Nevo EV News Podcast Nov 25, 2025

New Toyota bZ driven, New Jeep Compass, Car of the Year Winners, Porsche Cayenne, MGS6, Mokka GSE, New Leapmotor and BYD Dealers, Newmarket XPENG EV Event

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Welcome back to the Nevo EV News podcast.

If it's Tuesday, it must be Nevo EV News Day.

This week's podcast, we were traveling to Spain to test drive the all new and updated Toyota

2026 BZ, formerly known as the BZ Forex.

We also interviewed Eric from Toyota in Europe.

We went from Malaga to Barcelona to go and drive the Jeep Compass all electric.

And we also interviewed Fabio from Jeep Europe.

Last week I was driving the Volkswagen e-transporter, specifically the Pan Americana.

We had announcements from Porsche with their new Cayenne MG S6 coming to Ireland.

If you're looking for something a little bit bigger than the S5,

we're going to have no more rotating screens in future BYDs.

Maka GSE was on last week as well.

Unfortunately, I couldn't go to it, but I've got all the details.

We've announcements from Polestar.

They're going to be working on the five with Google Gemini.

We have two more leap motor dealers in Ireland and another BYD dealer.

Kia won the international event of the year with their PV5.

I'm attending an event on Thursday, the 27th, down in New Market in Cork

with their brand new X-Peng dealership.

Going to be down there for an EV educational event.

And we've got the winners of the Irish Car of the Year 2026

with the MMAI and in association with Continental Tires.

For those of you who don't know, my name is Derek Reilly

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Last week we put out two podcasts.

We had a dealership deep dive with Jonathan Mead

getting a great reaction and we also had a conversation

with the new Cooperancei at Ireland brand director,

Marce, Marce, Marce, Marcalino.

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But as mentioned, if it's Tuesday, it should be EV.

Neville EV Newsday.

On Wednesday then we traveled to Malaga

with Toyota, with Lauren and Aiden from Toyota

with some other journalists.

And we were looking at the 2026BZ, or BZ,

which is the abbreviated new name for the BZ4X.

Really they've shortened the name,

but they've extended everything else.

So more range, more efficiency,

better and pretty much battery preconditioning,

all that kind of good stuff.

But before I get into my impressions

and the review is already up on the channel

since the end of last week.

So, and lots of people interested in it.

You can click the link in the description of the podcast

or go straight to the YouTube channel,

the Neville EV review.

Let's jump into a interview that we did

with Eric from Toyota in Europe.

As new to the podcast,

we are here sitting inside on Eric's advice.

We're going to have a new section

called In the Driver's Seat in the podcast series.

And I'm here with Eric.

Can you give me your full name and title, please?

So my name is Eric Gustafsson.

Project leader for product communications

at Toyota Motor Europe.

It's a long business card.

Well, we actually don't have business cards

any longer, so just an email signature.

I think it's okay then.

Eric, we're sitting in the new updated,

refreshed, I'm not sure what the exact terminology is,

but the BZ4X.

Let's step back first of all

with regards to its predecessor.

So launched in 2021 and came to market in 2022.

I was watching your presentation last night,

paying attention.

And towards the end, it got very popular.

Yeah, it's had a bit of a bumpy start,

which you can say,

but at the end it gained market share and market share.

And finally we sold more than 150,000 units globally.

And before the production

ended of the first generation,

the old one now,

it was in a third sales position

on a pan European in its segment.

Very good.

I always remember looking at the Nordic sales figures

and there was a great uptake towards the end again.

But that's the past.

We're now in the updated BZ4X,

BZ in some markets, North America, etc.

More range, more power, more efficiency.

A lot of things that people were looking for,

Toyota has listened and has stepped up to the plate.

That's correct.

We have our chief engineer,

Japanese chief engineer as well,

who explained the updates, general updates,

and he said that we really listen to customers.

We studied a lot of European BV drivers

to understand the needs and the very specific needs,

especially drivers in the northern Europe,

Norway, so Denmark, Sweden, part of it has.

And he went there a couple of times to drive up and north

in the cold, snowy Norway in the darkest, darkest months

and to really learn how it is,

how Norwegian BV drivers using their car.

And I identified three main areas.

Of course, the heart of the car BV is charging

and battery capacity, but also fun to drive

and then styling the sign.

So the battery isn't much bigger.

It's much more about the improvements in chemistry,

the improvements in efficiency

in the electric motor and charging speed like you say.

So it's perfecting an already existing recipe,

but doing an amazing job of an increase.

It's a comprehensive update.

We say that it's a new BV platform,

even if it's using similar components,

but more or less everything in the BV platform is new

or really, really updated.

He gave a great example

and you're talking about Norway

and Norway a big adopter for electric vehicles

and a huge EV market or BEV market.

And the original BZ Forex

had a charging curve of 10 to 80%

in about 50 or 60 minutes.

That was 60 minutes and...

At minus 10 degrees.

Sorry, that's just terrible.

At minus 10 degrees.

Then it's 60 minutes and the old one.

And then now with the efficiencies,

it's 50 minutes,

but you can precondition now

and you can do that manually

via the infotainment screen as well.

So you can override it and do it yourself.

And that brings it down to 30 minutes

and it's a huge difference.

Yeah, it's a big, big improvement of course

and it makes longer journeys much easier for sure.

So we have this preconditioning system

can be activated manually

by navigating to a fast charging station

or then via the multimedia system

just toggle the activation.

We've also improved the AC charging speeds

from 11 kilowatt to 22 kilowatt AC on the top trims.

And so again where you have that capability

in Ireland is one of those unique markets

where a lot of AC 22 kilowatts

are set up as public charging

over the last 10 years.

And so the real benefits

when you can go to the cinema

or you can go for dinner

and come out in your car is full.

It's phenomenal.

It's a real nice to another lot of brands

have said, you know, we'll do 22.

So it's great to see Toyota doing that.

I think it's also making life easier

for customers from 10 to 80 percent.

It takes two hours, 20 minutes,

more or less with the 22 kilowatt chargers.

So of course that makes it easier

to have a fully fully short battery

more or less cinema movies

are getting longer and longer.

So it's definitely fitting

within that remit looking at.

So we talk about charging,

we talk about battery, the efficiencies there.

We it was an interesting

conversation over lunch.

One of the other journalists was asking you about

the semiconductor and how has that been improved

and silicon carbide is that all the rage now

all the kids are talking about it.

But it is about that efficiency

and the ability to get power through it faster.

Yeah, so the silicon carbide technology

in the in the semiconductors

is mainly giving higher possibility

to have a higher power output.

So the new all will drive system

has combined system output of 343 horsepower

and that's that's one of the key

to that is the silicon carbide semiconductors.

Now we don't get exciting

if you're listening to this

in the Irish market

we'll be just getting front wheel drive

at the moment and so all will drive

potentially and down the line

in the future and design wise

you're again perfecting on an existing

it's not a huge departure

from where we've come from

we have the hammerhead design

at the front we have those wheel arches

in two tone in the European market

body colored for those American listeners

in certain markets

and so exterior it's recognizable

and it's falling into that

be family that we saw a kinchiki forum

in back in February in Brussels

with the CHR plus

which I recently had up the channel

and urban cruiser as well

so people are starting to see a lot

more electric Toyota's coming

that's true

we are we are

we are extending the BV family

for short and now we soon gonna have

a model in each segment

starting from the BSV

with urban cruiser

see a char plus

as you mentioned

visa for X and then soon to come

also the visa for X touring

which is an extended longer version

of the of the BZ

really looking forward to that

looks great

the interior then

where you've gone into the Lexus

your siblings part spin

and said we like that screen

we like this we like that

and so it's there's a real

nice improvement

with regards to texture quality

fit and features

materials used as well

thank God the glass black plastic

is has been minimized

think that's that's another area

we really listen to customers

and and

yeah listen to to to everyone

media as well of course

and to made a completely new interior

so have this horizontal dashboard

with a large 14 inch screen

bit of a we call it a digital island

in the center console

which we have been lowered

but also made a bit wider

to have a bit of more cabin feeling

but but in the overall a bit more

spaciousness feeling

to to

yeah to ease it up a bit

and as you say

less glossy piano black surfaces

dual wireless charging pad here

looking at us but also usb ports

for the rear passengers

60 watts so again

thinking about use cases

laptops tablets power hungry devices

the day of a 5 watt

or 10 watt or 15 watt

is starting to really be

old news and old technology

so you really have to understand

the use cases that the customers

are going to be in the vehicle for

yeah I mean I mean

we know that people are spending

a lot of time in the car

and they are going somewhere

going places

and they need to charge things

so so we really want

to make it as easy as possible

for for people

and and yeah make the life you see

different variations in different markets

we have a standard battery

a long range battery

front wheel drive

we're getting in Ireland

I think they're keeping it nice and simple

front wheel drive long range battery

for those of you listening in the Irish market

but then we also have the all wheel drive

that we alluded to earlier on

towing capacity gone from 750 kgs

to 1,500 kgs

horsepower up to 300 and

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Unfortunately for Ireland

then the 1,500 kgs

on the towing capacity

is only for the all wheel drive

but again looking at the markets

looking at the use cases

and people that go all wheel drive

they want to tow heavy as well

and so all of those opportunities are there

Eric big years are coming up

in the BEV market

Nevo is an electric vehicle

and plug-in hybrid

channel

and Toyota for a while

was just the BZ for exit

back in the beginning

and some plug-in versions

but now getting more and more serious

and really looking at the multi fuel pathways

you're one of the strongest points

that we found on the website

and also when we're chatting to people

and even at our recent show in Dublin

was your battery warranty

you're nearly 30 years

in the putting batteries in vehicles

but the number is phenomenal

it's a big number that you're standing behind

with regards to the number of kilometers

that you're willing to stand up

No, it's true

we have a battery care package

as we call it

so as long as the car shows up

at the authorized workshop

annually for a battery health care inspection

or battery inspection

we promise the car will retain

70% of the battery capacity

for up to 10 years

or 1 million kilometers driven

and you're not hiding that fact

either also on the driver display

we now also have a

a display showing the state of health report

for the car

No, it is correct

that's for the first time in Toyota

we offer the driver

so you can just access the combi meter

and then see the state of health

the remaining capacity

off the battery in the vehicle

in the other direction

Very good, Eric

thank you so much for your time

we will be coming back to Toyota even more

we've got the touring coming in 2026

Urban Cruiser has not been decided yet for Ireland

at the moment it's a no

but we have it up on the channel

if you're interested in seeing more of it

for other markets

Anything, any final words on the BZ

4X or BZ

or BZ

lots of different variations on it

from you Eric before we sign off

I think we covered most of it

it's a nice new comprehensive update

of a good car

and just got better

Very good, Eric

thank you so much for your time

thank you so much

thank you

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thanks to Eric for his time

and thanks to Lauren and Aiden also

for the invite to go over and have a look around

and drive of the BZ

full review up in the channel

and link is already in the description of the podcast as well

so if you want to see what my thoughts were

with regards to driving, space, shape, the whole lot of it

Toyota are doing something interesting

and where they're saying

if you want more range

you don't need the space

they have the CHR plus

again review up in the channel

and also a previous podcast

from a couple of weeks ago

we met the engineers

but then if you want a bigger car

it's slightly less range

still respectable

475

sorry 570

something for the BZ

so really we're probably around the 500

plenty for anybody

so bigger car, slightly smaller range

one at the same price

as a slightly smaller car

so C segment and D segment

so thank you to Toyota

and to Eric again

next I took a flight

I tried to get a train

but it wasn't going to work out

so I had to take a flight from Malaga

and the south of Spain

up to Barcelona

and we were with Jeep

I met up with Kieran from Jeep Ireland

and straight in

bit of grub straight to bed

and up the next morning

to go down to the port

and Barcelona

to have a look at the all new Jeep Compass

and a little sneak peek of the Jeep Recon

I will jump into the interview with Fabio first

and give you my impressions after that then

we're here on the port in Barcelona

and with Fabio from Jeep

Fabio can you give me your full name and title please

Fabio Catone, head of Jeep

in the largest Europe

I like this in large Europe

I need to research more what this means

but this is not what this podcast is about

we are here at the launch of Jeep Compass

and we will get to that

towards the end of the podcast

but at the start of your presentation

Fabio you talked about Jeep in total

can you give us an overview

of where you stand in the market at the moment

Jeep is a brand like no others

there is only one is one of our claims

because for us Jeep is a DSV brand

Jeep invented DSV

with a distinctive positioning

since 1941

freedom, adventure, authenticity and passion

are our values since 1941

and the Jeep is one of the few brands

to have those values all around the globe

with a unique product formula

in which this end to function

robustness and durability

are at the service of the capability

we want to be the best in class

in capability in every segment

where capability means

to have a common obstacle

on the off road

as well in the everyday life

so that's it

well rehearsed after five days of giving the presentation

thank you so much

the in Ireland

I know a lot of people will say

when they think of SUV

they use the word Jeep

yeah

and so it's become its own

ver noun

whatever is like Hoover

or other brand names

have become synonymous within the industry

market share is very important

it's been tough market

tough competition

but Jeep is holding its own

and increasing in certain markets

the scenario is becoming

more competitive

new entries

but Jeep as a remain stable

in 2025

on the passenger car market share

even if we are changing

our lineup

because we introduced in 2023

the Avenger

now we are introducing the new compass

and then next year

we will have also

Vagonia SNR Econ Europe

so even if we are changing

other world lineup

our market share was stable

for sure we want to increase next year

you give some examples of Poland

and other markets

with some really double digit market share

but you left the best to last

with United Kingdom

coming in with over

was it 40%

yes 41%

from 2023

to 2024

the sales more than doubled

and now there is another 41%

compared to 2024

and so I with the word to stop

because now we are launching the new compass

that has to be the second pillar

of our volumes

with the Avenger

it's been a huge success across Europe

B segment SUV

but living to the ideals of Jeep

off-road ruggedness

yes two wheel drive

but still I remember

when I was at the launch

in the airport car park

there was the terrain exercise

which was really interesting

going into the C segment

now with compass

and we will come back to compass

again I keep on teasing compass

but I want to just focus on D segment

so you've gone two different

ideas

avenues recon

for the more adventures

and wagoner s

for more

comfort and luxury

yeah

if we can go back

one moment to the product formula

those are not only words

so the geometry of the vehicle

the 360 degree protection

the select terrain

the four by four

are all features

that we have in every car

to have vehicles

built for the door

and every day capable

and

it's a it's like that for a ranger

it's like that for the new compass

and now with the recon

and wagoner s

let's say in 2026

and we do also

let's say some different choices

by segment

because the bsv

as a still a good mix

of pure thermal engines

and so for the avengers

we have the petrol

the hybrid

and the bv

in the csv segment

the pure thermal engines

are going down

diesel

does not exist anymore

and so we have

e hybrid

plug in hybrid

and bv

while in the this segment

in 2025

the mix of bv

is more or less

36%

we think that it will go to 50%

the next year

and so for this reason

we have

we will introduce in Europe

recon and wagoner s

full bv

very interesting

I had a look at recon

straight from the LA auto show

here on the side of the port

and alessandro your colleague

talked me through a beautiful looking car

this was the US trim

so we won't get this exact model

in Europe

but it will be very close to this

with some changes around the bumpers

and the wheel sizes

and the height etc.

but trimwise

I think it looks beautiful

we had the opportunity

to disclose

let's say in the same day

over the official reveal

in los angeles

the recon us spec

we will work on the european specs

in the future

so the main event is the compass

yeah

beautiful car

I had it in the green

that you won't miss in a car park

I was driving along the port here

and I saw a Lamborghini

in the same green

so it's in good company

but joking aside

third generation

first generation launched in 2006

second generation in 2016

2.5 million global sales

so an important vehicle

for Jeep

and now going to be

in multi fuel as well

yeah

let's say the four pillars

of this new generations

are more capable

because we did improve the geometry

and the improved the technical features

of this vehicle

the second is more space

this was a specific request

of other our clients

but also of our rejectos

because for this third generation

we did a lot of clinics

to understand how to design

the new compass

so we have more space

because the car is

15 millimeters longer

than the actual generations

so we have more space

for the rear part

with the leg room

a trunk that now is

550 liters

45 liters

more than the previous generation

and also more space

in the front part

because we have a storage of

34 liters

while the previous generation

was 14 liters

then we have a lot of technology

add us

add us a level 2

a standard of Arnold range

10 inch

10 inch cluster

16 inch radio

and infotainment

and then smart phone

access

add up display

and at the end

we have as you said

the freedom of choice

in terms of engines

so any hybrid

145 horsepower

a plug-in hybrid

195 horsepower

3 bv

that we call a standard range

500 kilometers of autonomy

another that is long range

650 kilometers

of autonomy

and the standing 4x4

you are sharing this platform

with your Stellantis cousins

brother sisters

family members

and that extra

EV ground up

EV first platform

gives you extra leg room

and as well we talked about it

as much

it's a bit longer

it's a bit taller

it's a bit wider

in the shoulders

but that leg room

in the rear

and that extra capacity

in the boot

is really good

technology wise

it's

you've

sprinkled some Jeep

magic in that as well

so with the 4xE model

you have a specific electric motor

that's only going to be

on the Jeep versions

yes compared to the

dawn of the platform

we have several

let's say

specific features

and improvements

the main one

is on the 4x4

because the 4x4

full electric

is 375hp

but we developed

a specific

e-motor

in the rear path

of the vehicle

that is able to give

3100 newton meter

of torque

on the rear axles

in the peak

this means

that this vehicle

can manage

a slope of 20 degrees

without no traction

on the front path

amazing

real Jeep ingenuity

that 14 to 1 ratio reduction

and been able to utilize that

and the fact that it's unique to Jeep as well

we won't see this on Peugeot

we won't see this on Citroen

it's going to be something that's

specific for Jeep

and with that 4xE

it's better apart

attack angles and departure angles

and pitch at 16 degrees in the middle

so you've really thought about this

because sometimes

electric vehicles

because it has that instantaneous torque

people think it will go 4x4 anyway

but not with Jeep

you've made sure it does it

Absolutely

sometimes

let's say confuse the off-road

with the 4x4

but the 4x4

it's only a part of the equation of the vehicle

so the vehicle

needs to have the full off-road equation

with the geometry

with the protection

another example

we have the

front camera

for the others, etc.

that is in the upper part of the bumper

and is much more protected

this is a part that costs a lot

if you broke it

and we are protecting it

because we want this Jeep

be ready

not only for our cities

but also for the off-roads

4x4

and 4x2 as well

I like the fact and we saw it on Jeep Avenger

we've got that 360 degree

mentality

so you've got that protective shield

that goes around

that full

color plastic

rim that goes around

so when somebody

if somebody scratches it

it can be replaced

but also it doesn't look

it can stay scratched for a bit longer

so you're really thinking about the practicality

because these vehicles are going to be

off-road, on-road, urban environments

this is good also

for the residual value of the vehicles

so when

let's say in the future you want to resell

your used car

the car appears much better

and yes we have

all those parts

that are with the injected

molding colors

so when you scratch

you don't see the scratch

it's really really smart thinking

and not saying that drivers are getting

worse

but the environments may be getting more aggressive

Fabio

exciting times ahead for Jeep

what are you looking forward to now

that Compass has launched

what's next on the road map

that you can talk about

for sure

Compass, Vagoni Res

and Recon

and it's already

a lot

because

they will come more or less in

one year, one and a half year time

and then we will see in the future

but for sure that we will not change

the values

and the way the product formula

that

let's say

allow Jeep

to be unique

in my eyes

in the market

it's really really good

at the Recon

I'm delighted to see it here

and to see what it's going to be like

the fact that you can

remove some of the glass

take off the doors

the canvas roof

like it's phenomenal

I come from the west of Ireland

so I'm not sure how often this will happen

with the weather that we get there

but on a day like today

it's phenomenal

and I'm attending

CES in January

in Las Vegas

I saw the wagon here last year

so I'm looking forward to seeing

what Jeep will have there

Fabio, thank you so much for your time

Thank you so much

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as well as Fabio for their time for that interview

The Jeep Compass review is up on the channel

I'm recording this at the weekend

before Tuesday, Newsday

because I'm traveling with BMW

to the I-X3 International Drive

So I'll be on that drive

as this is going out on Tuesday morning

But the Jeep Compass review came out

late Sunday night, early Monday morning

when the embargo lifted

And yeah, I like it

It's on that STLA medium platform

up against some of its siblings

in regards to the Grandland

and the 5008 from Peugeot

as well as then Leap Motor C10

So it is plenty competition

inside its own stable

Never mind even looking out at

your Volkswagen Group, Škoda's

and Kia, Hyundai, etc.

So it is

It's in tough competition

but I like the look of it

I think it's enough Jeep for people

and the fact that you

if you want that 4x4

the 4XE designation

within Jeep world

it has it

and that 3,100 Nm of torque

with that 14 to 1 reducer

phenomenal stuff

What they're saying

looking forward to test driving it

and seeing what it's actually like

but I'm looking forward to spending

a bit more time with the Compass as well

I didn't get a lot of time on this press trip

I think it's a great size

and practical

and has the looks as well

So even if the highlighter green

isn't to your standard

normal colors

there's some nice blues

and browns in there as well

So that was the home late on Friday night

and trying to enjoy a bit of the weekend

as I'm recording a podcast here

Next up during the week

I was driving

when I was in Ireland

the Volkswagen E-Transporter

specifically the Panamericana one

which is their top trim

comes in two different trims

trend line

and Panamericana

comes in a single battery size

64 kWh

giving you a WLTP of 320 km

and it also has two electric motors option

a 136 PS and a 218er

two

yeah

over 130 and then over 200 PS

and so that video will be coming to the channel

over a couple of days

So a big electric van

playlist on that channel

So if you're interested in more electric fans

and if you're listening to this podcast

because you are a fleet manager

and you're interested in finding out more

there's definitely some plenty content

up there on the channel

and we'll be coming back to electric fans

towards the end of this podcast

Moving from the Jeep

to the Porsche Cayenne

was announced during the week

we've been teased as the Goobit

over the last 6, 12, 18 months

and so now it's finally arrived

Phenomenal power

Porsche really giving that

focus on what it is to be a Porsche

and all electric

and so this will be the new

Cayenne electric

but you will still be to get the previous version

for a while yet

and so it comes in two variants

the electric and the turbo electric

even though there isn't a turbo on it

it has up to 850 kW

which is 1,156 PS

0-102.5 segundos

and a 400 kW charging power

DC peak

that's at 400 volts folks

that's 400 kW charging power

they aren't in the country

there's the 320 I think

maybe 350 is what we have

at the moment without honesty

but I don't think there's anywhere giving

pumping out 400 kW

up to 642 km of range

this is the most powerful production Porsche of all time

so yes there will be the Porsche fans out there

the badge wearing brigade

but if you're looking for the most powerful

and I had a bit of this when we went to the supercar

we kind of done drum

and I was there with that Maserati

Fulgore

and the Gran Turismo

and just yes

it doesn't have the emotion of the noise

or the rumbling

but if you're looking for straight line power

usually the electric is the one that's always going to win

so yeah

it's

an all round

world premiere

from Cayenne since 2002

so it's 23 years old

nearly 24 years old

and so really it was the saving of Porsche

that SUV side of the house

because I was bought the market once

36% of its sports cars

sold globally or electric

or electrified

and so looking forward to seeing a bit more of this Cayenne

and as we mentioned 0 to 102.5 seconds 0 to 200

which not too many brands

we'll be talking about in 7.4 seconds

so this goes faster 0 to 200

and then some brands will do in 0 to 100

yeah stunning

power

looks are being divisive

for sure the rear end

front is very much Porsche

but the rear end is definitely something different

but yeah we got to we got to see it during the week

and there'll be a link to the Porsche Newsroom

on the description in the podcast

something a bit more affordable

is the MGS6

and this one is falling in between

kind of two stools S5, C second SUV

this kind of straddle in between C and D

not super huge

but a nice step up in size

77 kilowatt hour battery

comes in a rear wheel drive

but also comes in a

dual mode

dual motor

in the United Kingdom market

we have been confirmed that it has come to Ireland

but we just don't have any prices or anything like that yet

we have

very similar styling to the S6

head up display this time

driver display

central screen

with your

larger widgets

again S5

slightly bumped up as the way to describe it

so yeah if you felt that the S5 was a bit too small for you

this one might be for you

WLTP around about that 525-30 km

0-100

in the dual motor

of 5.1 seconds

very respectable

two trims fast charging

of 150 kilowatts

10-80%

is about 38 minutes

so a bit slower

so that charging curve

but again

that's still decent at 150 kilowatts

looking forward to seeing this

and interesting that it has that all wheel drive version

5 driving modes

and all the malcons and the ADAS

and MG pilars

but you can have MG pilot custom

so you can remove some of that ADAS stuff if you want so

yes the MG S6

coming soon

just arrived a small but late for the Nevo Electric Vehicle Show

looking at

a competitor of MG

BYD

has announced that it will be

removing the rotating screens

moving forward

yes it was a nice

it was a talking point every time

that BYD launched another car

but the utilization of it number one

they could see that it wasn't being as utilized as much

I liked it in native satan ad mode

but it was

they could see that people weren't really

and when you were phone mirroring Apple

CarPlayer Android Auto

Landscape

the horizontal one

and so at the said right we're going to lock it down

so I think the new BYD Auto 2

doesn't have it

and so moving forward and that will just bring in a bit more

integration with

the ecosystems of phone mirroring etc

so that

spinning with screens

we're not going to be getting them moving forward

are the reports that we're seeing and a bit more integration

also BYD looking to double

its footprint in Europe next year

going from 500 dealerships

to a thousand dealerships

so big stuff coming from BYD

one of the press trips I couldn't make last week

was the Opel Maka

GSE

and unfortunately it was

clashed with the Toyota event

which I'd already agreed to

so GSE

born from the rally

perfected for the road is what they're actually saying

so it has 281 horsepower

207 kilowatts

electric motor

345 Nm

torque 0-105.9 seconds

so it's

the steering has been motorsport tuned

it has a torsion limited slip diff

it has Alcon

380mm disc brakes

special 20 inch wheels

which are painted

lime green, highlighter yellow

front calipers and it has

a slightly different front and rear grill enhancements

as well so

it's about

Opel reviving

it's motorsport DNA

so great to see it saw it on the

IAA stand

I was good and I couldn't see it

but Justin Delaney was there

and I was following him and all the bits and pieces

that he was putting out so yeah

I like the Maka

I've always liked the Maka and I'm looking forward to

seeing what this GSE brings to the table

Polestar announcing

that they're going to be working closer

even closer with Google

and it is with regards to their

integration of the Polestar 5

and Google Gemini

so that's the advanced AI voice assistant

so it's not just about opening the windows

or navigating to the nearest supermarket

it's very much having conversations

and they've got use cases where

people are saying

let's talk where they can

enable, you can brainstorm

follow up questions

asked about new learning opportunities

and so moving forward

after the Polestar 5 launch

it will have

in all Polsters

will have Google Gemini replacing the

Google Assistant

link in the

podcast description if you'd like to find out more

Leap motor, rock and roll

and there are two more dealerships announced

we had Bright Motor Group announced on the 10th of November

so that's the Dublin area

starting to be covered and then

moving slightly out into Kildare

we have Fitpatrix

who we worked with at some of our regional events

are also going to be taking on

as a Leap Motor dealer

or have been announced as a Leap Motor dealer

so that geographical coverage

is getting stronger

so congrats to the Leap Motors team

and congrats to the two new dealer appointments

speaking of more dealer appointments

we have BYD announcing Finlay

in Kildare

the new BYD dealer

I think the first BYD dealer in Kildare as well

so congrats to Finlay

and in the Kildare region as well

and to BYD Ireland

Kia delighted

I'd say it with the announcement of their

Van of the Year on the PV5

which we've had on the channel

we also had the show in passenger version

and the cargo version is the one that's after winning

Van of the Year

so link in the description to my video

very capable ground up EV

dedicated commercial vehicle

and built on that EGMPS platform

so congrats to the Kia team

and the Van of the Year title

which will give great confidence

to the dealerships

but also to Kia

with regards to a new product to market

and first time bringing commercial vehicles

to my knowledge into the European market

maybe years and years ago

but this is something totally new for Kia

I am going to be a new market

a new market in Cork

on this Thursday night, the 27th

Thursday evening with new market motors

and they are going to be launching

the X-Ping brand

and they're having an EV weekend

but as part of that

there's going to be an EV education

event that I'm going to be hosting

so thanks to new market

and if you want to follow them on socials

you'll see some of the RSVP links

so if you're in that new market area in Cork

or geographically in that area

you can go to an evening of a launch

of the new X-Ping dealership

starting off obviously with the G6

G9 coming soon

I had a look at the P9

so the X-Ping

X-Pong

however you pronounce it

playlist on the YouTube channel

let's get stronger and stronger

so if you're interested in seeing what

where the future of that brand is going

we're going to be chatting about that on the night

and I've got some media interviews leading up to the event as well

me on Monday morning when I land in Spain

doing some interviews there

ahead of that event on Thursday

last but by no means least

we have the MMAI

the Motoring Media Association of Ireland

a proud member of Car of the Year awards

happened a couple of weeks ago

and I put out a couple of interview podcasts

since but it is time to cover

the runners and riders and winners

of the 2026 Car of the Year

in association with Continental Tires

and in the Irish Small

Car of the Year category

the Hyundai Insta was the winner there

amazing car, great to see it

you can see all the different colours

that are happening and some of the dealers around the country

lots of stock available

and so if you're interested in some real quality

value

small car, Insta is hard to beat

Compact Car of the Year

was the Renault 5

won recent European Car of the Year

as well

and well deserved

we had the Roland Garrus edition

that was on the channel there recently

and also at the show a couple of weeks ago

so if you're interested in looking for something a little bit special

in the Renault 5 side of the house

look at that Roland Garrus edition

so that was the Irish Compact Car of the Year

the Irish Medium Car

slash crossover of the year went to the Kia EV3

another phenomenal car

and again all of these have

reviews up on the channel so

make sure you have subscribed

and if you're looking for more information on this

Large Car SUV of the Year

went to the BYDC Line 7

another great car

and the Irish 7 Seater of the Year

went to the Hyundai IONIQ 9

so that was 2 for Hyundai

the Irish Premium Car of the Year

went to another 7 Seater

which was the Volvo EX90

review coming to the channel soon

and the Irish

Performance Car of the Year

went to the MG Cyberstar

again a couple of videos up on the channel

and great to see that car getting

the recognition it deserves

and fair play to MG for putting out

something as stylish as that

saw one on the road recently it was so good looking

it was like grey metallic grey

with some red highlights

and then what happens is all of those winners

get put into a ballot paper

and the jurors

I don't jury

I'm not a juror of the Irish Car of the Year

I'm a member but I don't judge

because some of the categories have

combustion engines in them

and so I can't

compare one versus the other

because I haven't driven the combustion

entrant

and the overall winner then was

the Renault 5

Irish Car of the Year 2026

so that's back to back scenic last year

and then Renault 5 this year

they've got the Renault 4

coming into the portfolio

and so it'll be interesting

they'll hardly make it 3 in a row

how they do

so congratulations to the Renault team

and Renault Ireland

and Renault 5 is well deserved

with the Irish Car of the Year

so it's been a long episode folks

over 40 minutes hopefully you've enjoyed it

we've got back straight into a thickened tin

with regards to the show and I was done

and we will be coming out soon

with dates for next year as well as our regional

test drive events so

make sure you're following Nebo on socials

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but I look forward to chatting to you next week

after driving the

BMW iX3

I think it's under embargo for a little while

so I might not be able to talk about it next week

but soon

I'll talk about the new market

xPang event as well

thanks very much for your time

and we'll chat to you next week on the Nebo

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About this episode

Explore the latest in electric vehicles with detailed reviews and interviews, including the refreshed Toyota bZ4X with improved range and charging, and the new Jeep Compass with advanced off-road capabilities and multiple powertrain options. Highlights include Porsche's powerful all-electric Cayenne, MG's upcoming S6 model, and BYD's dealership expansion in Europe. The podcast also covers industry news like Polestar's AI integration, Opel's sporty Maka GSE, and the Irish Car of the Year awards featuring the Renault 5. Plus, upcoming EV events and dealer launches in Ireland are discussed, offering a comprehensive look at the evolving EV landscape.

Original notes

Welcome back to the Nevo EV News Podcast. If it's Tuesday it must be Nevo EV News Day. My name is Derek Reilly and on this podcast we chat all about EV. Nevo is Ireland's only dedicated EV platform and we'll be covering where we were this week, what we've been driving and what we've been doing between podcasts. If you haven't already subscribed or followed us wherever you are listening please do so and if you enjoyed the episode, please leave a rating and comment, it really helps us out and it doesn't cost you anything. Let's get stuck in.

Toyota 2026 bZ Review

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlkW2JFLKoE

Interview with Erik Gustafsson from Toyota Europe

Jeep Compass Review

https://youtu.be/PccKfqul8uQ

Interview with Fabio Catone with Jeep Europe

Volkswagen eTransporter Pan-Americana

Electric Porsche Cayenne

https://newsroom.porsche.com/en/2025/products/porsche-cayenne-electric-technological-milestone-41128.html

MGS6 Coming to Ireland

https://www.mg.co.uk/new-cars/mgs6-ev

No More Spinning BYD Screens