Kilowatt Half Hour Ep 94: The petrol ban, and our cars of the year!
About this episode
The hosts dive into the recent EU decision to relax the 2035 petrol and diesel car ban, debating its impact and whether the UK will follow suit. They share insights from testing the Kia PV5 van and discuss the electrifying.com 2026 car awards, highlighting the BMW iX3 as car of the year. The episode also covers EV safety concerns from a Tesla accident, best EV lease deals, and listener questions about EV performance, door handles, and first cars. Nostalgic chats about forgotten EVs and updates on software improvements round out the lively discussion.
This week we’ll be talking about the hottest EVs of 2025 and 20226 and discussing the EU's softening of the petrol and diesel car ban.
Plus there's Barnard's Bargain, listener questions and a review of last episode's comments.
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Tesla Model
"...But when I eventually got to the end, there was a Tesla Model 3, which had driven quite lightly, it seems, into..."
Tesla Model 3
"...en I eventually got to the end, there was a Tesla Model 3, which had driven quite lightly, it seems, into t..."
Jaguar Ipace
"Well, in the world of motorsport, I remember being told this when I got to drive the Jaguar I-Pace trophy car. Do you remember that when Jaguar had its own one make series for the I-Pace?"
PV5 Kia Pv5
"... And we went down to East Sussex to drive the new Kia PV5. And for good measure, we thought we'd bring alon..."
Volkswagen Id
"...its only proper rival at the moment, which is the Volkswagen ID buzz. And I won't tell you what happened or the o..."
Polestar 2
"It starts at 23250. Used EV, Polestar 2. EV brand of the year, Kia."
Renault Twingo
"...his year. We've debated that and Renault with the Twingo and various others. So it's good to see so many b..."
Citroën ë-C3 Aircross
"...mpetition because we debated that and the Citroen EC3 Aircross. So another honourable mention there to ..."
Nissan Leaf
"...mpetition. We looked at the Skoda RL Rock, Nissan Leaf, all kinds of other cars."
Hyundai Ioniq 5N
"...talking of fast cars, if you wanted to buy a used IONIQ 5N, 7,000 miles."
Audi Etron
"and I were on the same launch, actually. The A6 e-tron, like, this time last year when they made a massive deal in the presentation"
Ford Capri
"Sorry, sorry. He means Capri there, the Ford Capri. If anybody from Ford there..."
Ford Explorer
"...an they? So yeah, but you could widen that to the explorer as well. Can you? I mean, I just think apart from..."
Ford Mustang
"...he Puma, I mean, you even I even forget about the Mustang Mackey actually. And I just I think all of Ford's..."
e:Ny1 Eny1
"In talking of forgotten ones, that Honda ENY-1 thing, that's still for sale."
Volvo XC90
"...t's better in the mud and wet than our 2019 Volvo XC90 that we had before. A curious thing to buy the MG..."
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