Episode 85: Elon’s electrons, the Polestar that couldn't stop and the Corsa cometh
About this episode
The hosts dive into Tesla's UK energy supply plans, highlighting their application to become an electricity provider and potential vehicle-to-grid services. They discuss Polestar's impressive 581-mile range test, emphasizing efficiency over raw distance. Vauxhall's upcoming electric concept car teaser sparks excitement, alongside a comparison of affordable sporty EVs like the Alpine A290 and VW Born. Listener questions cover used BMW i3 battery health, electric cars with large boots for big dogs, brake wear from regenerative braking, and opinions on adaptive cruise control. The episode blends news, personal stories, and practical EV advice with a lighthearted tone.
Hello and welcome to your weekly bits and bytes from the world of electric cars brought to you by the team at Electrifying.com
This week we’ll be talking about Tesla’s plans for the UK energy market, the Polestar that went on and on and on, and the concept that sort of tells us how the new Vauxhall Corsa is going to look.
And we’ll also be answering YOUR electric car questions and dipping into the postbag to find out your views on last week’s episode. Welcome to the Kilowatt half hour.
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Volvo XC40
"Well, it was it was a little while ago now, but I think I was in an electric XC 40 and I was on the M 25. And you know, the section of concrete, which is always really noisy"
Dodge Charger
"...299, isn't it? They'll give you a a dolphin and a charger and free electricity, basically. So but you have ..."
Hyundai Ioniq
"... not going to impress anybody that's got high end Ioniq, is it? You know, the old it's it's it still feel..."
Chevrolet Corvette
"... we both know who worked as a PR turned up with a Corvette, which of course nobody cared about the economy f..."
Toyota Prius
"... had a variety of vehicles and including we had a Prius and we had various others and we had it was basic..."
Volkswagen Gti
"...d say I'm more interested in this than in the 208 GTI, and maybe we should just leave. Yes, yes."
Alpine A290
"...st appearance in the leasing prices of the Alpine A290. Three hundred and five pounds a month, which is ..."
Tesla Model 3
"...leage Teslas recently. We had the Model S and the Model 3 in the last year. And both of them were on sort o..."
Tesla Model S
"...ouple of high mileage Teslas recently. We had the Model S and the Model 3 in the last year. And both of the..."
Skoda Octavia
"...y's 9887, he says, I'm pleased to hear there's an Octavia estate plan for the future."
Volkswagen Id7
"I'm sorry everybody, I am gonna talk about the ID7 again because I think an ID7 Tora would be a bett..."
Peugeot 5008
"So you could look at, so the Peugeot 5008 has got an enormous boot. So that's, if you don't..."
Tesla Model Y
"...ort of covers the obvious ones. You could look at Model Y, I have to say, because they are really good for ..."
Born Bourne
"...you know, people get funny about on cars like the Bourne, there were all these people on YouTube saying,"
Mazda Mx30
"a petrol engine and the battery. I did try that Mazda MX-30, which was utter nonsense. Because it had the fuel consumption of a Range Rover"
Land Rover Range Rover
"...onsense. Because it had the fuel consumption of a Range Rover when it was running in petrol mode."
Dacia Spring
"...he deals that were on, I think at the moment on a Dacia Spring and the Leap Motor C10,"
Chevrolet C10
"...t the moment on a Dacia Spring and the Leap Motor C10, which have been quite frankly,"
Aston Martin Rapide
"...rrible, terrible person. Who ain't the charger of Rapide? Let's see if we can play."
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