{"podcast":{"title":"The Kilowatt Half Hour","slug":"the-kilowatt-half-hour-6578555","podcast_index_feed_id":6578555,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/64de47832cfe0100110394f8","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-kilowatt-half-hour","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/64de47832cfe0100110394f8/1723556461008-cad1d0e3-ad83-41f3-8d82-10e35dc47482.jpeg","author":"Electrifying.com","episode_count":111,"summary":"Join the Electrifying.com team for a weekly wander through the world of electric cars. Whether you’re charging, relaxing, or trying to look busy for the boss with your headphones on, our round-up of the electric week is the perfect way to spend half an hour. Discover what the team has been up to, driving, reviewing and complaining about. We discuss the topics that really matter alongside the ones that really don’t. If you love electric cars or are merely window shopping, this is the podcast for you. From Electrifying.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T20:18:02.412724+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-kilowatt-half-hour-6578555"},"episode":{"title":"Ep 106: GTI Is Back, Jaguar Gets a Name & Used EV Sales Surge","slug":"ep-106-gti-is-back-jaguar-gets-a-name-used-ev-sales-surge","published_at":"2026-05-20T09:11:05+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-kilowatt-half-hour-6578555/ep-106-gti-is-back-jaguar-gets-a-name-used-ev-sales-surge","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-kilowatt-half-hour-6578555","url":"https://www.electrifying.com/","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/64de47832cfe0100110394f8/e/6a0d7aa92b56b28b329704e3/media.mp3","summary":"James Batchelor has seized the host’s chair this week on the Kilowatt Half Hour, proving that in the glamorous world of podcasting, promotion can happen very quickly indeed. Joined by Tom and Lucas, the team dive into another packed week in the world of EVs, including the rebirth of a legendary hot hatch badge, fresh details on Jaguar’s long-awaited electric future, and encouraging signs from the booming used EV market. Tom brings news of the electric Volkswagen ID.Polo GTI and asks whether it could become the EV hot hatch to beat, while Lucas talks us through the latest on Jaguar’s upcoming Type 01 and why the brand is leaning heavily into heritage with its naming strategy. There’s also discussion around: Why used EV sales are surging in 2026 The growing appeal of second-hand electric cars The complicated world of funding solar panels and home chargers Whether ultra-long-range batteries really matter EVs for caravan towing And the increasingly competitive electric hot hatch market, featuring the Corsa GSE, Cupra Raval, Alpine A290 and more Barnard’s Bargains returns with more tempting lease and used EV deals, while the listener questions cover long-term EV ownership, keeping a Kia Niro EV beyond finance, and whether today’s technology is already “good enough” for most drivers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"James Batchelor has seized the host’s chair this week on the Kilowatt Half Hour, proving that in the glamorous world of podcasting, promotion can happen v…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2112,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-kilowatt-half-hour-6578555/episodes/ep-106-gti-is-back-jaguar-gets-a-name-used-ev-sales-surge/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-kilowatt-half-hour-6578555/ep-106-gti-is-back-jaguar-gets-a-name-used-ev-sales-surge.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}