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Ctrl Alt Refuel£44.5 Billion Spent… And Now They’re Ditching Electric?!🚨 Are car companies really ditching electric after investing £44.5 billion?Major manufacturers have poured £44.5 BILLION into EV development — but now we’re seeing delays, petrol extensions, hybrid pivots and production slowdowns.So what’s really happening in the UK car market?In this episode of Ctrl Alt Refuel, we break down:⚡ Why some car makers are scaling back EV targets⚡ The truth about UK EV demand in 2026⚡ Are hybrids making a comeback?⚡ Is government policy (ZEV mandate) forcing the issue?⚡ What this means for drivers, fleets & the...
2026-03-0321 min
Ctrl Alt RefuelVolvo EX30 Fire Recall?! Ferrari EX2 Revealed + Your EV Questions Answered🔥 Volvo EX30 fire recall? Ferrari EX2 electric rumours? And your biggest EV questions answered!In this episode of Ctrl Alt Refuel, we tackle the latest headlines and dive into your viewer questions.⚡ We break down: • The Volvo EX30 fire recall — what actually happened and what it means for owners • The rumours surrounding the Ferrari EX2 and Ferrari’s electric future • Real-world EV charging costs in the UK • Battery safety myths vs facts • Range anxiety — still a thing in 2026? • Home charging vs public charging • What we’d buy r...
2026-02-2626 min
Ctrl Alt RefuelChina SHOCK Ban on Electric Door Handles! What Toyota’s New CEO Will Do NextChina has reportedly moved to ban certain electric / pop-out car door handles — and the move is sending shockwaves through the global automotive industry.In this episode of CTRL ALT Refuel, we break down: • Why China is targeting electric door handles • The safety and reliability concerns behind the decision • What this means for EV manufacturers worldwide • How this impacts UK and European car buyers • And what Toyota’s new CEO could do next with their EV strategyWith electric vehicles evolving rapidly, design choices like flush door handles...
2026-02-2228 min
Ctrl Alt Refuel39p/kWh Rapid charging! Big news! Be.EV takes over UK Mer charging network!No expense was spent to secure a chat with James Gee of Be.EV. And what a smashing chap he is.Be-EV have acquired the UK arm of European charging behemoth Mer. In a stroke, Be-EV have tripled their charging network with a particular focus on the south of England, a region previously not well served by Be-EV.Paul gets a bit giddy and turns the conversation to CHAdeMO, Chris asks very long questions and Gareth talks about places in Dorset. So, normal service has very much been resumed. Do not adjust your...
2026-02-1640 min
Ctrl Alt RefuelCtrl Alt Refuel Ep14 France, Carlisle and all points in betweenViewer @REV-EV asks us to talk about very long range EVs. And we do for a while.Like an ongoing soap opera where everybody misunderstands everyone else to further the weak plot, the Petchellis are keeping their salary sacrifice Genesis GV60 until the summer, when its lease ends. As we find out, not much coherent planning has gone into finding its replacement. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeEgfPd7qhdD9T0eCCcDvItzGuxbdMtaWhttps://x.com/ctrlaltrefuelhttps://x.com/PaulNissanEVhttps://x.com/eV_Newthttps://x.com...
2026-02-0743 min
Ctrl Alt RefuelCtrl Alt Refuel Ep 13 Ugly Hondas,Good & Bad Chinese EVs,Top 5 Octopus leases,Petchelli rage quits XLike an unexpected special forces unit taking your palace and stuffing you into a Blackhawk, Episode 13 of Ctrl Alt Refuel lands on the roof of your timeline, shrouded in acrid smoke.Apparently immune to jet lag, Paul marshals his trusted lieutenants and rewards their loyalty with pictures of a new Honda that looks nice from the side, but mings when seen from the rear.We discover that while Gareth and Paul were driving in the eighties, Chris was slurping his primary school milk in the playground.We discuss the terrible Chinese EVs that...
2026-02-0344 min
Ctrl Alt RefuelCtrl Alt Refuel Ep 12 F150 Lightning, EV Pickups and WaymoEpisode 12 is a feature-length offering because one of our team members is going away. Yes! Gareth is going as far as the Hampshire border!We mourn the end of the F-150 Lightning and discuss EV pickups that will survive it: the Silverado and some Rivians. Dodge Ram? We forgot about it!Waymoo is coming to London, and we hatch a plan to meet up and try them, though Gareth notes their I-PACE cars have only operated in dry places thus far - rainwater being Jaguar's kryptonite. Waymo have yet to return my calls. Perhaps it’s...
2026-01-1047 min
Ctrl Alt RefuelCtrl Alt Refuel Ep 11 Poo poo, Solar, batteries, Octopus and poo pooHannah deputises for Chris, who is unavoidably detained until his long-suffering partner pays the bond. Gareth, Hannah and Paul press on regardless, discussing solar panels, home batteries and Octopus Energy's EV tariffs. Chris' children shout poo poo.
2026-01-0133 min
Ctrl Alt RefuelCtrl Alt Refuel Ep 10 Tax, Ford and the end of Gerry McGovern and ZipcarCtrl Alt Refuel Episode 10 Despite planning to ingest, digest and "expel" the week's news, Chris, Gareth and Paul discuss why Chris loves both Nick Clegg and Andy Burnham. Sadly, we correctly predicted the pay-per-mile EV tax would be implemented in 2028 and we argue about it some more. In Ford news, Puma EV sells out and Chris says the successor to the Focus should be called the Ford Elbow. We also know the difference between Ford Kuga and Cougar, which annoys Chris even more. We discuss why Kia beats Ford in the...
2025-12-1437 min
Ctrl Alt RefuelCtrl Alt Refuel Ep 9 Wagon Wheels, declining diesel, viewer questions and swearing in Jersey The ultimate old school confectionery, Wagon Wheels make their debut on Ctrl Alt Refuel. We discuss fuels that might replace diesel with a lean towards heavy vehicles. Gareth’s cat steals the limelight again and we answer, in our own inimitable style, our first viewer question. Mostly. We get our first viewer complaint from the Channel Islands. • Episodes (Video versions) Contact us: mailto:ctrlaltrefuel@gmail.com or comment on any of our content.
2025-12-1131 min
Ctrl Alt RefuelCtrl Alt Refuel Ep 8 Mirai owners sue Toyota because hydrogen, The C.A.R swear Jar, really small carsIn Episode 8, the Ctrl Alt Refuel team bring you another slice of carrot cake that nobody asked for. Gareth and Paul flex by drinking beer while Chris is at work - he pretends not to notice. Gareth arrives late, while Chris applauds the US justice system nibbling at Toyota before his attention is drawn to an EV coach. The Ctrl Alt Refuel swear jar gets its first public outing (don't say the T word!) and Paul, dull as ever, wants to talk about cars - small cars.
2025-12-1031 min
Ctrl Alt RefuelCtrl Alt Refuel Ep 7 Curly Wurly, Catheters and Road PricingI know. I KNOW! Caramel or Curly Wurly, right? Confused? You won't be after this episode of @CtrlAltRefuel . Chris, Gareth and Paul attempt to dissect the rumours of EV-specific road pricing coming out of the UK's crappiest newspaper. They discuss how HM Treasury has arrived at this position and how much worse it's going to get. Our new sponsor is in full, erm, flow and we play the first and last round of Where's Petchelli, where we pretend to care where Chris is. [Spoiler; Scotland]. In a dark turn, we get a grim insight into...
2025-12-0924 min
Ctrl Alt RefuelCtrl Alt Refuel Ep 6 Confessions of a used car dealer, should you have Live,Laugh Love on your wall and chris' GV60 dilemnaCtrl Alt Refuel: Episode 6. Back, despite unpopular demand, Chris, Gareth, and Paul peer into the murky world of used car dealers with a slant towards EVs. Paul babbles on about Nissans again and Chris can't decide whether he wants a new house, new car or both. Or even which car he wants. https://x.com/ctrlaltrefuel https://x.com/Go_eVUK • Genesis GV60 Pure 2026 Review | The Best, ... https://x.com/PaulNissanEV https://x.com/eV_Newt https://x.com/petchelli
2025-12-0428 min
Ctrl Alt RefuelCtrl Alt Refuel Ep 5 Cheap Teslas, fast Teslas, dodgy taxi rides, SEXY knobs & Gareth's stash of parcel shelvesCtrl Alt Refuel Episode 5 is born. Just gas and air, none of that epidural nonsense here!Guest Graeme Cobb takes us into Tesla World to see the new Standard Trim 3 and X and then delights us with his SEXY knobs, buttons and stalks. To bring us back down, he uses a terrible 90's taxi ride in a Vauxhall Astra as support/justification for Robotaxis. • Episodes https://x.com/ctrlaltrefuelhttps://x.com/graeme_cobbhttps://x.com/PaulNissanEVhttps://x.com/eV_Newthttps://x.co...
2025-11-2340 min
Ctrl Alt RefuelCtrl Alt Refuel Ep 4 Sourdough, Floaters at Instavolt and following @petchelli on XWelcome to Ctrl Alt Refuel Episode 4! The script said "We'll talk about Charging Hubs", but Gareth shoehorns his middle-class credentials into the episode by banging on about sourdough and Chris wants to discuss the finer points of Starbucks' toilet policies.If you've been affected by anything in this program..... welcome to Paul's world. @ctrlaltrefuel On X: https://x.com/ctrlaltrefuel https://x.com/petchelli https://x.com/eV_Newt https://x.com/PaulNissanEV
2025-11-2224 min
Ctrl Alt RefuelCtrl Alt Refuel Ep 3 EV Buyers, the good and bad of Tesla design and the Genesis Chav BallCtrl Alt Refuel Episode 3.Watch in disbelief as Chris, Gareth and Paul turn their inattention to EV Buyers, Tesla design and the Genesis Chav Ball.
2025-11-1824 min
Ctrl Alt RefuelCtrl Alt Refuel Episode 2Ctrl Alt Refuel Episode 2Join Chris, Gareth and Paul as they ignore the week's news and discuss Tree Tunnels, a weird Italian scrappage scheme, the Ford Puma Gen-E and the travails of Jaguar Landrover.
2025-11-1721 min