FIRST LOOK: Hyundai INSTER - inside the £22k city car that’s set to be a huge hit | Electrifying
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This is the Hyundai INSTER - which definitely seems to have been named to try and attract the Gen Z car buyers. Only nobody told them that, if that’s the case, they should have called it the TikTok or the SnapChat because only old people like the electrifying.com team use Instagram, these days!
Anyway, the new Hyundai INSTER is based on Hyundai’s existing small city car - the Casper. The Casper is currently only sold in Korea (in my opinion, Casper would have been a better name to stick with!), which is also where it’s built as part of a joint venture with one of the local manufacturers. And that’s what allows Hyundai to reduce costs.
Speaking of which, Hyundai hasn’t confirmed pricing, yet, but the INSTER is expected to cost from around £22,000 - a similar amount to its arch nemesis, the Citroen e-C3.
It's not going to be fast, mind… The 95bhp, 42kWh INSTER will take 11.7sec to get to 62mph. The bigger 49kWh car gets a whopping 113bhp, for a slightly less embarrassing 0-62mph time of 10.6 seconds.
Thanks to a long(ish) 2.58m wheelbase means that the INSTER has pretty good space in those back seats, and you can even add an optional setup that allows the seats to slide and recline, so that you can prioritise more boot space or legroom. If you do add that option, though, you can only seat two people in the rear seats - rather than the three that you can squeeze in if you stick with the standard seats. As with the front seats, the rear seats also fold flat, but they only seat two people.
Join Ginny as she takes a close look around the new INSTER. Is this going to a winner when it arrives in the UK? Let us know what you think in the comments below.
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This is what the Honda e should have been. ❤ Hyundai has nailed it. 😮🎉
They really blew the Honda e with the battery size.
No, this is much uglier than the Honda, but at least it's more practical
Honda e are released too early imo maybe if Honda e still updated today it's will be similar.
@@silluete the only problems with the Honda e was the eye watering price and poor range.
@silluete no, the specs and range for the Honda were very poor for the high price they charged
I don't know about the target demographic but I think this will be a hit across all age groups. It looks cool, has really thoughtful design touches and really well integrated tech. Small, light and more affordable, this is a great example of what EVs should be - fantastic job by Hyundai.
Like the Scion xB that was supposed to be designed for young people, but was too expensive so 9/10 people who bought them were retirees.
Battery is too small for me. I don't need fancy but 49 kWh for large pack means no longish trips.
@@tenwatts2378 not many people drive the few hours it would take to drive the 250 miles this top spec model will officially do.
Most people have to stop for kids to use toilets, get food etc. Charging your car in these instances is not an inconvenience for most people.
@tenwatts2378
It's a small car and it's need the compact battery size of 49 KWh for the cost! If you need to drive more mileage per charge, what kind of BEV would you like and price wise???
I'm going to have to apologise to Hyundai. I'm in my mid fifties and I love this car and feel it could replace my 4 year old Kona EV. The future is looking very bright.
Also in my 50s and this car looks great. And I live in rural Ireland so I'm definitely not the target demo. Finally a car built for Irish roads.
And yes, the car's name is awful.
@KevinLyda
Inster.....The Instead? The Incest? ( I hate for that! ) It's should be Ioniq 1 or Casper
Yes, I own a Kia e Niro, and to be true, I really like my e Niro.
But this Inster is a small but practical and smart BEV!
Notwithstanding the potentially divisive exterior look, Hyundai Group has nailed it yet again.
So interesting seeing you next to it versus the tall bloke from fully Charged. It goes from Kei car to Crossover 😂
Indeed 😂
And neither lifted the bonnet/ hood. Is there a frunk?
@@robertmorley3609She said when talking about the boot that there's no frunk.
My first thought was "blimey, Ginny must be tiny!"
Well done, Hyundai. Looks brilliant.
What a brilliant, brilliant car. It's basically a FIAT Panda EV, only cooler.
@@mikeymike1792 my thoughts. Better Panda than the one they are presenting.
No the ec3 is basically a fiat panda
This is the coolest looking car ever, fiat panda was my favourite looking car but this just kills it. All I need in my car collection is the canoo 7 seater and that’s me done for life.
You got me excited about a panda ev, I just googled it. eugh.
I used to have a panda 169. I really loved that car.
I have a Kona 39kwh (2020), since the last 3 years and its been my only and main car. With the average maximum range of 250km (155miles) and its been perfectly fine. Inster with its +200miles range would be a nice upgrade for me to be honest :). I absolutely love my Kona and its long warranty.
They may be aiming for the younger customers, however I think this will sell well across all age groups, from younger to smaller families and older I can see it serving all them well and appealing to them.
I just fell in love with the inster, and it's not limmerence. Never mind the demographic audience for this vehicle, hyundai just ticked almost all the boxes of my wishlist what I need an compact EV to be to have value. I think this EV has appeal for all dempraphocs. Hyundai just blew the competition away in my view with other brands in this segment based on specs and features, as standard, interior en exterior, alone. If the 49 kwh can achieve all weather all season range of 186 miles between 20 and 80% soc I'm sold! Hoping the 49 kwh version will be well below 25000 euros incl taxes. If so it is true value for money than the competition. The eC3 basically only has the comfort suspension going for it, the fiat 500e has only the iconic design going for it for a hefty comparative price, the compact byd maybe has more style a slightly more interior stle but far less fully specced than the inster, the id2all may be a close competitor but will likely have a heftiger pricetag and slightlynless features, maybe only competing on slightly better performance specs, the honda ev has better front interior design for a hefty price butbwoth much less range and size, the Dacia is too basic for the price and performance and looks relatively expensive for the price, renault 5 looks lackluster in terms of total package compared to the Inster EV, but you're paying mainly for design and modern nostalgia (which will likely be more niche now in my view
With a heat pump..... 🤔 Possibly!
This is so cool. It's going to sell so well in the UK. They've finally realised cheap electric cars don't need to be boring and that interior especially looks nicer than anything under £30K. Glad to see it also has all of the tech you expect from a more expensive car, including the heat pump as standard, it's going to be a much better proposition than the E-C3 and the new Fiat Panda. I don't think anything is going to come close for the money. I'd even choose this over the BYD Dolphin etc.
Completely agree that this is the sort of EV car which manufacturers should be making at an affordable price point. It is much harder to do this well than do all the “premium” stuff. I admire what Citroen have and also Dacia. I hope this sells well.
I freaking love k cars, I wish the EU made a category for them, so we can have cheaper insurance and taxes so they are finally properly sold here. in the mean while this is probably good enough, although I really want slidy doors, I was considering a second-hand Citroen e-Berlingo, but this will probably take its place (i like camping).
I love that the seats are foldable 💯 & that they didn't try to sell it as a 5 seater. Families of 5 with a single car are rare and that's not the kind of car they would buy anyway. Cargo space is what gives the versatility.
The name is the only thing I don't like but I'm also not a gen Z so... Well done Hyundai.
We are a family of 5 with one car
I have had a 2019 Kona EV, a 2022 Kona EV, and now the 2024 Kona EV. All amazing cars with the latter unbelievably amazing! It looks like the Inster will have a big impact on those switching to an electric vehicle. It's affordable, well made and very roomy inside. Hats off to Hyundai with yet another great car!
Yep great car that resembles the gen 1 Kia soul. Which is also a great little EV.
Looks like a brilliantly practical little car and also not skimped on the equipment either which is great! I know lots of people who have stepped up to a segment above what they want/need only because the equipment they want isn't available in the smaller car. I used to have a first generation A-Class, this certainly has more rear legroom but the versatility of the interior reminds me of that.
They picked the wrong colour for the media. It should have been something interesting, a shiny yellow, a pistachio green, a lively purple etc.
The US needs this.
Yeah I agree. Car companies think everyone in the US makes over 200 grand and can afford these high priced EVs.
@Jrfeimst2 there are plenty of EVs that cost as much or less than the average ICE, including the Kia EV6 and Hyundai Ioniq5 and 6. You can spec out a Telluride to cost more than an EV9.
@@Noah_E LOL. All of those models cost more than 40 grand. Most people in the US can’t or should not buy a car over 40 grand. You’re crazy if you think any of those cars are an affordable EV. We need an EV that’s less than 25 grand. And even then that’s still a lot of money for most people.
@@Jrfeimst2 I clearly stated as "much or less than the average ICE." The average new ICE cost over $48k. I've bought two new cars and two trucks for my tree farm since 2015. None of them was under $40k and my trucks were more than double that. New cars under $25k cars are almost extinct, regardless of power-train, and if they were available you'd probably be better served by a quality used car than a bare bones cheaply made new one. That's post COVID induced inflation reality.
The USA will never see them , you like them big, idk how fiat give you the 500e😂
Reminds me of the Honda e, hopefully this one makes it to the US!
This is a car for old people, it's tall, practical and cheap and the elderly don't care about the wonky looks.
Step aside Genzeeee! Baby boomer wants one.
I'm not a massive EV fan, but that ticks the boxes.
Good work Hyundai.
100% agree, and I am not genzeee either, I'm skidding my way towards 50 and I really want one of these
Tbh I don’t think it will be a hit with GenZ, most get their first car paid by parents and their are petrolheads , maybe if they attract the girlies just like the mini and fiat 500
I love it has a ignis panda vibe
Plus a Nissan Juke with those lights placed randomly at the front...
I don't like the name but I love everything else about this car
Lots of creativity in that small cheap(used relatively) car
I like that you talk about each other. Was stunning that Jack fitted the back seat
I hope Hyundai sells MILLIONS of these
Should call it an Ioniq 1
it's not a bespoke EV so they chose not to.
It amazes me that so many motoring journos fail to realise that "City Cars" can be just as useful as any other car, especially when so much of the internal volume is not taken up with engine and transmission.
Don't get me wrong, I love large and high performance vehicles but the reality is that we rarely use the performance or the space. So wtf do we need electric cars to follow the form factors of ICE cars? If you can get 6'6" and a 6'2" people one behind the other, why do we need a car to be any bigger?
I regularly spend long hours on motorways and, with the exception of the holidays, I rarely see more than 20% of cars with more than two people in them, yet everybody seems to think that they need to "Impress" the population with some sort of floating gin palace on wheels!
And the reality is that it is perfectly possible to use a "City Car" for all a family's needs. I know, we had a Hyundai Atoz as our only family car for about 3 years. It already had over 250k on the clock when we got it and did another 350k before it finally died. And a lot of that mileage was on m/ways. At least with an equivalent EV we wouldn't have the engine singing along with every mile (we actually called it The Singer because the engine sounded more like a sewing machine than a car). With adaptive cruise control and all the other typical gear of modern cars, I really don't see the need for anything more.
Do I want one? Yes (and this is the first one of these ultra cheap, FWD EVs that has tempted me) but I don't know whether I can live without the flexibility that a van offers, but that is another story, and one that is completely irrelevant to 90+% of people..
Maybe we can get one of these and a cheap van for when those specific needs arise.
I love your comment...only one reason for a much bigger ioniq 5....
Anyone who regularly pulls a trailer cannot do that with this car...I do not expect this car / battery size capable of pulling 1600 kg...which more or less is the weight of a 2 person glider including trailer...or a one horse trailer.
I call this a perfect second car.
@@reiniernn9071 The fact is that there are plenty of medium sized vehicles that can't tow that much. I also need to tow quite regularly (and it's one of the things that annoys me about BYD in Euroland; the company just doesn't have their models homologated for towing... GRRRR). In my case, it's to lug loads of firewood.
What really annoys me about the whole subject is the way people invent reasons for having absolutely mahoosive cars, yet they rarely have more than driver and passenger. And we all know thgat they're inventing reasons to justify destroying the planet.
For me for now , this is the elétric car that makes sense.
“Didn’t she do well?!” “ A cuddly toy, a pen , a teasmaid. And the Best Damn Car I’ve seen in a long time”
The simple legroom-Vs-bootspace slider is amazing. We have talked about this many times. You see a nice car but with cramped backseat priotising bootspace. The seats should slide for tall people who dont need boot space. Very simple yet a major utility value.
So perfect! I really like this Hyundai! It has the looks of the cute Suzuki Ignis ( what not to like) and the practical and size of a Honda Jazz! It's a mini IKEA mpv! its also got the Ioniq 5 steering wheel. That a big + point, because you always touching it! 😂
Standard Range
Battery: 42 kWh (LG Chem)
Power: 71,1 KW (97 pk)
Torque: 147 Nm
0-100: 11,7 s
Topspeed: 140 km/u
300+ km range
DC charge is still unknown, but also 10-80% in about 30 minutes
1.300 kg
Long Range
Battery: 49 kWh (LG Chem)
Power 84,5 KW (115 pk)
Torque: 147 Nm
0-100: 10,6 s
Topspeed: 150 km/h
355 km range (met 15-inch wheels)
85 kW DC charge
1.400 kg
For the nerdy around us! ❤
I have a feeling that some of the designers from Kia went through the wrong door at the office.
The Inster has a Soul design and the new design of the Kona Electric looking more like the E-Niro. And then sprinkled some Ioniq wibe on them.
Yes Jack on Fully charged did a review yesterday on this car and he fit in it fine
Love it!! I’m taking delivery of a 24 Kona electric in a week but perhaps when I retire and downsize for retirement in 5 years this might be the next car!😊
A car we’ve Ben waiting for…absolutely.👏👏
Brilliant car and review as always. 😎
Hopefully this car will also make Honda and Toyota produce a similarly affordable vehicle. I love it.
Nothing will make Honda and Toyota produce affordable vehicles. They will only survive if they produce profitable vehicles. As have the US automakers, Honda and Toyota will cede the small EV market to other companies.
I’m assuming that the Kia EV2 will be based on the same platform. Was that mentioned at your launch event by any chance? I see a bit of Honda-E in the round headlights, a nice reference, and the same round reference at the back. Love the front turn signal and tail light designs. Stunning! Love the space inside - beats anything from Stellantis, that all have terrible, almost non-existent, rear legroom (deal breaker). Hyundai and Kia are REALLY nailing everything these days, especially style, quality, equipment specification, fun factor and driving experience.
Is Teddy a tribute to the Kia Hyundai Channel from Ontario Canada? They used him to measure trunk space. 😊
Echoing what somebody else mentioned - I currently own a Suzuki Ignis and this is like a more modern funky version. Very similar in shape and with the moveable back seats etc. I love my Ignis so this is going right on my list to check out when they become available.
Inster looks great!....Cant' wait for the "Outster".....😉
Really handy in many ways!
I am surpriced to see so much ideas/options in a car…
Perfect size and price. Probably most will hit 30K I guess
Good video, better car. Hyundai seems to have nailed it. Can I get one in the U.S.?
Agreed. Bit of a dodgy name aside, it is a lovely and characterful package, I'm keen to try one, and if I go electric this would suit my needs completely... maybe I could remove the name badge on the back?
Other day I come to UA-cam, in the shorts section had a clip, Ginny´s Mozzarella sticks. I was like WHAT ? But it was another channel and another Ginny, but they got me for a moment. =)
I can see it´s a fun car, you had a lot of fun without even driving it ! To me it looks bit like a Jeep Renegade.
7:38, Sorry man, but that controle panel looks like Jar Jar Binks! 😂😂😂
This is what the new Panda should be. My mk3 twinair panda was brilliant. It also had the sliding rear seats and fold flat front seats. It was so versatile and this looks the same. Real buttons too. I feel this could be as cool as the Honda e but actually with a usable range.
Hey guys, what's with the annoying background repeating lift music!!
Love the review, I always do, but some of the background tunes are really annoying!!
Ginny is that a smiley face, looks a bit grumpy, it’s like its been forgotten in a garage or almost empty car park. I have seen photos of the previous versions (petrol) and they looked more sporty/utilitarian.
Wonderful overview, Ginny. It's nice to see a light coloured interior which helps the car feel more spacious and cooler on sunny days. Most Kia and Hyundai cars in North America have basic black interiors.
An Ignis that’s eaten a Honda e
Looks great. The folding seats are particularly useful. I always liked the folding passenger seat in the VW Tiguan.
Hooray, no scratchy plastic comments. Exactly the kind of car that's desperately required to reduce pollution in our cities and tackle climate change.
Slow cars are the future. We used to have slow, and now we have more and lower limits so slow is better, especially for 20 mph cities. Nice and square and tonnes of room, which is such a treat,but trying to be cutesie, but not really got it. Those seats are so thick! Given it is a city car, surely the seats could be like train seats, really slim, lighter and leaving more room in the cabin. Very spoilable, markable, spillable fabric seats, should last 5 mins with the grandkids. Flat floor- perfect! Why not door garnishes for the outside to protect the doors from car park dings? Shorter people are going to have fun looking over that centre screen. No wireless Carplay? Not good! Love Hyundai/Kia they are the future. Wish them luck. Good vid, Ginny.
Love this car. Love the movable rear seats and the fact that they fold flat. Love the interior design. Great that it gets a heat pup as standard. Love the fact that's not just another clone SUV. This isn't just for gen Z - I'm definitely not in that bracket and love it. If this does come in starting at £22k a lot of other manufacturers are going to have to rethink their pricing. Just a slightly bigger boot (when carrying passengers) and range (at least 250m) and it'd be perfect 🙂 If I hadn't just ordered the dolphin (to replace my iD3) the Inster would definitely have been high up on my shortlist.
I remember my first Audi A4 did 0-62 in 10 seconds and it felt quick then so these performance figures are fine!
Top review…well said 👍🏻😁
It looks a cute Hippo from the front. Love it.
OMG, this is the perfect car! It's doing the sliding rear sits just like my 16yo Toyota Yaris, and has plenty of pockets and storage spaces, almost half of my 16yo Toyota Yaris, and it costs just over 10 times what I paid for my Toyota Yaris (with delivery to a shop and new clutch kit + fluids, breaks, etc.) 7 years ago (~£2000).
And it's a great urban runabout with almost 1/3 of the range of my 16yo Toyota Yaris.
And you can fold the rear seats flat and fit a matress then go camping in the parking lot at ASDA, so you can charge it and go back home the next day. BRILLIANT.
I'm 10 fold greener that any EV driver by keeping my old Toyota yaris, which is about £200 a year with 2 oil changes and 1 planned part to renew (aftermarket ones, on the cheap side), and it still does the same milege to the gallon as advertised (if I drive sensibly, not economical).
I drove this car on mountain paths where an Audi Q7 got stranded, but my little Betty didn't break a sweat. Drove it through mud uphill in 1st gear bouncing off the rev limiter for minutes, and she got me out of the woods on the rocky path on the first try. She had chunks of mud on top of it but didn't let me down.
Had the water pump fail at 155K miles, and she went all the way to the parking clunking and grinding, where she finally gave up and spilled the antifreeze. She didn't left me stranded on the side of the road. I love this car and will never give it up until the end, and that's far from now. To be honest I knew the water pump was on its last legs 4-5 months before it failed.
I drove Betty thousands of miles throughout Europe and only had good times.
I bought it as a cheap runaround, and hated the looks, but it grew on me, and found so many features that I didn't know about as the time went.
If you have a mk2 Yaris, did you know the rear seatbelts have child lock mode? or the rear doors have a little switch just under the latch that locks the door and it will open only from outside? and 9 airbags? imagine that...
Really nice proposal: I would buy this car only for the buttons, nice interior.
Lovely little thing! I can see them having problems keeping up with demand, which is a common problem.
I need a large vehicle for work up north but this would be the perfect city car if they sold them in Canada
This is very impressive for the price 👏
Not my kind of thing, but I'm glad it exists. It's an SUV that's not an SUV that I don't hate on sight, which takes some doing. Unlike other crossover... thingies... I think this might actually be useful to a lot of people and I could see it being used by an old Italian farmer somewhere. Big kudos on the physical buttons for the heater and aircon.
One of the best New City Cars arriving in the UK later this year 😊
It’s got Suzuki ignis vibes. I would multiply the battery size by 4 and that’ll be the range if you’re lucky for most of the year
Will it be suitable for the motability scheme? Would be perfect for that
I really like this too. Kei Jidosha thinking in a Supermini at a decent price 👍👍
I'm guessing Hyundai had to change the Casper nametag due to copyright issues from the movie people.
Not much of branding of the model name around so I'm all for this all around winner of a car.
A welcome addition, I'm impressed
Yep, we like the style a lot. It has some pros over the Citroën ë-C3 line.
Mostly the flat cargo floor, the choice for 2 sizes of batteries that also come with a heatpump, the option for a open/glas roof and 1 pedal driving.
The rest is design preferences.
The pros for the ë-C3 seem to be the better comfort, the better suspension, more interior space and the fact that it is build in the EU could be an argument.
Claimed range for the ë-C3 is 199 miles or 326km for the standard version of the 44kWh ë-C3, NOT the 165 miles that you claim.
The standard version of the Hyundai Inter is 185 miles (300km) and for the 49kWh it is 217 miles according to the website of Hyundai itself.
AND, the Citroën ëC3 is for sale, and the Inster is due for mid to late 2025? and the exact prices have yet to be revealed in the EU.
6:36 shots fired 😁
It looks an interesting option in thst £20k+ space, the harder trick will be makers doing the lower price cars to match the cheaper IC cars on the market, I like the seat sliding and front folding seats I can take or leave the beige interior scheme should sell ok until something cheaper and better value comes along.
I think the USA will try to add tariffs to Korean imports next. I question the logic of two battery sizes when the difference between them is less than 17%. But from a battery resources point of view it definitely makes sense to give these options. We need to bring down the emissions of EV production by simplifying them, making them lighter, and keeping the battery sizes smaller. But there is a risk that by making EVs cheap (affordable), you also make them less likely to be maintained as long. The cheapest cars are relegated to scrap the quickest, because a major repair can make them cost ineffective to repair. I know that sound like a bad reason to keep car prices high, but sustainability requires us to build cars that last for very long time. Instead of seeking inexpensively produced cars people can afford, it might be better in the long run to build cars to last longer and be more easily repaired/maintained with interchangeable parts.
We're trying to address a Climate Crisis through consumerism, and consumerism has never solved any real problems. Historically, it just creates new ones.
Looks good
Front looks nice, side on not a fan and the roof bars can definitely go. Other than that, price, gadgets, range for size of battery sound good.
Thanks for the utterly engaging review! This is now the car I aspire t. IIt won't be within my budget new, but when used examples start to hit the market I'll be looking to trade my old Leaf against one of these. 😊
The petrol Kia Ceed SW (estate) starts at £23k new ... I have a 2016 model, it has been a brilliant load lugger, as I only do about 3,000 miles a year I'm afraid switching to an EV of this size won't save enough to pay for hiring a larger car for camping holidays, trips to the tip etc. As a lifestyle second car it will probably hit the spot.
Sliding rear seat are great idea ..
Practicality-wise it's almost identical to the Citroen C3 Picasso, which was a fantastic car.
Reminds me a lot to my first car, the Suzuki wagon R+
The packaging reminds me of a Fiat Panda. So much room in a small car. Generation Game, fondue set!
This is kind of EVs we need more off. Can't wait for new electric Twingo replacement made by Renault and Geely.❤❤❤
Great video keep up with great work and greetings from sLOVEnia 😊😅
From the side it is ugly but from the front and behind and inside it is pretty cool with some very good space…
It looks like an ugly fish from the front
Anyone else read that as "Sinister"? 🙂
Thick pillars give it a seventies vibe.
Thanks!👍
Super cute. Sent the link to my daughter who keeps pinching my smart #1
please show the front lock ? how is the look the motor head. ??? inside
Such a cool car, nice interior.
I love the way that this car fits a pram and a big teddy bear with the backseats folded, but doesn't come with ISOFIX in the front passenger seat. Guess everyone at Hyundai sends their kids by plane to the destination...not to mention the magnetic tray that the kids will knock down in an instant... Why, Hyundai, why?!
Was this presentation showing initially a 3door variant and ending with a 5door? Lots of useful detail left out but just about OK for a general look.
The Renault 5EV was meant to be affordable.... Promised to be £25k or less... but arrived at over £30k.... Hyundai seriously need something affordable, as they are get way too expensive.
The cheapest (£22k?) smaller battery R5EV will be out in 18 months! They are starting with the more expensive higher performance versions (around £30k). Perhaps these are more profitable while the design is fresh and then it will become mass market next year.
@dougbamford Thank you but anyone with any interest knows this.... It does matter what is promised for 18mths time... Now is what matters when people are looking for an affordable EV ..... NOW.
I actually like Renault, their designs are spot on at the moment. Their Scenic EV is respectable value for money. But their R5EV just missed the mark. Maybe you forgot that we have already been waiting 2 years for its release. It will make a good cheap second hand EV, but new it's as much of a rip-off as the stupidly prices Fiat 500E
@@mikadavies660 yes the delays on getting cheaper EVs have been VERY frustrating. But car companies have to make a profit, so unless governments change the equation they will prioritise the higher profit models first. I thought the R5 had been developed relatively quickly for a new EV and was probably a response to the upcoming French subsidy regime for cheaper EVs. That has focused Renault and Citroen.
@dougbamford Sadly in the UK it's all about talking "Green" whilst milking the motorist to death.
looks good. kind of reminds me of the soul.
Lovely car. Can you tell me the battery chemistry?
My first car was a 1971 Beetle. I know what basic is. Integral dash cams should be at least optional on all new cars.
I want one!
its all about the figures, you can live with most EVs if they have at least 200 miles of range a heat pump and 4 or 5 seats for under £20k, move past that price and there's masses of other EV's. So saying the more the merrier.
Vehicle to Grid, my Tesla doesn't have that !
You forgot the set of saucepans. Didn’t she do well!! 😂
VERY EXCITING