The Zeekr 7X is an electric car. The podcast says it’s been selling well, with deliveries close to about a thousand in the period mentioned. It’s brought up as proof that more EV models are gaining traction.
The Galaxy EX5 is an electric vehicle. The podcast mentions it because it was doing well in sales charts for a particular month. It’s included to show which EVs are becoming popular.
BYD is the brand the hosts say became the second-biggest seller in Australia for April. They point out that BYD mostly sells EVs, which helps explain why their EV market share is growing.
All-wheel drive means the car sends power to more than just the rear or front wheels. The hosts are using it to describe which EV SUV feels best and most capable overall.
The Tesla Model Y is an electric SUV. The host is talking about different versions of it—one aimed more at quicker acceleration (“performance”) and another aimed more at going farther on a charge (“long range”).
The Chevrolet C10 mentioned here is an EV model called the C10 Sports Plus. It’s described as an all-wheel-drive version, meaning it can send power to more than one set of wheels. It’s being talked about as something new to watch for soon.
The BMW X5 is a luxury SUV. It’s built for comfortable driving and space, and it’s the kind of car many people consider when they want a premium family vehicle. It may be brought up as a reference point for what buyers are used to.
XPeng is an electric-car brand. The hosts are basically saying that, in Australia, there have been some problems around the brand, so it might be smarter to wait a bit before buying.
They’re saying it’s easier to compare EVs by how big they are, not just by how much they cost. That’s because bigger cars usually feel more practical in similar ways, even if prices differ.
Leapmotor B10 is recommended here mainly because it’s available with rear-wheel drive. The hosts say that if you insist on rear-wheel drive, other cars in this category can get much more expensive.
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Geely X5
Geely X5 is one of the SUV models the hosts think is a standout in the “small-to-mid SUV” size range. They also mention it as a top choice unless you need rear-wheel drive.
The Alpina B10 is a luxury car that’s tuned to feel more powerful and sporty than a standard model. It’s meant for drivers who want comfort plus performance. In this podcast, it’s likely referenced as a benchmark for the premium-performance side of the market.
The Aion V is an electric car. The podcast mentions it while talking about which EVs are doing well in its category. It’s included because it’s one of the models people are considering.
The Nissan Ariya is an electric crossover, meaning it’s an EV with an SUV-like shape. The podcast lists it as one of the Japanese EV options people can choose from. It’s mentioned to show the range of EVs available in that category.
Volkswagen ID.4 comes up as an example of a more expensive option if you specifically want rear-wheel drive. The point here is the price gap, not a detailed review of the ID.4.
Front-wheel drive (FWD) means the car sends power to the front axle. The host compares FWD EVs by feel, arguing that even with the same basic drivetrain layout, stability and traction can differ between models.
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 is an electric SUV-style car. The podcast mentions it as part of the lineup of EVs that are doing well or coming back into focus. It’s included because it’s a recognizable option for many buyers.
The Audi S5 is a sporty version of an Audi sedan/coupe-style model. It’s usually aimed at drivers who want a more performance-focused drive. In this podcast, it’s likely referenced to help compare what people expect from that style of car.
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MG S5 EV
The host says they’re biased toward the MG S5 EV because it’s their favorite. They also mention it’s rear-wheel drive, which they think helps the car feel more stable and grippy when driving hard.
The Land Rover Range Rover is a high-end luxury SUV. It’s known for a premium interior and a very recognizable exterior design. People mention it when they’re talking about what “luxury SUV” means to buyers.
Pre-orders are when people reserve a car before it’s fully available in stores. The host is using the number of pre-orders to argue that the JQJ5 is already in high demand.
In EVs, “connectivity” usually refers to how well the car links to apps and services—things like remote functions, live traffic/route data, and over-the-air updates. The speaker says they don’t think the JQJ5 has connectivity “yet,” suggesting some connected features may be missing or not fully enabled at the time of purchase.
They’re suggesting you try to negotiate the price at the dealership instead of paying the listed amount. The idea is to get a better deal on these EVs.
A key fob is the small remote you keep in your pocket. It lets the car recognize you so you can unlock it and usually start it without using a traditional key.
The MG4 EV Urban is an electric hatchback meant for normal daily driving. The host says it feels steadier and easier to live with than the more playful option.
The Mercedes-Benz GLE is a luxury SUV. It’s designed to be comfortable and premium, and it sells well in several countries. The podcast brings it up to show how popular this type of SUV is.
A torsion beam is a simpler type of suspension used on many small cars. It usually costs less, but it can ride less smoothly than more complex suspension designs.
Multi-link suspension is a more complex suspension system that helps the wheels move more independently. The hosts say it generally rides more comfortably than simpler designs.
The Tesla Model 3 is an electric car in the sedan (car) category. It’s made for everyday driving and is popular because it’s widely available. It often comes up when people talk about which EV makes the most sense for many buyers.
The BYD Seal is an electric sedan, meaning it’s a car with a traditional trunk and sedan shape. The podcast talks about it as a top choice in its group of EVs. It’s being considered by people who want an EV that isn’t an SUV.
The Zeekr 009 is an electric vehicle. The podcast highlights it as something special, likely because of its size and how it’s set up for comfort. It’s mentioned to show that EVs aren’t only small cars—there are bigger options too.
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Hey everyone, I'm Tom and this is Joey. Welcome to the BEV, Battery Electric Vehicles Sales
Figures update for the month of April 2026. I mean currently it's May, so we're looking
back at April. And another Australian record, 16.46% every decimal place counts at this
stage of the game. 16.46% of all new car sales in Australia were battery electric vehicles,
which is a new record, which is fantastic. Good to see obviously an effect of what's
happening worldwide at the moment. So just to clarify, I believe that new record is for the
percentage share of vehicles, not for total vehicle, like not the total number of battery
electric vehicles sold. In fact, the overall market was down for all car sales at the moment,
but we battery electric vehicles attained the greatest share of that market.
And looking at the sales of vehicles, so in April BYDC Line 7 topped the charts,
followed by Geely EX5, which is nice to see, and then Zika 7X as well doing very well,
almost a thousand deliveries. Tesla Model Y is still up there, but they traditionally, Tesla
traditionally have lower sales deliveries at the start of the quarter, so we should see
hopefully a pickup as we reach the end of quarter two.
And then yes, some interesting entries as well, looking further down the field.
But what's astounding too is that in April 2026 BYD was the second largest selling brand
in Australia, just behind Toyota. That's phenomenal, honestly, what they've achieved.
Yep, considering basically their entire lineup is EV, apart from I think the
shock and the, there's one on the one. C-Line 8, so yeah, there's a few there.
So yeah, so well done to BYD, that's very good to see.
So let's talk about the second half of the video, which is which EV should I buy at the moment?
There's so much choices in there. So here in this video, Joanna will try and help you decide
which one to look at and which are the pick of the bunch, so to speak, looking at our spreadsheet.
So we've got a few categories, as you can see. And by the way, this master spreadsheet is available
for you to look at with the link in the video description below as always. So check that out
for yourselves. We must also thank our viewers from last month. We've tried to be as exhaustive as we
can. We've incorporated your comments. We've added a few more cars into this, so it is,
it's not fully exhaustive, but certainly a lot bigger than what it was. So please keep those
comments coming. We'll try and make this viewer driven so that it's your sheet as well, so that
you can refer to it anytime and share this with colleagues, friends, family. When you say you
added more cars, do you mean you added more like columns and categories? More cars, actually. Not
so much categories, but you know, if there's a category that you feel that should be there as
well, let us know as well for future videos. I thought you meant as in like you've added
other stuff like clearance and suspension and all that. Yeah, that's true. I did add the suspension.
That was also from viewer feedback. And I think I added a few more efficiency categories as well
just to fill out the different segments. So let's start with a fun category, which is the
all drive SUV. This is kind of like your treat yourself category. And so we'll try and give you
our picks of this lot because we can't obviously go through each car. We'll take forever. But in
this lot personally, I think you really cannot go past the Zika 7X and probably the Tesla,
either the Tesla Auto Y Performance, Long Range or YL. They're my two pick of the bunch. What do
you reckon? Yeah, look, I think for looks, it's probably the Zika 7X. In terms of just pure drive
quality for me, I think like me personally, the Model YP still wins out. But I think that's just
because I'm used to driving the Model Y. And so the Model YP was just kind of like
an amped up version of that. So it was just so, so fun to drive. But I think for looks,
definitely for all rounder, all wheel drive, then yeah, you can't go past the Zika 7X.
Yeah, the Tesla Model Y is under three. It's a very twitchy drive quality, very responsive.
Push the accelerator, just go straight away. There's almost no lag. And the interior is
a little bit bland. Like it's not for everyone, like that sort of super minimalistic look.
Yeah, whereas the 7X is definitely a nice interior, very, very good drive quality as well. Very,
I would say a nice handling car. It's a very, very, very comfortable drive around the city streets.
And for a performance or drive, I think the 7X is certainly very good value, definitely,
in terms of price anyway. What I'm very curious to see is the Model YL that's obviously being
delivered in the spits and spurts at the moment. But I think the bulk of it will come in the next
couple of months. So I think we'll see Tesla make some big numbers in the next few months
from the Model YL. And obviously the Model Y just performance and the long range in the
rural drive as well. It'll be a big month for Tesla. Otherwise, notable mentions,
BYDC Line 7, it's always worth a mention. It is probably one of the cheaper all wheel drive vehicles.
Probably not in the same class as Zika 7X and Tesla. But if you want an LFP battery,
that's performance as well, then I think it's worth a look.
And it's priced correctly, that's the thing. It's not as good as the others,
but then it's priced below the others. So it's fair. I think it's fair.
And one car I'm looking forward to actually testing very soon is the LeapMotor C10 Sports Plus.
It's like the all wheel drive version of the LeapMotor C10. So curious to see how that drives
and whether it's actually better than the LeapMotor C10.
Yeah, I mean, because we know like price-wise it's going to be a lot more competitive,
isn't it? Because LeapMotor tend to be very competitive in terms of their pricing. So we
shall see. Yeah, so stay tuned for that on the channel. That's coming up.
All right, so let's have a look at a more sensible segment now, which is the mid-size SUV.
And this counts for the wheel drive, like the entry level kind of vehicles.
I do believe this segment is like the biggest selling segment in Australia.
I'd say so. Yeah, if you look at the sales figures as we just went through, you know,
Zika 7X, Tesla Model Y still up there.
Geely X5, we count that as in the next segment, which is the smaller mid-size,
but again, these bigger cars do tend to sell better in Australia.
So looking at this budget, it's a tougher pick. But I think at this stage, I would still go Zika
and Tesla for my top two anyway. Yeah, look, for me, I still love the X-Peng, you know,
I really do. But obviously, there's a lot of external issues happening at the moment with
that brand in Australia. But in terms of the car itself, like, yeah, it was love at first sight
for me anyway. Yeah. That's fair. But I think personally for X-Peng, I would probably just
wait a bit until I sort those issues out. Until, yeah, the dust has settled, so to speak.
I think the dust will settle. I don't think X-Peng clearly have plans to be in Australia,
so it's not like they're going to pull out. But I think, yeah, perhaps, you know, if you don't need
to get a car in this category just yet, and you were looking at the X-Peng, if you can hold out
rather than buying something else. Yeah. The brand is still solid. We've visited Guangzhou,
their headquarters, their base. It's a good brand, solid, not going anywhere. It's just the Australian
issues need to be sorted out. I mean, they've even got the new version of the G6 in New Zealand
already. So, unfortunately, the Kiwis are beating us in that area. Done it. But, you know, you still
cannot discount the BYDC line server. This one is still selling like hotcakes. You see them
everywhere in Sydney, at least. And for good reason, they're still very well priced. $58,000
drive away in New South Wales, at least, for an 82 kilowatt hour LFP battery. You know,
everything is just very, very decent about the car. The interior is not to my liking, but I think
if you are moving from like a petrol vehicle, it's kind of like a more familiar looking interior.
And I think that's probably why it's so popular, because it's just a very easy sort of transition
over into a full EV. So, yeah, fantastic. Yeah, and I'm no surprises why that's selling well.
It's still a very good value. Okay, so that's the mid-sized SUV. Obviously, there are other
cars as well in that category. So, IM6, Deep LSO7, Leap Motor C10, still very good cars to look at.
So, check those out as well. And we've got all these reviews on our channel too, so definitely
check those out. Next one is the small to mid-sized SUV. Now, you might wonder why we break these up
sizes rather than prices. Now, how to think about this today? I think philosophically,
the size of a vehicle makes sense, because the size of a car is not going to change.
The price may change, right? So, we want to be more static. We want like a rock rather than
something that's more variable. So, the size of a car won't change. Hence why we've made these
categories. And I feel like you buy based on the car. Like, I don't really think people are like,
well, what's the, you know, what's the biggest car I can possibly get for this particular price?
I mean, maybe there are some people like that. But I think it's more like, you know, what car
would suit my particular requirement? What size car and what height of the car, like whether it's
a sedan or an SUV, would suit, you know, my requirements. I think that's how people choose
cars. But yeah, same. Well, we've always just picked the car, the size rather than the price.
So, that's, that's just us. But you might be different. You might look at the price first,
but that's okay. But we've certainly just labeled these according to the size of the vehicle.
And when we do sometimes say, for this price, you could get something else in a different
category. So, sometimes we will sort of talk across categories that way.
Yeah, yeah, it's nothing super solid, nothing super set in stone, but yeah,
obviously things can change. So, in this category, this is actually quite interesting one. So,
so this is the small to mid-sized SUV category, 4.5 to 4.7 meters in length, some very good
which is I think probably the class leader in this category, GAC Ion V, and then some of the
Japanese offerings, Nissan Aria, Toyota BZ4X, and some of the European ones too, and the Korean
ones. So, lots, lots to choose from. I'm going to throw to Joy, what do you reckon? What's,
what's the top two or three in this category? Okay, so for me, yes, the Geely X5. However,
the caveat to that, the asterisk is that if you want a rear wheel drive car, then the Leapmotor
B10, I think, yeah, yeah, because otherwise, if you want a rear wheel drive car, you're paying
like a massive price premium, like for the next, like the next cheapest one is what? Like we're
looking at BW ID4 or Skoda, yeah, yeah, yeah. So, we're talking like 10, $10, $15,000 more,
whereas the Leapmotor B10 is priced, yeah, pretty much the same, a little bit cheaper than the
Geely X5 for a rear wheel drive car, if that's your thing. Now, the rear wheel drive in the
B10 is, you know, I don't think you can kind of compare it with like a, you know, like a Model
Y or a Zika 7X, but you know, it's still going to be, you know, grippier and like, you know,
being able to accelerate on corners and things like that, which you won't be able to do as much
like in the Geely X5. You've got to drive a little bit, you know, more, more, yeah.
Yeah, I think between the EX5 and the Ion V, the Ion V is a surprise package. I think that one
actually drives better than the EX5, just personally from experience. They're both front
wheel drives I know, but the Ion V seems to be more stable. I think just pips the EX5,
but in terms of inclusions, I think the EX5 is probably still the winner in this category,
for sure. So, another Leap Mode B10s had a bit of a price rise recently, but still fairly competitive
in this segment too. Some European makes here, you can see VW, you know, with ID4, the Cooper
Tavis cans go to their all VW brands. And then you've got, we've added some of the Korean cars
back like the Hyundai Ion X5, the E5 was always there as well. So, yeah, lots to choose from
of varying prices. And I think one of my favourites was the Cooper Tavis can drive it and could promote.
Yes, does drive very well. Yeah, but maybe not for that price tag.
Again, all those reviews are on our channel, so check those out on our Ludacris Feed YouTube channel.
Okay, so that is small to mid-sized and now compact SUV. Now, this is the mothership. This is
like where the action is at, right? This is like, you know, all the brands are trying to get into
this space. And this is between 4.2 to 4.5 metres and dominated basically by China. You can see
there are lots of Chinese cars in the segment dominated by BYD, MG, Kia is in there as a Korean
car. JQJ5 is selling very well. GWM Aura 5 just debuted at the, is that it word? Debuted?
Last month. But yeah, we're still getting through them in our reviews. But what do you reckon?
Is it too tough to call for this segment? Or what's your stand out?
Okay, well, I mean, firstly, we have an MG S5 EV. So, obviously, we're going to be biased towards that.
Again, for the same reason I mentioned the lead mode of B10 in that it's a rear-wheel-drive car
in the category. At a price that's not that much more than all the others.
I think, yeah, the price for the JQJ5 at the moment is just so phenomenally competitive
that it's almost like surely they're going to raise it at any moment now. So, I think if there's stock
of the JQJ5 wherever, you know, wherever you are and you can get your hands on that, I mean, it's a
nice looking car on the outside if you like that sort of range Rover look.
And the interior is definitely, you know, very modern. So, yeah, definitely check that one out
if there's a JQ, well, yeah, a JQ dealer near you. Otherwise, yeah, I like the shape of the ION UT.
I think it's just a very, very cute car. Looks like a Chinese Mini, doesn't it? Yeah, yeah.
I mean, look, the JQJ5, it is very, very hard to look past that car. Our friend RIST tells us
there are 6,000 pre-orders already of this car and which thousands have been delivered so far. So,
yeah, I just get in there before they raise that price. You know, they probably will
because they're trying to get market share, but a lot of inclusions for that car. I don't
think there's connectivity yet. That's one thing that viewers have told us. Drive quality is, I
think, so-so. But, you know, if that doesn't bother you, then I think you just go for it,
honestly. But if you do care about drive quality, then obviously the MGS5, you know,
that's the winner, I think, personally in this category. I mean, well, at least in the
cheaper half of this category. Yeah, I was going to say, this one's almost like, I think I called
it a two-tier cake before because if you're going by just the size of the car, you can,
you know, there's sort of like the cheaper ones, but then you can pay kind of like double or almost
double and then start to get like the premium small cars, the premium compact SUVs, so to speak.
So, like the Smart Hashtag series, they're good looking cars. They've been around for a bit longer
now, but perhaps with all the other cars now, you might be able to go to a dealer and get like a
better deal rather than what's sort of listed as the price on this page. So, go and haggle the price
down and go like, hey, look, we can, you know, for this price, you can get blah, blah, blah,
and see what they can do for you. Yeah, if style is your thing, then obviously you've got the
Volvo EX30 and the Mini Countryman, like those don't need explaining, isn't it? Like that's a
thing, like that's the sort of one where you kind of like, oh, look, and you just, you know, drop your,
you know, the, what do you call it? The FOB, the key FOB. So, everyone knows that you're driving
and you have it in the background of, you know, like your Instagram photos and stuff that they're
the cars to sort of show off a little bit. Yeah. Brown cost money. The little mini battles here
in this category, I would say the GAC IRNUT and the MG4 EV Urban. That's an interesting one. I,
I think personally the, the IRNUT drives a bit like a go-kart. If you really like a zippy fun drive,
that's the one for you. If you want a more sensible, no-nonsense, very stable drive, the MG4 EV Urban,
I think might be the way to go. We haven't reviewed the new MG4 yet, but just based on what the old
MG4 would drive like, that's also very good. That's obviously a real drive. By that you mean the new
old MG4. Sorry, the new old MG4, which has been refreshed. Now the other interesting one is Zika
X. Now I've always loved the Zika X. I think that's, it drives phenomenally because it's
real drive, but they've refreshed it. It's now LFP for the real drive version, the entry level one,
and there's been a bit of a price drop as well. So that's coming up on the channel as well, looking
forward to testing it, looking forward to drooling all over that car as well because I do love the
way Zika's drive. So stay tuned for that one. And for me for just like a super fun, like look at me
kind of car, it was the Renault's that you take because it was just so French. It was just like
ridiculously French. And they're little French flags and just French little details everywhere.
So it was just, yeah, very, very fun, very, very French. What last thing to note in this category
is that the Suzuki Evertara has now got a price 46,990. So probably realistically, honestly,
probably more expensive than it should have been, honestly, for what it was. But we've got the car
again very shortly. So we'll redo that review with the price in mind as well. Okay, well, so that
is the compact SUV category. We spent some time on this because it's a huge, huge one and I think
deserves some consideration for, for this category. All right, next one is the hatchback. So this is
a bit smaller. This is less than 4.2 meters, like a traditional hatchback. In this category,
for me, the only one that I'm looking forward to is the GLE X2. I really want to test the sound
Sydney. Joy and I have driven this a few times in China, most recently in our trip to Hangzhou with
GLE. This is the best-selling car in a few countries, including China, including Malaysia,
where it's called the Proton Mass E5. In South Africa, where it's just launched, it's cheaper
than the Ato One. So I've got high hopes for this car in Australia. Yeah, definitely. Because I think
at the moment, only because the Ion UT is a little bit bigger, right? Like the Ion UT kind of crosses
both segments. But if you want that really, really, really small car, I think at the moment,
I really feel like it's really only the Ato One, like for that super small, super small car.
So yeah, the EX2 is when it comes, it's really going to give it a run for its money.
It's the only rural drive in this category as well. You know how we feel about rural drives.
Ato One, we haven't driven yet, so that's also coming on the channel. I've got a
booking for that, for a test. And what else is there? Oh, the Dolphin is still there.
I think this one, the price is so important because I really feel you only want this size car
if the price matches the size of the car. Because if it's going to be that expensive,
you're going to look at the next size up, isn't it? Like you're going to look at a compact SUV
instead. That's just my personal opinion. Unless you've got an extra 30 grand to spend on the
Mini Aspen over the others for the Instagram photo.
Yeah, I guess if you live somewhere where you just have no space to park, like somewhere in
like some really expensive part of like Sydney or Melbourne where, you know, parking is a premium,
and so you've just got to squeeze it into some very small space. That's right. Money is no object
then, isn't it? Well, yes, I wish that was the case for us. We talked about suspension earlier,
so for these smaller cars, I think it's important to look at the suspension for front and rear.
Look, to be fair, the torsion beam is probably the most austere inclusion for a small car. You
obviously won't be as comfortable as a multi-link suspension. So if you've got some mobility issues
then just be aware, you know, you want, I guess, multi-link suspension just for comfort
in those smaller cars. So take note of that. And then the last two categories. Let's start with
sedan. Sedans in this category, I think probably either the Tesla Model 3 or the BYD Seal, for me,
probably take it out in this, in this lot. I think you also like the MG IM5. Yeah, the IM5. I say that
every time, but I actually think like, you know, the IM6 I think has just got way too much competition,
but I think with the IM5, like it actually, you know, I think it's actually very competitive.
Yeah, that's a good-looking car as well, honestly. So I think either the Model 3 Seal or IM5 would
be pretty happy with. I think the Model 3 probably, I mean, I've owned both and Joys own the Model 3,
but I think the Model 3 is probably a better all-around vehicle. It's the safer bet in this
category, yeah. Well, the seal is a lot cheaper. So, you know, seal, you can't go past the seal,
either. It drives pretty well too. And then finally, the six seven-seaters. This is getting
interesting, a lot of more options in this lot. For me, it's got to be the Tesla Model YL. That's
just blown this segment apart. However. However. I feel like the Model YL is really only a part
time six seven-seater. Like, I really don't think you can call it like a proper six seven-seater.
It's like a, you know, it identifies as a six seven-seater when it wants to identify as a six
seven-seater. And otherwise, it's basically still, it's a Model Y performance that can-
The all-drive.
Okay, a Model Y all-wheel drive that can seat six people rather than five.
The option is there, isn't it?
The option is there. And then if the option is not there, it can actually only sit four,
isn't it? True, true, true.
So. But it's got a big booty. So you can, you can like carry more stuff, right? It's like 20
centimetres or that abouts longer. It's actually a four or six-seater. So it's no longer a five-seater
car. It's four or six. Occasional six-seater. Yep. So you're probably not the most comfortable for
a long road trip. But still, it's the option is there for carrying friends, family, you know,
around town. I think we have to give a shout out to the Zika 009. Yes. Oh my goodness. That is,
that is the, that is the monarch, the king or queen of Zika, of our 67 seaters. My
goodness. See, watch our videos. We were ferried around in Hongzhou in those things.
Yeah, that's, that's actually, I mean, honestly, for $115,000, like it is a lot of like luxury for
that price. Like, yeah, that is, I mean, it's not exactly a big budget, but that is champagne on a
reasonable budget. I think so, right? I think if our garage was big enough,
if we had the space for a car like that, or if we needed a seven-seater or a six-seater,
that'd be the one I'd be looking at. Yeah. Yeah. The issue with that is you need the space. It's
a big car. It's, you know, yeah, 5.2 metres. But man, being driven around that thing is phenomenal.
So, oh, it's bringing me back. All right. Well, that is our roundup for May 2026, looking at April
figures. But again, like I said, if there are anything, any other cars or any other categories
you want us to include in the next month's video, leave them in the comments section below. Also,
drop your comments which car you think deserves the mantle for each segment or which one you're
looking at personally to buy as your next EV or your first EV, for that matter. But otherwise,
yeah, any final thoughts before we start? I think just to reiterate, any EV is a good EV. So, even
if we didn't, you know, particularly mention like the EV that you're looking at or that you already
have, you're still streets ahead than if you were driving an ice vehicle. And you know that, you
know, you're not paying like 100 bucks a week at the bowser. And that is the biggest win of all.
All right. Well, that's it from... Not just that. Like the fact that you're not like polluting the
air and like kids aren't getting sick from breathing in car fumes and saving money,
benefit your health and good for the environment as well. So there you go. Three big wins.
But good for the wallet. Right, surely. All right. Well, that's it from Joy and myself.
Thanks for watching. And until next month, it is happy charging.
About this episode
April 2026’s Australian EV surge is front and center: “16.46% of all new car sales in Australia were battery electric vehicles, which is a new record,” with BYD climbing to “the second largest selling brand in Australia, just behind Toyota.” From there, the hosts move into buyer guidance by segment and drivetrain—pushing responsive Model Y variants, weighing LFP value (including BYD’s “82 kilowatt hour LFP battery”), and recommending specific models to test like the “LeapMotor C10 Sports Plus.” They also frame comfort tradeoffs (torsion beam vs multi-link) and urge shoppers to consider EVs over ICE.
Catch up on the latest in Electric Vehicle news from Australia and around the world! Hosted by Tom & Joy Gan of Ludicrous Feed, Riz Akhtar from Carloop and Roland Lam from Zapped
