EV QUEST

What's the difference between the BYD Seal model variations? And what's the same? IAdrian Maidment compares the Seal Dynamic, Premium and Performance model variations.

A big thanks to BYD Tauranga for letting me into their showroom to film these EVs.

This Is EV Quest’s EV NEWS Shorts - Weekend Edition, highlighting recent Electric Vehicle news headlines from around the world. 
Adrian Maidment talks with Riz Akhtar from CarLoop, reporting in from Australia. 🎙️

 👉 Included in this episode - Sales on now, New EVs now available and Mercedes yes, but now a bit later.

Mentioned 👇
Mercedes-Benz backtracks: https://www.drivencarguide.co.nz/news/mercedes-benz-backtracks-on-plan-to-only-sell-evs-by-2030/
Volvo EX30: https://www.ebbettprestigetauranga.co.nz/model/volvo-ex30

Subaru Solterra Review: https://youtu.be/ArXyuntczjU?si=tXeAztUKE8hhMZzl

This Is EV Quest’s EV NEWS Shorts - Weekend Edition, highlighting recent Electric Vehicle news headlines from around the world. 
Adrian Maidment talks with Riz Akhtar from CarLoop, reporting in from Australia. 

This episode we review being at Everything Electric in Sydney, What's happening with Ev sales?, and new model releases in New Zealand and Australia.

Mentioned 👇
Carloop:  https://carloop.com.au/
Evrything Electric: https://au.everythingelectric.show/
Volvo EX30: https://www.ebbettprestigetauranga.co.nz/model/volvo-ex30

Tiny Solar Homes was at Everything Electric Australia this year. 
Tiny Solar Homes is a small, family-run business owned by brothers Guy and Blake.  It was great to learn about the focus on sustainability in this tiny home.  It's even classified as a caravan!

Find out more 👉  https://www.tinysolarhomes.com.au/

Everything Electric Australia was on Feb 9-11. Here is my catch-up with Riz Akhtar from Carloop, to review the event. We were there on the first day. The event included EVs, Live talks, test drives, and home energy options.

Everything Electric Australia was on Feb 9-11. Here are three of the exhibitors I spoke to.
I also sat in an electric Lotus, which was awesome.

Savic Motorcycles- https://www.savicmotorcycles.com/
Hikotron - https://www.hikotron.com/
Versinetic - https://www.versinetic.com/
Lotus - https://www.lotuscars.com/en-AU

The Solterrra  is Subaru's first fully electric vehicle, and it has finally made it to New Zealand, after a number of delays.  In this test drive I’ll be checking out its looks, interior, features and performance. 

First up, tho a need to cover off  how this Subaru has a sibling, the Toyota BZ4x, Also now available in New Zealand. 

Having only spent a short time with the Solterra, I'd like to get it back for a longer period, to fully test it out.

A big thanks to Subaru Tauranga, Farmer Subaru, in Tauranga for suppling me the Solterra 👉 https://farmerautovillage.co.nz/farmer-subaru/

The Soletrra is a mis sized SUV, available in two models in New Zealand. All Wheel drive is standard on both.

The baase model Solterra is priced from $79,990*.  
 The Solterra Touring priced from $84,990*. There’s also a two-tone exterior colour option for the Solterra Touring, priced from $85,990*.

This Is EV Quest’s EV NEWS Shorts - Weekend Edition, highlighting recent Electric Vehicle news headlines from around the world.
Adrian Maidment talks with Riz Akhtar from CarLoop, reporting in from Australia.

Mentioned
EVDB:
https://evdb.nz/most-popular-evs-nz
https://evdb.nz/ev-new-cars

Carloop:  https://carloop.com.au/

This Is EV Quest’s EV NEWS Shorts - Weekend Edition, highlighting recent Electric Vehicle news headlines from around the world. 
Adrian Maidment talks with Riz Akhtar from CarLoop, reporting in from Australia.

Mentioned 👇
Carloop:  https://carloop.com.au/
The Driven: https://thedriven.io/

Check out EV Quest car reviews here 👉  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLanpCxojG8G9000A_IZ5jQ

This episode of the  EV Quest podcast, Adrian Maidment talks again with Dunstan Power.
Dunstan Power is the Managing Director of Versinetic, a UK based EV charger development
consultancy firm.

They're talking solar, and how it can and will impact on the future of EVs.

Dunstan states - "Australia’s abundant sunshine could turbocharge vehicle EV growth to mirror initiatives being
implemented in France where solar PV canopies are to be mandated for public carparks."

Versinetic - https://www.versinetic.com/

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