Charging Status

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1. 00:00:08: Welcome
2. 00:01:58: Polestar 3
3. 00:03:21: Peugeot e208
4. 00:04:53: Honda’s Electric Motorbikes
5. 00:06:46: Electric Mini Production Leaving The UK
6. 00:08:32: First Citreon Ami Delivered In The UK
7. 00:11:15: EVs Become The 2nd Most Popular Car Registered In The UK
8. 00:13:43: Ford eTransit Custom
9. 00:19:57: Citroen To Reward PhEV Drivers For Charging
10. 00:22:32: Smart EV #1 Pricing
11. 00:23:40: Tesla Semi Truck Starts Production
12. 00:25:38: Jeep Avenger Announced
13. 00:27:34: Wireless Charging Pilot For Taxis In Nottingham
14. 00:31:22: EV Sales Impacted By Cost Of Living Crisis
15. 00:34:31: Tesco To End Free Charging
16. 00:38:08: Tesla Taking Votes For New Supercharger Locations
17. 00:39:47: Test Drive: Mini Electric
18. 00:51:23: Wrapping Up

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• Skoda’s New Fabia Sized EV
• Ford See Huge EV Growth
• Vauxhall Launch GSE Sporty EV Brand
• Volkswagen ID Buzz Expansion

1. 00:00:09: Welcome
2. 00:02:23: The Sound And Sight Of EVs
3. 00:05:05: Skoda’s New Fabia Sized EV
4. 00:07:51: Ford See Huge EV Growth
5. 00:10:18: Vauxhall Launch GSE Sporty EV Brand
6. 00:11:56: Who’s Not Doing EV?
7. 00:13:49: Volkswagen ID Buzz Expansion
8. 00:17:03: Volvo EX90
9. 00:21:02: Charging And The Cost Of Living Crisis
10. 00:22:57: Public Charging Availability & VAT
11. 00:26:45: Tesla Pass 1000 UK & Ireland Superchargers
12. 00:30:05: Charging Expansion
13. 00:37:01: Test Drive: Honda E
14. 00:48:05: Wrapping Up

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• 00:00:09: Welcome
• 00:01:28: New Website
• 00:03:07: We Need To Talk About Elon
• 00:06:54: Tesla recalls 30,000 Model X units, due to faulty airbags
• 00:08:09: Tesla recalls 40,000 cars due to power steering issue
• 00:09:21: Tesla is reported to be redesigning Model 3 in order to cut costs
• 00:10:26: Tesla Model Y was the best selling car in Europe in September
• 00:11:23: Car Shows & EVs
• 00:12:53: Tesla adds some of its prototypes and unreleased vehicles to the Petersen museum
• 00:13:30: All electric Abarth 500e announced with more power and new sound generator
• 00:18:01: Electric vehicles in the UK will be required to pay road tax from 2025
• 00:21:12: The new London ULEZ zone will cover the entire city
• 00:25:15: Amazon Rivian EDV - via Friday Adventure Club on YouTube
• 00:26:33: Volkswagen ID. Buzz now rolling out to customers in Germany
• 00:28:02: Ford reveals all electric Ford E-Tourneo Custom MPV
• 00:28:58: Volkswagen will be making an electric Golf for the ninth generation
• 00:31:29: Škoda reveals the all electric Enyaq iV vRS
• 00:32:34: Mazda suggests that an all electric MX-5 is in the works
• 00:34:00: Volvo reveals the EX90, an all-electric SUV with 360 miles range
• 00:36:33: One in three UK drivers want cyclists banned from roads
• 00:40:52: Vauxhall announces the new all electric Astra, complete with estate version
• 00:43:25: Now confirmed, Ford is dropping the Fiesta in 2023
• 00:45:07:

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Chapters & Story Links

1. 00:00:09: Welcome
2. 00:01:45: New Mercedes EQT is an all-electric van crossed with an MPV
3. 00:04:18: DHL orders 2,000 all-electric E-Transit vans from Ford
4. 00:08:11: All-electric Jeep Avenger now on sale in Europe for €39k, not UK yet
5. 00:11:56: Polestar 2 gets more power through a one-time paid update
6. 00:15:05: Turns out, the new VW ID Buzz is pretty darn safe
7. 00:19:16: DrivingElectric awards the MG4 EV with ‘Car of the Year’
8. 00:24:03: New Hyundai Ioniq 6 will be priced from £46,745 in the UK
9. 00:30:05: Vauxhall updates the Mokka Electric with new battery pack and more range
10. 00:32:45: Ford killed off the Fiesta due to production capacity at Cologne factory
11. 00:34:31: All-electric Land Rover Defender coming in 2025 with 300 mile + range
12. 00:38:47: All-electric BMW i5 to launch in 2023
13. 00:40:48: Mercedes reports double EV sales in 2022, compared to the year prior
14. 00:41:38: Tesla driver in Germany fell asleep with autopilot on
15. 00:46:24: Alex's Holiday EV Car Hire
16. 00:48:26: Marks & Spencer to add 900 new chargers at its stores, thanks to a partnership with BP
17. 00:51:05: Octopus Energy has partnered with Stellantis
18. 00:55:05: Lidl opens four new charging parks in France
19. 00:57:06: Mitie to install new EV chargers at UK employment centres
20. 00:59:44: Average cost of EV-fast charging in the UK is now costly more than petrol
21. 01:02:51: New EVs Launching in 2023
22. 01:05:39: Wrapping Up

Extra Episode Links

• The Late Brake Show - Jeep Avenger (YouTube)
• Chasing Cars - Hyundai EV vs Petrol Race (YouTube)

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