For the moment, Sandi Sparks and her husband own two of the three Tesla in the Westport area.  And the Tesla has proven to be the best car for them, for the distances that they need to cover between chargers on the way to the East Coast and in the work that Sandi does in property management.

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Father David Gruschow is a priest in Westport and is committed to EVs.  He's owned one for years and says his interest in science, particularly Physics, gave him the desire to explore them in the first place.  He's recently sold his Kona and purchased a second-hand Tesla Model X from Auckland.  It has all the room he needs to go about his duties across the West Coast. 

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In this episode, Alex meets Steven Crosbie, vineyard operator and owner of a new Model Y.  Recorded at Queenstown airport, we learn a little about the Tesla experience - buying and driving - in the far south of NZ.

AND - as a bonus feature, Alex continues with a short chat to Greg Gedson - Digging The Dirt on EVs.

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Thanks to Amanda for organising our chat with David - we learn about Nomad Safaris and how they use the Tesla Model X, how it stacks up against other vehicles, and how they surprised a certain "lady from Australia"

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Latest news from Tesla around New Zealand including:  

- Tesla doing away with ultrasonic sensors

- Meridian adding another network of chargers and a new App

- Suspension arms and WOF etc

- EV Festival Roadtrips, Coromandel (Jonathan Ewing) and BetterNZ Trust (https://www.leadingthecharge.org.nz/the_2023_easter_roadtrip)

- Tesla Semi deliveries starting December 1st

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Robert has a bright red Model 3 and a cute little lobster that goes with it.

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Jordan Wyatt has been an early EV enthusiast and is well known in the EV Community for his renaming his home town.  He's been involved in anything that's happened in New Zealand on the EV scene, and now has his dream job of actually selling them!

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Brad Henderson is a Christchurch Model 3 owner and an electrical engineer.  He's swapping out his Model 3 for a Model Y.

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