2025-05-02 11:42
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Charging Status | EV Podcast April 2025 - "Time and a place"

Show Notes

Alex and Jim talk about the Everything Electric Show in London, the Shanghai Motor Show, the new $20,000 Slate Auto Truck as well as the seemingly endless amount of new Chinese cars, with the likes of the Yangwang U7 and Nio Firefly.

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro
0:36 - Everything Electric Show London
7:54 - Alex drives the Seat Ibiza
8:18 - Alex drives the Genesis GV70
8:35 - Alex drives the new Model 3 Performance
10:30 - Commercial Vehicle Show 2025
16:45 - Jim drives the Polestar 4
20:10 - Jim drives the Ford Explorer
23:05 - Slate Auto Truck
29:15 - Shanghai Motor Show
31:33 - iCar coming to the UK
32:14 - Denza Z concept
33:27 - Yangwang U8L
34:04 - Genesis GV70 EV UK Pricing
35:32 - Yangwang U7 Launched in China
39:22 - Nio Firefly on sale now in China
43:32 - What is Alex doing for the next month?
45:03 - What is Jim doing for the next month?
47:15 - SMMT Millbrook Day
48:08 - Outro

Links from the show

Alex's Seat Ibiza Review
Alex's CV Show 2025 Coverage
Jim's Ford Explorer Review
Slate Auto Truck announced
Fully Charged Shanghai Auto Show Walkaround
MG CyberX Concept
iCar coming to the UK
Denza Z Concept announced
Yangwang U8L announced
Genesis GV70 EV UK Pricing
Yangwang U7 Launched in China
Nio Firefly on sale now in ChinaAutogefühl Firefly Review

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Alex Lowe

Alex Lowe is the owner and editor of the interface and started the website in 2013. He publishes the majority of the content on the website, hosts the three podcasts and the runs the YouTube channels. Alex has a professional background in computer networking, FWA and WiFi.

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