Genesis GV70 - A Lesson For European EVs? 

They still make the Soul EV, the Niro EV, the Kona Electric, and have introduced less expensive trims of the Ioniq 5 and EV6, so I don’t understand that complaint.

​@@ScrapKing73Granted but they are still relatively expensive?

@@philmorbey1827 Expensive compared to what? Other inexpensive EVs? Gasoline/diesel cars? I live in Canada where we have the perfect storm: we have cheaper than average electricity, and more expensive than average gasoline. Where I live electricity costs $12.5 per kWh, but gasoline is $182.9 a litre. I did an estimate using the Kia Soul's fuel economy vs. the Kia Soul EV's efficiency, and it the gas-powered Soul EV costs about 10x more per kilometre.

@@ScrapKing73 MG4. And I’m an eNiro owner, but we need more EVs in the £20 to £25k bracket. They will come, but the manufacturers are dragging their feet because their main profit comes from ICE.

@@devonbikefilms I'm not sure how you make an electric car in that price bracket today. It would have to be pretty short-range. Which is fine, but it's also not what the market seems to be asking for right now. People want cheap electric cars, and they also want long-range EVs. Those aren't compatible ideas at this time, unfortunately.

Wouldn't they just go to a Hyundai dealer?

@@Lewis_Standing You’d think that was a sensible thing wouldn’t you? But nope!

Did Genesis give you another GV60 while yours is in the service centre?

@@b8you Yes, they did.

And the G80 EV. Not small but it's a saloon.

The blank is the gearbox release, but for the petrol and diesel models! @EVM, I almost purchased the GV60 too but we've ended up with the Ioniq 5 as the boot is a touch bigger for the dog....

@@bryanduncan6178 That's not a nice way to talk about the wife! 🤣🤣🤣

@@bryanduncan6178 Yeah the ionic 5 is 12cm longer, the Kia EV6 16.5cm longer than the GV60 and with the cabin and boot space that translates into - However I needed the shorter of the siblings - for home parking considerations. The electrified GV70 is 20cm longer (4.715m) but because of that non bespoke EV chassis huge bonnet not all that extra length is realised as cabin and boot space indeed only 503 litres compared to 572 litres of the EV6 which is actually 4.680m in length 3.5cm shorter! It’s great there’s this choice across the E-GMP platform and more to come. Happy EV Days!

We do have those in North America and Europe, but I’ve heard from Aussie RU-vidrs that it’s not the case in Australia, and I feel for you.

They do driving events across the country and if serious (I had a deposit on a vehicle) a test drive can be arranged from your home.

@@Antiguan_Dart yes I've done both, and there is a long wait for both a lot of the time.

I could if you buy me one. 😁

@@ElectricVehicleMan LOL, I haven't even got one myself 😅 That said, given your area of coverage I'm sure you'd be able to get a sponsorship deal with either an action camera or even one of the dash cam companies, as some of them produce some decent quality footage now.

I went from Santa Fe to Audi etron 55. Lovely the refinement and performance of the Audi but it’s a bit bland to look at. Really poor on tech stuff too. Could be tempted by Genesis when it’s due for replacement.

Nah mate! It's just an average EV....!! They're ALL too big, too powerful and much too expensive.....

Not in 2WD form.

Can I ask what the expected delivery date is? Hoping to see the eGV70 at the Fully Charged UK live show Farnborough - want to vidicate my choice of GV60 which I got last Summer👍🤣

@@Antiguan_Dart I getting it on the 15th March, can’t wait!

@@Gillibrand65 a few tips for you for keeping it pristine. 1) be mindful that the tailgate when opening has an arc of movement some 8 inches beyond the bumper easy to park too close to a EV charging sign post and have I clip it while opening! 2) The exterior A,B and C pillar plastics are so delicate and will scratch very easily during cleaning. Ensure only the finest and most delicate cleaning products and techniques for those parts of the car. I’ve declined to take mine even to a public hand car wash facility - I do it all myself. 3) The door release is such that the surround material is the suede/alcantara just a tip the repeated compression of this material with the back of the hand and the transfer of hand oils/lotions can cause a discolouration patch immediately adjacent to the handle- I’d be mindful of ensuring you only touch the release and the actual door grip which is a much more durable leatherette and aluminium fascia. 4) The aluminium trim on the door and trunk sills are incredibly easy to scratch a trip to avoid children treading on them when entering and exiting the cabin and a tip to avoid dragging anything over the tailgate aluminium trim. 5) The light colour of the seat belts can discolour really easily - just a tip to be mindful of kids and adults grubby fingers. 6) if you’ve got a light colour interior you may want to get some additional carpets mats while we are still in Winter. The official UK heavy duty rubber mats are not available yet - so you may need some small generic ones or improvise from old carpet cuttings in the interim to persevere the beautifully clip in place edge to edge mats it comes with. Enjoy!

Thank you Tony for your excellent tips

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