Charging Status: December 2022

We have quite a fully-packed show for you this month, with a lot of new vehicles being announced or having more details revealed about them. We also have a bit of a chat about the London ULEV zone expansion, as well as cyclists and eScooters (with a little rant from James on some of the amazingly unsafe things he's seen) on UK roads after 1-in-3 surveyed drivers say cyclists should be banned from the roads and be forced to use dedicated cycle paths.

We'd really like to hear your thoughts on this episode, especially as we raise some interesting questions about the state of the EV market, the environment and things like road tax for EV owners. we’d love to hear from you, so send a note over to podcast@chargingstatus.net, leave a comment on the post, or start a discussion in Goodpods.

We're also very pleased to say that Charging Status now has its own feed and is part of the brand-new Crossed Wires website via our shiny new domain (chargingstatus.net). A huge thanks to our Crossed Wires co-host, Jae, for all her help getting the show submitted to virtually every podcast directory under the sun.

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Chapters & Story Links

• 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: