Author: David Crockett

David is a Melbourne-based EV owner and New Energy Vehicle Technology enthusiast who has covered more than 50,000km in his BYD Seal. His first two years were spent conducting intensive research into BYD as a business, tracking their technology development, supplier relationships, and Australian market strategy with a depth that attracted an audience of automotive engineers, fleet buyers, and everyday EV owners alike.

BYD Falls 243 Cars Short: The Writing Has Been on the Wall for Years

Two hundred and forty three cars separated BYD from the top of the Australian sales charts in June. Anyone who has watched this brand...

Li Auto Enters Macau: Is Australia the Next Logical Step?

Li Auto Vehicles have just started to roll out in right-hand-drive markets as their global expansion strategy starts to take shape...does this mean they...

EU Closes the PHEV Loophole: Tariffs on Chinese Hybrids Are Coming

BYD has just become Germany's best-selling plug-in hybrid brand by exploiting a gap in the EU's China tariffs. Brussels is now moving to close...

BYD Atto 2 DM-i: Type Approval Confirms Australia’s Smallest PHEV Is Coming

BYD has lodged Australian type approval for the Atto 2 DM-i, confirming a plug-in hybrid version of the country's cheapest electric SUV is on...

Kia PV5 Cargo: Australia’s Cheapest Electric Van Lands With a World Title in Tow

Kia's first dedicated electric van undercuts every rival on sale in Australia, arriving on the back of a unanimous International Van of the Year...

Hyundai IONIQ 9: Australia Gets Its First Standards-Compliant V2G Discharge

Hyundai has completed Australia's first Vehicle-to-Grid discharge running the real bidirectional standard, not a workaround bolted onto an older one. An IONIQ 9 sent power...

Jaecoo Partners with Western Sydney Wanderers FC for 2026 Football Season

Jaecoo has hitched itself to one of the A-League's most fervent supporter bases, putting the brand front and centre at Wanderers' Football Park through...

Leapmotor C10 Design LR BEV: 605km Range, 220kW Power, Same Price

Leapmotor has thrown more battery, more power and faster charging at the C10 Design, and kept the price exactly where it was. Leapmotor Australia has...

Chery Stockman: Australia Names Its First Diesel PHEV Ute

Chery's diesel PHEV ute finally has a name: Stockman. A Victorian submitted it, more than 12,000 Australians voted for it, and it beat eight...

Lepas L6: Chery Group’s Fourth Brand Confirms Australian Launch in Q4 2026

Chery Group is bringing yet another brand to Australia, and this time it is aiming squarely at the heart of the electric mid-size SUV...

Xiaomi’s Robotic Charging Arm: Park, Walk Away, Done

Xiaomi has unveiled a home robotic arm that autonomously plugs and unplugs your EV — a Q4 2026 launch target that puts it ahead...

BYD Joins Melbourne Victory: Two of My Worlds Just Collided

BYD is now the official automotive partner of Melbourne Victory. And for me on a personal level...this partnership is long overdue! BYD has been confirmed...

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