In this episode, Jim tells Alex all about his trip to China with Chery, with everything from pork-filled doughnuts to plates of duck heads, and of course - the latest EVs that were on show.
Jim and Alex are back to talk about what they have been up for the past few weeks, such as Alex's drive in the Honda Jazz, what they think about the new Honda Prelude and Jim's upcoming trip to SEMA in Los Angeles.
Jim is away in China this week - so Alex sits down with Paul Gawne to chat all things EVs, starting out as a car reviewer, some chat about electric buses and how to pronounce Isuzu.
Alex and Jim talk about the Munich Motor Show (from a few weeks ago) and Alex's huge road-trip in the ID.3 GTX.
The pair discuss Jim's upcoming trips to the USA and China, Alex's time with the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and the why electric vans aren't the best first EV experience and what could be done about it.
Alex and Jim are this week, joined by Jonathan Porterfield, who is best known for his content online about EV auctions, road trips and much more. The trio talk about what Jonathan does, the charging situation in Scotland and what the best EV deal is at the moment - plus, much more!
This week on the Charging Status EV Podcast, Alex and Jim are in London, in a swanky hotel room together, having just attended the UK launch of Chery Motors. The pair talk about the new models, the Renault 5 and why Alex has fallen in love with it as well as some Tesla chat.
In this episode of the Charging Status EV Podcast, Alex and Jim talk to David Allison - MG UK’s Head of Product and Planning. David shares how MG has gone from a budget brand to one of the UK’s fastest-growing EV car companies, the story behind the Cyberster, and why sometimes the best innovation is putting real buttons back in a car.
Alex and Jim discuss the behind the scenes at the various car launches they have been to and what happens.
Alex and Jim are back fresh from their holidays to chat about the Lotus Eletre that Alex has been driving in Scotland, Jim's trip to Spain in a rebadged Chery Tiggo 7 and some chat about why people don't use Tesla Chargers, even though they are super cheap.
Alex and Jim are joined by Chris Hazell, who runs the Hazell Nutz YouTube channel and is the founder and CEO of Fellton. The trio discuss electric boats, EV training courses, Chris's work on the electric batmobile and the Arrival vans.
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This week, Alex and Jim talk to Jerome Andre, an EV extraordinaire, who's involved with Outrun on YouTube, Fellton and much more surrounding EV conversions.
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Alex and Jim round off the week and chat about the Kia EV3, which they have both tested recently, the new government EV subsidy as well as a brief overview of the new Ioniq 9 and new range of Subaru EVs.
This time, Alex and Jim are joined by Natisha Chatten, who runs the Auto Social UK YouTube channel. The trio discuss the very hot Goodwood FOS, the cars, show and much more!
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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