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Jaguar Land Rover takes BYD to court over the Ti7, the SUV George calls a '£48k photocopy of the Defender', and Richard and George argue over who's in the right. UK EV sales jump 32% in October, BYD outsells the whole US market, and Richard explains why the midterms could bring a renewables wave. Tesla kills the Cybertruck, Richard recalls his first Waymo ride, and BYD's Yangwang hits 312 mph with the U9 Xtreme while taking aim at Rolls-Royce with the Altior. George reveals how some Tesla owners get free Supercharging for life, plus the VW and Cupra battery recall, Mahindra's BE 6, InstaVolt at Premier Inns, this week's reviews (Genesis Electrified G80, Mazda 6e, Polestar 5), share bikes on pavements and Richard's favourite e-bike of the year, the Estarli e28.X.

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Chapters
0:00 Coming up
0:31 Intro: Targets Down, Sales Up, Lawyers In
1:59 JLR v BYD: Is the Ti7 a Defender Copy?
8:41 UK EV Sales Jump 32% in October
9:25 BYD Outsells the US & the Midterm 'Blue Wave'
12:35 How Much Did MAGA Set Back EVs?
16:25 Tesla Kills the Cybertruck
18:29 Richard's First Waymo Ride
20:29 Yangwang U9X Hits 312 mph
21:12 Yangwang Altior: A Rolls-Royce Rival?
24:51 China v the West & Chinese Build Quality
27:17 How to Get Free Tesla Supercharging for Life
30:09 VW & Cupra Battery Recall
32:54 Mahindra BE6 & Too Many New Brands
39:38 InstaVolt Ultra-Rapid Charging at Premier Inn
41:11 Reviews: Genesis G80, Mazda 6e, Polestar 5
43:00 Share Bikes: Useful or a Menace?
46:10 Richard's Pick: Estarli e28.X E-Bike
47:36 Next Week & Wrap

Credits
Footage and images courtesy of BYD, BYD / Yangwang, Estarli, Genesis, JLR / Land Rover, Mahindra, Polestar, Waymo and Tesla.

George went back to the updated BYD Seal 18 months on – and calls it 'bloody brilliant'. Richard asks whether the 443 bhp BYD Atto 3 Evo really needed all that power, and the pair dig into VW pausing the electric ID. Golf while eyeing XPeng's CEA platform. George says an emotional goodbye to the Polestar 2, his first EV, before the European Car of the Year shortlist goes all-electric for the first time in 63 years – and a wine bet is struck. Plus: used EV searches jump 50% as fuel prices bite, charging perks, the ZEV mandate limbo, Ricciardo turning down Formula E, the Gen 4 build-up and Fiat's roofless Topolino Dolce Vita. More at evpowered.co.uk.
 
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Coming up
0:35 Intro: This Week's EV Headlines
1:50 BYD Seal: George Is Converted
5:41 BYD Atto 3 Evo: 443 bhp Overkill?
7:51 VW Pauses the ID. Golf
8:54 VW Eyes XPeng's CEA Platform
11:14 Polestar 2 Bows Out
14:29 All-EV Car of the Year Shortlist
16:48 The Car of the Year Wine Bet
17:21 Used EV Searches Jump 50%
18:48 Why Nobody Goes Back to Petrol
19:58 InstaVolt, Omoda & Jaecoo Perks
22:41 Does Your Bank Reward EV Charging?
23:28 ZEV Mandate & Pay-Per-Mile Limbo
25:45 Ricciardo Snubs Formula E
28:23 Formula E Gen 4: A Turning Point
30:41 Fiat Topolino Dolce Vita Goes Roofless
33:05 BYD Seal Review & China Book Picks
34:37 Next Week: Madrid Testing & SMMT Data
 
CREDITS
Footage and images courtesy of BMW Group, Citroen / Stellantis, FIA Formula E, Fiat / Stellantis, Polestar, Skoda Auto, Volkswagen AG.

Recorded on Tuesday 27 October, the day before the Budget. Richard Alvin and George East ask who is actually going to decide Britain's electric future, now that the Prime Minister has stepped back from the ZEV mandate decision.
Plus Tesla's bruising week, China's megawatt charging war, roads that charge your car, the BMW iX5, Citroën's 2 CV Concept, Li Auto, Volvo, Alpine, a million Geely EX2s, Formula E at COTA and more.

(00:00) Intro
(01:46) Burnham steps back: who decides the ZEV mandate?
(10:50) Tesla's bad week: Cybertruck axed in Australia
(16:09) China's megawatt charging war
(18:36) Roads that charge your car
(21:28) BMW iX5 beats its own charging figure
(25:40) Citroën's 2CV comeback
(27:32) Li Auto is coming to the UK
(29:06) Volvo's cheaper electric SUV
(31:55) Alpine: brand before volume
(34:24) Geely EX2 hits a million
(35:33) Formula E v F1 at COTA
(37:23) Niclas Grönholm's RallyX return
(38:50) Used Audi Q4 e-tron buyer's guide
(40:13) Electric motorbike gearbox and next week

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Images: BMW Group, Citroën, Li Auto, Volvo Cars, Alpine, Formula E, Audi AG, Electreon. Via Wikimedia Commons: Tesla Cybertruck by Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0; BYD megawatt charging by iMoD Official, CC BY 3.0; Geely EX2 by Ethan Llamas, CC BY-SA 4.0; FC1-X by Calreyn88, CC BY-SA 4.0

Richard Alvin and George East cover a bumper fortnight of EV news. Europe's retro fightback at the Paris Motor Show (Peugeot E-T16, Citroën 2 CV, RCZ Vision, Renault E-Space, Alpine A310). China's next wave (BYD Atto 8, Zeekr 9X, Li Auto, Avatr). Tesla's new Roadster with thrusters and its delivery small print. Plus Waymo, Geely and Chery's UK push, Volvo and NVIDIA, touchscreens vs phones, the UK Budget, Formula E's Tinder deal, and reviews of the MG4, Polestar 5, Xpeng L03 and Fiat Topolino.
 
More EV news, reviews and test drives: https://evpowered.co.uk
Presented by Richard Alvin and George East. Everything EV is an EV Powered podcast.
 
CHAPTERS
0:00 Coming up
0:46 Paris promises, Texas theatrics
2:06 Paris Motor Show: Peugeot E-T16, 2 CV, RCZ Vision, E-Space, A310
4:55 Heritage vs originality: can Europe beat China?
8:46 BYD Atto 8 and Chinese build quality
12:24 Zeekr 9X vs Range Rover
14:07 "It's just a car"
17:03 Li Auto and Avatr come to Europe
20:07 Tesla Roadster revealed: thrusters and a "flying car"
24:17 The small print: deposits and delivery
26:10 Halo cars: SpaceX, Jaguar Type 01 and the E-Type
28:02 Waymo vs a New York yellow cab
29:13 Tesla's promises and Q3 numbers
31:01 Will teenagers still learn to drive?
32:40 Chinese brands' UK rollout: Geely, Chery, iCAUR
36:39 Volvo and NVIDIA: eyes-off driving
39:47 Touchscreens vs phones: Euro NCAP
43:45 UK Budget and charging infrastructure
49:09 Our new Formula E podcast
49:59 Formula E: Tinder, Gen4 and Season 13
56:47 Reviews: MG4, Polestar 5, Xpeng L03
58:44 Fiat Topolino

Matt Allan and George East are fuelled by rage this week. Matt loses 20 minutes hunting for the Mazda 6e's rear demister, September is a record month for UK EV registrations, Jaguar finally reveals the Type 01, Porsche confirms the electric Boxster and Cayman, Aston Martin pushes its first EV back again, and George can't see the point of Kia's new GT range. Then Matt cheers everyone up with the Polestar 5.
(00:00) Intro
(00:58) Matt's Mazda 6e rant
(06:48) Record September for EVs and the ZEV mandate
(12:19) Jaguar Type 01 revealed
(19:44) Porsche confirms electric Boxster and Cayman
(22:08) Aston Martin delays its first EV
(25:13) Kia's EV3, EV4 and EV5 GT
(31:30) Polestar 5 driven
(38:36) Wrap-up and what's next

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