WLTP Bladder Rating with Jonathan Porterfield
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Jonathan Porterfield shares his decade-long experience with electric vehicles, from pioneering long-distance EV trips in a Nissan Leaf to navigating the evolving charging infrastructure in the UK and Europe. He discusses the challenges of early EV tech, the benefits of buying used EVs like the Kia E-Niro and Soul, and the growing demand for electric cars in the used market. Jonathan also highlights Tesla's superior charging network and efficiency, the complexities of public charging apps, and the impact of leasing on EV affordability. The conversation blends personal stories, practical advice, and insights into the EV market's future.
Alex and Jim are this week, joined by Jonathan Porterfield, who is best known for his content online about EV auctions, road trips and much more. The trio talk about what Jonathan does, the charging situation in Scotland and what the best EV deal is at the moment - plus, much more!
Nissan Leaf
"...olterpolphone, we were the first to drive a 24kWh leaf. It was a press car from Nissan. They got it deli..."
Peugeot iOn
"...ent EVs. From Mitsubishi IMFs, System C0, Peugeot Ions to the Leaf right up to Teslas. Yeah. I just drov..."
Volkswagen Id3
"... was in Munich, which he'd driven to Munich in VW ID3 GTX. Since circumnavigated Europe and go home yes..."
Dacia Spring
"... cheerful thing. Yeah. Tiny little battery in it. Dacia Spring, yeah. Yeah. But I keep banging on about, well, g..."
Morgan 4 Plus
"...getting around to saying is that so I had my EOPS 4 Plus that cost me like 260 quid a month over three yea..."
Tesla Model Y
"...hen buying it. Do you know, I did a video with my model Y when I, because I bought that through the busines..."
Skoda Enyaq
"...d long on their pitches or in their stock was the Skoda Enyaq followed by the Nissan Leaf of all cars, the old ..."
Volkswagen Id Buzz
"...m going to be interested in in December is the VW ID buzz. Because December before last, they had 800 went ..."
Tesla Model 3
"..., really clever. Do you know, I've got that on my Model 3, but not on the Model Y. Yeah. And I often get in..."
Tesla Model Ss
"... infrastructure before there was really that many Model Ss on the road in 2014. Yeah. Just and I did read so..."
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