Episode 89: Budget Buzz, the Dinky Dacia and the Gilded Genesis
About this episode
The hosts dive into their experiences with the facelifted Genesis GV60 and the budget-friendly Kia PV5 van, highlighting its clever design and upcoming wheelchair accessible version. They discuss Dacia's new compact Hipster concept aimed at creating a lighter, simpler EV category, debating safety trade-offs. Used EV bargains like the Tesla Model 3 Performance and Mini Cooper Born are shared. They also explore listener questions about comfortable EV replacements and performance-oriented options, and react to mixed feedback on the Kia EV4's design. The episode wraps with a fun video project converting EV skeptics and lively community comments.
This week, Ginny and Mike discuss the new Kia PV5, the Dacia Hipster and the facelifted Genesis GV60.
Plus, we’ll also be answering YOUR EV questions and dipping into the postbag to find out your views on last week’s episode.
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Genesis GV60
"...ike? Well, I went to drive the facelifted Genesis GV60 last week at Thrux and I came away with two thing..."
Hyundai Ioniq 5
"... it's finally getting the 84 kWh battery that the IONIQ 5 and the GV6 got. I think that must be getting off..."
Volkswagen Id3
"...f a slightly more, a bit like Volkswagen did with ID3 then kind of made it a bit more normal. And so it..."
Hyundai Genesis
"...last week, but I obviously wasn't there driving a Genesis. I was there driving that new Kia, the van. Yeah...."
Volkswagen Id Buzz
"... at £32,995. If you put that into context, the VW ID buzz is just under $60,000. So it's, it's an absolute ..."
Citroen AMI
"...in between category between quadricycles like the AMI and the Twizy and the MicroLeno and a normal car?..."
Renault ZOE
"...t happened with the, I want to say the Twizy, the Zoe, the Renault Zoe, really because it didn't have a..."
Tesla Model
"... don't like these, these are Tom that chose them. Tesla Model 3 performance he's found. Yeah, 82 kilowatt hour...."
Tesla Model 3
"... like these, these are Tom that chose them. Tesla Model 3 performance he's found. Yeah, 82 kilowatt hour. G..."
Volkswagen Id7
"...mportant. So far, my list to look at includes the ID7 GTX Tourer, probably the obvious replacement real..."
Subaru Outback
"... ID7 seems to take virtually all the boxes of the outback, except that rather silly restricted 112 miles pe..."
Volvo XC70
"...ut I know Barnard and I really like the old Volvo XC70, you know, and those, and Audi all roads. Remembe..."
Audi All Roads
"...like the old Volvo XC70, you know, and those, and Audi all roads. Remember those, those kind of like, and that str..."
Skoda Octavia
"...ve got the heritage to do it. I really liked that Octavia think concept that I saw in Munich. What's that c..."
Ford Galaxy
"...e than I did. I like chunky cars as I have an old galaxy, but this didn't feel right. And I would absolute..."
Volkswagen Golf
"...th you once. For me, the EV4 hatchback is the new Golf of the EV world. And I actually like the way it l..."
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