Charging Status | EV Podcast
Charging Status is a weekly podcast focussing on the latest news in the electric vehicle space and is hosted by Alex Lowe and Jim Starling.
Episodes
This week, Alex and Jim talk about the Smart #3 that Alex has been driving, the sumptuous BMW i7 that Jim has been wafting around in, what we can expect from Goodwood FOS next week and the new Geely EX5 that is coming soon to the UK.
This week, Alex and Jim talk about the Kia EV3 that Alex has been driving, Jim's Tesla seems to charge too fast for him and also, the rise of influencers in the car review scene.
Show Notes
Jim and Alex talk about the possibility that we have just seen the last ever petrol Volkswagen Golf GTI, the rise of performance EVs and also - BYD have six more models on the way before the end of 2026.
Alex and Jim have their first guest on the podcast this week and are joined by James Batchelor who has been an automotive journalist for many years. The trio talk about James's life as a car journalist, his transition from written work to video and the brand new BYD Dolphin Surf.
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Alex and Jim talk about the new Omoda 9 SHS PHEV, life with a home charger and Alex has become a van man in the Mercedes eSprinter.
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This time, Alex and Jim talk about what its like being a car content creator on YouTube, but specifically regarding the EV side of things. Also mentioned is the BYD Seal and the Mini Electric JCW!
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Alex and Jim are back and this time they talk about the new Nissan Micra and what this means for Nissan and Renault going forward. Also, the new naming on the BYD Seagull/Dolphin Mini/Dolphin Surf and what they have been driving for the past week.
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Alex and Jim are back with a new format for the podcast, as it's going to be weekly-ish from now on. This time the duo have a rather long natter about the SMMT Test Day at the Millbrook Proving Ground, oh - and the new Renault Twingo is coming to the UK next year.
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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 Yangwang U7 and Nio Firefly.
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Alex and Jim talk about the new BYD Sealion 7 launch from last week, the Volkswagen ID.1 and the brand new MG4. Oh yeah - and Jim got a brand new Tesla, for £10.
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...In this episode, Alex and Jim are back to talk everything EVs, as well as what they have been up to. Alex has been moving around on two wheels, Jim has been driving the MG Cyberster and the Kia PV5 gets discussed as well as the XPeng G6 and GWM Ora 03 GT.
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Alex and Jim are back and in person for the first time in a while. This episode was recorded a day before the pair attended the launch of the brand new KGM Actyon in a hotel room, deep in Gloucestershire. Discussed this time is Alex's recent trip to Ireland in the electric Ora 03, the new Tesla Model Y and what EVs are coming in 2025.
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Alex and Jim are back for one final episode of the podcast for 2024. Discussed this time, is the price cut for the Jeep Avenger, BYD is going to start car production in Europe next year, Nio to launch in the UK in early 2025 with new Onvo L60 and finally, Alex and Jim do a quick run down of the EVs they have driven in 2024 and which one was the best.
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It's nearly that time of year again and Jim is feeling festive, so he has his Christmas jumper on. This time around, Alex and Jim discuss the Jaguar Type 00, the brand new Ford Puma (Which was announced during recording), the latest Genesis GV70 EV and what cars the lads have been driving in the past few weeks.
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Alex and Jim are back, once again to talk everything EV. In the past month, Alex was less busy than usual due to some surgery, but Jim has more than made up for it, attending Everything Electric, the Paris Motor Show and doing his bit for the community, by selflessly driving the Ioniq 5N.
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This month, Alex and Jim are together, in the back of a Kia EV9 to chat all things EVs. Halfway through the episode, they both hop in a Hyundai Ioniq 5N to see what it is like, spoiler it is fantastic.
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This month, Alex and Jim are back to talk everything EVs. Discussed is the interestingly named Dongfeng Nammi Box EV, the EV registration numbers from July and what cars we have been driving in the past few weeks.
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Jim and Alex talk about what Jim got up to at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the new Ford Capri, Ford claiming that going all EV is too ambitious and Jaguar going all EV. Also the funny things that have interrupted them during filming.
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In this episode, Jim and Alex talk about all the Chinese brands that currently sell cars in the UK, or that are planning to as well as the cars they have been driving lately. For Jim, this was the brand new Mini Cooper Electric. Also discussed is the new Hyundai Inster, Fisker going bankrupt, Alpine A290 and the Genesis GV60 Magma - a car for the gentleman driver.
In this episode, it seems very Hyundai focused as Alex and Jim discuss the SMMT day they both attended where Jim fell in love with the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N. Alex also did a 1000 mile road trip in the Genesis GV60 and the new BYD BD11 bus could be coming to the streets of London.
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