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Kilowatt Half Hour Ep 96: Big Brother, Boring Fiats & Merc’s Marvel

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Weekly, the Electrifying.com satisfy 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. In between these heavyweight subjects, we likewise talk about electrical automobiles. A lot. Probably an unhealthy total up to be truthful.

And when we do talk about cars and trucks, we discover a lot. From industry chatter to the more mundane practicalities of electric vehicle ownership, it's the place where we dish the dirt on the cars we have actually been driving and provide our own verdicts on the current electrical vehicle news. We also like to have an excellent make fun of the daftest little bits of anti-electric news that we've seen in journalism.

We can't assure that you'll find out much. You probably won't. However if you fancy thirty minutes of idle chat and gossip about the world of electric cars, we're here for you. If you like it/ dislike it/ believe it's too long or too brief, let us know.

Chapters are listed below so you can leap straight to the subject you're most interested in:.

0:00 Welcome back to The Kilowatt Half Hour.
0:52 What we have actually been driving lately.
1:00 Fiat 600e evaluation and the Stellantis issue.
4:28 Why Renault's EV method is working.
5:51 Coping with the Renault 5 "Yoda".
6:13 First look at the Mercedes GLC EV.
8:25 Mercedes' clever height-based seat tech.
11:09 EV news roundup starts.
11:31 UK federal government tracking EV driver information?
15:47 World Automobile of the Year finalists revealed.
18:00 VAT difficulty might cut public charging costs.
20:29 Buckley Deal: BYD Seal lease offer.
21:36 Listener remarks and welcome-back messages.
23:47 Not everybody liked the return.
24:57 Electric Virgin of the Week.
25:51 Very first EV purchase: Chevrolet Equinox EV.
27:00 Utilized EV loans and battery charger grant debate.
30:03 Why does the BYD Atto 3 have a larger boot?
30:56 Beeps, bongs, and driver tracking annoyances.
34:43 More VW "Spice Ladies" chat.
36:59 Future EV conversion task?
37:32 Wrap-up and next week's tease.

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26 responses to “Kilowatt Half Hour Ep 96: Big Brother, Boring Fiats & Merc’s Marvel”

  1. @MrKlawUK Avatar
    @MrKlawUK

    question for the team: should every small car steal the sliding rear bench/seat idea that the EV2 has and I think the ICE T-Cross. Let us all choose legroom vs boot space for different needs

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    1. @KISS_paulstanley Avatar
      @KISS_paulstanley

      💯

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    2. @sIightIybored Avatar
      @sIightIybored

      Answer from the crowd: Equivocally yes, also the low load lip from the Renault 4. If we aren’t allowed small estates any more, then at least let us have the practicality back.

      I’ve bought a car 50cm longer than I think I should need, just because I need the boot space. I think the back seats get used for less than a few hours a year.

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  2. @mikadavies660 Avatar
    @mikadavies660

    I think that the CEO of Stellantis is simply NOT doing his job properly. If he bothered to tear down a Tesla and look at their design in deep “Munro Detail”. He would then learn HOW BEVs can be designed and assembled whilst making a profit.
    The Ford CEO has only just done exactly this (in 2026) and he has realised that Tesla’s assembly and design is entirely different (in every way) from the way Ford does it. He has “had his eyes opened” to new methods and realised the the old ways in making ICE are the reasons that profits are not being made on BEVs. I would bet my rear teeth that Stellantis are making the same errors as Ford!

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  3. @smortg Avatar
    @smortg

    I think Transport Evolved made a point about not having big tech companies feel so crucial to the car’s operation and making more space for open source. Concerns about surveillance be the one upside of getting a Megane E Tech in the Evolution spec without the integrated Google, for example

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    1. @spacecadetrik21 Avatar
      @spacecadetrik21

      I think in future (definitely a way off yet) we will get to a place where open source or community software builds will become essential for older unsupported vehicles. I think manufacturers will be forced to allow this at end of life for vehicle software updates. A bit like what we have seen with Fisker after it collapsed.

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    2. @smortg Avatar
      @smortg

      ​@spacecadetrik21Yeah that with battery/BMS upgrading otherwise fine cars would be good. Certainly space to grow in the 3rd party space

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  4. @christophernunn1536 Avatar
    @christophernunn1536

    Mazda in their cx60 have the seat tech as batch says

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  5. @DFID7Tourer Avatar
    @DFID7Tourer

    Bu88er me, twice in a week and with the Mighty B as well, the only member of the team that hits the Eco mode !

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  6. @DFID7Tourer Avatar
    @DFID7Tourer

    Imagine a Rover SD1 reinvented as an EV must be more aerodynamic than an electric 2CV.

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    1. @jamesengland7461 Avatar
      @jamesengland7461

      Why was I thinking you meant the DS rather than the 2CV? Silly me. Excellent point.

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  7. @KennethPaul Avatar
    @KennethPaul

    Have a Renault Meganne e-tech and below 0 degrees get about 2.8 miles per kW, 0-15 degrees getting 3.5 -4 miles per kW and 15+ degrees we get 4-5 miles per kW

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  8. @gordonmackenzie4512 Avatar
    @gordonmackenzie4512

    Scottish Gov have always been ahead of the game. They started installing EV chargers in small towns and villages 14 years ago. Chargeplace Scotland reached around 3600 installations over the years.

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    1. @FishAndChippery Avatar
      @FishAndChippery

      The downside is that CPS has probably the worst service from all the charging providers. That app was a nightmare and the card never work properly. However things got much better once CPS became part of Electroverse

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  9. @simonevans8979 Avatar
    @simonevans8979

    Batch’s words were ot of sync for me? And I read the headline as `Boring Farts`, which says more about me…

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  10. @robsmith1a Avatar
    @robsmith1a

    I don’t think the majority of people notice that different brands are on the same platform, it’s only car people who do. I remember Lotus Esprit having Austin Allegro door handles (and they actually looked cool at the time). 80s Ferrari had Fiat stalks. My Polestar 2 is very Volvo in places but that doesn’t bother me either. I think the Stellantis EVs are quite appealing but only make sense at the discounted prices. The E-208 still the nicest looking car they do in my opinion but I think they just feel slightly behind the pack. Nice to have another episode.

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  11. @urbanstrencan Avatar
    @urbanstrencan

    Great to see you guys and girls back soo soon, when is Tom Ford joining for episode 😁⚡⚡
    So excited for almost fully released new BMW i3 .

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  12. @markbeecroft-stretton3314 Avatar
    @markbeecroft-stretton3314

    Nice to hear about the movement to better enable and support used EV drivers and those without a driveway. I am fortunate to have recently gone electric and have purchased a 2020 Mercedes-Benz EQC Edition 1886 – which was a steal compared to the new price. Very happy to be a small part of the EV switch.

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  13. @starlord8973 Avatar
    @starlord8973

    When is the First Drive of the HYUNDIA IONIQ 3 Coming ?

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  14. @taloire43 Avatar
    @taloire43

    A company in France has produced electric 2CVs and Meharis. I believe that it is a very small scale operation.

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  15. @henryandrews2011 Avatar
    @henryandrews2011

    Batch underwhelmed re: height tech 🙂

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  16. @Andre-cj3ec Avatar
    @Andre-cj3ec

    I’m another viewer that drives an Equinox EV. They are very popular in Quebec. My 2024 Smurf Edition (blue w/white roof) has been the best car I ever owned. We’re looking for a smaller car as our 2nd EV. Eager to test drive the EV3 when it arrives in Canada.

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  17. @michaelarulanantham8833 Avatar
    @michaelarulanantham8833

    @18:00 Retrospective refund on VAT overpaid, potentially?

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  18. @fernandolopes6263 Avatar
    @fernandolopes6263

    Hello, I also took the jump and joined the gang, with stunning Polestar 4, electrifying…

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  19. @JjaysYoutube Avatar
    @JjaysYoutube

    I am not a screen fan and I am shocked how much I really like the Merc hyper screens.

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  20. @gileshalliwell3591 Avatar
    @gileshalliwell3591

    I have a 500e that’s done 67000 miles in 4 years and love it! Tried the 600e and thought it a fine car, refined and comfortable but just misses the mark… Not by much but I think they’ve cost cut a bit too much. Renault also share parts but you don’t care because they’ve made all the cars desirable. Please tell Citroen to go retro! There is a lot to go for?!

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