Like 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 Canada’s tariff change will allow into the United States’ favourite northern neighbour that isn’t Greenland and then we ponder on Tesla’s changes to the FSD offering.

We examine Octopus’s top 5 lease cars and why Petchelli has left Twitter, formerly known as Twitter.

Episode 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 for the best.

Chris tells us some people ask him to stop talking – we suggest it’s Londoners and Scousers, who, Gareth reveals, live mostly in the New Forest now. Calm down!

Mentions:

@Rivian

@Tesla

@swearjar

@Waymo

@forduk

@NIOGlobal

@Hyundai_UK

@chevrolet

@TesCalendar1

and of course………. @NissanUK

Your home is at risk if you do not keep up repayments on a mortgage or other loan secured on it.

Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear.

May contain nuts.

You may experience a malodorous, reddish discharge. Seek medical advice if it persists.

Hannah 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.