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.

GAC Aion V Review: Meet the Midsize SUV With an Actual Fridge

A midsize SUV under $45,000 with a proper fridge, voice-controlled massaging seats, and ride quality that shames cars twice the price. The GAC Aion...

BYD Files All-New Seagull: The Next-Gen Atto 1 Grows Up

BYD has lodged the paperwork for a Seagull that's 425mm longer, finally seats five, and adds a genuine sensor suite to the country's cheapest...

Kia EV3 GT-Line AWD Lands in Australia: Finally, a Flagship That Feels Like One

Kia has finally given its EV3 flagship the pace to match its price tag. The new GT-Line AWD adds a second motor, 45kW and...

Toyota RAV4 PHEV Arrives in Australia: The Most Powerful RAV4 Ever Built

Toyota's best-selling SUV has finally gone plug-in, six years after the same car reached showrooms in Japan and the United States. It arrives as...

XPeng New G6: Australian Pricing Undercuts Tesla, BYD and the Car It Replaces

XPeng's new G6 range is cheaper than the car it replaces, cheaper than the entry Tesla Model Y, and within $190 of the BYD...

Jaecoo J8 SHS: Seven-Seat Super Hybrid Lands From $59,990

Jaecoo's first seven-seat model borrows its 315kW drivetrain, its battery and even its exact before-on-road-costs price from the Chery Tiggo 9. The badge is...

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...

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