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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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.
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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
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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
43 43
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
1%
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
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
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
L2
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
1
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
we
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
so
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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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
so
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
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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.
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.