Charging Status: January 2023

Happy New Year, everyone! We’re back, a little bit later than planned, with a bunch of EV and charging news that popped up since we last spoke to you in December.

Over our Christmas break, we had a bit of a behind-the-scenes chat about how we can make these episodes better, so you’ll notice we’re running a little longer and taking more time to discuss the stories. We’d love to hear what you think about this slight change, our thinking being to try to bring more analysis to the show, rather than just a quick-fire round of news.

Do you have thoughts on the stories we’ve covered this month, or maybe some EV news you’d love to highlight? We’d love to hear from you, so please send a note over to [e-mail], leave a comment on the post, or join the discussion over on our Discord server

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Chapters & Story Links

00:00:09: Welcome

00:01:45: New Mercedes EQT is an all-electric van crossed with an MPV

00:04:18: DHL orders 2,000 all-electric E-Transit vans from Ford

00:08:11: All-electric Jeep Avenger now on sale in Europe for €39k, not UK yet

00:11:56: Polestar 2 gets more power through a one-time paid update

00:15:05: Turns out, the new VW ID Buzz is pretty darn safe

00:19:16: DrivingElectric awards the MG4 EV with ‘Car of the Year’

00:24:03: New Hyundai Ioniq 6 will be priced from £46,745 in the UK

00:30:05: Vauxhall updates the Mokka Electric with new battery pack and more range

00:32:45: Ford killed off the Fiesta due to production capacity at Cologne factory

00:34:31: All-electric Land Rover Defender coming in 2025 with 300 mile + range

00:38:47: All-electric BMW i5 to launch in 2023

00:40:48: Mercedes reports double EV sales in 2022, compared to the year prior

00:41:38: Tesla driver in Germany fell asleep with autopilot on

00:46:24: Alex's Holiday EV Car Hire

00:48:26: Marks & Spencer to add 900 new chargers at its stores, thanks to a partnership with BP

00:51:05: Octopus Energy has partnered with Stellantis

00:55:05: Lidl opens four new charging parks in France

00:57:06: Mitie to install new EV chargers at UK employment centres

00:59:44: Average cost of EV-fast charging in the UK is now costly more than petrol

01:02:51: New EVs Launching in 2023

01:05:39: Wrapping Up

Extra Episode Links

The Late Brake Show - Jeep Avenger (YouTube)

Chasing Cars - Hyundai EV vs Petrol Race (YouTube)

Credits

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