EPA is most realistic to real world though to all of these, is US based but far closer to real world.

Well no heatpump is no sale, sorry Kia. They need to pull their finger out like Hyundai did, my new 2024 Kona has a heatpump and it's amazing having had the OG 28kWh Ioniq before it which didn't.

If you do most of your driving at lower speeds, and mainly around town, then the Kia is much better than the Model Y. It does not have the hyper-active safety systems that throw on the brakes every ten minutes, has better all-round visibility and access, and has local dealerships. The lack of a heat pump is not a major issue around town or anywhere north of Sydney. However, for longer trips, the Tesla's better aerodynamics and access to the full Supercharger network are impossible to ignore and the phantom braking is less of an issue. Horses for courses, but I reckon most people will be better off with the Kia. (Model Y owner here)

Considering the air variant is the one being reviewed due to availability, some more things about the ev5 which I’ve not seen mentioned in reviews: No privacy glass for rear windows. No heated steering wheel. No auto up/down windows for rear. No driver profiles you can save. No heater for second row seats.

Interesting - as someone looking to buy his first EV early next year, this feature may steer me towards Kia, unless the process is as straight forward on some Chinese EVs.

🚙 🔌 🔋 excellent Neerav

Love Android Automotive in my MY22 Polestar 2!

I recently completed a round trip from Melbourne to Brisbane over a couple of weeks and tested the new route planner on a couple of sections of the journey. It was adequate, but nowhere near as good as ABRP. A couple of suggestions for improvements I’d put to MG would be: 1 - give the user the option to select chargers along the route. At the moment you are stuck with whatever it calculates to assign, but it would be good to have options to choose from. 2 - show the estimated battery percentage at each stop and the destination. Ideally this should also display alongside the remaining distance, and should adjust accordingly if you increase or decrease efficiency. 3 - I don’t think the software has any idea of actual availability of the chargers being recommended, such as whether they are out of action, etc. (though I didn’t have any problems myself). I suspect not, as I don’t think the data is really live. 3 - If they can incorporate live map and charger data, and perhaps adjust along the route if necessary, that would be ideal. My usual method is to plan long routes in ABRP and then share that to Waze, so I’ll likely to continue doing that most of the time, but it is good to have at least something inbuilt into the car.

the only AU RHD best value for money bEV that is V2H and also V2G is the ‘Cupra Born’ (2023 built, AU$47,000 driveway with about 5,000km to 9,000km odometer)? Kia EV9 and Polestar3 are there but you need close to & above AU$100,000 - AU$145,000 driveaway for those two

Not Even Damn Close 😂😂

Can't believe how much I love driving my 77kw MG4. Incredibly responsive I. Sport mode, rear wheel drive, corners on rails. Years ago I had an Alfa Romeo Alfa Sud which I loved driving - but not as much as the MG4. I love driving past service stations knowing I am not going to pay $2/litre of petrol again.

I have been drivinng an EV for 5 years and never, ever going back to ICE cars.

I tested this straight after an Xpeng G6, and although I would prefer the reassurance of a brand that's well known in Australia I just didn't see the value in the EV5. Maybe the EV3 will paper over some of the shortfalls in equipment and be a more reasonable price, but then it's a much smaller vehicle.

Nice car, but i think the ev3 will be the real seller

Good choice with the EV6 - that would be in my top picks too. Driving dynamics so important for me.

The answer is simple - European manufactured cars simply cannot compete on price with Chinese made ones. Also, just a correction on the e-2008 - the one sold here in May was the pre-facelift, and the one in Europe was post facelift. Both are second gen Peugeot 2008's.

Great summary - the lower specifications, superseded models, overpricing and European car manufacture arrogance has not helped these French brands. I would contemplate one if it was more seriously positioned in the market. Eh, constructeurs automobiles français, on sait lire ! Apportez-nous des véhicules électriques sérieux et à bon prix.

I have the Trophy ER (Extended Rang 77kw) here in the UK. Love the firmer suspension and the instant power in sport mode. The biggest irritations are MG updates so slow to come to market, they have facility for OTA updates but have announced there are no plans to use it, Infotainment updates are sketchy, originally had Bluetooth connection issues and Radio was very random around being on when started, had 2 updates, that were supposed to fix bluetooth and radio, 1st one fixed Bluetooth, Radio still not coming back on every time even after 2nd update (R59) this has added another issue the car hotspot has stopped working. Some cars have an issue with odd Tesla chargers but MG here charge for the update, and there is a fix being tested for the vicious steering wheel reaction on LKA.( this is going to be a chargeable update ). Otherwise love the car.

with the new V2X announcement - will electricians soon provide a solution/wall-plug that will be near our car that can be hooked up via thick cable so the car battery can power our house? When the car battery is low can that same cable/wall-plug be used to charge the car, or a second socket has to be installed? How do we know which AU RHD bEV’s are V2X, and will there be a wall-plug product that will make a Tesla into a V2X car?

Opened the app this morning to check the status of the overnight charging and saw it had updated. Seems a tad quicker/more responsive than before for me, and I really like being able to enable Face ID. It has a setting for themes, but the only theme available is the white. Hopefully they’ll add a dark theme soon. Overall a good improvement.

I'm finding it painfully slow compared to the old version. Very frustrating.

Can the app on two phones be connected to the same car?

Where’s the drink holder from?

Xpeng AU announced it will cost AU$2,064 incl GST 5 years ($413 incl gst average per year) to service the G6 bEV, but their fine print says costs in year 2 onwards could change, only first year servicing cost/price is guaranteed

I think having a long range EV is a good idea👍. As mentioned weekly charging is all that is required. Having a garage for charging while convenient is really not that essential. For years we only charged our Tesla’s while doing the weekly shop… this has recently changed to at-home weekend charging to counteract the large negative feed-in-tariff being produced by our solar☀️ .

When is mech (polo collar t-shirt, hoodies, singlets, baseball caps, beanies, track pants, jumpers, 7-8 button business shirts) coming?

It was indeed a fabulous pane🙌l .. Great sharing of personal experiences by the panel members...Well done Electric Viking ( Sam Evans), ⚡Neerav Bhatt ☀️ Rebecca Williamson and Kieran Pradeep 🙌🙌

Interesting video. I do wonder Is the black roof a wrap over white paint or is it black paint. I’m not a fan of the look of the black roof and suspect it will also be keeping the car hotter than if it was white.

LOVE my MG4 long range!! Most of the time I trickle charge at home and I find it gives me plenty of charge. I try and charge during the day (I have PV) and occasionally will go overnight if it's particularly low or I haven't planned ahead and have a few driving days coming up. I'm planning a long trip in January and I'm hoping I can manage that without to much charging stress! 🤞

For the price , the car needs to be a bit more practical and 2 bales of mulch is not a huge ask. Great little pocket rocket though, love to be able to afford one as a run-around second car 🙂

NISSAN LEAF ZE1 IS MUCH BETTER LOOKING AND QUALITY AND RELIABLITITY

Id prefer front of car or back left, front mainly so your don't have to back in the car everytime

So what's the advantage being on the left side beside parallel street charging? I don't so any different when charging at a charging station you reverse to. BTW some people have trouble reversing cars so that might be a problem too lol

What about Pollen filter replacement ?

Great facility in these cars. Just a note: the internal outlet only gives power while the car is turned on, so you probably want to be seated inside or close-by. The car will not lock with the key-fob left inside, and will bing incessantly and send Bluelink notifications if you get out with the fob in your pocket and the car still switched on. Even if you just get out and go around to the rear tailgate.

Interesting product. Definitely would appear to have a strong use case in existing apartment buildings and shopping centres. The low cost of installation while still providing load management is certainly attractive - as uktinately someone has to bear the cost Would also be interested in how smart the load management is. Eg. Can you have both a cable/ breaker run limit and a site limit.

Excellent video and good explanation. Many would find it useful Neerav

I have an Alchemy Charge smart point and they are amazing.

The problem is that this thing will not be available for 2023 or older models, at least in italy

Neerav look like a boss’man in that MG4 bEV

Excellent video Neerav. Nice touch how at the beginning you gave a shout-out to those who financially support you

Good job. It’s important to protect the car from the sun. I’m not a big fan of pano sun roofs for that reason.

$100 for a window shade, wowsers

hey mate, do they mention 3phase supply support anywhere in this presentation?

Great video, thanks! Snapshade is a much better fit than yours for the windscreen. It works great so I recommend that. With the dashcam, did you find it easy to get someone to install it? Can any auto electrician do it or do you need a specialist?

Had you already had the sagging under tray fixed before this visit? I guess they could fix it at this 1K service if it hadn’t already been done.

Kona gets a heat pump system which will see it performing better during winter in the southern states. Kia regards all of Australia as a Hot Climate and doesn't fit a heat pump to the Niro, EV5, or EV6. I do not know about the EV9. I also don't think they are sister cars. The Niro and Kona share a platform but the EV5 is based on a similar platform to the EV6.

Correct me if I am wrong... 1) EV2 compares to Inster 2) EV3 compares to Kona EV 3) EV5 compares to Ionic 5 & EV6 which is sportier GT, but not an SUV

Could you make a video which are the Top 3 or Top 5 RHD bEV’s that are best for dynamic driving & quality handling? Driveaway price must be under AU$99,990 (brand-new)

Meh. its boring and ugly. Why not wait until the new model Y is out to do a proper comparison?