Episode 92: Catfishing concepts and Congestion Charging
About this episode
The hosts dive into the contrast between flashy concept cars and their more subdued production versions, focusing on the Vauxhall Mokka GSE. They debate the overload of screens in modern cars versus minimalist designs like the Slate Auto. The episode also covers London's congestion charge changes affecting EV drivers, the controversial paper mile tax, and Ford's Blue Cruise hands-free driving tech. They reflect on the late Quentin Wilson's legacy, discuss used EV market trends, and respond to listener questions about heat pumps, public charging challenges, and wheel sizes. The conversation blends industry insights with personal stories and practical EV advice.
This week, Ginny, Tom and Batch (for half of it...) discuss pay per mile taxation, the Mokka GSE and rest of the week's VEV news. Plus there's Barnard's Bargain, listener questions and a review of last week's comments.
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Renault Twingo
"...ng. Yeah. And they did the same actually with the Twingo recently. The Twingo looks just like apart from a..."
Vauxhall Mokka
"...ntis can do it because the two sister cars to the Mokka GSE are the Alfa Romeo Junior Volocce, which, you..."
Junior Alfa Romeo Junior
"...ause the two sister cars to the Mokka GSE are the Alfa Romeo Junior Volocce, which, you know, it does look good. And ..."
Land Rover Range Rover
"...illiant. But I think also I was sitting in an old Range Rover, 13 year old Range Rover, which was at the time"
C4 Citroen Ec
"...ars this week because because I've been driving a Citroen EC EC four, which I'd forgotten about."
Citroën ë-C3
"... with losing range is a sore point in the Citroen EC3. The word preconditioning is a four letter word a..."
Lotus Elise
"...g into an EV in the next few months, probably via Elise Bryant. I'm also a London resident and I live in ..."
Tesla Model 3
"...he bar, building up the charging network, etc. My Model 3 is going back next week and I'm done with them. B..."
Tesla Model Y
"...thing new. We haven't seen anything new since the Model Y camera. And we've had revisions for not a new car..."
Volkswagen Beetle
"...ou know, the old Volkswagen way when they had the beetle of just slowly upgrading it year on year on year ..."
Renault Zoe
"...at another of my neighbours is trying to sell her Renault Zoe and hasn't had many great offers for it, mainly b..."
Alpine 290
"...c Gray creates a real dilemma between that and an Alpine 290. 150 horsepower is more than enough."
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