This week: Kia EV5 review, Volkswagen ID.7 road test, BMW i3 pricing, Renault Megane update and Honda’s new affordable electric city car.

This week on the Everything EV Podcast, Matt is back after a short break and joins George to discuss a busy week of electric car news, including Kia’s latest family SUV, Volkswagen’s redemption story, BMW’s hugely anticipated new electric 3 Series, and Honda’s newest affordable EV.

Matt also shares his thoughts after a week with the Kia EV5, while George has been living with the Volkswagen ID.7and believes it may finally be the electric Passat buyers have been waiting for. Together they debate whether Kia has produced its first “average” EV, why Volkswagen has quietly transformed its ID range, and whether BMW’s new i3 could become the benchmark premium electric saloon.  

• Kia EV5 review – Has Kia finally produced an EV that’s merely good rather than class-leading?
• Volkswagen ID.7 – George spends a week with VW’s flagship electric saloon and discovers a genuine return to form
• BMW i3 pricing confirmed – Is BMW’s 500-mile premium EV worth the extra money over a Tesla Model 3?
• Renault Megane E-Tech update – Renault refreshes the EV that started its electric renaissance
• Honda Super EV – Honda’s £19,000 city car prepares to shake up the affordable EV market
• The future of small EVs – Why affordable city cars could become the most important battleground of the next few years

Have Kia’s own high standards become its biggest challenge? Matt and George discuss why the EV5 is perfectly competent but somehow less exciting than every other electric Kia that has come before it.