Episode 91: EV bargains, bongs and the trillion dollar bonus
About this episode
A lively discussion covers affordable new electric cars like the Renault Twingo and Geely EX5, highlighting their design, pricing, and features. The hosts debate the impact of government grants, battery leasing pitfalls, and the challenges of intrusive safety tech in Chinese EVs. They also explore the latest EV deals, off-road capable electric vehicles, and the efficiency of heat pumps. Listener questions address range concerns and tire sizes, while the episode closes with reflections on Tesla's strengths and Elon Musk's massive bonus targets.
This week, Ginny and Tom discuss the new Geely EX5, Elon Musk's pay packet and the bings and bongs that have driven us mad.
Plus, we 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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Renault Twingo
"...r quite affordable at least. Yeah. So you saw the Twingo. I did see the Twingo. I went to see the Twingo a..."
Renault ZOE
"...or a while thought she was just going to keep her Zoe, but has now gone out and bought another Renault ..."
Galaxy Geely Ex5
"...ed different ways, but it is indeed Geely. So the Geely EX5 has dropped this week. We have been to see it. De..."
Chevrolet C10
"The Leapmotor? Leapmotor C10 was pretty undrivable, wasn't it?"
Audi Etrons
"a lot. Do you remember the early e-trons, they were not efficient at all, were"
Suzuki Vitara
"left us waiting for the Suzuki Vitara, which drove the ultra all wheel drive"
Jeep Recon
"quite a long time. So that's the Jeep recon which is effectively the"
Jeep Wrangler
"electric reincarnation of what the Jeep Wrangler was and of course famously"
Dodge Avenger
"And something like a Jeep Avenger would be fine in that situation. A Jeep"
Toyota bZ4X
"proper four wheel drive, I mean, Toyota BZ4X is really good off road"
Toyota Urban
"is the same basic car as the Toyota Urban Cruiser, isn't it? So maybe it's"
Dacia Spring
"of course, because it's got the Grant, Dacia Spring, you know, would you have a"
Citroen C3 Aircross
"Yeah. Citroen C3 and C3 Aircross, Kea Nero."
Chevrolet C5
"We've just been talking about the Citroen C5 that now qualifies for the big"
Citroen C5
"We've just been talking about the Citroen C5 that now qualifies for the big"
Peugeot 205
"I look back to the days of that, the 205, the Peugeot 205 GTI, the 1.9 version"
Volkswagen Gti
"the 205, the Peugeot 205 GTI, the 1.9 version had 15 inch wheels in"
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