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8 Episodes 2021 - 2022
Episode 1
44 mins
Jason and Rory travel to Germany for the 'Munich International Motor Show' and investigate the latest concepts in EV's. This weeks team test is the compact 'Citroen Ami'. Vicky travels to Italy to drive the £3 million hybrid 'Lamborghini Sián'. Rory and Jimmy compare the costs of petrol and electric equivalents of the 'Vauxhall Corsa'. Back in Germany, Jason and Rory visit the 'Sono Motors' company and try the new 'Sion', featuring moss for the air filtration and 248 solar panels. Karun has a shoot-out between the 'Tesla Model 3' and 'Polestar 2'. Finally, before their return from Germany, Jason and Rory drive the 'Kia EV6 GT'.
Episode 2
44 mins
Vicky drives a Porsche 964 (mk.3 Porsche 911) with a difference, converted by 'Everrati' to be electrically powered. This weeks 'Fifth Gear: Team Test' is the SUV 'Skoda Enyaq iV 80'. Vicky and Rory compare the latest EV city-mini's from the original 'Renault Zoe' to the newer 'Honda E', 'Fiat 500e', 'Peugeot e208' and the 'Mini Electric'. Jimmy goes off-road with the 'Munro'. New member to the 'Fifth Gear' team, Grace Webb shows us how easily EV home chargers can be installed (providing certain requirements can be met).
Episode 3
44 mins
Jimmy compares his diesel 'Land Rover' with Vicki's 'Land Rover' EV conversion. This weeks 'Fifth Gear Recharged: Team Test' is the Volkswagen iD.3. Grace Webb discovers the future of EV charging at the 'Gridserve Electric Forecourt' at Braintree in Essex. Karun tests the new EV hot Hatch 'Cupra Born' in Spain and compares it with a conventional petrol 'Cupra Leon'. Rory visits 'Arrival Automotive' at Banbury and drives one of their re-imagined EV urban utility vehicles.
Episode 4
44 mins
Jason and Karun compare the 'Porsche Taycan' and the 'Audi e-tron GT'. Grace Webb shows us some of the options available foe EV motorcycles like the 'Harley-Davidson LiveWire' and the 'Zero SR/S'. Karun looks at electric racing cars and travels to France to test the 'Beltoise eTechnology - BT01', an electric GT race car. This weeks 'FifthGear Recharged: Team Test' is the 'MG ZS EV'. Vicki takes a departure from electric cars to try the hydrogen fuel-cell powered 'Toyota Mirai'.
Episode 5
44 mins
Jason Plato tests the plug-in hybrid 'Ferrari SF90'. Vicky Butler-Henderson and Rory Reid drive around the highlands of Scotland with the 'Hyundai Ionic 5'. The 'Fifth Gear Recharged: Team test' is the 'Mazda MX-30 GT Sport Tech'. Grace Webb checks out second hand electric cars at an EV specialist. Jimmy de Ville investigates EV car conversions of previously conventional cars.
Episode 6
44 mins
Jason and Jimmy test and compare commercial EV's, the 'VW eTransporter' and the 'Mercedes eVito'. Rory tests EV's from the past, the 2008 'Tesla Roadster', the 2001 'Reva G-Wiz' and the 1973 'Enfield 8000'. The 'Fifth Gear Recharged: Team Test' is the 'Cupra Formentor e-hybrid DZ2'. Karun tests the 'BMW M340i' against the 'Peugeot 508 PSE'. Rory investigates the global silicon chip shortage.
Episode 7
44 mins
Jason and Vicky complete a 4 way estate car test with the 'BMW 330e', 'Skoda Octavia iV', 'Peugeot 508 SW' and the 'VW Arteon Shooting Brake'. Rory checks out the latest EV's and technology at the 'Goodwood Festival of Speed'. The 'Fifth Gear Recharged: Team Test' this week is the 'Volvo XC40 Recharge Twin Pro'. The high end shoot-out by Jason compares the 'Audi Q4 e-tron' against the 'Lexus UX 300e'. Grace explores 'Range Anxiety' with EV's and how to reduce it with some tips and advice.
Episode 8
44 mins
Vicki and Jason are in Norway to glimpse the future of EV ownership and test drive the 'Tesla Model Y' on an epic road-trip. During this trip, they visit a Hydro-electric power station and then a racing circuit with a category purely for EV's. They also test one of the latest offerings from China, the 'Nio ES8' with its revolutionary battery technology. Rory drives the 'Ford Mustang Mach-e' and the new more powerful 'Ford Mustang Mach-E4X GT'. Jason is performing the ultimate shoot-out between the EV 'Porsche Taycan 4S' and the petrol powered 'Porsche 911 Carrera'. The 'Fifth Gear Recharged: Team Test' is the 'BMW iX3'.