Rising petrol and diesel prices in Australia are driving a noticeable surge in EV interest, with Tesla showrooms reportedly packed mid-week and BYD and other Chinese brands seeing strong order momentum. The hosts discuss lead-time shifts (Tesla Model Y moving from weeks to months), cheaper Tesla Supercharging pricing, and the knock-on effect of fuel costs on everyday prices. The biggest curveball is TrueEV/Xpeng’s Australian distributor entering external administration, sparking owner anxiety and calls for HQ clarity on warranties, rebates, and support.
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
"If you want some Evie day or Evie night charging plans check out the power shop link in the video description as always
Let's say hello to our co-hosts for this evening."
They mention “charging plans,” which are options for when and how you charge your EV. The day/night idea usually means you can charge at cheaper times.
“Charging plans” are mentioned as “EVie day” and “EVie night” options, implying time-based pricing or scheduling. This concept matters for EV owners because it can reduce electricity costs and improve charging convenience.
Term
5g
"So good to be back on is that why the umbrellas are $7,000 gets you 5g
It actually gets you like 5.5g"
They’re talking about 5G, which is a faster mobile internet connection. The point here is that it can be harder to get a signal inside a car, so they’re discussing what improves connectivity.
“5G” is mentioned in the context of connectivity and reception inside the vehicle. The speaker implies that a higher-cost setup improves cellular signal availability for streaming or messaging.
"You need Starlink right when you've got a spectre umbrella exactly. You need Starlink is what we call it the umbrella
Roland our other co-hosts sends his apologies this evening."
Starlink is referenced as a satellite connectivity solution (“You need Starlink”). In this context, it’s being suggested as a workaround when cellular reception is poor inside the vehicle.
"Interest in Evie's is currently sky-high. I think what about you? What are you hearing around the traps there?
Yeah, so I was at a Tesla showroom today dropping one of their media loans"
EV means electric vehicle—cars that run on electricity instead of gasoline or diesel. The episode is talking about more people wanting EVs lately.
EV stands for electric vehicle. The discussion centers on how EV interest is rising quickly in Australia, with people actively visiting showrooms and considering EVs as alternatives to petrol or diesel.
"Yeah, so I was at a Tesla showroom today dropping one of their media loans
Back and for a Wednesday afternoon like we're talking 12 30 p.m. It was packed"
Tesla is a company that makes electric cars. The host is saying their Tesla showroom was really busy, which suggests lots of people are shopping for EVs right now.
Tesla is an EV manufacturer that sells vehicles through showrooms and direct sales. In this segment, the speaker describes visiting a Tesla showroom and seeing strong customer demand.
"Back and for a Wednesday afternoon like we're talking 12 30 p.m. It was packed
I don't know what was happening. There was not enough sales staff there to
To be able to accommodate for how busy it was"
Showroom traffic is a practical indicator of consumer interest—more visitors and less idle time can signal rising demand. The speaker contrasts a packed Tesla showroom now with quieter periods earlier in the year.
"I saw that today on the roads for diesel three dollars fifteen a liter for premium diesel
Out of colleague of mine. He might be watching him and he said he's looking for an Evie"
Diesel is also getting expensive here. If you drive a diesel car, high diesel prices can make an EV seem like a better everyday option.
Diesel pricing is relevant because many Australian vehicles—especially larger SUVs and utes—run on diesel. The speaker notes diesel at about $3.15/L, which can push drivers to consider EVs for commuting or local trips.
"To be to be fair most again, maybe it's just my small circle. Most of them already own Evie's
So it's actually been more the conversation. We've been having is like, oh, aren't you glad you're already in an Evie?"
EV adoption just means more people are buying and using electric cars instead of petrol or diesel. In this episode, they’re talking about why that shift is happening and how it’s changing what people worry about day to day.
The discussion is about how more people are switching to electric vehicles (EVs) and how that affects demand. It also highlights how EV ownership changes public conversations around fuel costs and daily driving.
Term
petrol prices at $3/L
"Yeah, and it's affecting us all obviously of high petrol prices high diesel prices that will unfortunately flow through
Onto the cost of living"
When petrol gets really expensive, driving a petrol car costs more every day. That makes electric cars more appealing because charging is often cheaper than buying fuel.
Rising petrol prices are a major driver of EV interest because they increase the cost of traditional driving. When fuel gets expensive, the relative savings from electricity (and EVs’ lower running costs) become more noticeable.
"All the stuff that we've done over the last couple of years
Particularly on the new Chinese brands, so it's good."
They’re talking about newer electric car brands coming from China. People are paying more attention to them, which can help EV sales grow.
The episode mentions increased attention around new Chinese EV brands, implying they’re gaining market share. In many markets, Chinese manufacturers have accelerated EV adoption through competitive pricing, rapid model expansion, and strong feature/value.
"I guess it's not the most Wisest thing to laugh at people that are currently not driving an electric car But the good thing is that a lot of them are starting to pay a bit more attention"
They’re talking about cars that run on electricity instead of petrol. As more people want EVs, it affects prices and availability.
The discussion is about electric vehicles (EVs) and how more people are considering them as adoption grows. In this context, “electric car” is the product category driving changes in demand and pricing.
"Each one of us will see an increase in prices of all the basic things that we pay for because Everything gets pretty much transported by a truck van ute one of those things so"
They’re listing the kinds of vehicles that move goods to shops. If the cost of running those vehicles changes, it can affect what you pay at the supermarket.
“Truck van ute” describes common Australian freight and utility vehicles used to move goods around—trucks for bulk transport, vans for distribution, and utes for smaller loads. The point is that most consumer goods rely on road transport, so changes in energy/fuel economics can show up in retail pricing.
"Absolutely, yeah, I think any stock at the moment from dealers is just going to be snapped up very quickly Just anecdotally I've had people even the mini that we reviewed recently"
They’re saying dealers are running out of cars fast because demand is high. That usually means less choice and sometimes higher prices.
This describes a “sell-through” situation where dealer inventory is purchased rapidly due to strong demand—here, specifically demand for EVs. It’s a market dynamic that can lead to shortages, higher prices, and fewer choices for buyers.
"People interested in buying electric suddenly and really make a good point like they might still keep the petrol car Just in case all this blows over very shortly"
They’re saying some people might buy an EV but still keep their petrol car for a while. It’s basically a safety net in case EV life isn’t as convenient as they hoped.
The speakers describe a “keep the petrol car” strategy: buyers may purchase an EV but retain their existing petrol vehicle temporarily. This reflects real-world concerns like range, charging availability, and uncertainty about how quickly the situation (fuel prices or EV costs) will change.
"Can't block at the Sun or wind unless you're Mr. Burns from the Simpsons, but you're right in reality"
Solar and wind are ways to generate electricity without burning fuel. If the grid uses more of this power, charging an EV can be cleaner.
Solar and wind are the two most common renewable electricity sources discussed in EV contexts because they can supply grid power for charging. The transcript uses them to illustrate how EV benefits depend on the electricity mix.
Concept
batteries and solids
"you know, you're setting batteries and solids way"
This is about better battery technology. New battery designs can make EVs cheaper, go farther, and charge better.
“Batteries and solids” likely refers to battery technology progress, possibly including solid-state batteries (often shortened in casual speech). Battery improvements matter because they can reduce costs, improve range, and speed up EV adoption.
"Gav Schubert's good friend of ours was that a used EV car sales which their lot was completely empty not a single used EV left"
A used EV is an electric car that someone owned before you. The speaker is saying even the used EVs can disappear quickly when lots of people want them.
A “used EV” is a pre-owned electric vehicle, which matters because it affects how quickly buyers can access EVs without paying new-car pricing. The speaker’s point is that used EV inventory can sell out just as fast as new stock when demand spikes.
"They put the faith in XPENG and you know a little bit in TV as well as a distributor to support them locally"
Xpeng is an EV brand from China. Here they’re talking about how Australian buyers feel nervous when the local business situation is unclear—especially for warranty and service.
XPENG (often written Xpeng) is a Chinese EV manufacturer known for mass-market electric vehicles and a strong focus on software and driver-assistance features. In this segment, it’s discussed in the context of customer anxiety in Australia due to uncertainty around local ownership/distribution and how warranty/parts support will be handled.
"You know that you know, there's no support after ownership and people are always worried and that's why to be honest"
This is about what you can expect after you’ve bought the car—like repairs, parts, and help if something goes wrong later. If that support isn’t clear, people hesitate to buy.
“Support after ownership” refers to what happens once the warranty period ends or after the initial purchase—service availability, parts supply, and ongoing customer support. The segment links this to why buyers are worried and why factory-backed brands are gaining attention.
"...what the brand is supposed to be to people... Fix the current messy situation... unfortunately it is tarnishing the brand at the moment"
They mean the company’s public image is getting worse because of problems people are talking about. The hosts are saying the brand needs to fix the situation to rebuild trust.
“Tarnishing the brand” describes how ongoing customer issues, delays, or disputes can damage public trust and perceived quality. The hosts connect this to the company’s efforts to manage its image and reassure customers.
"I mean, if you look at the products and we saw some of the videos on your channel That you know the from the Guangzhou auto show they That's a superb lineup of products like that P7 looks awesome."
They mention the Guangzhou auto show, which is a big car event where companies show off new cars and future tech. It’s basically where you see what brands are planning to release.
The Guangzhou auto show is referenced as the place where the lineup of vehicles was shown in videos. Auto shows are often where manufacturers debut concept cars, new models, and technology roadmaps, so it’s a key context for “what’s coming next.”
"It's one of those people movers that you see it in person You can sort of see it doesn't feel or look like a people mover"
“People mover” is used to describe a vehicle type aimed at transporting passengers, typically with a roomy cabin and family-friendly packaging. The speaker notes it doesn’t “feel or look like” a people mover, suggesting a more car-like design or styling despite its practicality.
"So as I was saying the extensive administration apparently only taking over those 197 cars from the instruction of the creditors, okay?"
Creditors are people or companies the business owes money to. If the company can’t pay, creditors can drive what happens next through legal processes.
“Creditors” are parties the company owes money to, such as lenders or suppliers. The excerpt implies creditors directed the administration process, which can influence how assets (like vehicles) are handled or sold.
"So hopefully there's someone wailing at The Beijing auto show next month"
The Beijing auto show is a big car event in China where companies announce new vehicles. They’re saying we might learn more about this SUV there.
The Beijing auto show is a major international event where automakers and EV brands unveil new models and technologies. The speaker is using it as a timeline for when more details about the rumored SUV could be revealed.
"[1898.5s] From Gold Coast to Sydney. That's really painful isn't it? Yeah
[1904.2s] Yeah, so Jean saying it's protective wrap on the wheels, okay, okay camo protective wheels
[1912.6s] Okay"
Sometimes car makers cover parts like wheels with a protective film. It helps keep them looking good and can also hide the design or logo while the car is still being prepared.
A protective wrap on wheels is often used during testing, transport, or pre-production to prevent cosmetic damage and to hide branding/trim details. Camo-style coverings can also help keep the design under wraps until the full reveal.
"[1926.8s] All right now Roland couldn't be with us today, but he has shared this vision of yeah
[1932.0s] It was a pretty short Tesla was t-boned by a big truck. Looks like everyone's safe. Luckily. It's here
[1942.5s] That's pretty painful"
A “T-bone” crash is when another car hits you from the side, like the front of one car crashes into the side of another. Side impacts can be serious, so it matters that the people survived here.
“T-boned” describes a side-impact collision where one vehicle is struck broadside, forming a “T” shape in the crash geometry. These collisions are often more dangerous for occupants due to intrusion risk, so “looks like everyone survived” is a key safety takeaway in the clip.
"[1948.6s] Yeah, nasty never like seeing that kind of thing
[1953.0s] I mean this sort of stuff gets circulated so often on Chinese social media and
[1958.3s] It is the biggest sort of advertising for Tesla as a brand
[1963.9s] Given once upon a time"
The idea is that when people share crash videos online, it still gets lots of attention for the car brand. Even if it’s not positive, it can still act like advertising.
The segment argues that widely shared crash videos function as “biggest advertising” for a brand, even when the content is negative. This reflects how social media distribution can shape brand perception and awareness regardless of intent.
"So people gravitate towards brands like here Hyundai even Toyota because they know the brand right? They may not delve into as much detail as we do."
Toyota is mentioned alongside Hyundai as a brand people gravitate toward because they already know it. In EV adoption, brand familiarity can influence how quickly customers commit to new technology and pricing.
"So people gravitate towards brands like here Hyundai even Toyota because they know the brand right? They may not delve into as much detail as we do."
Hyundai is discussed as a “legacy” brand that consumers recognize, which can reduce purchase hesitation during EV transitions. The speaker contrasts brand familiarity with the perceived need to pay a premium for that reassurance.
"I'm just quickly speaking of legacy brands. Honda released some of their Financials in the last week or so and they're not looking good at all."
Honda is referenced as having released financials that look weak, with the company canceling many EVs in its EV program. This is relevant because Honda’s EV strategy changes can influence market expectations and competitive pressure in Australia and beyond.
"And then I think I also heard whispers that Nissan may be postponing the Nissan leaf in In certain markets including ours the new leaf"
The Nissan Leaf is a popular electric car. The speaker is saying the next version might be delayed in some places, so people may have to wait longer to buy it.
The Nissan Leaf is one of the most well-known mass-market electric cars. The speaker says there are “whispers” it may be postponed in some markets, including Australia, which would affect when buyers can expect the next Leaf.
"So full of EV charging points throughout this car park, which is good"
EV charging points are the places where you plug in to charge your electric car. More charging points in a car park makes it easier to charge regularly.
EV charging points are the installed outlets/chargers that allow electric vehicles to charge at a location. In the context of a car park, having many charging points improves convenience and reduces “range anxiety” by making charging more accessible.
A kilowatt-hour (kWh) is how electricity usage is measured. EV charging prices are often quoted per kWh, meaning per unit of energy you put into the battery.
A kilowatt-hour (kWh) is the unit of energy used to price electricity for EV charging. When you see a price like “43 cents per kilowatt hour,” it’s essentially the cost per unit of energy delivered to your battery.
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Hello everyone, I am Tom and this is Joy. Hello. Welcome to that's blocking joy. Let's move that one away. There we go
Hello, everyone. Welcome to tonight's show
The Evie show what a great time to own an Evie in this day and age. It is
25th of March 2026. Hope you're all doing well. It's been a
Great week. It's been a very good week actually as an Evie owner
Lots to chat about this week as always. Let's quickly just thank our sponsors of the show
Thank you to Karloop data to empower Australia's Evie revolution and thank you also to power shop
If you want some Evie day or Evie night charging plans check out the power shop link in the video description as always
Let's say hello to our co-hosts for this evening. Hello Riz from Bonza or should I say from Karloop?
Hello Riz. How are we?
Hey Tom and Joy look Bonza Karloop all of the above now last week apologies for not being here
I was stuck in a Melbourne traffic jam in the spectre and you know what it's like. I was not getting much reception
Because of the insulation around the car. You're basically sort of enclosed in it
I had to stick the umbrella out of the window to get a few bars and that's how I could message on the live stream
So good to be back on is that why the umbrellas are $7,000 gets you 5g
It actually gets you like 5.5g
You need Starlink right when you've got a spectre umbrella exactly. You need Starlink is what we call it the umbrella
Roland our other co-hosts sends his apologies this evening. He is spending time with family
So he'll be back next week. So wishing Roland well and
Yeah, so role Riz lots to chat about as we know this week very very eventful week in the Evie world as always
But let's say hello to some of our viewers
Who've joined us nice and early. Hello Gary. Hello James. Hello Brill Midge brother. Hello Scotty
Hello Jim from Sydney. Hello Andrew. Hello. It's only Dale. Hello Lewis from Brisbane
Yeah, how we're gonna touch on this tonight. Hello from New South Wales Central Coast. He says well the explained situation isn't great
Yes, this would drag on for months. We'll touch on that for sure. Hello, Tony Spiegel
Electric ferro from the Federal Courts of New South Wales
That's impressive
Mark from Hamilton hello Richard. Hello Murray. Hello Justin. Thanks for joining us nice and early tonight
146 years already three minutes in reason. This must be some kind of record
Interest in Evie's is currently sky-high. I think what about you? What are you hearing around the traps there?
Yeah, so I was at a Tesla showroom today dropping one of their media loans
Back and for a Wednesday afternoon like we're talking 12 30 p.m. It was packed
I don't know what was happening. There was not enough sales staff there to
To be able to accommodate for how busy it was
But people were checking cars out and walking in and yeah, it was just you know
quite a lot of buzz and
We didn't see that you know like three months ago four months ago late last year. You just walk into a
Tesla showroom or most other Evie showrooms and just you know in the middle of the week
It's very quiet weekends. It's generally when it's busy
But yeah, it's a lot of a lot of buzz at the moment around electric cars
Well, you know when you're paying on a three dollars fifteen
I saw that today on the roads for diesel three dollars fifteen a liter for premium diesel
Out of colleague of mine. He might be watching him and he said he's looking for an Evie because he's looking at filling his Land Cruiser for
$350 I think it was
That's that's quite a lot of money. So, you know the one that kind of
Push happens people will stand tend to look for a cheaper alternative at least for a run around town
Have you heard any more from your circle of influence an uptick in in interest in Evie's would you say?
I don't think I talked to enough people
Not real people anyway
Yeah, you're all real people. Yeah. Yeah, and no as in um, yeah, I guess because of because of the work that I do
Yeah, it I very rarely actually have to speak to people face-to-face. So, yeah, I don't get as many questions
Yeah, but certainly yeah, like in terms of just when I do speak face-to-face to people
To be to be fair most again, maybe it's just my small circle. Most of them already own Evie's
So it's actually been more the conversation. We've been having is like, oh, aren't you glad you're already in an Evie?
and
It's kind of tinged with sadness because it's we kind of feel like if if only more people were in the same kind of like
Both that we're in, you know what I mean like
I mean, it's not you can't feel that glad about it honestly because it's it's because of something that's really horrible happening overseas so
Yeah, and it's affecting us all obviously of high petrol prices high diesel prices that will unfortunately flow through
Onto the cost of living
inflation or go up that all that kind of stuff
But at least we're kind of sheltered from those high fuel prices. We're seeing around town. That's one thing
I think it's it's not so much that you glad that you drive an Evie, but you're more relieved
I guess that you drive an Evie and it's one less one less worry, you know, that's right
Yeah, I mean, I think certainly from
Our YouTube channel the the interest has gone up
You can see it uptick in views uptick in engagement people certainly are looking at our videos more
All the stuff that we've done over the last couple of years
Particularly on the new Chinese brands, so it's good. I think Riz. You're probably I'm sure you'll find out very soon
The numbers it'll be be a couple of months with the numbers, but I'm sure the the uptake in new Evie sales will go up very shortly
Yeah, and good point joy, like, you know, I think it's
It's sort of quite tragic what's contributing to this influx and at the same time
I think as an E as Evie owners and Evie community. It's
I guess it's not the most
Wisest thing to laugh at people that are currently not driving an electric car
But the good thing is that a lot of them are starting to pay a bit more attention
So if they come up to us and ask us, you know, like what should they consider and what did we do before we started?
I think it's a good thing and you know refer them to Tom and Joyce channel
There's I think there's a lot of good content there, especially for for some sort of Evie owners
And those that might be looking at getting the second car after a couple of years
One thing I think worth noting and I think Tom you touched on it earlier that it doesn't to be honest
It doesn't matter how many people drive Evie's
Each one of us will see an increase in prices of all the basic things that we pay for because
Everything gets pretty much transported by a truck van ute
one of those things so
I'm sure, you know
Supermarkets and others aren't as generous as they sometimes make themselves look in their ads
So we're going to be see we're gonna be paying that at the supermarkets and pretty much everywhere. So
Just shop around
Absolutely, yeah, I think any stock at the moment from dealers is just going to be snapped up very quickly
Just anecdotally I've had people even the mini that we reviewed recently the mini contraband
Which we think would be it wouldn't be a very popular car all their stock has suddenly been
You know taken I think from what I've heard from one dealer because
People interested in buying electric suddenly and really make a good point like they might still keep the petrol car
Just in case all this blows over very shortly
But having a city rung about that they could feel up for next to nothing. It just makes sense at the moment
Well, a couple of years ago when we had the whole you know
COVID situation and the EV prices and used car prices going all over the place
There wasn't there was not enough price parity for electric models versus petrol or diesel models
But in a lot of segments now that most people sort of play in the Model Y
The BYDC line 7 sort of space Geely x5
There's affordability there now that you know, I think you're seeing some of the new reviews that are on, you know
Tom and Joyce channel that there seems to be
So many options now and this year we're gonna have a whole lot more hatchbacks
Things that you know, sadly we don't buy enough of these days anymore
people want SUVs and the rest so
Yeah, what worth watching this space. I did a quick article on the driven this week talking about sort of
the Tesla Model Y lead times and they're starting to push out there were only a couple of
Sort of last month. There were a couple of weeks. So you could pick car up pretty quickly unless you wanted to buy the performance variant
But now there's sort of all in you know, June July sort of
Space so apparently someone else reported that most inventory for Tesla's Model Y is is gone
So I guess yeah, the interest is genuinely real
Hmm and speaking to Tesla and Sydney they the deliveries are going gangbusters
They've had a very busy last couple of weeks, too. So it is all happening for sure
I think the Model Y L from what I've heard the first shipment is pretty much all sold out
Little birdies told me to so a lot of interest in the brand for sure
Let's take some comments from the audience
Heard a truckie says Jim on the radio this morning saying they're paying 1500 bucks to fill and now it's
$4,000 that's three times. That's insane. I can believe that for sure seeing the prices around at the petrol stations
Yeah, I mean, this is a good point from Andrew got to be incentive for renewables in the mix
Can't block at the Sun or wind unless you're Mr. Burns from the Simpsons, but you're right in reality
Sure, you can't I mean, yes, you know, you can argue that China has got
Suddenly we'll have the power with regards to renewables, you know, you're setting batteries and solids way
But as as Andrew pointed out, you've got the means to make the energy for yourself at home
You can't block the Sun or production from those batteries or from the Sun
So that's at least you've got some control back if you've got solar and batteries and EVs, right?
Yeah, DDX has picked up our family's sea lion seven today. Congratulations and relieved enough to pay three bucks a liter for these
Well, I'm relieved too. I gotta be honest with you
Yep, and
Charles hello Charles nice to see you
Hello there and Mark says BYD rep told me Monday was the best sales day they've ever had in Australia. Wow. There you go
That's anecdotal, but I think you don't keep getting beaten this time goes on. I think so. Yeah, I
Heard just for those that are interested that
Cherry and Jku they've surpassed 2,000 sales of their J5 or orders on the J5 they've extended
That 36 990
Offer into April to help people that are trying to battle the cost of living and sort of fuel prices
Which I think is a good thing to do. It's it's overall a pretty good car
But apparently over the weekend, you know, they saw
Like, you know over 500 people
Place orders on car electric cars from that particular group
So it's it's just just the weekend which means, you know, the amount of interest that's around is
It's really up there. And as you said earlier, Tom, it's gonna take a bit of time for us to see it in sales data
Because especially if lead time start to get pushed out
March generally is a pretty big month. So
Looking at some very early data that I'm starting to get. I think we're going to
Hopefully be hitting sort of 12 13,000
Electric cars this month and if that happens will be very clearly at 15% or so. So let's watch this base
Look at this Julie dealership in person, they sell 22 ex5 in one day. That's huge
These are very smart customers getting on there to the curve
I saw one. It was another comment. We go spoke to a Julie dealership. They had been selling two to three EVXs per day
And now last two weeks has been two to three. So two to three per week previously last two weeks is now two to three per day
That's phenomenal, isn't it?
Huge a lot of a lot of comments 218 viewers by the way 13 minutes in so the interest is you know
We can see it right there in front of us 223 people are tuning in to find out what the deal is with the EVs
So thanks for joining us if you're joining us for the first time tells us what the deal is. It's a great deal
You're I just feel like once you drive an EVO if you've been in one, you'll never go back
But it's one of those things if you just get over I guess all the
The fear and the unknown and there's a lot of misinformation to me to be honest and actually just try it out
You won't go back. I don't mind seeing panic buying for EVs. Go for it. I don't mind. It's clear the stock out. There'll be more coming
Don't worry
Can you imagine like if it was like in China and you you just can't hear like all the cars and you can hear the birds again
And you know, like what yeah, imagine imagine if Australian roads would sound like I know
Recently, you know, it's imagine walking around Sydney or Melbourne with that kind of you know
The serenity that we see in Shanghai or traffic like heavy traffic and it's just like
Quiet and peaceful. Yep. Yeah, I mean, that's that's sort of the future particularly when we start to do more and more of the light to heavy trucks
I think it's definitely going to be
Block quieter lot nicer to be around even busier places as you say joy
Yep, I would love to see like a drop in kind of like respiratory diseases as well
Like an actual drop in numbers of like children having asthma because I honestly think it would actually affect those numbers
100% yeah, it's Jamboree car park empty now
So I'm gonna go down to Jamboree right now and have a look for us. B. Y. D. Have you cleared all your stuff?
Tazzy Evie says Gavin New Zealand
Gav Schubert's good friend of ours was that a used EV car sales which their lot was completely empty not a single used EV left
How good is that?
Secondhand. Yes, that's true second-hand. We saw the second-hand ice cars go up in value during COVID lockdown right in 2020 2021
2022 surely is in 2026 27. We'll see second-hand Evie's rise as well
Yeah, I mean, this is the the whole idea that you know used Evie's don't hold their value
I think that's finally gonna start to shift as there's
genuinely a lot more interest in electric cars
And you know, then it won't be and use the electric car will just be a used car in the coming years. So
I said, yep. Yep, correct
Well, we should probably address the elephant in the room before we move on so yes
We we have been hearing news of true Evie, which is the Australian distributor for x-pong in Australia
this was first reported by a drive-wise
The website and yeah, let's talk about the fact the true Evie
Company which distributes x-pong in Australia has the sole rights to do so
They posted or this website posted the ASIC
Australian Securities and Investment Commission's notice that it is entering external administration which generally means that
external orders are taking in coming in and taking you know taking care of the company to I
Don't know. I don't have much more detail than that
But one would assume they're trying to liquidate trying to get the rest that's back
I assume that's what generally happens when an Australia's coming
So apart from that, I don't think we have any more information as yet. I don't want to speculate too much
But it's not good signs at the moment. Unfortunately for the Australian distributors
I mean, it's not it's not a secret that HQ are coming in very shortly to take hold of the
Distributorship in Australia like the same way be why do you did for?
Who they can that the brand the company if you do it. Thank you. Yeah, you direct. Yes
So I assume true Evie will hand over the reins to HQ very shortly too
Yeah, I think it's important to remember that like
Expaying the brand itself is a very very big company over in in China in somewhat the same way with like BYD
They're a much bigger organization over in China and I just feel like it's a
I feel for anyone who's kind of like
either paid their deposit or a
Waiting on their car or if they've got an issue with their car currently now and that kind of limbo that they're in
But hopefully
Yeah, hopefully all of this will get resolved
Because it's a it's an awesome car. Yeah, it is good car good brand
I do feel for the owners. Hopefully, you know any warranty issues any
Maintenance any parts will be sorted out quickly
We do need some, you know leadership from H HQ themselves for sure. This hopefully will see some sort of statement or some sort of
Just ownership of the brand in Australia because at the moment it does appear as a bit of a mess at the moment
Let's let's not be around the bush, you know, meet her outlets saying yes under administration
It's never a good thing for confidence for the brand is at risk
Yeah, and you know, we we do know that they've
Delivered over 2,000 cars in the last sort of 18 months or so
But that's not that's just 2,000 people that have put, you know, sort of faith in the brand
They put the faith in XPENG and you know a little bit in TV as well as a distributor to support them locally
Of course now that this sort of uncertain situation is taking place
It's very likely that, you know, a lot of those people are quite anxious if you you know scroll into any of the Facebook groups
There's a lot of sort of discussion as to what's what's next. So as you know, both of you have said I think it would be really
wise and a good thing for
XPENG to you know formally acknowledge this situation and if it's not going to impact those owners make it clear
And obviously when these sort of things happen, then you know, you've get the
The consumer watchdogs and others starting to pay attention and then the last thing you want is for the whole industry to be tarnished by
You know that you know, there's no support after ownership and people are always worried and that's why to be honest
That is why you're
Seeing this huge interest from first time buyers in brands like
Tesla and BYD and Geely
Because they're factory backed brands now
I mean in Tesla's case, they just do what they want in terms of their showrooms, but
That's the direct model. But yeah in you know, both BYD and Geely
They're all officially factory backed brands seeker factory backed
so
this uncertainty
Hopefully does get resolved and we do hear more from XPENG directly which
You know, you might hear it first here
It's very likely to happen within the next week or so
so
You know, I had my eye my spectre and the umbrella last week and you know, one of the features it has is you can
sometimes
transport yourself anywhere and
I was told from very close sources that there will be some official statements that will come out
Talking about this situation and addressing it head-on. I feel like if Ruth says it's really I mean
I was gonna say, you know, Riz one of his other hats is espionage, right? He's like
He's like master spy Riz. He knows it all. He's got his ears on the ground. Look whatever is
Whatever's going on. I mean to be honest. I really do feel for for owners, but
Rest assured, this is not, you know, I don't work for them
but I know that there is things in the works that will provide certainty and
Very likely you're not gonna be left in any sort of limbo
Especially when the brand themselves
Are quite serious about making Australia?
One of their more successful markets, even if that might not have been the case so far. I
Just run through some of these comments here that I've seen
Where was it?
You get a case of x-pong vs. Truby going to federal court this week
So again, you're hearing it first from the audience here guys. Aaron, we do feel for you. Yes
I think you know Joy agrees with you loves the X Aaron loves the G6
I just hope the warranties picked up by the x-pong HQ
We do feel for those of you who are waiting for that $5,000 rebate as well from the brand that promised last in a blast
To you so hopefully that'll get validated as well
But I mean, I think x-pang is a company that takes their branding very seriously and her salping
self
Like cares a lot about the image of the company and also
The humans behind it like because when we went on our tour just a shout out, I don't think she ever watches this but they're lovely
Lovely influence of Vanessa
Had a bad experience at an x-pang dealership and she happened to post it on her socials
They saw it over an HQ and actually flew her over and she got a personal apology from her salping. So
You know, like I think they do care a lot about
X-pang and you know what the whole kind of like
Yeah, what the brand is supposed to be to people
So I'm hoping with with that kind of attitude. They will
Fix the current messy situation
Have to they have to I mean, it's like it's unfortunately it is tarnishing the brand at the moment
So they have to swoop in very quickly to sort this out
I mean, and if they if they did that for someone who you know was was treated poorly at a at a test drive
What more when this is kind of like affecting, you know, like they cared about that one thing
Which is important like it wasn't like it's so important, you know, like having a bad experience at a test drive
And yeah, like I'm glad they did that
So I'm hoping that they can carry that same kind of like energy and caring into this. Yeah
Great point joy. I mean the thing is that they they made that video publicly available as well
It's somewhere on next things social media where her shop hung the CEO and founder met
That lady that purchased the car here in Australia
They genuinely from you know, all the things that I can see they genuinely care about
Making good products and getting them out to customers and then customer service is one key part of it
I mean the other way of looking at it. There's so much competition in China that
X-fang in many ways is
You know still a bit of a startup a brand and they can't
they can't fail on the back of one market and
her shop hung his
Offsider Brian goo who often is part of the European expansion
He's openly said in some of the interviews previously that yes, Australia's been an issue and we will work on
Getting it back up there to the gold standard that we have for X-fang in all international markets
So if the leadership believes in it and they know they've got good products and they know they've this hiccup has sort of occurred
I think they'll do the best by customers
And you know in in some ways credit to true EV as well
I think they've they tried in a very difficult market Australia is one of the most competitive markets in the Western world
And you know, it's they've managed to deliver over 2,000 cars the situation that we're now
You know, hopefully in many ways ends fell for everyone
But most importantly the the owners and the drivers in Australia
It's such a shame to because you know, we've had this car that truly have learned to us for the last few months for almost nine months
Now, it's it's it is a really good car. Honestly. It's so good
It's and it's well priced and we're waiting for the new one
It's just a shame this has happened, but the car itself the brand itself is good. Let's just hope let's just hope true
X-fang HQ comes in very shortly and and cleans us up. So we'll see we'll keep reporting on the channel and on the show
and Riz will keep doing is
Send his little birdies out and get some information for us
Just just what we got to do
I mean, if you look at the products and we saw some of the videos on your channel
That you know the from the Guangzhou auto show they
That's a superb lineup of products like that P7 looks awesome. The X9. I think is very comfortable
In in many ways
It's one of those people movers that you see it in person
You can sort of see it doesn't feel or look like a people mover
So, yeah, I think products are great. They've got a lot happening the Mona which has been very affordable
That's sort of saved them in China
Hopefully there's international plans for that affordable car. It's very spacious inside and
Obviously X-fang is known for their tech. So once they start to get their
sort of
Self-driving stuff out to international markets. There was an announcement for that sort of last week that they're very likely looking at, you know
Doing more in that space in international markets. So
Lots happening. So yeah, let's watch the space and hopefully there's some good news in the next couple of weeks
So as I was saying the extensive administration apparently only taking over those
197 cars from the instruction of the creditors, okay?
And and we should address the elephant in the room too. We're your car be taken joy
We those joys cause not one of those hundred ninety seven
So we have obviously discussed this amongst ourselves will the car be taken?
I mean, we are expecting possibly a phone call in the next whatever that we don't know actually
We don't know any more than you guys do
True V have not spoken to us. So we are just running off public media reports
What you guys are telling us on the stream. So we don't actually know much more than yourselves
So we don't know where the car be taken. We just don't but I mean, I'm very grateful to TV because honestly
It is the best car I ever ever driven and I love my X thing and I call it mine even though it's not mine
So, yeah, it it is what it is. But hey, you know what?
Like it's it's it's not my car, isn't it? So I feel for people who have actually, you know
bought their their G6 or
Have got a deposit and they're waiting for it or they're waiting for their $5,000 cash back, you know, um
Yeah, you've got way more skin game than I do. Yeah
277 sorry 277 viewers watching I think the record is 400 for a specialized event
I think there's the seal when that was launched. We had for your live viewers. Yeah, but for a regular Wednesday
We've never had more than 300. I think this might be a record for us for a regular Wednesday
So this is the interest that the EVs have
Have shown in the last few weeks, right? This is how good the stream is now with the with the views
So we shall so hopefully we get 300. That's that's our aim tonight. 300 live viewers
That would be quite nice to tell people
Yeah, and as as
MS said Rizzles said said this fairly today as of two weeks ago
It has them on a wire to estimate a delivery of March April now
It's May June and why I was now June July so that's the kind of demand we're seeing at the moment with Tesla. So
It's good
All right
Yeah, just quickly showing this as well. So this has been reported elsewhere
AVAs reporting this I think car expert reported it too. So it's not a secret that X ping is
being placed in external administration. What that means
And
Darrell also who watches the stream sometimes they go the Mona do three
another SUV
spotted as well
the Mona M03 I thought was a
Not a great name
But it seems to have clicked but there's word on the street is there might be calling this one the Mona Lisa
So
You never know and Mona stands for made of new AI apparently according to her shop hunk. So
Yeah, this SUV shouldn't be part and as a sedan they're everywhere in China
Just the popular eat this car or the sedan version has really
pulled X ping out of quite a bit of
Strive that they were in
They're getting the volume them releasing new products and
Yeah, this would be a pretty pretty important product
You can see some lines of the G6 in the back. Obviously, there's a RNG six there, but
Yeah, still a very
Very good sort of s small crossovers
Design language that they've got going on. So hopefully there's someone wailing at
The Beijing auto show next month
Mmm
Why are the wheels camo and not the car because wheels are important how they look is very important
Yeah, but you're right. It's interesting. It's not it's normally the car that's wrapped and oh
Exactly and I don't know maybe they're trying to cover the logo, but yeah, I guess they're maybe about to wrap the rest of the car
That guy looks like it's not sort of a detailer. Yes. He's always he's always ready to go. Okay. That makes sense
All right, so someone snuck the photo in before they actually got to wrap it. Yeah, I get
Imagine if this came to the market right now, I think would sell pretty well
Mona mo3 limo to B5 Geely x2
Yeah, that's small city as you city SUV or city car that people want to leave their Land Cruiser aside
Just drive this around while petrol's expensive
It would sell very well and then suddenly realize hey, maybe I never really needed to drive a giant land. Yeah, that's right. Correct
I'm already seeing at $3.49.9 at the elite of a diesel. That's painful
From Gold Coast to Sydney. That's really painful isn't it? Yeah
Yeah, so Jean saying it's protective wrap on the wheels, okay, okay camo protective wheels
Okay
Okay, random saying it's not compact. It does measure 4.7. Okay, so it's actually more
Hmm
All right now Roland couldn't be with us today, but he has shared this vision of yeah
It was a pretty short Tesla was t-boned by a big truck. Looks like everyone's safe. Luckily. This is very wonderful. It's here
That's pretty painful
And everyone survived looks like so that's something
Yeah, nasty never like seeing that kind of thing
I mean this sort of stuff gets circulated so often on Chinese social media and
It is the biggest sort of advertising for Tesla as a brand
Given once upon a time
I think some people may remember there was a lady that
Was jumping up and down on a Tesla in one of the Chinese
Shows saying they were unsafe and their ducks accelerate
Without notice
But since then obviously there's a lot has changed and this sort of stuff
It's yeah quite tragic to see but glad that everyone's safe
That's the thing we got to tell our friends and family who suddenly interested in EVs, right?
You know all these new Chinese cars Tesla included all five-star a cup rating, you know barely runs on anything to drive around town
Very comfortable very luxurious in some situations
And built very well for these are the things we need to tell them right? It's um, it's it's just
Yeah, they're very good cars
He's I feel like they don't hear us
They should know they've got it. Yeah, they've just got a sit in it and experience it for themselves because you know
Like we've been telling them for how many years, right?
Um
Yeah, we should address this question. It's been asked twice now
So did Suzuki pull the wool over our eyes of the reviewers but not give me either Tara price?
I don't think the price has been announced yet
It's possibly a strategy by Suzuki on the day to just get the reviewers to post their content to get I
Guess feedback from the audience to see what kind of price they should be putting this car rat
That's the kind of feeling I get when brands don't release a price for a new car. What do you guys think?
Hmm, I don't know. Is that part of the strategy?
Yeah, I think they're a little bit in the limbo at the moment
with launching the obviously the hybrid with Tara and
the Jimny and the rest and
Given as their first TV, maybe that's why they're just not sure what the market
is like, but I think they
If they don't announce the pricing soon, there'll be at least another three four models that will have their pricing
released very shortly and customers will
Want a bit of certainty so they'll sort of navigate towards those models, especially given how hot the market is at the moment
And you know, we always say on our reviews of legacy brands
So people gravitate towards brands like here Hyundai even Toyota because they know the brand right?
They may not delve into as much detail as we do. They just go. Oh, yeah, Tota. I know Tota do good cars
We're just going to buy a piece at 4x or when the guitar comes out. Oh, yeah
I'll just buy that because I've no driven Suzuki's my whole life. So they've got that
Working for them. The key is the Hyundai is the Japanese brands. So
yeah
Um, is it worth the extra, you know premium because it's a legacy brand. That's what we always ask
I think for the key or Hyundai it is. Yeah
yeah
I'm just quickly speaking of legacy brands. Honda released some of their
Financials in the last week or so and they're not looking good at all. They've cancelled quite a lot of their EVs in their EV program
The u.s. They had a joint venture with General Motors making
Electric cars. They're no longer
um, I guess going to be
Having those models available. They may release more but
Yeah, it's not looking good. And and here's the company that Nissan was hoping would buy them or
So or do a joint venture with so it's not
It's not looking great. And then I think I also heard whispers that Nissan may be postponing the Nissan leaf in
In certain markets including ours the new leaf
That's a shame
Not sure what's going on there
It's a shame because I mean, you know
They were so delayed with the aria like three years delayed
You would think they'd learn the lesson and get the leaf in quickly given with such a hot market
At the moment, but hey, we'll see
Um, some more posts from Roland who couldn't join us of course today, but this is him sharing
What is it the Audi a2 e-tron keeping the name Audi a2?
your electric hatchback
There we go, what do we think good looking car
I'm not sure it's priced more than I'd be willing to pay though. Of course, of course, it wouldn't be an Audi if it was out of reach for us, right?
There's a saying that usually it's Saudis in Audi's and if that's the case
It's going to be priced at that sort of price point as well
Or is you need Saudi money to drive an Audi these days? That's what I'm saying your prices, right?
Oh dear
Um, oh Lord Nubis says spoke to my BYD dealer this week pretty much sold out statewide
statewide WA stock levels are showing a wild number sales. Wow
add-on to in most colors
Backwarded c-line
7 also
Minus 500 huge
Wow, we I just can't wait to see your numbers risk end of this month. It's gonna be phenomenal
Well, and meanwhile we get an I got an email today from EV dealer group
Uh, who obviously still has quite a few BYD dealers around and they're saying hey last couple of days left
uh
Claim your drive away price deals on the c-line 7 and uh, I think there's the shark and the c-line 6 as well
so
It appears that there's probably some stock in some parts of Australia still that they're still trying to
Clear or maybe they want you to come in and say, oh, sorry. It's not there anymore
Um, you know the theme park car park is all all sold out
So you will pay
Whatever you'll pay plus plus our special dealer delivery on top of that. Hmm
Yeah, Andrew's saying lct threshold luxury car threshold
Being raised to 120 000 dollars. Wow part of the Australian europe trade deal
There you go. Even the lda2 might be able to get that under the luxury car tax if it's 120 k
Uh, too funny
um
I'm going to share this final one. This is from Jim who shared this today. So crisp on launching EV enabled building in Melbourne
this is the kind of thing we need where the
basically the car park is just
EV enabled EV charging enabled
So full of EV charging points throughout this car park, which is good
So hopefully we'll see this more and more
We do need to see retrofitting of apartment blocks in Australia
Especially in like dense areas in Sydney Melbourne, Brisbane. Yeah, however
I believe even if you had to charge at a supercharger at peak rates
Currently now you'd still be ahead
Carl
totally
um, just quickly on super charge this week I went to um supercharger here in Melbourne and
Sunday morning 43 cents a kilowatt hour
Okay, it's pretty good. You you don't you pay twice that at other fast charges
That are able to deliver more than 150 kilowatts
So this you know, we're talking 10 a.m. So it wasn't like it was 4 a.m. in the morning. So it appears that uh
Tesla has continued to adjust prices and I think they did open another site this week
um
channel think maybe it's in New South Wales Charles if you're still online, but uh
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