Chinese EV News: What's Heading to NZ & AU Next?

About this episode

Adrian Maidment and Riz Akhtar discuss the latest developments in the Chinese EV market and their implications for New Zealand and Australia.

In this episode of the EV Quest Podcast, Adrian Maidment and Riz Akhtar (Carloop) dive into the latest EV news from New Zealand, Australia, and beyond. Riz shares his news of the Chinese EV market, including BYD's new fast charging. Plus - new large Tesla. Carloop - https://carloop.com.au/

People in this episode

Host: Adrian Maidment

Guest: Riz Akhtar

Topics covered

• Chinese EV market
• New Zealand
• Australia
• BYD
• Tesla
• fast charging
• Carloop

Keywords

• EV news
• Chinese EV
• BYD
• Tesla
• fast charging
• Carloop
• New Zealand
• Australia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Carloop, BYD, Tesla

Places: New Zealand, Australia

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