EV QUEST

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/most-popular-evs-nz VOLVO EX30 review: https:/...

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 driving conditions. Also - pros and some issues with t...

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 standards.

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 Zealand market. EVSE WEbsite: http://www.evse.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 sales growth, the value for money Dacia Spring, a very fast Porsche, Honda and Nissan join forces. To check out EV Quest videos ➡ https://www.you...

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 Busin...

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/austral...

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 -...

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/merc...

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.c...

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...

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 Fran...

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-...

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://carnews...

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 bi...

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 Mo...