12: BMW i5 Debuts And Kyle Drives It, Rivian Max Pack Drops & Disappoints

10/06/23 • 82 min

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11: Honda Prologue Debuts, BYD Dolphin Comes To N.America & More Open Superchargers

➤ Intro
➤ NEW SEGMENT! EV News Daily Weekly Reporting Roundup
➤ Kyle drive the BMW i7 M70
➤ Kyle spends time with Ioniq 6
➤ New Audi Q8 e-Tron versus old original e-Tron SUV versus Merceds-Benz EQE SUV in highway range testing
➤ Tom thoroughly tests and reviews the FLO Home X5 EV Charger
➤ Honda Prologue debuts with 300 miles of range (in most efficient trim)
➤ The BYD Dolphin launches in Mexico amid word that the Chinese automaker is considering building a manufacturing plant there
➤ Kia EV9 pricing for the rear-wheel-drive Wind trim (with the smaller battery option) has been announced
➤ Tesla MagicDocks that allow cars with CCS plugs to charge at Tesla Superchargers are popping up everywhere!

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13: Kia EV Day Reveals EV3 And EV4 Models, BMW iX2 Debuts

00:00:00 Intro

00:03:26 EV News Daily Weekly Reporting Roundup

00:11:42 Kyle takes delivery of a 240 kW (322 horsepower!) DC fast charger

00:31:31 Tom talks about friend and viewer Pete Bremey's 2019 Tesla Model 3 that just hit 100,000 miles

00:38:28 Domenick talks about his 3,800-mile road trip he just completed in a Tesla Model 3

00:52:09 Kia holds EV Day and debuts EV3 and EV4, which shared the stage with the previously revealed EV5

01:02:46 BMW iX2 makes its debut

01:09:53 Mercedes-Benz Trucks eActros semi tractor debuts with a 621-kWh LFP battery

01:21:37 Genesis GV60 gets a more affordable rear-wheel drive trim level

01:23:31 We answer a Super Thanks Question: Found a 2019 e-tron Prestige for 34,000 with 46,600 miles should I get it? It’s the only one around us.

01:25:27 Kyle's experience with the Mercedes-Benz GLE plug-in hybrid

01:32:24 Tesla Model 3 and Model Y can now be factory-wrapped in colored paint protection film

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