Nevo EV News Podcast Dec 9, 2025

BMW iX3 Driven, Interview with Mark Berger, Standard Model Y Launches, Bank of Ireland & Nevo EV Report Launches, New XPENG Dublin Dealer, MDL Model Releases for 2026, Renault 4 Irish Launch, Jeep Avenger Allie Sherlock, Polestar 2 and 3 Business Edition

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Welcome back to the Nevo EV News Podcast. If it's Tuesday, it must be Nevo EV News Day.

On this week's episode, we finally get to chat about the BMW iX3.

Embargo has lifted and we also get a chance to talk to the person that led the project in BMW, Mark Berger.

Good interview with him. Tesla announces the launch of its more affordable Model Y.

The Nevo and Bank of Ireland EV report hits the shelves.

Last Thursday, it was released. X-Peng announced a new Dublin dealer.

MDL, Teleswap models are coming in 2026 across its Mercedes-Benz, BYD, SMART, and X-Peng lineup.

Renault 4, Irish launch during the week as well. Jeep Avenger has a new ambassador.

Polestar announced new prices for their business editions on their Polestar 2 and Polestar 3.

If I mentioned it already last week, Blackstone Motor Group have their EV showcase this Thursday evening on December 11.

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Next, we have the BMW iX3 finally driven the embargo lifted on December the 4th.

The link to the review is in the description.

Nearly 10,000 views at this stage, so lots of people interested in it and it does not disappoint.

We have seen a lot of the specs with regards to the charging, 800 volts, etc.

We saw the Panoramic iDrive at CES Las Vegas.

It has been a very much a teased electric vehicle, but the driving of it,

the heart of joy is the computer that looks after it.

One of its four supercomputers, I believe in tightness.

And they brought us to the Ascari race track and very confident when a company brings you to a race track.

We did a 5.4 meter kilometer circuit, so it got up some good speeds.

We also did some slaloms.

We also did some emergency braking and then lane changing so you could feel the real stability of the vehicle.

It was in sport mode.

The efficiency was not something that you needed to look at at the end.

I think it might have been the only one that asked because we were towards the end of the press rotation.

And I asked one of the BMW people, I said, how do I see my efficiency after the drive?

And he was like, oh, let me check this out.

But the efficiency after the Ascari race track was 44.4 kilowatt hour per 100 kilometers.

So lots of heavy shoes.

Now, when I was out driving, I was getting around about 17.7 kilowatt hour per 100 kilometers.

So for a large SUV with a 108 kilowatt hour battery, I was very impressed with that.

Beautiful driving.

And we also got the opportunity to do the hands off level two plus highway autonomous driving.

And Serene to take her hands off the steering wheel and not to be asked to even just jiggle it a little bit.

It was, yeah, and I show you in the video what it looks like.

Also, it does a automatic lane change by just looking at the wing mirrors, side mirrors.

And if you see that it's clear, obviously, you're not going to tell it not to continue the manoeuvre.

But yeah, covered all in the video.

Very good, very impressed.

A firm ride, but a fair ride.

I'm actually writing about it in the Irish Daily Star today, if you've picked it up already.

If you're in listening to this on the day of release, Tuesday the 9th of December,

pick up a copy of the Irish Daily Star.

I'll be talking about driving the all new BMW iX3.

Or if you want to see a video, it is linked in the description.

It's already up on the YouTube channel.

As mentioned, we also got a chance to talk to the project lead for the BMW Neue Klasse iX3, Mark Berger.

So let's dive straight into that interview with Mark now.

We are here sitting beside a beautiful sunny coastline in the south of Spain.

And Mark, can you give me your name and title, please?

Yes, I'm Mark Berger.

I'm the product manager for the BMW iX3.

I was asking you about other BMW models last night and you're like,

that is nothing to do with me. I'm only here for iX3.

That is correct.

We're looking out on a beautiful iX3 here.

So we may start with the exterior Neue Klasse.

We've heard a lot of this name, but when you look at the front of the iX3,

you can see the new shapes of the kidney grille.

And that's harking back to the Neue Klasse from the 1960s.

Exactly.

So what the designers were referring to when we thought of the new car

because the Neue Klasse was a big milestone back then

and with all the new innovations and tech that we now put into our new Neue Klasse.

They thought it's a very good reference point

and that's why some key elements from the past like the shark nose front,

the rather upright kidneys in the front are now found their way onto the face

and to the front of the new car.

But since we are 2025, technology has moved on.

So instead of chrome, we now use light to highlight the core of our BMW kidney

and also it is able to welcome you.

So yeah, that has moved on and this is really the key highlight,

I would say, of when you approach the vehicle is the new front.

I didn't realize I was going to interview and mark on the podcast on Tuesday

when I arrived and you were looking after I was showing around the car

and staying with the kidney grille, the M Sport Pro pack has a darker lens

and so it is even to the naked eye without the lights being on.

It's a slightly different look. It's a bit more...

Yes, so we do have different designs.

So we've got three models in total which would be the standard model as we say

as the base car that has these acrylic see-through kidneys

and then you can choose the M Sport package

which gives it complete different bumpers, front, side and rear

all colored in other body color or black high gloss.

And then if you then go for the M Sport Pro package

you get even some more black highlights in the outside like black mirror caps

and like you said, yes, the kidney then is not a glass like translucent.

It's not translucent. It's like tinted, very dark.

So that's why we say it's like a shadow line kidney

and when the lights are turned off it looks completely black high gloss

but when the kidneys are turned on and the lights are on

then you still see the illuminated kidney.

So it's a very nice effect and so we could carry over

some of our key differentiation elements from our cars that we have

where you can also opt for chrome kidneys or black high gloss kidneys

and we could carry that over even to our new Neuer-class models.

The iX3 SUV, but drag coefficient is phenomenal.

They've really done a great job in the aero, that side of the business

because range is of huge importance.

Yes, so proportion-wise we did achieve 0.24 of a CG coefficient

which is for a car of this size, very good.

So keep in mind the front is still very SUV-like, very high.

So this was also very important to us that the proportions of the car

must represent a SUV and then people are looking for this

for a higher front, for an impressive look so to speak,

higher seating and all of that.

And yes, this we could achieve and also I think what is very good

is that no matter if you have the base vehicle or an M-Sport package

the drag coefficient of the body itself stays the same.

So even though the M-Sport package is a bit wider

we do have these air curtains that help to compensate for the loss

that we have on other parts.

What is also a nice effect to achieve this low drag coefficient

is when you look at the rear, over the rear wheel

we do have a very nice shoulder line between the rear and the greenhouse of the vehicle.

So when you sit inside, look in the rear view mirror

you really see a nice shoulder there.

And that also helps.

This is actually a very important part of the vehicle to help reduce drag

together also we've got these arrow blades on the rear windows.

So the air can cut off.

Moving down to the wheels then we've got a choice of 20s to 22s

depending on trim and so large wheels but again arrow optimized.

Exactly, on each size so we start with 20 inch wheels

we do have two designs, we have open stylings and arrow stylings

and same is true for the 21 inch and for the 22 inch wheels.

So there is obviously the arrow wheels do have an advantage of 10 to 15 kilometers WLTP

but they ask the customer say hey this car has such a good range

and I for example want to show my blue or red M-Sport brakes

and the appearance you see them obviously more when you have the open wheels

so yeah so we offer both for the customer.

Speaking of range it's probably the biggest talking point at ERA

when you were looking to be at the launch of it and over 800 kilometers WLTP.

Yeah, yes so I mean how can I say that that was a target

we had in mind from the beginning

because we think in order to offer the people a product

to make the transition from a petrol car to an electric car

you mustn't compromise on range and you mustn't compromise on charging

and those were the two factors where all our studies and research show

that this is the drawback for customers to switch

and yeah so thanks to our new battery pack with the round cells of the 6th generation

we can put in a mid-sized SUV like we said

we can put over 100 kilowatt hours of energy into the battery

so 108 usable for the customer

and that together with the efficiency with the low drag coefficient

but also the other systems the low the energy consumption

even the lights yeah every component in the high-five system

the headlights or the air-con yeah every component got an energy target

even the charging components

because that also the efficiency of the charging onboard charger accounts

for the range yeah so to create a package a complete package

that then yeah gives us this fantastic range over 800 kilometers

and the UK colleagues then said ah will it be 801 or 802 or 803

because it wouldn't be like the UK colleagues to be

because they wanted to see the 500 and yeah so we had to wait for the last

a minute until we got the official confirmation

from the KBA after the testing and it turned out to be 805

yeah our target was above 800

then the rest if it's 801 we had to see

yeah it was 805 and luckily that's 500 miles so also

everybody happy British colleagues yeah

and I'm not sure in Ireland you also probably kilometers

oh you're kilometers okay good

and having a good big battery and range is good

but the ability to fast charge it so the first time 800 volt on a BMW

yes yeah so new new architecture with 800 volt technology

that's right we're the first car and this enables really fast charging

was 400 kilowatts maximum

and yeah together again there was efficiency

that's over 370 kilometers of range in 10 minutes

and yeah to charge 10 to 80 in just 21 minutes

but this is also you have to keep in relation

because this battery is over 100 kilowatt hours big

yeah 10 to 80 percent that is a lot of energy

so in these 21 minutes

phenomenal

you have a lot of energy coming

and yeah I think it's also then the convenience

like if you have this kind of size of the battery

you can plan your charging stops more conveniently

or you get along with just charging at home

if you have an AC charger at home

and yeah so yeah that's really

it is really a very well figure

and we believe it will convince customers to do the step

take the leap

the big battery hasn't impinged on the practicality as well

so a really good size boot

not the first time we have a front storage area

technically the original i3 had a storage area but

550 liters sorry 520 liters

the ability to tow up to 2,000 kgs

and a 58 liter

58 liter yeah storage compartment in the front exactly

yeah so I think what you can also see is

the new technology allowed us to have a really slim battery pack

and this is what helps us keep the proportions right

and give us room in the vehicle

so it's a new concept we've got a cell to pack

and then so the round cells are put into the battery pack

and then the battery pack to open body

means yeah we put the complete battery pack from the bottom

is the floor of the car

so the battery becomes a

structural component

structural component exactly of the chassis

makes also the vehicle itself very stiff

and it maximizes room because you don't need

additional crossbars or something it also says wait

because you don't have a second floor

now that you have above the battery

so yeah so it was very clear for us

that from the beginning if you want to be benchmarky

in this segment

yeah we would call this this new route

Speaking of space in the rear seat you'll see the video up on the YouTube channel

you haven't already subscribed

I'm 6 foot 288 centimeters and lots of leg room

lots of head room in the rear and the fact that that battery pack is

in is the floor that the leg length height

all the rest of the ergonomics are very well spread out

as well as having a large boot

yeah that's what I also think we were looking at

so that you're still in the rear

the slimmer the battery then the more

how can I say the more upright you can sit

that you don't have your knees besides your ears so to speak

so and this is yeah this benefits

we also use the space under the seat

for all the control electronics

so yeah we can put the bench a bit higher

because underneath we have all the electronics that control

the battery, the energy management and so on

so the space is not wasted and yeah

in total with the especially also with our new

large panoramic roof

a very airy feeling and lots of space

also the rear base we do have

almost three meters of rear base in this car

that also gives

gives more interior space

especially for the second seat row because

yeah we don't need to fit

six-cylinder engine in the front or fuel tank

or fuel tank in the exactly

so we can use the space

so it's a dedicated EV

unlike the previous ix3 which had

fuel options as well multi-fuel options

this one has been a ground up electric vehicle

on the Neue Classic platform exactly yeah this is

from ground up developed for purely electric to

to maximize the

efficiency the weight

because we thought I mean the

in this field to be successful

I think you do need a purpose

build EV otherwise

you do a lot of compromises

especially in this class

where this size yeah in the size

topic you don't have endless room

so there's not much room to

to spare or space to

to waste yeah maybe it's

for bigger cars might be different

when you talk 5 meters length or

I don't know 170 meters high

bigger cars might be different

but for us here in that segment

because it's an important segment for BMW

it's an important segment for European

market yeah exactly it's hugely popular

yeah I think globally yeah true

that KKL or as we say KKL

midsize SUV

I think

probably the most popular

in across the globe

and we do yeah

and that's where we also said that's where we

want to start

our newer cluster in that

segment we've worked around the car

up to the cockpit now and we got a taste

of this at CES in Las Vegas

with the panoramic eye drive

but it's the four components of

that it's head up display

it's full width pillar to pillar

bottom of the windscreen panoramic

vision we've got the screen

yeah and the steering wheel and the steering wheel

yeah so it's it's a combination

of these four the

three of them are standard on every

car yeah so the panoramic vision display

the big central display

and the steering wheel

with the controls with shitech technology

that's that standard

and then on top of that

for more

information especially

with regards to guiding

is the

3D head up display that then sits

even above our panoramic

vision so that's an option

and also

yeah it has been

developed

further the 3D

head up takes what we what

you know from other BMWs also

one step further to give this three-dimensional effect

and even give you some more guidance

on complicated intersections

and yeah the four elements exactly

like we showed on CES

you had the chance to experience it

we we

the target was also there

the screen is much closer to the driver

seat much closer to the steering wheel

so that you don't have to

take your hands far away

it's tilted

towards the driver

left hand drive and right hand drive

for the right hand drive it will be tilted

to the right

then of course where we also have

some shortcuts

things right next to the steering wheel

so you hardly have to move your hands away

the philosophy is always like

yeah eyes on the road hands on the wheel

and this is our concept

and we enhance also the control

I hope you could try it out with our

new intelligent personal assistant

yeah so a lot of the

controlling and the

navigation input you can then do via voice

and we even enhance it now with

Amazon Alexa integration so

you can't only give

voice commands for navigation or

radio channels or vehicle functions

temperature open the window these kind of things

you can also ask some general knowledge

or have your base questions

exactly or you can ask for your

for your music

titles to play out of

your I don't know for example spotify account

or whatever you have linked

to your car and that also makes it

very convenient and easy to

easy to operate and we will also

next year then bring

language model into that as well

so yeah so I think

voice will play

in the future also a big role

in terms of how we interact

well it's very easy

to understand it with that panoramic

vision the customization

of it and depending on what you want to see

what you're doing so we were in

a scary race course yesterday and we were in

the sport mode

yeah and so it was G meter

it was etc etc where you

can have different modes but also the

customization of the widgets

yeah you can do that

we have some preset

widgets where you see for example

the range

your average consumption

that you have at the moment these kind of things

but you also you can personalize your own

screen with six different widgets

from

altitude to compass to

weather information

music album cover

exactly and we also do have

which is coming new but because you mentioned

the racetrack

we do also now have the M in car apps

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hey we the ergonomics we now

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to put our how to say

the spokes in the steering wheel

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a nine o'clock and three o'clock

and then another one at six

we can actually make free up

hands left and right where you can

really grab around the steering wheel

so there's no spokes in your way

and so that's where we said

yeah we can do the two spokes

vertically

and yeah we've got

different stylings different colors

so there's also now from March

there will be a wide steering wheel

available that we've shown on the

IAA and on the pictures

it's not in the configurator yet

but from March it will come

then we do have an M

steering wheel which is

part of the M Sport Pro package

that has

twisted it again the spokes

you do have on

like what's it five o'clock

seven o'clock you do have

the spokes the rest is free

it's also a little bit smaller

this is a design

because we do have

we have seen

there's for both designs

lovers and haters so to speak

and since

we have it

there we do offer it and

customer in the end can choose which one

she or he likes best

I like about the shy tech as well

so depending on what you're doing the speed you're at

the circumstances that you're in the mode that you're in

it will display

the implementation of it is very good

yeah so yeah so independent of the

design you're right we do have the

controls on the left and right

the left side of the steering wheel is all about

your assisted driving

so if you go very

slow that's where you start your

parking maneuvers your parking assistant

and if you're

above 30 kilometers

an hour like on regular speed

you can then also use it to activate

your

assisted driving functions

and exactly so

and yeah only those

buttons appear

that are relevant yeah so when you've

then started your assisted driving

then you see also a plus and minus

where you can adjust for example the speed

otherwise

they are hidden

because nothing

they would not work if you press them

if you hadn't before started the assisting

driving so I think yeah that's a

clever way you instantly know

you don't have to remember and search

you now need to press

the set button or the resume

or the on or off

so it's one button

and the rest the car

is doing based on the situation

because in okay you press it now

okay now you need to activate

and if you press it then you

cancel and then you press it again it resumes

so the car basically knows

based on the situation

or anticipates what the driver wants to

and with that redesign of the wheel

where your thumb and hand sits

the controls are really right beside

the designers the ergonomic designers could say

okay where does the typical hand sit

so the volume buttons have been moved up

on the right hand side so lots of

thought put into it because the steering wheel is

one of the most iconic parts of a car

it's the one that you usually have to touch

all the time when you are driving it

so Mark before we wrap up

an 805 km range

is phenomenal but your colleagues

hyper miles from the production facility

Tim Unick in an attempt

there recently and got a phenomenal

range

they did indeed so they did do

our project had we were always thinking

of okay what is possible because WLTP

it's a given

cycle with highway speeds and so on

and

they were wondering if we can break it

in real driving

and in the end

they drove from our planned and hungry endeavors

to Munich and even

they even did a detour because

the battery wasn't empty yet and in the end

they arrived

with over a thousand kilometers

we had a thousand and seven kilometers

two percent battery left

so it was about twenty some I think

was left so I was there

we were informed

they are on their way and five o'clock

afternoon whatever they would arrive so

we all rushed out there to the BMW world

and welcomed them and

I would not have

believed that you can

put another twenty while it's even more

that

you can put that much on top but

they made it

of course they did

it was even more than one person in the car

so and they guided

each other and

no highway which is understandable

but they did restrict air conditioning

after a little while

so it was hypermiling

of course they did some route planning

stuff so that you also don't drive through

the city in rush hour but that you arrive

at certain points in time when the traffic

flow is rather good

but yeah in the end

it is remarkable and

really proud I think that

we could and they could achieve it

such a great distance

Mark thank you so much for your time and best of luck with the IX3

Thank you

Thanks to Mark, thanks to Laura

from BMW Ireland for facilitating that interview

it's always great to talk to the people behind

the project and you can imagine how long

it has been worked on

we've been teased enough

but great to see it and

as mentioned in the YouTube video

I believe the order bank is very strong

for the IX3 coming in Mark

now it's the IX350

X-ray 50 that's coming

in March at that 74

and a half thousand euro price

there will be an X-ray 40

coming

and that will be slightly smaller

battery not as powerful

and that will be in around that 64

65,000 euro mark

so yeah good price

for what it is and for the standard of equipment

that you're getting

speaking of good prices we have the

announcement of Tesla bringing in their standard range

and if you are a regular listen to the Popcast

you'll know that we talked about this a couple

of months ago when we spotted it coming

to the North American market

and we reached out to Tesla UK

and Ireland and they could not comment at the time

but last

the 5th of December at the end of last week

Tesla announced the addition of the Model Y

standard to its Irish product lineup

replacing the Model Y rear wheel drive

with a range of over 500

and 5, it's actually 505 km

WLTP Model Y

standard will be priced at 42,990

or for

319 euros per month

so we already

have the premium which comes as a

long range rear wheel drive

and a long range all wheel drive

and then we have the Model Y performance

so we have 4 different tiers of Model Y

starting off at 42,990

then the long range rear wheel drive is

49,90

the long range all wheel drive

is 52,990 and then the Model Y performance

probably one of the best electric vehicles

I have that video up on my channel as well

at 61,990

now the standard is not just a smaller battery

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the

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it has

it's the most efficient Model Y yet because it's the lightest

it's saying the EWLTP

consumption target of

13.1kWh per 100km

it has

19 inch cross wheels

differing from the 18 inch wheels offered

on other markets this decision

was taken to reflect consumer preferences

in the Irish market and support residual

values to the market

built in the Gigafactory in Berlin

again video up on the channel if you want to

see what that is like

the light bar across the front, the light bar across

the rear, the screen in the rear passenger

seats

the leather effect

seats that's in the premium you are not going to get that

in the Model Y so there definitely are

differences between the two go on to the

configurator or listen back on the previous

podcast and there will be

a video coming to the channel soon

on the Tesla Model Y

standard

we also had the announcement and launch

last week of the NIVO

and the Bank of Ireland EV Markov Report

great to get that finally

out into the marketplace with

regards to what's happening in

the leading up to now

and also in the year 2025

so as we all know

if you listen to this podcast you know that the electric vehicle sector continues to accelerate

and so we launched our EV

Markov Report so NIVO is very much

in partnership with Bank of Ireland

and we provided a comprehensive analysis

of Ireland's evolving EV landscape

link is in the description

we've had 39% EV registrations

in 2025

yes slightly down November

but that was just a blip and otherwise a very

strong year

why? Better awareness levels

of the positive climate impact

competitive finance offering, government supports

improved charging infrastructure

Bank of Ireland's EV financing

levels could see

a rise, a growth of 50% in 2025

the bank is helping propel Ireland's EV Markov

forward with 16 brands

will underneath the Bank of Ireland umbrella

accounting for 42%

of all EV sales this year

the report also reveals that Irish consumers now

have more choice than ever choosing

electric vehicle

we've had BYD come into the market in the last couple of years

X-Peng Smart Leap Motor of All

debuted several new models in

2025

Hyundai Insta, EC3

Renault 5, Renault 4

we're going to talk about in a bit

the Bank of Ireland sustainability related

lending grew by 16.5

billion at the end of September

2025 achieving its

end 2025 objective

of 15 billion ahead of schedule

the bank is targeting 30

billion euros of sustainability related

lending to households and businesses by 2030

Derek Havana from the Bank of Ireland

spoke at the launch

and he said Bank of Ireland is proud to support the continued

growth of Ireland's electric vehicle market

a sector we've long championed

the insights from the NEVO latest EV Markov

report highlights the importance of how the alignment

of well-designed electric vehicles

motoring policy with the industry

and finance supporting can help

unlock large-scale adoption with tailored

finance solution Bank of Ireland is helping individuals

and businesses embrace the environmental

and economic benefits of electric vehicles

as we continue our successful partnership

with NEVO we look forward to playing our part

in enhancing Ireland's electric vehicle future

Simon Andresetti who is the managing

director of NEVO

and he's been on the podcast recently

as Ireland's only dedicated electric vehicle platform

NEVO is seeing firsthand the momentum

building across the electric mobility sector

the EV market report clearly

demonstrates a pace of change

strong sales growth

wider model choice more

confident and informed consumers

what stands out most is the increasing role

collaboration plays in sustaining this

progress the collaboration

between Bank of Ireland is a prime example

of what can be achieved when industry finance

and the consumer education align behind

a shared goal by combining NEVO's audience

EV market insights

and expert EV market insights

thank you Simon

educational content with Bank of Ireland's

leadership in EV financing

we're helping remove barriers, simplify decision-making

and support both consumers and businesses

as a transition to electric motoring

so link is in the description

if you want to see that full report

it's online and it's available

as an e-booklet

so make sure you pop along to the link

in the description of the podcast for that

you should also have received it via email

if you're in the media or in industry

X-Pang

announced their new dealer location

in north Dublin so great to see

that expansion so we have south

west and north and we also have

new markets down in Munster

so X-Pang growing brand

MDL who are the importers

of X-Pang as well as other

prestigious brands

we got an email from Ashley and Hallpure

talking about the 2026

new model arrivals coming into MDL

so motor distributors limiters are MDL

the pace of new model introductions

planned for 2026 shows there's no sign of slowing down

with 24 passenger

cars arriving over the year

with 15 of them being Mercedes-Benz

7 from BYD

and 2 from X-Pang

early arrivals from Mercedes-Benz

will be the latest version of the popular

four-door CLA Coupe which I was looking

off to attend the international launch in Rome

video was up on the channel and the

shooting break variant I haven't seen that yet

really looking forward to seeing that

that will come in battery

electric but also in a combustion engine version

as well Q2 will see

the introduction of the SUV

the GLC which again I've got

a look around on the channel

expected later on then in the

early summer

late spring is the

7-seat GLB

and that will be coming both BEV

and ICE variants

rounding out the Mercedes-Benz

Q2 arrivals will be the all-electric

AMG GT four-door Coupe

performance unit that blends

sporty styling with executive car

practicality you'll see some more

combustion engine versions coming

S-classes etc

C-class coming in as well

with a C-class saloon

BEV version coming in early

we'll also see the all-electric

GLA coming in

late 2026

you'll also finally from Mercedes-Benz

see an AMG GT

BEV all-electric two-door

luxury sport coupe

BYD then gearing up with

lots of DMI technology

coming in with the C6 coming

super hybrid saloon

we're seeing a lot more of this

happening

C-line 5 with hybrid again

SUV and also we'll

start to see the BYD ATTO2

which I reviewed a while ago

but they were holding it back because it will be coming now

also as an electric and DMI

technology

we'll also have the BYD Dolphin G

a new grand trim

for the popular EV hatchback

Dolphin is one of their BYD's most

popular vehicle globally

I think I heard recently on

Martin from EV news daily

chatting about it

we'll also see a refreshed all-electric

ATTO3 coming in

and that will be coming

in a hybrid version as well

X-Peng will be bringing

their updated G6 Coupe

SUV in Q1

I've just done a video

on the existing model which I think is great value

and then in Q2 we'll see the 7 seater

X9 which I was looking enough to have a look at

in Norway

at the beginning of this year one of the most

spectacular MPVs

3 row 6 7 seater

that I've ever sat in

so if you're interested

if you're in that market for a large

electric vehicle have a look at that video on the channel

so lots of stuff happening

with MDL and their plans

for 2026 so thank you

Ashley and Hallpure for that

during the week we attended

myself and my colleague Dave from Nevo attended the

Renault 4 Irish launch video

up on the channel have had a chance

to look at it at the launch

but great to get it back on Irish roads

and we are looking

at starting off at

27995

and then going all the way up to 34995

for some reason

I think they'll sell more of these than the Renault 5

as much as Renault 5 is a lovely looking car

I think the Renault 4 will sell more

practical super low

the lowest

lift into a boot in that sector

so real practical

very much like the original Renault 4

the original blue jeans

car is what they talked about that you could do

anything in it so we remember

the original Renault 4 from

Irish

on post back in the 80s

and it didn't realize that they were made in

Wexford which was a nice little

fact that Jeremy

Warnock

gave us at the launch of the Renault 4

so if you're interested in finding out more about the Renault 4

the video is up on the channel

Jeep Avenger

signs a partnership with new ambassador

Allie Sherlock from Cork

you'll know Allie from Grafton Street

great singer songwriter and she's going to be driving around

in the Jeep Avenger

All Electric if I'm not mistaken

a link in the description

to see more about that press release

Polestar announcing new prices

for their Polestar 2

business edition

and Polestar 3 business edition

so the Polestar 2 business edition is now priced

under 40,000 euros

at 39,897

phenomenal value

because we have Polestar 4

coming in at

57,000 euros

if I'm not mistaken

56,490

business edition

and then we've had that and this is the new

investment for Polestar

Polestar 3 then also

business edition so they've seen that this

business edition is getting traction

people want to get into these cars

I have a neighbour here in my new house

and he's currently driving a Polestar 2

and he says I wish I went for the Polestar 4

business edition

Polestar 3 going back to that beautiful premium

electric SUV

is coming in at under 75,000

at a business edition price of

73,590

so these prices will be

effective

from the first of the first

2026

so looking forward to seeing that

more of that

I'm going to be doing a bit more of those

on the channel just to remind you how good

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last but by no means least

we are going to be covering a Blackstone

motor group up in Cavern

this Thursday evening so if you're in the area

please come along to their EV showcase

the link is in the description

and we're also going to be on the night

it's between seven and nine

in Blackstone Motors in Cavern

and we're also going to be launching

unveiling the all-newness and leaf

that we had at the EV electric vehicle show

so they've tied it in

I'm going to be chatting about the latest trends

Deepunk and Mitz

running costs home and public charging

the top tips there

and just the real world experience

of living with electric vehicles now

for coming up on seven years

which is phenomenal to think and

reliant on the public charging network

so I'm the unique use case

yes we have a home charger

for our own MG4 but

for all the press cars that I rely on

the public charging network so I'm having

the delights and the struggles of dealing

with the public charging network out and about

up and down the country so

I will be driving the this week's

press car of the week which is the

Pugio E408

so the fully electric lineup now from Pugio

last week I was driving

the Citroen EC3

and the Porsche

McCann and I did the coast to coast

with the McCann so that video will be coming to the channel soon as well

that is

over 42 minutes of

the Neville EV news podcast

thank you so much for listening, thank you for all the feedback

episode 40

and I look forward to chatting to you

next week

About this episode

Dive into a detailed discussion on the BMW iX3 with an exclusive interview featuring project lead Mark Berger, highlighting its design, impressive 805 km range, and advanced 800V charging technology. The episode also covers Tesla's launch of the more affordable Model Y Standard, the release of the Nevo and Bank of Ireland EV Market Report showing strong EV growth in Ireland, and updates on new dealer expansions and 2026 model releases from brands like X-Peng, Mercedes-Benz, and BYD. Additional highlights include the Renault 4 Irish launch, Jeep Avenger's new ambassador, and Polestar's updated business edition pricing.

BMW i3 BMW iX3 (G08) BMW Neue Klasse Byd Atto 2 Chevrolet Corvette Citroen ë-C3 Dodge Avenger Dodge Charger Mercedes-Benz C-Class Mercedes-Benz GLC Polestar 2 Polestar 3 Polestar 4 Renault 4 CV Renault 5 E-Tech Electric Tesla Model Y

Original notes

Welcome back to the Nevo EV News Podcast. If it's Tuesday it must be Nevo EV News Day. My name is Derek Reilly and on this podcast we chat all about EV. Nevo is Ireland's only dedicated EV platform and we'll be covering where we were this week, what we've been driving and what we've been doing between podcasts. If you haven't already subscribed or followed us wherever you are listening please do so and if you enjoyed the episode, please leave a rating and comment, it really helps us out and it doesn't cost you anything. Let's get stuck in.

BMW iX3 Review & Drive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHXLhOnPs1k

Interview with Mark Berger, Product Manager "Neue Klasse" iX3\

Standard Model Y Launches in Ireland

https://www.tesla.com/en_ie/modely

Bank of Ireland & nevo EV Market Report

https://www.nevo.ie/post/irish-electric-vehicle-sector-continues-to-accelerate-as-nevo-and-bank-of-ireland-launch-2025-ev-market-report

XPENG New Dublin Dealer in North Dublin

https://www.xpeng.com/ie/contact-us/xpeng-north-dublin

MDL Model Plans for 2026

Renault 4 Irish Launch

https://youtu.be/n218oAFuJ68