Kilowatt Half Hour Ep 99: The 1100hp Audi A2, and EVs that pay for themselves

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Every week, the Electrifying.com meet online to discuss all the important matters at hand. Such as the weather, what we’re all having for our tea and who dumped who in last night’s Love Island. Between these heavyweight subjects, we also talk about electric cars. A lot. Probably an unhealthy amount to be honest.

And when we do discuss cars, we find out a lot. From industry gossip to the more mundane practicalities of electric car ownership, it’s the place where we dish the dirt on the cars we’ve been driving and deliver our own verdicts on the latest electric car news. We also like to have a good laugh at the daftest bits of anti-electric news that we’ve seen in the press.

We can’t promise that you’ll learn much. You probably won’t. But if you fancy 30 minutes of idle chat and gossip about the world of electric cars, we’re here for you. If you like it / hate it / think it’s too long or too short, let us know.

👉 Chapters are below so you can jump straight to the topic you’re most interested in:
0:00 Welcome to the Kilowatt Half Hour
0:10 Tom returns, Mike is back, and Lucas joins the podcast
1:25 What have we been driving this week?
1:37 Do electric cars need running in?
5:29 Things that apparently mean you’re old
7:57 Lucas drives the Kia EV3 and EV4
10:02 Mike’s long-term Volvo EX30 Cross Country
11:02 EX30 infotainment bugs and menu frustrations
14:45 EV news: Audi A2 set for an electric return?
17:25 Tom’s wild VW 3-litre Lupo helicopter story
20:33 Volkswagen ID.3 getting a second facelift
23:30 Digital keys, haptic controls and everyday annoyances
25:55 Lucas’ pick: the new Vauxhall Astra
26:48 EV, plug-in and petrol Astra now at price parity
30:03 Barnard’s Bargain: Skoda Enyaq 85x SportLine deal
30:48 Listener comments and questions
31:26 Smaller EVs, Ohio winters and Hyundai wishes
32:27 EV tariffs withdrawn, changed and confusing overnight rates
36:44 New EV owners share their first impressions
37:19 Should governments force the EV transition?
38:48 Real-world EV running costs and charging savings
39:19 Do EV tariffs still make sense for low mileage drivers?
40:00 Is a granny charger enough for daily use?
41:37 No home charging, range anxiety and public charging costs
43:14 Final thoughts and outro