This is EV Quest’s EV NEWS Shorts - Weekend Edition, highlighting recent Electric Vehicle news headlines from New Zealand, Australia, and around the rest of the world.
Adrian Maidment talks with Riz Akhtar from CarLoop, reporting in from Australia. 🎙️

👉 Included in this episode: EV Sales - EV Sales for April, Tesla, and Charging speeds

EVDB Link: https://evdb.nz/most-popular-evs-nz

HE new KIA EV5 recently toured Kia dealerships throughout New Zealand.
I checked it out at Rotorua Kia. The EV5 on display was a demonstrator, with factory stock arriving mid-year. 📆

The Kia EV5 is a mid-sized SUV, with similar design stylings to the bigger Kia EV9. Similar in size to Kia Sportage.

The EV5 is built on a dedicated EV platform called N3 eK. This is a different platform to the EV6 and EV9, which are built on the E-GMP platform.

⚡️ The EV5 is based on a 400-volt electric architecture rather than the E-GMP 800-volt archetecture, meaning its charging speeds will be slower but still capable of accepting up to 141kW.

EV5 will be able to accept over the air updates, with a Kia Connect phone app.

#ev5 #kiaev5 #carreview

Kia Rotorua 👉 https://kia.co.nz/find-a-dealer/dealer/rotorua-kia/

Luxgen is a car brand you may have never heard of.
But the Luxgen n7 is a big deal. It’s the first EV launched by Luxgen.

And the n7 is developed by Foxtron, a joint venture between Luxgen parent Yulon and Taiwanese company Foxconn. Foxconn is the company that makes the iphones for Apple.

There are 3 models of the n7 available. 2 are 5 seaters, plus a 7 seat option.

The Luxgen n7 is built on the MIH (Mobility in Harmony) platform, an open-source, modular electric vehicle architecture that allows for various driveline layouts, including single-motor rear-wheel drive and dual-motor four-wheel drive.
#luxgen #LuxgenN7 #taiwan