The CX-6e is an electric car that the podcast is talking about before it’s widely available. They mention pre-sale numbers, which means people can register interest or order it ahead of time. The point is to show how much early interest there is in new EVs.
This is Tesla’s advanced driving software. “Supervised” means the car can do a lot of the driving, but you’re still responsible for watching and taking over if needed.
Sydney is the major Australian city where the hosts say they tested the FSD supervised version 14. Local road design, traffic patterns, and signage can strongly affect how well driver-assistance software performs.
Here, “navigation” refers to the map-and-route data the car uses to understand where it is and what roads it should expect. The hosts suggest issues can come from mismatches between the car’s map data and real-world conditions (like roadworks), which can confuse the driving system.
Place
Waringa Freeway
They’re talking about a specific freeway where roadworks and lane changes may not match the car’s maps. That mismatch can confuse the car’s driving assistance.
Speed cameras automatically catch cars that go over the speed limit. They’re worried the car’s assist system might push above the limit in those areas.
A wide-angle camera view can make things look farther away than they are. They’re saying that can make it harder to judge how close people are to the car.
FSD stands for Full Self-Driving. It’s Tesla’s software that tries to help the car drive more on its own, but the driver still has to watch and be ready to take over.
“Hurry mode” is a Tesla setting that makes the self-driving behavior feel more eager or faster to act. The idea is to reduce the car’s hesitation in traffic so it doesn’t feel too slow.
“Hardware three” is the name Tesla uses for a generation of the computer that powers its self-driving features. Different cars may have different compute hardware, which can affect how well the software works.
The Tesla Model X is an electric SUV from Tesla. Here, they’re talking about having a Tesla self-driving feature on it and comparing different versions of that software.
They’re talking about how using self-driving can change how you react. Instead of acting right away, you may have to wait to see what the car does first, which can add a small delay before you take over.
The Tesla Model 3 is an electric car made by Tesla. It’s a popular car, so when there are crashes involving driver-assist features, the Model 3 is often mentioned. Here, it’s the car involved in a fatal incident that raises questions about self-driving safety.
The accelerator pedal tells the car how much power to use. In an EV, pressing it changes how strongly the car accelerates. Here, the point is that the pedal was reportedly pressed all the way right up to the crash.
To “override” means the driver steps in and manually controls the car instead of letting the automated system run. In this story, the driver reportedly pressed the accelerator to force the car to respond differently.
Term
high remote
This sounds like a name for a driving-assist mode in the car. They’re saying it works better in traffic than in some other situations.
FST sounds like a feature in the car’s self-driving system that helps it signal or behave correctly in tricky situations. The hosts are saying it can do things like handle roundabouts more intelligently than you’d expect.
Chang'an Avatar 07 is a Chinese electric car model. The hosts are trying to figure out what a viewer’s car is by comparing its look to this specific model.
Rear wheel steering means the back wheels can also turn a little. That can help the car turn more easily at low speeds and feel more stable at higher speeds.
Car
Denza N7
Denza N7 is an electric car model from the Denza brand. The hosts are trying to figure out which exact Denza it is by looking at photos and details.
The Subaru Trailseeker is a new Subaru electric vehicle. The hosts say it’s a bigger EV than some of the other new Subaru EVs, and they talk about its size, price, and how it drives.
The Subaru Uncharted is a long, wagon-style car aimed at people who want an outdoorsy, adventure feel. The podcast also mentions different versions of it with different names. It’s brought up because buyers often compare trims and lengths when choosing a car.
"Drive away" means the price you pay so you can drive the car off the lot. It usually includes the extra government and paperwork costs, not just the base price.
The Sealion 7 is an electric vehicle. The podcast says the price was reduced by a few thousand dollars. They’re also comparing it to another similar EV to help explain what it’s like for buyers.
The Subaru Outback is a common car in Australia that’s shaped like a wagon but built to feel rugged. Here, they’re using it as a comparison for the look and feel of an EV.
All wheel drive (AWD) is when a car can send power to all four wheels. That can help it grip better in bad weather, and they’re saying it still used energy efficiently even in the cold.
A flat floor means the area where your feet and the rear seats sit is relatively level. In many EVs, that can make the cabin feel roomier and more comfortable.
The Kia EV6 GT is the high-performance version of the EV6. They mention it alongside other EVs as a car people might buy for a more exciting, “midlife crisis” vibe.
The Polestar 5 is a new, more expensive Polestar electric car that’s meant to feel like a luxury flagship. They’re talking about how pricey it’s expected to be, which affects whether it fits that “midlife crisis” idea.
Car
PV5 cargo
The PV5 cargo is a small electric van the hosts are checking out. They mention it has a 71 kWh battery and a price that sounds relatively competitive before extra registration costs.
Term
RIP before on-roads
They’re quoting the price before the extra government/registration costs that make the final “on-road” price higher. So $55,990 isn’t necessarily what you’ll pay at the end.
That “71 kilowatt hour” number is how big the EV’s battery is. A bigger battery usually helps with longer driving range, even though driving conditions still matter.
“Long range” is the idea that this EV is set up to go farther on a charge than smaller versions. It usually means a bigger battery or a more range-focused setup.
The ID Buzz is Volkswagen’s electric van. “GT” here is a sportier version, and they’re discussing whether that specific variant is allowed in Australia.
The Datang EV is a big BYD electric SUV with room for seven people. They talk about how big the battery is and how fast it’s claimed to charge using fast-charging networks.
CLTC is a testing standard used in China to estimate how far an EV can go on a charge. Different countries use different tests, so the number may not match what you’d see elsewhere.
Blade LFP is BYD’s type of battery. It uses a lithium-iron-phosphate chemistry, which is generally considered safer and long-lasting compared with some other battery types.
Flash charging is a marketing term for extremely fast DC charging, typically measured as a percentage increase within minutes. In this segment, they cite a 10% to 97% claim in nine minutes and then discuss BYD’s expanding network of flash-charging stations in China.
Dongfeng is a big car company from China. It can be the company behind other EV brands, which can influence how the cars are built and brought to market.
Porsche is a German sports-car brand used here as a design reference—listeners are being told the EV’s front styling “looks like a Porsche face.” That kind of comparison usually points to shared visual cues like lighting shape and grille/bumper proportions.
The Aura is an electric car. The podcast says they haven’t tested it yet, but they expect to get more information soon at a press event. It’s mentioned because it’s one of the EVs people are starting to look at.
Car
X-Ping Mona L03
The X-Ping Mona L03 is a new Chinese electric SUV that’s meant to be affordable. The hosts talk about when it’s expected to launch and how its price compares to other EVs, especially BYD.
BYD is a big Chinese company that makes lots of electric cars. Here, the hosts are basically asking whether BYD has something that costs about the same as the new X-Ping car.
The Galaxy EX5 is an electric car that the podcast mentions even though full specs weren’t available yet. They talk about its size compared to other cars they’ve discussed. The goal is to give listeners a rough idea of what kind of EV it is.
Brand
Salterra
Salterra is brought up as the right comparison for the car’s look. The hosts are using it to help you picture the design shape.
The hosts are saying that, in general, people buy SUVs more than sedans. Because of that, companies often choose to launch SUVs first to match what sells best.
A right to repair scheme is about letting car owners get repairs done without being locked into only the brand’s service network. It also helps independent mechanics do the work.
Car
LeapMota C10
The LeapMota C10 is an EV that’s getting a refresh with a bigger battery and quicker charging. The hosts mention a larger battery (82 kWh) and a high-voltage charging setup (800V), which usually helps reduce charging time.
The Chevrolet C10 is a pickup truck. A pickup is a vehicle with a cargo bed for carrying things. The podcast mentions it while talking about truck models and updates.
“800 volt” means the car uses a higher-voltage electrical system. Higher voltage can let the car accept more charging power, which often means less time at the fast charger.
WLTP is a standardized test that estimates how far an EV can go on a full charge. It’s meant to make comparisons fair, but your actual range can be different in real driving.
“180 kilowatts” is how fast the charger can push energy into the battery at peak. Faster peak charging usually means you can add more range in less time, but it won’t stay at that speed the whole session.
The Zeekr 7X is an electric vehicle. The podcast is mainly talking about how it looks and how it compares visually to another similarly named model. It’s mentioned as part of the broader discussion of new EVs coming to market.
The Alpina B10 is a luxury car that’s tuned for stronger performance than a standard model. The podcast mentions switching a setting off, which suggests the car can feel different depending on the driving mode. It’s included because it’s a performance-oriented version people pay attention to.
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto let you connect your phone to the car so you can use apps like maps and music on the car’s screen. It’s a convenience feature many people look for when buying an EV.
Polestar 4 is an electric car from Polestar. In this segment, they talk about the newer version’s pricing and what extra packages you can add, like heated steering and upgraded sound.
The Rolls-Royce Spectre is a very high-end electric luxury car. The podcast is talking about its premium look, especially the lighting details. It comes up because it shows how luxury brands are also building electric cars.
Pixel headlights are high-tech headlights made of many tiny light sections. They can adjust the beam more precisely to help you see better without blinding other drivers.
Brembo is a company that makes performance brakes. When a car lists Brembo brakes, it usually means the braking system is upgraded beyond basic equipment.
A fully retractable tow bar is a hitch that can hide away when you’re not towing. It deploys when you need it, so the car looks cleaner most of the time.
The BMW X5 is a luxury SUV. The podcast mentions an “X5” in a different context, which is likely about a vehicle that uses the same name. An SUV like this is generally built for family use and everyday driving with a more premium feel.
The Saturn Aura is a car model name. In the podcast, it’s mentioned in a list while the hosts talk about different vehicles. The segment doesn’t go into details here, but it’s included as part of the overall comparison.
The Kia EV4 is an electric car. In the podcast, it’s mentioned as one of several EVs people are comparing. The point is to show the range of electric options that are being talked about for purchase.
The Audi S5 is a sportier Audi than the regular A5. It’s meant to feel quicker and more performance-focused. The episode mentions it as one option among several, implying it’s close to what someone might consider.
The BYD Atto 3 is an electric SUV. The podcast talks about an updated version (an “EVO”) and when it might arrive. That matters to buyers because updates can change what you get for your money.
The Tesla Model S is Tesla’s larger, more premium electric sedan compared with the Model 3. The hosts mention an “S Model S” under $40k, using it as another example of how EV prices are dropping (especially for used cars).
The Dodge Charger is a sporty car that’s usually built for strong acceleration and bold styling. In the episode, they’re talking about a noticeable change to how the front looks. It’s the kind of car people notice for its design as much as its performance.
This is a story about whether EV charging stations are actually in short supply. The hosts say the data suggests people don’t often have to wait in line to charge.
“Queued to charge” means EV drivers waiting in line at a public charger because available plugs are occupied. It’s a practical measure of whether charging demand is exceeding supply at specific times/locations.
DC charging is a fast way to charge an electric car at public stations. It usually charges quicker than charging at home, but if lots of people arrive at once, you can end up waiting in line.
Queue time is how long you wait before you can plug in and start charging. When a charging site is busy, queue time goes up, even if the chargers are “fast.”
Fast charging sites are places where electric cars can charge quickly. Even though they’re “fast,” they can get crowded, so you might still wait to start charging.
Lead time just means how long it takes from deciding to build something until it’s ready. Here, it’s how long chargers take to go from plan to working on the road.
A charging station is where you plug in (or connect) an electric car to add electricity to its battery. If there aren’t enough of them, it can be harder to travel or avoid long waits.
“800 volt” describes how the electric car’s electrical system is set up. Higher-voltage systems can often charge faster because they can move more energy into the battery.
“Tesla’s network” means Tesla’s charging stations. If there are enough chargers and they’re working well, it’s easier to drive an EV long distances without waiting.
Charging to 100% means topping the battery all the way up. That last bit usually takes longer, so in a crowded charging area it can slow everyone down.
CATL is a big battery company (especially known for EV batteries). They’re working on sodium-ion batteries, which the host says could be safer and useful for large-scale energy storage.
Sodium batteries are an alternative battery type that uses sodium instead of lithium. The idea is they could be safer and last longer, though they may store less energy per kilogram than lithium batteries.
A charge cycle is basically how many times you can charge and use the battery before it starts to wear out. More cycles usually means the battery can last longer with repeated charging.
The Seagull is an electric car model mentioned in the podcast. They also talk about an earlier name it was associated with and what kind of battery was expected. The point is that plans for EVs can change as they move toward release.
Term
charge extra by 80%
The host is talking about EV charging costing a lot more in some places—like an 80% higher price. That can change how you plan your trip and how much battery you need before you arrive.
V2G means your EV can not only charge from the grid, but also send power back to it. That can help the grid when demand is high or when renewable energy is variable.
Term
ISO 1518820
This is a technical standard that helps EVs and chargers “talk the same language.” Here, it’s mentioned because it enables the EV to send power back to the grid.
The Volvo EX30 is an electric SUV. The hosts are talking about a battery safety problem where the battery can overheat and potentially catch fire if something goes wrong.
Thermal runaway means an EV battery gets too hot and the heat keeps building on itself. It’s dangerous because it can lead to smoke or fire if the problem isn’t stopped quickly.
An electric motorcycle is a bike that runs on electricity from a battery. In this segment, they’re talking about a big long-distance trip without using petrol.
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everyone. I'm Tom and this is Joy. Hello. Welcome to tonight's show. It is Wednesday,
the 24th of June, 2026. Welcome. Thanks for joining us. It should be a good night tonight.
Lots to chat about as always. Let's welcome our co-host for this evening. Hello, Roland
from Zapp YouTube channel. How are we? Hey, Tom Joy, everyone. Good thanks. How are you both?
Not too bad. Thanks. You're welcome. Thank you. Thank you very much. Riz does send his apologies.
He is in some random bonza lounge somewhere in the world, so he can tell you all about that next
time you see him. It's just the three of us tonight. Anyway, we should have lots to chat
about as always. Let's say hello to people who have joined us early tonight. Welcome to Ian
who's joined us as a new YouTube member for our channel. Thank you,
Roch. Ian, hello camos as well. Hello, Mother from the Snowless Mountains. Yes,
I've seen some of the snow cams at the moment looking a bit sad and lonely without the snow.
Hopefully, it gets a big fall soon. Especially before school holidays.
Indeed. Hello, Billy Roberts. Yes, some pre-sale figures for the Mazda 6E and CX6E today. I saw
a few hundred, I think. Hello, Michael Anderson. Hello, Rob Carr. Hello, Midge. Team Seal. Hello,
as always. Nice of all of you to join us nice and early. 88 viewers already, two minutes in.
Let's dive straight into tonight's stories. We've got lots to chat about as always. Let's start
with the first one. Of course, the news this week that Joe and I were able to test out was,
of course, some full self-driving supervised version 14 has dropped for some people. Unfortunately,
there was a bit of a delay still. It says here in this email that a lot of you might have got as
well that it's limited to model YL, but I think someone did say to us it's actually been halted
full stop version 14. So let us know if you've got a Y or a 3 with hardware 4 that you managed to get
FSD before this happened, before this email. But nonetheless, we have had a bit of fun just
trying it out on the roads here in Sydney. Some interesting scenarios, some potentially critical
ones, but most of all, what do I enjoy? It's been working pretty well so far. Yeah, I mean,
I think the fact that it now has the option of hurry mode does sort of change the stakes, I think,
because it does act quite aggressively in some situations. So I don't know whether that's the
reason that they've, maybe they're sort of ironing out more of those edge cases before
they release it to more people. I agree. Yeah, I think a lot of the issues are probably navigation
related, actually, probably some conflict with some old map data, especially on the Waringa
Freeway there, Roland, you know, the approach to Harbour with all that roadwork going on,
that's probably some conflict. Yes. And now going northbound, going out of the way into the city,
keep left only. Yeah, it's chaos. It's chaos. But I mean, it needs to be able to deal with
stuff that's not on the maps, right? Like, what if they just suddenly have temporary road work
and then they move everything around? So it has to be able to deal with. Yeah. I do like the
mode as Joy said, that's that's for me, definitely. Sometimes it's not even fast enough, to be honest.
Oh, having said that, it does go a bit faster than the speed limit on speed cameras. That's a
bit worrying if it didn't to be in a couple of times. I'm not risking it fine for the channel.
I'm sorry, everyone. And also it goes at like 15 school zones as well, which is not cool.
That was a bit of a worry. Yes. And the merit points Roland, exactly.
Yeah. So some people I can see in the chat have got it. Here we go. We've got someone
where is it? Someone said they had it on the Model 3.
Here we go. Lucky you got more version 14 has been stopped for Model Y. Oh, yes, I got 14.3.3 last
Saturday on my new 2026 Model Y real drive in Melbourne says flattery. So it is getting rolled
out in batches. Yes. Lewis Quave heads as I reckon the delay is because of that kid on the bike
riding all over the place. Yes. Check out that video if you haven't yet. Some interesting
conversations there to be had from some of the viewers. Look, to be honest with you,
like I did intervene because I'm not risking anything with children or pedestrians walking
close to my car. So I'm always going to go safety first. And sometimes the wide lens is deceiving.
It was actually quite close to the car already. So yeah, every day of the week I would stop
for something like that. All right. Yes. Thank you. Daryl says great FSD series of videos.
Thank you. Very surprised they need a hurry mode since people need convincing even still in a
normal mode. Yeah. True. But that's the thing. My anxiety raises when it's too slow, especially
in Sydney, like, you know, especially in peak hour. So don't know about you Roland, have you
tried ever see yourself in it? Funny enough, I genuinely have not. Oh,
one day. One day. I've got the version. Is it 12 in the hardware three? I've got it in the model X,
but it's the because it's not the supervised version. I generally think it's actually quite
annoying if you've turned it on because it tries to stop at every round about every traffic light
and you have to manually pull the lever to say keep going. That's the thing. Like,
it is quite an experience not having to do much. You just sit there and let the car drive you. So
I don't know. Why don't they get to a Tesla showroom, Roland? Have a look. Yeah. But then,
like, it's a different, it's a different kind of like anxiety because now you're kind of like
anticipating the car, like needing to intervene for the car. So you're kind of like anticipating
it, making a mistake. And not only that, because like when you're driving, you can kind of just
react straight away, but we have to kind of like wait for it to see, is it going to make a mistake
and then intervene so that there's like an additional kind of like, I would say at least,
maybe like three to 500 milliseconds of like additional, you know, like reaction time, isn't
it? To kind of think, is it going to make a mistake? Then should I intervene? As opposed to
just, I'm going to intervene and then that's, you know, like your brain to your hand.
That's a good point. Yep. I mean, today, the car did come to a hard stop for a pedestrian,
and a pedestrian crossing, an actual zebra crossing was supposed to the other day with
the bike. You just try to go around the bike. So maybe I figured the algorithm is that, well,
if there's no way to go around, I'm just going to stop, right? So maybe there's like a fork in the
road versus if I go around, I'll go around. But if I can't with the pedestrian crossing, I'm just
going to stop. So anyway, someone could explain it to us. Okay, well, yeah, it's true HK, it is,
it is maybe sitting to some degree early on. Yeah, it's a two way sword because you don't want to
be too complacent either at the same time. So you still want to have your wits about you.
It's a fine line, I reckon. Okay, so now on the flip side of FST, of course, you know,
do not be complacent, always be ready to take over. This happened in the US five days ago.
You know, there's nothing finalized yet, but it seems from what I can see from different reports
is that a Tesla Model 3 has crashed into a home of a lady, 76 year old lady, Martha Avila,
has been reported, sadly lost to life with this car that was going at 73 miles an hour,
unfortunately, so quite quick. We don't have the full details yet. But we do know is that Tesla's
response apparently was that the accelerator pedal was pushed all the way, even until the point of
impact. So apparently the driver wasn't drunk. He's been tested and released, I think. So I guess
obviously an investigation will be ongoing. So I guess we'll find out more details. So
yeah, what do you make of this? So this is unfortunate result, isn't it of self driving?
Yeah, it's a tough one. It's a tough one, whether it's the car or whether the driver behind it is
is at fault. I would think it's still the driver at fault because, you know, Tesla says you'd need
to be in control still of FSD supervised. I mean, I don't know the full details of this, but if what
the official line from Tesla, if what they're saying is true that the person had their foot 100%
on the accelerator, I don't think this has anything to do with FSD than, you know, but yeah.
It's a tough one. I think FSD was engaged, I think, from what I've read. But as we know, we can
override it. We can push the accelerator down the Gilbert faster. Yeah, that's exactly what happened.
So there was saying it was on and then it said the driver manually overwrote self driving by
pressing the accelerator, all the way to 100% of the accelerator pedal in this residential area
and then 73 miles per hour, which is very quick. Very fast, 110, 120 kph, something like that.
Straight into the wall. Yeah, it's just a sad ending, unfortunately. So yeah, we'll keep an
eye on the story and, you know, all I could say to you guys and girls trying out of FSD, just be
careful. Just be careful out there. Yeah, keep your eyes open. Don't do anything else basically
when you're driving or monitoring or supervising. Okay, right. Some comments about this. Charles
says driver was 100% at fault, agree with Joy, not a tough one at all. Drivers in trouble will say
anything to get out of it. Yeah, sure. Yeah, FSD is still pretty clever as EVS and does a good
job, but they still can't get the wipers to work properly. Yes, I know. Came on a couple of times
today for me as well. Yeah. Dave is asking, do you think, oh, you're Joe now, Tom and Joe.
Do you think FSD is worth it from the $150 cost per month and the added anxiety it causes you?
Dave says, Joy, sorry. That is a really good question, actually. Because we're content creators,
for me and Joy, it's worth it because we're showing you what it's like.
As an average person, I think it's worth trying at least once or twice. At least once, yeah.
For me, I feel like if you like the idea of kind of like magical tech and like bleeding edge
technology and just, you know, living in the world that we dreamed of when we were children, then I
think, you know, it's such a privilege to be a part of this process. Like even though I know it's
kind of like still beta, there are still problems. You know, I mean, it's not probably technically
beta, but like it's still early days, isn't it? And I think that's kind of like an incredible
opportunity to be part of it. When you're activating FSD, you're giving data back to Tesla as well. So
you can feel like you're, you know, in your small little way contributing to the future of driving.
And I think that's kind of really cool. So if however, you know, I think you saw sometimes
my heart rate was like 90 to 100. But again, that was just related to school pickup. I think it didn't
actually go any higher with FSD on. But I think if you're the kind of person who would be more
anxious with it, then it's probably not worth it to strive normally. Yeah.
Roland, thoughts not having tried it yet? What do you reckon? If your car had the hardware for,
would you subscribe? If it had it, then I think I would probably use it every now and again.
But realistically, and I think it's probably also the reason why I haven't tried it is I didn't
only like driving. Yes, road rage. Oh, I admit it. I get road rage. But that's why you have a faster
car in front of the other cars. But I generally enjoy driving. Even if it's sometimes in bumper
to bumper traffic, I still enjoy my time behind the steering wheel. I'm a really bad passenger.
I think I would be the annoying one that goes like watch out or overtake that car,
like keep going, you know, it's safe enough to go. And so I think that's probably why for me,
unless I want it like in your case to create content, I think it's definitely something that
if it was available in my Tesla, I'd probably do what you said, which is try it once, twice,
see how you go. But for everyday driving, not for me. Yep, good call. Yeah, look,
high remote is good. It's not bad in like sort of fast moving traffic. It does sort of get
around and change lanes. But I think you're right. I think I'd probably still want to drive day to
day in peak hours still. Just there's so much anxiety driving in Sydney. I just don't need that
address. Maybe if I was just driving on a road trip might be useful, you know, just to just leave
it on. But if you have acceleration boost, sorry, 150. As long as you don't put your foot 100%
on the pedal. Yeah, that's right. Yeah, sorry, Joe. Yeah, no, all good. I think what I was going to
say is if you're somewhere where you don't know the road very well, I think that's where it's very
handy because it kind of takes care of the navigation. And even if it doesn't sort of go the
most optimal route or take the best lanes, you're not going to complain because you don't know any
better. And it's still going to get you there. And then you can just focus on your kind of like
immediate surroundings and immediate threats around the car. So that's where it's useful.
Yep. Agreed. Yeah, certainly a very interesting topic. A lot of mixed comments certainly in our
videos and right on the chat right now actually. So great to see some open discussion here. So
yeah, we'll keep posting those videos and you guys show you guys how it's evolving with not just
the car's software, but also like our reaction to it as we get more and more used to it. So stay
tuned. Okay, the sticking with just autonomous driving at the time being Xiaomi has a recorded
a good autonomous lap of the Nurburgring with the U7 GT. So it is recorded a time of,
what is it, 10 minutes 29 seconds, which is three minutes and seven seconds slower
set by a professional racing driver. So it is still slower, but hey, good to see it taking
a lap autonomously anyway. We should put a Tesla Model YL on that on the track,
see whether it can beat the U7. It will go inexplicably slow in every corner.
We'll try all the modes, sloth, chill, standard and hurry. I mean, I don't, do you really want to
watch an autonomous F1 race? I think I'd rather see the drivers take it around.
Be quite dull. AI racing, AI. Anyway, I guess it shows it can be done.
That's the U7 GT with track package. But did it indicate, says Quavehead? Yeah, it does indicate
actually FST, that's something. Indicates out of roundabout too, which I was quite impressed with.
It's good teaching our boy who's learning how to drive to, could indicate out.
Okay. And just one more bit of autonomous driving news. So you might have heard of the
self-driving firm Momenta. It's just one of the different firms in the companies in China.
So it's just far for a Hong Kong listing as well on their stock market.
So there you go. And Momenta, I found it today. It's a sort of conglomerate with I think Mercedes,
SAIC and the Huawei. I forget. It's one of them anyway. So this,
it's one of the self-driving firms. So now a bit of fun for you guys and rolling as well for you.
What car is this? We've been trying to work out what this is. This is sent in by one of our
viewers just haven't seen him on to the thing. I sent this in picture in Sydney, number plates.
I think the car was suppressed with NSW Regio or service NSW. So we can't look that up either.
So if anyone can tell us what car that is, let us know.
We looked up the Chang'an Avatar 07. I don't think that's it.
Watched only two boxy up the back. I don't know.
Riz on here.
On the side reminds me of what BYD had recently. But I mean, it could be generic, right?
Yep. Yep. Good point. So another Denza maybe. Yep.
James says looks like a Gilly. Possibly. Possibly. Got enough information from the front
all the back yet. Sorry, Jim is on. Sorry, he says I wasn't quick enough to get outside
for pixel video. They were testing rear wheel steering. Oh,
I'll send sideways shuffle slide into a park. Well, I mean, that's like the IM, isn't it?
Or it fits with, I mean, the new Gilly is going to be.
Okay, Denza.
Nines is Darrell. Let's see whether he's right.
Let's see. Okay, let's see.
Let's have a look. I'll just pop this up here for you guys.
I mean, it's got that camera wrap there. That's pretty close, actually.
I mean, that fit on some ID wrap. So it's funny. It looks longer in these pictures.
Yep. Got a few people guessing Denza as well. Very good.
Denza N7 and 9. Okay. Well done, everyone. That's good. That's the hive mine working hard.
Thank you. Problem solved. Okay, let's move on. And we reviewed the Subaru Trailseeker recently.
It's like the bigger sibling of the bunch of Subaru EVs that have launched recently, like the,
what is it? I forget the name, Saltero Uncharted and now the Trailseeker.
It's quite a long car, 4.9 meters. 69, I think it was from a ring thereabouts.
It's funny, this press release didn't give us the price, but I have looked up the price elsewhere.
Subaru Trailseeker, 69 drive away, 63,000.
Yeah, they dropped it a couple of thousand dollars. I think it was originally a couple of thousand
dollars more. Yeah. And I think in our video, we said that it's comparable with the C-Line 7,
and it is all a drive already. So that's something. But you do get the sad Japanese interiors,
unfortunately. So it's tough if you're an interior snob, I mean. But it does drive well.
So anyway, it's an alternative if you don't want a Chinese car.
Have you sat in the Saltero Rollin or any of the Subaru's recently?
Yeah, I had a Saltero a couple of months ago. I've got to get my hands on this Trailseeker.
It looks quite wagon. That's what I'm going to say.
Yes, that's what we said. Yes, like the Outback. Outback, yes. Outback vibes for sure.
Yeah, which I actually kind of like. Yeah, it's just the front. I just can't get over the front.
Yeah, it's a bit weird. Yeah. I mean, it's got the weird arches again,
like the BZ4X and the Saltero. So Try Look Rugged is my view. Whoever the designer is,
we've got to get the insights one day. What is that design language? What is that?
I like the roof rails. They're pretty hardcore. Pretty heavy duty.
Anyway, it's not for me, but it's for someone, I'm sure. So it's good to have that option.
It was really efficient too. It was, wasn't it?
Shockingly efficient, like 14. And even when we're running all the heating, because it's been,
for Sydney's side, it's been really cold. And it's all wheel drive. And it was, yeah.
14s, 15s. Yeah, it's not bad actually for an all wheel drive.
Yeah, Tassie, I agree. EV Outback, that's what reminded us of.
Yep. Looks like, sorry, looks like an ice car that was repurposed, says James.
Yeah, I can see that. Yep.
Did have a flat floor, I think.
Pretty close. Yep. From your experience, what other car can you compare the Zika 7 GT2?
What other midlife crisis car comes close? I don't know.
Not much at the moment, I think, on my specs spreadsheet I've got here. I mean,
you could argue the Tesla Model 3 Performance is a midlife crisis car for a bit less than
some of the others on the market, like the Ionix 6N and the Syvester and the EV6 GT.
It's a Polestar when it comes out, isn't it?
Polestar 5. That'd be quite expensive though. It's like $210,000.
I think it depends if you're talking about dollars or like a wagon or is it just purely
midlife crisis thing. It's going to be tough, I reckon, Roland.
If the price is what we think it's going to be, close to the 7X, it's going to be an absolute
winner. Watch this space. Yep.
Yep, dud interior for the Trailseeker, says Idias.
Looks better than new outback. Yeah, that's good. It's only Dale.
Very old interior, it says Camo's, but somewhere like that, I agree.
It's somewhat familiar for some. Okay, let's push on.
And another one we're going to try in very shortly, excuse me,
is the PV5 cargo, which is this funky looking van and pretty funky price as well.
$55,990 RIP before on-roads with a 71 kilowatt hour battery. So that's quite impressive.
I really like the look of this van. I think because it looks like the one that you see in
like kids cartoons. It's very endearing. It is. It comes with a long range battery,
single front, front-wheel drive motor. I think there is a long range as well.
There's some pictures for us. Here we go. I quite like the front too, yes.
So it'll give the Verizon a run for its money. It looks polite and hardworking.
But futuristic. Yeah. I'm glad Kia can design a utility vehicle that's not ugly, Tasman.
It can be done. So it's good. And the interior is quite nice because
the Kia Hyundai's, they do quite good interiors. How long is this thing anyway?
Let's see. Can this fit in our driveway? $469? That's not bad.
It can fit in our garage even probably. Yeah. All right. It's shorter than I thought.
Okay. I wonder if that's the short wheelbase or is there only one spec? I'm not sure.
It would be, I think it's just that one because I looked up the passenger size overseas and it
was about that 4.7 mark. Okay. Although the height might be new too for our garage door.
So we'll see. All right. Well, this might be good to go to IKEA or something or Bunnings,
get some stuff, help someone move for the day. Let's take some comments.
Scooby-Doo Mystery Machines is Andrew. Yep. PV7 is coming.
Lewis is asking Roland, how many are you allowing you? Referring to what?
Because doesn't he do the, what do you call it?
You know, the sheet that he like... Oh, what? I don't know what you call it. ADR.
Is it? Yeah. Is it ADR? The one that... Because Roland's always showing us some,
yeah, which cars have been approved to come into the... Is there a Roland spec?
The variations.
ID Buzz GT. Yeah. Oh, they so have to. Just with an app and
oil drive and I'm not asking for a launch. Get through traffic faster.
Yeah, that's true. IKEA's 10k more than the Verizon.
Some people might just want the Kia over the Verizon. So it's not, I mean,
it's not outlandish. 55. That's actually quite reasonable.
And chances are it'll be tax deductible and whatever magical things you do because
it's probably for your business. JJJ Nettie says, my dream van. Very good.
Will it look on an Instagram? That was the big question. Yeah.
I think so. it does.
Okay. That's the PV7 and sorry, PV5, which we are getting very soon. So stay tuned.
Okay. So back on BYD. So this, I had to share this because I saw this this week.
This is the Datang EV, which BYD has launched. I mean, BYD just launches stuff every week, right?
That's another one. This is going to be the longest range full-size electric SUV from BYD.
Seven-seater. 950Ks, I assume that's CLTC. But regardless, it's two variants, 106
kilowatt hours and 130 kilowatt hours. That's a lot of battery, especially in their Blade LFP,
right? Look at that. That's a lot of battery. So, and I assume we'll have flash charging.
Yes, it does. So 10 to 97% in nine minutes. That's crazy quick. Crazy quick.
And here's an update on the flash charging from BYD. 6,682 flash charging stations in China.
That's, I just can't even fathom those numbers. Covering 321 cities. Do we even have 321?
No, of course not. We don't in Australia. That's China size. So, and look, all drive
can accelerate in 3.9 seconds as well. This is nuts. And LiDAR dual chamber air suspension,
top speed 250, this is going to be crazy for a six-seater, seven-seater.
Real wheel steering as well. Wow, this just keeps going. 5.2 meters turning radius,
crab walk mode, God's eye. 223, seven-seater layout.
Quite crazy stuff. And 300,000 yuan segments. So, I don't think there's a price yet in this
thing. I think it's just a little good looking guy advertising it.
Schweiker, Schweiker. Very good. Orange is a bit bright, isn't it?
They love the bronze though on the inside. Was it the D-pal that had it as well,
like orange interior? Oh no, the price is here. Look,
new model comes in four versions. Price from 35,000 US for this. Oh my goodness.
That's nuts. I'll take two.
Yeah, it's only Dallas has to bring some colors here. Yeah, exactly.
I think somebody should sell BYD some of the paint colors. Some other paint colors, sorry.
Yeah, does anyone actually use crab walk if you have an IM6? It's the only one that comes to mind
with crab walk. Apart from doing it once. I think, wasn't it, it's like if you park too far away
from the curb, then you can cheat and kind of scooch it in. I mean, that's the idea, right?
Does anyone actually do it? I don't know. It's a nice gimmie to have, I guess.
A red BYD. The world is ending.
Lucky red. Yeah, exactly. Exactly. Like a red packet. Looks plush inside. It sure does.
See, my Chinese is not very good, but for me, da tang, isn't that like big sugar?
Da tang. Yeah, I guess. I'm sure that's not what the translation is supposed to be.
There's probably a thousand like tang can mean like so many different things, isn't it?
Lots of things. I'm sure there's a more significant meaning to it.
Okay, now this next article, have you four thing at the mouth? This is the new Tycon 5
from Chinese brand four thing will be distributed by Attico in Australia.
And there it is there, another midsize SUV. And the price looks quite
attractive, Roland must say 38,990 drive away for the luxury. And then it's got a range
extender as well for 36,990. So both pretty, pretty reasonable prices. 64 kilowatt hour battery.
They're coming for the JQ. They sure are, aren't they? Good point.
Good point. You can't buy yet. You can just register the interest.
But even the range extender, 31 kilowatt hours, that's not small. It's quite reasonable.
It kind of looks almost like our MGS five a little bit. Yeah.
Yeah, I saw some interior pics as well. Not not bad. Not bad.
Four thing is now just gonna reach into the recesses in my brain. What's the parent company?
Someone can tell me I forgot I knew it this week. Let me just Google that real quick.
It is Dongfeng. That's right. Dongfeng is the parent company. That's the mark.
There you go. Looks like Cooper. Wow. That's a that's a huge, huge praise there from Newey Ladd.
Okay. And those hubs look terrible. Yeah. I mean, I wouldn't say terrible. Too bad.
It's got sensible door handles, which like a lot of people will like.
Yep. I think sensible door handle, sensible door handles are the new black come next year.
They're coming back in fashion. Newey says, love it. Okay. Oh, thank you, Camus. Thank you.
Dad joke, admirer. Nice pun, Tom. My wife even loved it. Good. I'm all about making love.
Oh, just back on the sugar, sugar van. The sugar daddy will pick you up the datang.
Oh, it looks like a Porsche face car. Wow. Huge, huge praise. Wow. Geez. Okay. Interesting.
Jean says Porsche called. What's the name and font back? Yeah, right.
Yeah. And I agree, Nick. I've known brands in Australia. They need to give incredible value.
Absolutely. Yeah. Like the Jagu and look what happens, right? They sell thousands.
All right. We'll try and get a press cover, you guys, from Artico and give your thoughts.
Now, speaking of Jagu Rollins, this is a nice segue. Glad you dropped that in because, look,
we have Jagu partnering with Western Sydney Wanderers.
Another week, another team. Exactly. We know what the weakness is with Australians.
It's sporting teams and Jagu's, Cherry Jagu has clued on.
Yeah. So you'll be seeing, let's see. Where will you see it? Here we go.
Here's the first photo. You'll be seeing on the back of the Wanderers jerseys coming soon.
It's on the back. That's very lucky, isn't it? 888 on the back of each jersey.
Pretty sure that's no coincidence. And look, Ozzy as well. Like that's like, come on.
Association advertising. Jagu is Ozzy. That's funny.
I didn't know Ozzy Homelands was still a thing. There you go.
Big question. Will Forthing and Jagu survive the test of time? That is the question, isn't it?
I mean, Cherry is a massive brand as is Dongfeng. So they'll survive, but whether they survive in
Australia, that's the question. I was just going to say, like, it's not a question of whether they
survive as companies because obviously over in China, they're huge, but it's whether they
pull out of our country. That's the question. We don't know.
And have you tested the GWM aura yet? Well, we haven't, but the press day is coming soon,
I believe, and as the media car. So that's certainly something I would love to see.
I thought we saw one the other day, actually. Ozzy, yesterday on the road?
Yes, I pointed it out at school pick up. Yeah. So I can't be sure whether it was an aura,
the original aura funky cat thing or the aura five. So we'll see.
The price is right. It was the best car advertising. That's right.
All right. Let's keep pushing on. So that's good to see. And speaking of more sporting teams,
X-Ping's jumping in there as well. They've become the official mobility partner of
Bundesliga Club. I love saying that league, Bundesliga, Bundesliga Club one FSB mains 05.
So again, clever stuff from another Chinese brand in X-Ping.
Yeah, they're very big on pushing into Europe, X-Ping.
They are. And no offense to the league, but you know, Bundesliga is like different class
of league. So a lot more advertising dollars. There you go. That looks like the,
is that the GX on the left here, X-Ping GX? Is there a G9?
Or is it G9? It's G9, isn't it? Yes. Sorry. G9. GX is the new one.
My apologies. That's the GX there on the right.
Yes. Thank you. So Necro, Ozzy Homelands is still a thing.
It's still a thing. Owned by Anzid. Yeah, that's not surprising either.
Yeah, G9. Thank you, HK. Yes. My eyesight is deteriorating at this time of night.
Sticking with X-Ping. Blamed the bright lights shining into your eyes.
That's right. Now, this is really interesting. So this is the X-Ping Mona L03. I did not know
this, but the Mona L03 is X-Ping's top selling car, right? Because it's so cheap.
So they're trying to replicate this with the Mona L03. And fun fact again, Mona
is based on Mona Lisa, right? So L is Lisa, Mona Lisa, L03 targeting the young crowd,
expected to launch in July. So not far away now, probably the next couple of weeks, I would think.
And look at the price, $44,290 USD. Can you get that BYD for that price?
Can, right? Yeah. Less, actually. Yeah, here we go. And X-Ping positioning the L03 as
young people's first smart and stylish SUV. Yeah, not surprising that cheaper cars are selling well.
That almost looks like Chongqing, that bridge. I'm sure there's other bridges that look like that.
But what do you think of this car?
What size? I can never judge the scale and size of a car.
I don't think there are specs yet. Oh, here we go. $4,650, sorry.
Okay, so it's like... Geely, EX5 car size. Trail Seeker almost.
What? Trail Seeker? No, sorry. Trail Seeker's so long.
Salterra, my boys. Yeah. Very bubbly.
I like bubbly cars. It is very round.
Yeah. There it is. Oh, look at that. That almost looks like a U7, almost.
Yes, that's what it reminds me of. Yeah.
The Mona font looks familiar, says Charles.
Is that pinkish? I think it's like salmon pinkish, almost.
It reminds me of, I think in the 90s, the Hyundai XL.
Oh, yes. It was the XL, wasn't it? And it came in like a kind of like,
it's like a apricot pink color. It wasn't quite orange. pink.
Look at this advertising. Definitely after that younger crowd living out of a warehouse,
kind of feel. The drum kit in the corner, very deliberate. So it'll be a BV and an EV as well.
So smart move. So MO3 went on sale in August 2024, quickly became X-Ping's biggest selling car,
best selling car. Electric sedan delivered 175,000 units,
counting for 40% of the company's total deliveries. Huge, right? I think it's smart
they're launching the LO3 globally because SUVs generally tend to sell better than sedans.
So I think it's very likely we'll get this car in Australia, I would say, over the Mona MO3.
So watch this space, I say.
Yeah, Zanacro says not a bad looking car. I agree. And Darryl says, hope they bring you to
Australia at a normal lower Mona price point. I think they will. I'm sure they will.
Who parks their car inside the apartment? Well, that's the thing. It's for the trendy hip crowd
who live out of warehouses where you can park it, where you eat and drink and play your drums.
By the harbour, with their ocean view. That's right. Open player living.
new Rural Drive MG. Even the MG S5 is borderline. Lots of options, actually.
Addo 2, even a 1 if you really want a tiny car.
That's right. But what's the biggest one? Because 2 adults and 2 learner drivers is
probably like 2 adults and 2 teenagers. So the biggest one would be...
MG S5, all the MG4... Sub-40K, though. S5 is not...
Okay, MG4, EV Urban. It's pretty close. I mean, JQJ5 is probably acceptable to
kind of a big-ish 4, 3, 80 millimeters.
But probably the EV Urban, isn't it?
Sorry, there was a question for us earlier. I'll answer it for you once I find it.
It was about the EVO. Is it coming... I mean, look, there was a one drive article,
which I remember reading that saying that it's coming in H2, referring to the BYD
Ato3 EVO. That's all I've got. So nothing firmer than that, unfortunately.
Okay, well, thanks for your comments, everyone. Lots, lots...
Yep, exactly. Second hand as well. Lots of second hand EVs. So check them out.
I think Tesla Model 3 is going for under 40.
I saw an S Model S, actually, for under 40 as well. So they're coming down in price.
Just to remind you what the Polestar 4 looks like in case you've forgotten,
because I like looking at it still. There you go.
Some AI images. The car's not AI. I don't know if what it's on is AI. It doesn't look
real enough, but could be wrong. Okay, sticking with, well, moving to chargers now. So
Tesla celebrating its 1,000th supercharger in Australia with the opening of Byron Bay.
That's a pretty cool design. That's nice, actually.
Yeah, I didn't realize Byron Bay had a supercharging station,
but that's cool that it does. And it's a pretty funky one, too. That's very nice.
All that glossy paint around. Wow, number 1,000. Nice picture.
Ooh, I can hear the flooring, though. Yeah. It's got, for those who are listening to this
on audio, it's got that like shiny, like grippy kind of surface that makes that
horrible noise when you're driving back in and out.
Yeah, that's good. I forgot to mention our sponsors. I'll do that real quick,
so I don't forget now. So thank you to Carly. Of course, Riz in the Bonserland
somewhere in the world. Thank you very much for sponsoring the show. As always,
and Richard and the team, thank you very much. Thank you.
And yes, Quayhead saying Tesla opened its first supercharger in Colombia.
First one is painted in the Colombian Fairclothes. Flag colours.
Cool. Tassie thought the charger was seriously vandalized when I first showed it.
Let's put that back up again in Byron. There you go. Maybe he's referring to this one.
The cool cliff face. I guess if you look at it quickly from far away, the black part of the
cliff face kind of looks like a chunk's being taken out of the charger, isn't it?
Yeah. Yeah. Shark bite. Oh, controversial. Now, I just want to, speaking of Riz,
Karlup and the team, and Richard. So this article is definitely worth reading. If you
get a chance, EV Public Charger Shortage Question Mark, the data shows drivers rarely
queued to charge. So this is reported by the ABC, but it involves a lot of car live data.
I won't go through all of it today, but this is a cool graphic here showing how the
charging network has improved in the last eight years. Look at that. So this is 2026 today,
and this is back in 2018. So it's really populated out to where the people are, which is really good.
And also showing you the sort of rapid increase and also projected increase as well to keep
pace with the number of EVs coming to the country. And it's also got a data on average
queue time. So according to Karlup, I think they said it's hovering around sort of 15 minutes at the
moment. That's not queue time though. Oh, sorry. What's that? That's the average number of minutes
when more than 90% of charges at a site are in use. 15 minutes queuing would be terrible.
So 36 minute queuing. Yeah, fast charging sites. No, no, no, no, no. No.
One of my reading that fast charging sites in average cities in major cities are full for an
average of 36 minutes over the course of the day. Right. That's what they mean. Got it.
But it is trending upwards. And that's why you are looking at that number of 56. Got it. Sorry.
Bit dyslexic at the moment. No. So Richard actually said it's not terrible congestion.
If you rocked up, there's a reasonably good chance you're going to get a station immediately.
That's good. Yeah. Congestion, of course, in regional areas,
saw spikes in utilization during peak holiday travel times. That's to be expected.
You'd be queuing at a petrol station too over Easter.
Yeah. Worst day of the year for public charging. This is a good stat to have.
Easter, of course. Good Friday. Some cars queue for five hours. Whoa. Really?
That's insane. Is that that single NRMA charger?
Possibly Coolac cup to beating.
Seven hours. Wow. Six hours. April 6th. Okay. That's actually pretty significant.
Because there's what, seven? There are seven charges? Yeah.
Is it supposed to be eight and one was broken? Still.
But even then, yeah, that is a very long time. A lot.
Almost makes you think it's probably, depending on where you're going, not worth
road tripping over the Easter long weekend, isn't it? You can help it.
Richard's saying there may be about 50% more EVs on the road by Easter 2027.
The average lead time for a charging station is 12 to 18 months.
There's a reasonable chance things will get worse before they get better, says Richard.
I guess that's sort of forecasted, right? Growth in EVs,
bit of a lag in charging stations. Interesting.
And then some commentary on whether the rollout can keep pace with EV sales.
Anyway, great article. Worth reading if you get a chance.
Thanks, Richard. Thanks, Riz. Thank you, Colo.
Yeah, is there a comparison versus petrol stations? Yeah, I remember there was a time
when it was about six to 16 petrol stations for every one charging station.
I'll have to get Riz to update us on that stat.
And to be fair, I don't think you would ever queue six hours at a petrol station.
Like the most would be maybe like half to one hour, I would say.
Yeah, I'd move on. Yep.
You've never seen that? Yeah.
Can you get a few 800 volt cars and test them on Tesla's network, Tom?
Yeah, I mean, sure. If you can line them up for us, we'll do it.
It's just that the tricky bit is getting them all at once, obviously.
Actually, that's a really good point.
Maybe on, so Nick's got many people still think they need to charge to 100% crazy.
So I reckon maybe like on the Easter long weekend, they should like lock all of the charges to only
be able to charge up to like 80% because people sitting there going from 95% to 100,
someone else would have been able to charge like so much in that time.
Is there a way of doing that? I mean, the Tesla's do that.
If you drive a Tesla and use a supercharger, sometimes they're locked at 80%.
Yeah, like they need to lock automatically and then you can increase it manually.
But it's sort of like a suggested.
Yeah, yeah. But I reckon maybe, I mean, and it's probably the whole kind of like
personal choice thing, you probably wouldn't be allowed to do it.
But for days like that, you know, for like a Easter long weekend or something,
I mean, we have double demerit points. Can they have like, you know, double idle fees?
Or a SNP has a very un-Australian suggestion, ditch people long weekend and never have a
charging issue. Come on, SNP. No, that's never going to happen.
It would be like a riot on the streets. No way.
Yeah. All right, let's move on. And just quickly on this. So this is just an article on
CNEVPost on CATL pushing sodium energy with the launch of 10 sodium launchers.
So they're getting serious. And it's quite a stable battery, sodium batteries,
probably less fire prone as well, more charge cycles, probably less dense
than say, lithium. But, you know, it might be a solution for sort of large storage like this
as well. And even CATL is expecting at least 10,000 EVs to use its sodium batteries this
year alone. So that's quite a high forecast. I think originally the BYD-801, otherwise
Seagull, notice Seagull, was supposed to have a sodium battery when it was first
sort of floated two or three years ago. But obviously it's got a lithium battery now.
JJ and he's got a good point that depending on where you live, sometimes there may not be
another charger. So you actually do literally need that 400%. So look, it's fine. If you need it,
you need it. But if you're just moving on, you know, I guess it's hard to tell what you need.
It's tricky. Skip said some EV chargers in Thailand charge extra by 80%. Yeah, that's
another solution. That's right. And just back on charging the other way around now. So V2G,
Hyundai achieves Australia's first V2G discharge using the ISO 1518820 with star charge halo.
That's their 7.4 kilowatt bi-directional DC charger. Good work, Hyundai.
Some battery woes for the Volvo EX30. You might have heard about this. Some thermal
runaway risks in those cars. It's limited to, I think not too many at the moment,
so luckily, not spreading to like the rest of the Geely fleet. But certainly they'll be monitoring
that, I'm sure. That's that. And quickly, Lin Fox rolling out 26 heavy-duty electric trucks.
Great to see more electric trucks on the road. Any rolling in our area, we're seeing a lot more
electric buses. How about you up in the northwest there? You guys seeing more? Not so much?
None. Still the normal gas-guzzling buses. Yeah. Yeah. Shame. They are good, though,
when you sit on them. Very quiet. Very fast. They're not as jerky as having windows over
these. Very smooth. Yeah. It's frighteningly quick. Because you think as a car driving past
them, you think, I'll get past this bus. I'm like, oh, no, wait. Buses actually going pretty quick.
Yeah, Camo says so on the other day. And yeah, they are quiet. It's still a bit like a hum,
but not like a diesel rattle. I think it must be fun for the drivers as well,
isn't it? To be. They can kind of zip off. Yeah. Floor it. Yep.
And finally, just want to talk about this. This is the first electric motorcycle circum
navigation of Australia. They're about to start on this journey. Tromotoadventures.com.au. 18,000
kilometers without a drop of petrol. So yeah, we've seen a few EVs lap Australia,
but this will be the first electric motorcycle. Which would be good to see. June to September.
So yeah, if you want to follow along, that's where you go. Great. All right. That might be it
for tonight, everyone. And yeah, Amman's is saying they can really power up hills. That's right,
the electric buses. Yeah. Awesome. Okay. Well, that might be it for tonight, guys. And yeah,
school holidays are coming up. So we did say we're going to take a break today, but we could help
ourselves with so much news on board. So we are back. But yeah, Roland, thanks very much again
for joining us from Zap to YouTube channel. Thank you. Thank you. It's great to have so much
interaction as well from the crowd. Absolutely. Yeah, it's the first time I'm looking at the
numbers to 58 already joining us so late in the piece. So thank you everyone for joining us. And
thank you for watching on replay and listening to us on the audio podcast as well. Much appreciated
and thank you, Joy, as well for tonight. And yeah, we'll let you know when the next show is on.
We're not sure at this stage. We've got some trips coming up, school holidays, of course,
but you'll find out very soon where and what we've been up to. All right. So thank you, Roland.
Thank you, Joy. Thank you, audience. And we shall see you at the next show from Ludacris Feed. Bye for
now. Thank you.
About this episode
Tesla FSD supervised version 14 gets a bumpy Australia rollout: “some full self-driving supervised version 14 has dropped for some people,” then the hosts say it was “halted full stop,” with access tied to “a Y or a 3 with hardware 4” and testing on “the roads here in Sydney.” They also debate real-world autonomy behavior, including “hurry mode” aggressiveness and traffic intervention timing. The rest of the show pivots to Chinese EV arrivals, pricing, and DC charging—plus Tesla’s “1,000th supercharger in Australia” and queue-time data.
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
