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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-founder & CEO,  and Tom Kerr-Sheppard: Head of Business Development.

They're talking - business growth and challenges, new markets, and the larger EV industry.

Wevolt contact details:
contact@wevolt.com.au
+61 8 6255 7900 during business hours
wevolt.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: Australian EV sales for February, Tesla and Polestar leave FCAI and new brand arrives in NZ.

LINKS:
Oz vehicle sales: https://thedriven.io/2024/03/05/australian-ev-sales-take-off-in-february-with-record-share-of-9-6-per-cent/
Omoda: https://www.omoda.co.nz/

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.

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/most-popular-evs-nz
Toyota Hydrogen car sales - https://thedriven.io/2024/03/01/closing-down-sale-toyota-offers-us40000-discount-on-hydrogen-powered-vehicles/
Bathurst - https://www.autocar.co.nz/a-ford-transit-just-set-a-new-record-lap-time-at-bathurst/

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/

EV Quest Videos - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLanpCxojG8G9000A_IZ5jQ

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: https://chargedevs.com/newswire/the-real-reason-hertz-is-selling-evs/#:~:text=It's%20the%20kind%20of%20headline,writing%2C%20the%20company%20is%20offering
BMW Tipping Point: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/bmw-cfo-sales-growth-is-mostly-electric-combustion-engine-tipping-point-passes-2024-01-15/

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

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.com/channel/UCLanpCxojG8G9000A_IZ5jQ

This Is EV Quest’s EV NEWS Shorts, highlighting recent EV news headlines from New Zealand and around the world. But this episode is the "China Edition", featuring news on Chinese Automakers.

Included in this episode - BYD goes to Number 1, Zeeker sells 007, and where’s the place to check out the latest in Chinese cars?

Links
NZ Sales data: https://evdb.nz/most-popular-evs-nz
Geely: https://carnewschina.com/2024/01/01/geely-sold-1-68-million-vehicles-in-2023-up-18/
BYD: https://www.investors.com/news/tesla-vs-byd-2024-tsla-stock-ev-rivals/

Zeeker: https://zeekrglobal.com/article/article-19/
https://cnevpost.com/2023/12/28/zeekr-officially-launches-007-sedan/

Welcome to "EV Quest," the podcast for all things electric vehicles. I'm Adrian Maidment, and today I’m taking the BYD Seal Premium for a test drive. 

I’ll be checking out the Seal's key features, and comparing it with the other two versions available of the Seal in New Zealand (Dynamic and Performance). I've been looking forward to driving this EV since I saw it at Fieldays. Will it deliver?

A big thanks to BYD Tauranga for supplying me the Seal: 👉 https://ebbettbyd.nz/find-a-dealer/byd-tauranga/

This is EV QUEST'S, EV News Shorts, highlighting recent EV news headlines from New Zealand and around the world. 

G’day - I’m Adrian Maidment,

Included in this episode - Rebate to close, EV factory to open, and new EVs to arrive

Links Mentioned:
EVs for Australia: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/30/big-name-evs-here-are-the-new-models-launching-for-first-time-in-australia
Tesla Model Y: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-27/tesla-said-to-plan-revamp-of-smash-hit-model-y-from-china-plant?srnd=premium&sref=Oeyjq8by

Hello and welcome to the EV Quest Christmas Podcast Special. I’m Adrian Maidment, and this episode I look back on 2023, look forward to 2024.  My guest to review the year and look  into whats's happening in 2024, is Riz Akhtar from Carloop, in Australia.

Make sure to follow the EV Quest Podcast, so  you'll get notified every time a new episode drops.  Also, if you have a moment, please leave us a rating.  And Merry Christmas to you and your family

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

Music by Maksym Dudchyk from Pixabay