Geely EX5: Apple Carplay OTA | Zeekr 7X: 1000 orders | Tesla Model Y L
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The discussion covers recent EV news including the Geely EX5's Apple CarPlay OTA update, Zeekr 7X surpassing 1000 pre-orders, and Tesla's new Model Y L six-seater debut in China with improved aerodynamics and adaptive suspension. They debate subscription-based horsepower unlocks like Volkswagen's approach, Tesla's return of stalk controls, and the challenges of implementing EV road taxes in Australia. Highlights include Bentley's EV concept, updates on charging infrastructure, and community engagement with live listener comments. The hosts share insights on EV market trends, vehicle features, and industry shifts with a mix of technical detail and casual banter.
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Zeekr Zika 7X
"... kick off the show tonight with some news I think Zika 7x of course made its launch a couple of weeks ago r..."
Galaxy Geely Ex5
"week it's pretty good riz I think you know one week thousand orders how does that compare with the I guess other new entrance to the market so far um look the Geely ex-5 given it's a much more affordable car that took a couple of weeks I think for it to sort of get to that sort of a"
Zeekr 007 Gt
"...ternally crossed in hope of Australia getting the 007 GT yes me too so necromancer I am also crossing my f..."
Mercedes-Benz EQE
"moment I said in a uber that had one did you yes eqe so the and the person owned a business a warehous..."
Starray Star Ray
"...k that's a big mistake originally i think the the star ray dmi which dmi now what's it called uh they're hyb..."
Tesla Model Y
"...e talking about here what can we see in the tesla model yl which for those who don't know it's the six seat..."
Hyundai Ioniq
"... of the six seater configuration until we had the Ioniq Ioniq what's it called yeah Ioniq Ioniq nine six ..."
Tesla Model X
"...u reckon it's gonna be a winner i think so rollin model x this what's the go i'll be honest besides the fal..."
Ford Falcon
"...l x this what's the go i'll be honest besides the falcon windows i'll take this new one over that yeah i m..."
Volvo EX90
"has um these powered arm rests so i think this this thing here right this could be moved up and down yeah i mean look we had the um we had the Volvo ex 90 for our trip to the gold coast that was all right um we had the iodic nine for for a week that was pretty actually that was probably"
Tesla Model S
"...neup that has a better coefficient of drag is the model s so you can see how far ahead that car was and thi..."
Volkswagen Id3
"...but then again if they're going to do that to the id3 why wouldn't people buy a cooper born like yeah l..."
Volkswagen Id5
"...e cooper all the cooper tavis can the same as the id5 but just more bit more powerful this like cooper ..."
Dodge Charger
"...ip from sydney to cambrine back and we tried that charger the pheasant's next one and you could barely see ..."
Ford Model 51
"... currently about to give back mg4 the entry entry model 51 excite and it is a nice car as in mg did a good j..."
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