About this episode

The episode discusses the debut of the BMW iX5, its battery specifications, and recent developments with Rivian and Polestar.

This episode: • The iX5 debuts with the biggest BMW battery ever • Tom’s initial Rivian R2 range and charge testing • Polestar gets the boot from the United States

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