This episode, Riz Akhtar is just back from China. He talks about the Aussie media trip he was on to check our Zeekr. One of the activities Riz mentions is spending a day at Ningbo International Speedway track getting behind the wheel of Zeekr's performance EV line up. Zeekr is part of the Geely group (which includes Volvo). Also covered: ordering a…

Welcome to EV Quest’s News Shorts, bringing you the latest EV news from New Zealand, Australia, and around the globe. In this episode: BYD targets Korea, Berkshire Hathaway sells more BYD, First EV Ferrari. LINKS BYD: https://electrek.co/2024/06/18/byd-hyundai-25000-seal-ev/ Berkshire Hathaway: https://breakingthenews.net/Article/Berkshire-further-…

Welcome to EV QUESTS News Shorts, highlighting recent EV news headlines from New Zealand, Australia, and around the world. In this episode, we cover Fisker's bankruptcy, Tesla's lawsuit, and the release of the new Mini EV. Don't forget to subscribe to the EV Quest podcast on your favorite platform so you never miss an episode. If you liked what you…

At Fieldays this year, while checking out electric cars, I decided to explore some electric lawn mower options. In this video, Brad Cathcart from STIHL gives a full review of all the features of STIHL electric lawnmowers. #stihl #electriclawnmower #stihlelectricBy Adrian Maidment

The brand-new BYD Shark 6, a plug-in hybrid ute, has been unveiled at Fieldays this week. This marks the second rapid release of a plug-in hybrid from BYD, following the SeaLion. After exclusively producing EVs, does the Shark 6 have what it takes to compete with the Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger? Some Shark Specs👇 Interior: 12.8-inch rotating infot…

This is EV Quest’s EV NEWS Shorts - Weekend Edition, highlighting recent Electric Vehicle news headlines from New Zealand, Australia, and around the rest of the world. Adrian Maidment in New Zealand, discusses EV news with Riz Akhtar from CarLoop, reporting in from Australia. 🎙️ This episode: Fieldays Reviewed. BYD Shark released. Big dollars for E…

This podcast is from the accompanying YouTube video version. Adrian is checking out the performance of BYD's Performance model Seal. 🚀 Acceleration: The BYD Seal Performance boasts a thrilling 0 to 100 km/h acceleration in just 3.8 seconds, delivering an exhilarating driving experience that rivals the best sports cars. Seal Supplied by BYD Tauranga…

Welcome to EV QUESTS News Shorts, highlighting recent EV news headlines from New Zealand, Australia, and around the world. This episode - VinFast slows down on US plant, Fieldays on in NZ, and in Australia, do you prefer the MG Cyberster or Mercedes‑Maybach? Links: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/vietnamese-ev-maker-vinfast-co…

Welcome to EV QUESTS News Shorts, highlighting recent EV news headlines from New Zealand, Australia, and around the world. This episode - A passport from Volvo, Self driving Tesla edges closer, EV Suzuki coming to Australia. Links: Volvo: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/volvo-issue-worlds-first-ev-battery-passport-ahead-eu-rul…

Welcome to EV QUESTS News Shorts, highlighting recent EV news headlines from New Zealand, Australia, and around the world. This episode - a quick focus on planned EU tariffs on Chinese vehicle makers. Link mentioned: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/eu-set-disclose-tariff-rates-chinese-electric-vehicles-2024-06-10/#:~:text=Anal…

Welcome to EV QUESTS News Shorts, highlighting recent EV news headlines from New Zealand, Australia, and around the world. Included in this episode: probably OZ EV sales for May, NZ EV sales for May, Fieldays on the way. Like, subscribe, and follow!By Adrian Maidment

🚗 The BYD SEALION 6 is Here! 🌟 The much-anticipated BYD SEALION 6 ( Seal U) has just hit New Zealand shores, marking the arrival of BYD's first hybrid in the country. Available in two variants - Dynamic and Premium. Join Adrian as he dives deep into the SEALION 6, exploring its exterior, interior, and sharing his first impressions of this vehicle. …

Welcome to EV QUESTS News Shorts, highlighting recent EV news headlines from New Zealand, Australia, and around the world. Included in this episode: probably Tesla, Probably BYD, unlikely Japanese car brands. Kia ora! I’m Adrian Maidment, and joining me is Riz Akhtar from Carloop, based in Melbourne, Australia. Like, subscribe, and follow! Mentione…

I thought it was time EV Quest had a song/jingle. So here it is - the EV Quest song/jingle Was fun to make. It brought back memories of all these reviews. Listen and enjoy, cringe or wonder why - Adrian. I’m willing to tour it! LYRICS: [Verse] Driving down the road in my electric ride Feeling the power, no engine it glides. E.V Quest The channel fo…

This is the BMW i4 eDrive 40, rear wheel drive, gran coupé. It's an EV I've wanted to test drive for a long time. In New Zealand, there's also available the smaller battery eDrive 35 and the higher spec eDrive 50. In this podcast I'll be checking out the i4's: ✅ Exterior ✅ Interior ✅ Road handling ✅ Strengths and Weaknesses A big thanks to Coombes …

This is EV Quest’s EV NEWS Shorts - Weekend Edition, highlighting recent Electric Vehicle news headlines from New Zealand, Australia, and around the rest of the world. Adrian Maidment in New Zealand, discusses EV news with Riz Akhtar from CarLoop, reporting in from Australia. 🎙️ This episode: Tesla cuts prices - again! Get on the BYD bus. Evnex exp…

Tesla Model 3 Highland has been out for a while but today I finally got to check it out. And for more review, reviewing I brought along my dad. But you won't be seeing him much on camera. 🤣 Updates included the reworked nose, new headlights, new body panels, updated taillights, redesigned rear face sheer. Does look better than the previous model an…

This is EV Quest’s EV NEWS Shorts - Weekend Edition, highlighting recent Electric Vehicle news headlines from New Zealand, Australia, and around the rest of the world. Adrian Maidment in New Zealand, discusses EV news with Riz Akhtar from CarLoop, reporting in from Australia. 🎙️ This episode: Australian rules on cleaner cars got through. Your weekl…

In this podcast episode we dive into an in-depth owner review of the 2024 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, one of New Zealand's favorite hybrid models. Join Adrian Maidment and EV specialist Andy Kennedy as they explore the latest updates and features of this popular SUV. They'll be covering: 👇 🔹 Tech Upgrades: 🔹 Performance & Efficiency: 🔹 Comfort & Convenienc…

Does the new Volvo EX30 impress? Plenty of new models on the way in Australia. A new platform from BYD. Adrian goes to the Tesla showroom, and what's happening this coming week? This is EV Quest’s EV NEWS Shorts - Weekend Edition, highlighting recent Electric Vehicle news headlines from New Zealand, Australia, and around the rest of the world. Adri…

This is EV Quest’s EV NEWS Shorts - Weekend Edition, highlighting recent Electric Vehicle news headlines from New Zealand, Australia, and around the rest of the world. Adrian Maidment talks with Riz Akhtar from CarLoop, reporting in from Australia. 🎙️ 👉 Included in this episode: EV Sales - EV Sales for April, Tesla, and Charging speeds EVDB Link: h…

HE new KIA EV5 recently toured Kia dealerships throughout New Zealand. I checked it out at Rotorua Kia. The EV5 on display was a demonstrator, with factory stock arriving mid-year. 📆 The Kia EV5 is a mid-sized SUV, with similar design stylings to the bigger Kia EV9. Similar in size to Kia Sportage. The EV5 is built on a dedicated EV platform called…

Luxgen is a car brand you may have never heard of. But the Luxgen n7 is a big deal. It’s the first EV launched by Luxgen. And the n7 is developed by Foxtron, a joint venture between Luxgen parent Yulon and Taiwanese company Foxconn. Foxconn is the company that makes the iphones for Apple. There are 3 models of the n7 available. 2 are 5 seaters, plu…

Its all about Tesla for our weekend episode of EV QUESTS - News Shorts. Included in this episode - Tesla profit falls, Tesla Vehicle prices drop, Tesla Robots rise...And hey mate, is that the Cybertruck? G’day - I’m Adrian Maidment, And joining me is Riz Akhtar from Carloop, based in Melbourne Australia.…

This is EV Quest’s EV NEWS Shorts - Weekend Edition, highlighting recent Electric Vehicle news headlines from New Zealand, Australia, and around the rest of the world. Adrian Maidment talks with Riz Akhtar from CarLoop, reporting in from Australia. 🎙️ 👉 Included in this episode: EV Sales - Tesla Cybertruck recall, more CO2 than claimed by manufactu…

This Is EV Quest’s EV NEWS Shorts - highlighting recent Electric Vehicle news headlines from around the world. 👉 Included in this episode: Tesla staff cuts, flying EV in NZ, new Jaguar. Inside EVs: Jaguar - https://insideevs.com/news/716318/jaguar-land-rover-chery-platform/ As mentioned: Christopher Boyle from Fabrum. https://open.spotify.com/episo…

The EV light commercial sector is a growing one. So in this podcast, to find out more, I’m speaking with Jack Puzin, Chief Executive Officer of Australian based company EV Automotive. Ev Automotive supply electric vans, with and expanding vehicle range on the way. 🔎 EV Automotive: https://ev-a.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. 🎙️ 👉 Included in this episode: EV5 Roadshow, new BYD battery, Omoda launch.By Adrian Maidment

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: EV Sales - Up. EV Sales - Down. New model EVs on the way, and Tesla rumours. NZ Ev Sales Data: https://evdb.nz…

The Volvo EX30 is now available to buy in New Zealand. It’s built on a new platform for Volvo, from Geely. The EX30 is promoted, with its focus on sustainability and recycling, but how does it drive? In this podcast, Adrian Maidment checks out the EV30’s “minimalist” interior, exterior, technology, practicality and performance over a range of drivi…

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: Finally an Electric Hilux?, End of an era for Volvo, and the Australian government agrees on fuel efficiency s…

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: Test driving the Volvo EX30, EV price drop in Australia, Kia EV9 wins another award.…

Learn what it takes to turn an idea on the future of EVs into a successful business! This episode Adrian Maidment is talking with EVSE Co-Founders Brendan Wheeler and Sam Korkees. EVSE is an Australian company specialising in battery charging technology for residential and commercial purposes. EVSE is also about to expand operations in the New Zeal…

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: Australian sales growth, the value for money Dacia Spring, a very fast Porsche, Honda and Nissan join forces. …

Wevolt is an Australian technology company with its development team based in Perth, Western Australia. The Wevolt App makes it easy for electric vehicle drivers to locate and use charge points and for residential and commercial Charge Point Owners to monetise their charger In this interview, Adrian Maidment talks with Jagroop (Jay) Gill: Co-founde…

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: Australian EV sales for February, Tesla and Polestar leave FCAI and new brand arrives in NZ. LINKS: Oz vehicle…

Dan Wallace is the Vallkree Cycles distributor in New Zealand. In this episode he explains the brand, key features, and why it could be the electric bike for you. To find out more, go to about Valkree in Aotearoa, go to vallkree.com.By Adrian Maidment

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 - Hello Renault 5, goodbye Hydrogen Toyota?, BYD Atto3 updates. Mentioned 👇 NZ EV Car sales - https://evdb.nz/m…

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.By Adrian Maidment

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 backtrac…

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 Aus…

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.By Adrian Maidment

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 s…

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/…

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 growt…

This is EV QUESTS, EV News Shorts, highlighting recent EV news headlines from New Zealand, Australia and the rest of the world. I’m Adrian Maidment, with guest Riz Akhtar from CarLoop, reporting in from Australia. MENTIONED 👇 Carloop: https://carloop.com.au/ RUCS: https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/350148355/road-user-charges-set-apply-evs Hertz: htt…

This Is EV Quest’s EV NEWS Shorts, highlighting recent Electric Vehicle news headlines from around the world. This episode is focused on Australia, with guest 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.…