and now when I see the PV5 I think it just looks the same with fancy lights on the front, 😂

  4. @mikadavies660 Avatar
    @mikadavies660

    I currently have a Mercedes EQC and whilst it is lovely, I will definitely be taking it to Kia for a part-ex on the new PV5… Or I might get the PV5 Van as a company vehicle. At £28,000 it is outstanding value as a van.

  5. @roderickjames5783 Avatar
    @roderickjames5783

    YouTube didn’t interrupt the podcast once with an advert – perfect!

  6. @JjaysYoutube Avatar
    @JjaysYoutube

    The Dacia hipster looks like someone took a defender and shrunk it…..by alot!

  7. @mikadavies660 Avatar
    @mikadavies660

    For absolute certainty…. I have driven cars without ALL THE DAFT TECHNOLOGY… I would actually go out of my way to avoid cars with too much Nanny State Technology. I have ridden a motorbike daily to commute into London and haven’t had an accident in the last 400,000 miles.
    Speed sensors, parking sensors etc etc are really not needed in daily city use.

    1. @johnthemagnificent7022 Avatar
      @johnthemagnificent7022

      Couldn’t agree….. everyone should be forced to do a driving test in an old car with no gimmicks 😊

  8. @thelaserhive3368 Avatar
    @thelaserhive3368

    As for the WAV PV5, it’d be great to be configurable both for carrying wheelchair passengers and to be suitable for drive from wheelchair. Personally, truth be told I don’t need a full access vehicle as I transfer from my wheelchair to the driver seat ( and then disassemble and chuck my chair in ). However it’d be amazing to be able to enter the vehicle in my chair, secure the chair in the PV5 and then move to the driver seat – that would make life so much easier, especially in the rain! Would love to see one when you have one….

  9. @mikadavies660 Avatar
    @mikadavies660

    The C4… Would easily be replaced with an E-C4… I owned an E-C4 for two years and loved it or even the newer E-C5.

  10. @mikadavies660 Avatar
    @mikadavies660

    Stu…. I had an E-C4 on lease and wanted a very affordable second hand BEV…. I chose a Mercedes EQC… As the comfort, quality and price was brilliant. I avoided all VW/Audi/Skoda as the software cannot be trusted. Amazingly the monthly payments for the Mercedes was well under anything I imagined. Even the insurance was really cheap.

  11. @davidclabon1138 Avatar
    @davidclabon1138

    I’d happily buy a car without all that Euro crap safety systems, most are more dangerous than the good they do. My BYD seal is an amazing car to drive, but god help me if I forget to turn of emergency breaking before I set off! Can’t creep forward at junctions/roundabouts as the car goes mental, can’t believe someone hasn’t crashed into the back of me yet!

  12. @Grizzold-HP2 Avatar
    @Grizzold-HP2

    Yeah, my favorite 30 min of EV news.

  13. @AndrewInverness Avatar
    @AndrewInverness

    I’m loving the Dacia Hipster, never thought I’d say I’d love a Dacia! The concept meets its brief – small, cheap and practical. It looks like the product of a fling between an Ami and a Land Rover Defender! If you’re a city dweller with your own charging, it’s a perfect run around. I’d be interested to see them use the same design language for a C segment car with a better range.

  14. @Grizzold-HP2 Avatar
    @Grizzold-HP2

    I really like that idea from Dacia Hipster. It reminds me of the X-bus category L7e, that should have been the “in between” heavy quad category.

  15. @markcornwall8132 Avatar
    @markcornwall8132

    Just a thought but isnt a wheelchair accessible ramp on the PV5 on the side is going to be useless in a normal car park space surely. Disabled parking near us is usually full.

  16. @JjaysYoutube Avatar
    @JjaysYoutube

    I would definitely go for a car with out all the additional safety features bings and bongs every two mins (well with out some), I learnt to drive in a car with out all those then spent the majority of my driving time driving cars with out it constantly binging at me, dare I say it (touch wood) it’s probably made me a better driver having driven mostly not relying on cameras and sensors everywhere on my car.

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