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2026 BYD Atto 3 EVO Update and GAC Aion UT Short Range Viewer Reaction

• Tom G • Season 16 • Episode 6

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SPEAKER_03

Hey everyone, I'm Tom, and this is Joy. Hello. Welcome to tonight's show. Wednesday. Look at that. Wednesday night again, uh, 12th of August 2026. I literally just walked in the door, so apologies we're a bit late today, but we got there. Uh so uh yeah, thanks for joining us nice and early if you're uh listening us or watching us live. And also uh if you're listening to us on audio podcast, thanks for listening. And if you're watching us on replay, make sure you drop a comment. Uh let's say hello to our co-hosts as always. Let's start with Riz himself.

SPEAKER_01

Hey Riz, how's things? Hey, I'm joining everyone. Yeah, things are well. Um, yeah, good to be on back on Wednesday. Indeed.

SPEAKER_03

Nice to uh nice to see you in the Bonza Lounge as always.

SPEAKER_00

That's yeah, we're just doing just finished a reno. So um thought I'll yeah join in just to show everybody if you got uh Bonza's premium membership, you're allowed in.

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SPEAKER_05

There we go. Always a mute problem somewhere in the world. Um hello everyone. How's everyone going?

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BYD Atto 3 Evo Price & Specs Announced

SPEAKER_03

is the BYD AtO3 big news today, of course. Uh, the price has finally dropped, as has the specs. The specs aren't too much of a surprise. Uh, neither is the price really. Um, if I just scroll down to the table, here we go. Uh ato 3 dynamic EV. Um, it is asking $41,990, just a bit pricey than the essential version. And the premium EV, premium uh version, EVO, is asking $46,990, which is five thousand dollars more. Obviously, you get uh the real drive motor, you get a much faster uh zero to hundred time, so much more powerful uh pow train, and you also get faster charging as well with the 800 volt architecture. Uh I'll start with Roland. Are we surprised with the price?

SPEAKER_05

I think I think that was acceptable. Like you could kind of you would think it would be slightly more considering it's a fair bit of change. Name obviously still the same. They add Evo to it. I think for the general public, I think you wouldn't want to spike up the price too much. Yes, you added the word Evo, people might relate it to, I don't know, sports car or something. Um, but at the end of the day, it's still uh Ato 3. And I think if people know what the ATO3 originally was and they were to put on some crazy big um price hike, I don't think that it would do too well.

SPEAKER_03

Yep, exactly. Well said, they have to keep the price down, as uh Joy said, Auto3 in the video that we launched, um it was pretty much the the car that started off, I guess, the Tesla alternative in Australia, right? Uh before that it was just the Model 3, Model Y, and a few other other cars, but Ado3 really no captured uh Australia in terms of uh a cheaper alternative um for an EV. Uh Riz, I'm gonna ask you, is is the dynamic one is that also EVO? It seems like it's not much different to the current um ADO3.

SPEAKER_00

Uh yeah, as far as I can see, it's um still front-wheel drive. Um, I believe it is similar in terms of its powertrain,

BYD Atto 3 Evo RWD Frunk & Updates

SPEAKER_00

but compared to the essential, which was 39990 plus on roads, I believe this has got the larger battery, um, the 60 kilowatt hours. Yes, I think that was the larger battery because yeah, the essential they did take a little bit out from memory, but anyway, I may be wrong. But 41,990, um, I think it's pretty reasonable. This does get quite a few updates in terms of you know the aesthetics and the you know, the I guess it's uh obviously a newer car, um, in some of the design changes that they've made. Um, but I think it's good value. Um, people aren't losing out a lot compared to the previous gen. I don't think a lot of people were really buying the essential anyway. Um, so yeah, I think that's that's a good thing in terms of the Evo model, um, which is the rear-wheel drive. I believe you get a frunk with it. So that's uh that's a that's a plus for uh for those that were looking for one. Um and overall, even back in 2022 when it was launched, it was a well-equipped car. And I think BYD just made changes and adjustments to it based on the user feedback they've gotten in Australia and Western markets to make it more Western friendly. Um, and yeah, but if nothing else, it's an electric option when someone goes into a BYD showroom that you know may not want a C Lion 7, which is a bit bigger, um, or the Addo 2, which is I guess a little bit smaller. So this I feel there's still a market for this type of a car.

SPEAKER_03

Yeah, Riz, I think from memory when the Ado 3 first launched,

BYD Atto 3 vs Xpeng L03 Competition

SPEAKER_03

uh it was true, it was standard and extended range, it was 50 and 60, and uh 50 became like yeah, the base. But uh, you know, I agree. I think it's good to have the rear-drive option. Looking very much looking forward to testing it out. Uh, you know, the outdoor three is good, it's always been a very good car, but uh, I think the the extra, the addition of a real drive will be will be fantastic for an EV. Uh, you're right, there is a front, 101 liters, uh front boot, those of you want to call it that, a fruit. Um, so yeah, the added storage will be very useful indeed. Yeah, but uh looking at the other cars in the segment now, there's a lot. Like four years ago, out of three was pretty much it. Uh, but now there's so much competition, it's crazy. We compared it to the MGS5 in our video, but um, someone said actually in the comments that uh the XPeng L03, uh, if priced correctly, could actually, you know, could gazump the Auto3. What do you reckon, Joy? Being an X Peng fan.

SPEAKER_02

I I think they're well, I personally think they're targeting different people. I feel like the the BYD targets people who don't want to drive like what I call an iPad on wheels, like who don't want that sort of and that's why it was a great Tesla alternative, because it it didn't look like a Tesla. Like it looks more like a normal, you know, quote unquote normal car. Um, and I think that's actually a a good thing for people who want it. Like not all cars should look like um, you know, should look that modern. You do need sometimes a car that looks like a car. Um, so I think it's it's good also that this new Ado3 Evo doesn't, you know, change everything completely. It's kind of like little incremental changes, as Riz was saying, based on feedback rather than kind of like throw the whole you know book out and and do it all over again. So I think I I think the LO3 maybe might be, you know, hopefully similarly priced or even cheaper, but I think it's more for like the tech heads and the the people who kind of want to drive a robot here or want a robot to drive them.

SPEAKER_03

Exactly, horses for courses. I agree. Um the big the big thing, which uh I'll put this comment up here, is that the the Atto 3 all-wheel drive was not launched as it would, as it was in New Zealand for 75 grand New Zealand dollars. I just saw in the comments earlier. Uh the hint is that uh it would probably example you know cannibalize C line 7 uh all-wheel drive pricing. We hinted at that in our video, isn't it? It's like if you want oil drive, you gotta go up. However, I think was it re Roland, or someone said that um the ADRs have been approved for wheel drive out of three, or someone else might have said that. No. Ooh, okay. I'll work for you approval. No, nothing yet. Okay.

SPEAKER_00

I'll go sleuthing. Thank you. Not from memory. There's a couple of things, right? One is if we compare it to the X Peng LO3, um, that I think is a well like with those of us that have seen it, it's a it's a really, really good car in terms of we haven't driven it, so we can't say anything about that. It's the static reviews, what

Xpeng L03 Launch Timing Discussion

SPEAKER_00

we've seen both in China and in Melbourne when they had their launch. It's a pretty well-equipped vehicle, very tech-driven. You know, this is as Joey was saying earlier, more conventional. Um, in terms of timing for launches, we still don't have a full confirmation as to when X Peng L03 will launch in our market. Could be could be on this side of Christmas. Um, could possibly be them taking orders on this side of Christmas but delivering in Q1. So we we'll find out when that happens. They with the L3 Evo, they are saying uh delivery start in September for customers. Wow. So it's like a typical BYD, right? Like cars are already on the boat, they're coming. Um they're bringing a new boat.

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Yeah.

SPEAKER_03

Hopefully they come to Sydney or at least Port Kimler this time. Yeah.

SPEAKER_00

That's that's right. We need we need people uh to check that out. But I reckon um there's a fleet market that would prefer this car over the LO3 purely because it's more familiar. Um, whether BYD

Fleet Market Opportunity for BYD

SPEAKER_00

can get the sales they need in the fleet market. I I really think that's what they're going for with this car now. They're saying we're mature enough, we've got over 100 dealers, we've got good warranty, customers seem to be pretty happy. Let's go past the retail customer um who you know have quite a lot to choose from. Um, and let's look at fleets because I think there's a huge opportunity there.

SPEAKER_03

Let's face it, business business to business is uh you know much more efficient, isn't it, than business to customer, unfortunately. Um got uh Sean saying yes, the EVO all drivers approved from ADRs, apparently. Yep, I had a look. It is confirmed, good, thank you. Uh and look, you know, BYD out of three and BYD in general and just styling in general is subjective, right? Uh BYD is generic styling, says travel. Uh I mean the market and the L3 to me looks fantastic. I mean, look, the L3 does look quite muscular, I must say. Being uh designed by ex-Ferrari engineer or designer, uh as they keep telling us. So waiting on the price exactly. We're we're we're picking 45 grand. Let's uh yeah, let's hope, fingers crossed, at least for the base variant. Uh so Muzzler says in New Zealand the uh C Line 7 all drive is 80 grand. There you go, and the all drive at O3 is 75,990. There's a perfect example of uh possibly you know buying the outo three over the C-Line 7 for a bit cheaper. Uh if you don't need such a big car, yeah. I mean, yeah, let's see. Apparently, rumors are October for the uh LO3. I'm seeing in the comments there. Let's let's hope that'll be good. Um, you guys have more intel than we do. I've not heard anything about the launch, neither is Riz clearly. Yeah, right. Well, um, I'm curious to see. Uh yeah, once once we get those test drives, Riz and Roll and enjoy. Um, I'm

Atto 3 Evo Interior Updates

SPEAKER_03

happy to see the guitar strings are back. Just uh just quietly. Um play smoke on the water once again. Um and and to the indicator stalk, I think, has moved to the left because the gear stalk is now on the right stalk.

SPEAKER_00

Yeah, so this is the last sorry go on, Tom.

SPEAKER_03

No reads, go, please.

SPEAKER_00

Uh so the last car I think I touched on a couple of weeks ago, the seal 6, the Fev wagon that they had. The interior is very similar. And one thing I really liked about that car was even doing the thousand kilometers in it, how comfortable the seats were. And these from these pictures look like exactly the same seats. So BYD has done something really, really cool, like in terms of how comfortable it feels on longer drives as well. Um, and you know, I think combined with the new, slightly new look on the inside, um, and them getting, I guess, rid of some of the more um uh finishes that would attract smudges, uh, piano black and the rest, they've gotten rid of a lot of that stuff as well. Um, and I guess if you want something that charges relatively quick at that price point, I think this would the EVA would charge faster than the LO3.

SPEAKER_03

Okay, potentially 220 kilowatts, 800 volts. Yep.

SPEAKER_00

From memory, I think they were quoting 160 or 180 for the LO3.

SPEAKER_03

Hmm, okay. Yeah, I mean look, the BYD Auto 2 already has the indicators on the left, so it's uh it's starting to you know move in that direction. Uh, but I'm glad they've listened to feedback, less piano black, uh, bigger instrument cluster screen as well. It wasn't that it's not that little small screen above the steering wheel at the old Atto 3. I'm glad they kept the clamshell looking uh door handles too. That's I mean that's iconic. Like and the sinewy like lines of the dashboard. I mean, you know, it's iconic Atto 3. It's what stands it out from the crowd. Cool. All right. Well, uh, like I said, we're looking forward to uh getting those uh test drives uh very shortly. So yeah, hopefully we'll they'll do a

GAC Aion UT Short Range 44kWh Variant Announcement

SPEAKER_03

launch or press cars. We'll see. Now uh I want to move on to ATO, not ATO, GAC, another three uh three-letter acronym Chinese EV brand, GAC ION UT short range is arriving very soon. Uh so we've got the 60 kilowatt hour uh variant at the moment in Australia, and so they're going to bring in a 44 kilowatt hour magazine battery, which is the in-house GAC battery, uh offering 320 kilometers of range. And I think GAC UT, Ion UT is probably the car that everyone is comparing the new Gile EX2 to in terms of value, right? Looking at the spec sheet, going, you know what, I think the UT probably presents better value. I think on paper, probably, I'd say. Uh, and you know, given that it's already 31 grand drive away, uh, what do you reckon, guys? Would this be under 30 for this variant, given that it's a smaller battery?

SPEAKER_00

My guess is yes.

SPEAKER_03

Nice.

SPEAKER_00

I love the headline. I've never seen this sort of intimidating headline before. It puts entry-level EV rivals on notice.

SPEAKER_03

Feeling very threatened you. Don't even own a company. Joy, what do you reckon?

SPEAKER_02

Um, it it it's funny that it's such an aggressive headline because the car itself is not an aggressive sort of looking car. Um, it it looks very cute. Um, which I think is the other reason that it's being compared to the to the Gile EX2 as well, because they're both kind of like cute-looking cars. And I have to admit, when you are driving them, people do cut in front of you. People just, you know what I mean? Like it's that, and I was in um what I call the bus, the the Kia EV9. Um, everyone got out of my way when I was driving that one. So there's really a stark difference depending on what car you drive, how other drivers behave on the road towards you. Um, so that's probably the only, I guess, negative about being in a cute-looking car. Um, yeah, people will just kind of brush you out of the way.

SPEAKER_03

Oh, yeah, it's not unique to the uh Atto, to the Ion UT. Atto one was the same, Julie EX2.

SPEAKER_02

Oh yeah, Atto one. Gosh, absolutely cut off all the time.

SPEAKER_03

Yep. No mercy and skateboard.

SPEAKER_02

Even if it's bright yellow, safety yellow, they're still cutting me off.

SPEAKER_03

Tennis ball yellow. Um, yeah, it's it's heating up this uh small EV segment, uh, absolutely. So yeah, that's good. I

Small EV Segment Pricing & Competition

SPEAKER_03

mean, I would I would think, guys, 28888, surely, uh, you know, for this small, smallest, uh, smaller version drive away. Uh, just to offset the 44 kilowatt hour battery. I mean, we can't have 44. Not auspicious at all, but um 28888 just would totally balance it, yin and yang.

SPEAKER_02

Oh, maybe a little skeleton pants would yeah.

SPEAKER_03

So uh hopefully this will come soon. Um and you know, I don't know, guys. Would will we see uh cut uh prices cut straight away for the EX2 and other other cars like the you know the MG4 EV Urban, what else? Uh Aura 5 just announced as well, uh just launched as well. I mean um it's just it's the prices are just going down, down, down, down. Yep, we'll see.

SPEAKER_02

Um I'm waiting for the for the day that people who were looking at ice cars actually go, you know what? I might get like a yeah, an entry-level EV, as they say. Yeah, yeah. But I don't think the prices the the price cuts aren't that competitive yet that you know that they're uh it's still more expensive than a petrol version. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03

Indeed. Well, I mean we prices are very sensitive at this uh end of the market, like $1,000 is a lot of money. Uh whereas 1,000 in the 4.5 meter, 4.7 meter, not much difference, but really at this point it's very sensitive.

SPEAKER_00

I mean, some of the now that we have the the EX2, uh the reviews have come out, we've

Geely EX2 Price Value Debate

SPEAKER_00

seen your videos as well, Tom and Joy, and of course others as well. Um the the general consensus, and we're reading the comments and sort of what people are saying. People do you guys sort of think people are finding the EX2 a bit expensive?

SPEAKER_03

It seems to be the general consensus in our comments. Uh, and I I have to agree. I mean, it is obviously if you look at it purely on paper, of course, you know, cars like the you know, uh MG4V Urban, Ion UTs, as we said earlier, even the Aura 5 for a bit bigger, um, the you know, 33,990 drive away. Um, but yeah, so that's I guess the curious thing is is it is is the car in China, the EX2, selling so well purely because of the price and nothing else? That's what worries, you know, that's what uh it has me confused. You know, 800,000 Chinese people have bought this car, at least. Must be something about it, uh, over a long-term ownership that we just don't get. Um, being like media reviewers after a week. To know.

SPEAKER_00

I think the car in China is um you yeah, you're right, they've sold so many, and I think the price difference is definitely the sort of one of the key drivers in terms of I mean, what else is there? The Adawan or Seagull was popular, the Dolphin has never really been that popular over there. One car that is starting to get some runs on the board, and they've only launched a couple of months ago is the Leap Motor A05. I believe that's a small hatchy sort of uh leap motor car. I think they've sold 100,000 in a couple of months. Um, so yeah, it's that's you know interesting to see when they make a hatchback that's affordable. Um but the Chinese um EX2 equivalent, I think they've put a little bit more tech in the one coming to Australia, um, from what I understand. And I didn't intend the launch, but my understanding is that they didn't really cover entirely all the things they've done to this car compared to what it is in other markets. So why is it sort of priced a little bit higher than um you know what what it could have been? Uh and I also think BYD at O1, they've really selected that price. They knew not many people are going to buy the base variant, but at least they priced it at 23,990. So a lot of things are different now compared to if the EX2 was launched in let's say Q4 last year.

SPEAKER_03

I guess the question is, should they delay the launch a bit too late? I mean, I know they were waiting for the updated spec. We we're getting the 47 kilowatt hour battery, which was only released in China like a couple of months ago. So we're getting the most up-to-date version. Had they released it earlier at 40 kilowatt hours and underpriced all these other cars, had they would they have done better? That's that's my question. Like, did they leave their run too late? Right. That's um that's what everyone's wondering. Roland?

SPEAKER_05

I wouldn't think so. No, I wouldn't think so, because I think the last thing you'd want you like cheely at the end of the day, we know it's a massive company, but as an actual Australian company or manufacturer that sells in Australia, that company is still fairly new, right? And so So my view is if they did do that, what they would risk is essentially similar hotcakes. Everyone jumps on board, or a lot of people jump on board, and then they go, right, there's a new one. And then when is it how how long is it going to be for them to hold manufacturing to the old Aussie spec versus wanting to ramp up production on a new one? And then you've got all the people with the new ones, or the current ones, I should say, going, Well, I've just literally trusted your brand. I've bought your product because it looked good, you've put it at a good price, and then two months later you're saying there's a new one. Like that's a slap on the face. At least, like, you know, phone phone technology doesn't even move that fast.

SPEAKER_03

I think we said that about um which car was it?

SPEAKER_02

Well, as in I 100% agree with Roland because I know it's not apples and apples, but um there are a lot of like people who bought an X-Peng and then went, hang on, what do you mean there's a new facelift G6? So um, you know, if if the Gili people were looking at that and went, yeah, we don't want to repeat something like that, um 100% agree with Roland. It was absolutely better to hold it and wait and then release the same one that we're getting, you know, like a couple of months after China are getting it. And X Peng seem to have like um, you know, learnt from that as well. And they're you know, they're telling us that the stuff that we're gonna get here in Australia is gonna be on the same kind of like launch schedule as what they're doing in China. So I I don't think they should push something that's looks like leftovers. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03

That's that's the car I was thinking of, the XPeng S fix. Thank you. Yeah,

EX2 Advertising Push

SPEAKER_03

because that was a lot of uh controversy last year about that. Yeah, I mean, look, the advertising is everywhere, you know. I'm sure you've all seen it around, especially on the East Coast, you know, billboards, bus stops. Um it's gonna be big taglines and everything.

SPEAKER_00

That that's exactly it, Tom. So I was going to just say the amount of ad I've seen them, I've seen trams wrapped with EX2 advertising. Now that is millions of dollars every month of advertising. So you can sort of have a you know, the the other side of that sort of um, I guess, argument is had they released the car six months earlier, before the MG4 Urban, before the G ACI on UT, and priced it roughly the same when there was not much else there, they may have naturally gotten all these customers. Um, you know, because those people that are buying are buying the best product that's available to them at that time, and they're going on a three-year lease, or they're buying it for they want to keep those smaller cars for five years or seven years. So that could have also been an impact. But I guess we don't know anything because until we start to see the numbers, the the V facts that we analyze every month on on this live stream and the podcast, um, you know, we'll we'll just monitor the situation, we'll see what the what the market is really looking for. Maybe they're onto a huge winner here.

SPEAKER_03

That's the thing. We we've we've had this car for a week, and honestly, like it's it's been fine. Um, and I know a lot of the reviews are based off like a couple of days at most, or maybe a couple of hours on a media day, but I think most people who buy this car will will probably be okay with it. And

Small EV Options Comparison

SPEAKER_03

I think early reviews from early owners suggest it's probably okay as well if you read Reddit or the Facebook groups. Um, and and I think you know, all these cars are fine. Gili, uh, Ion UT, MG4 EV Urban, um, Ado 2, Addo 1, they're all good cars, right? It's not binary, just because you don't you like one car doesn't mean you have to hate the other one. It's a spectrum, right? There are certain parts of each car that obviously appeals to you, so you just got to find the car that suits you for the EX2. You might not like the fact that it's got heaps of storage, right? Under seat, second row, the frunk. Like, how many small EVs have a frunk? Right? And if you can if you notice a rear wheel drive, you know, uh handling, then yeah, I think this is the one you should go for. As someone said earlier, this is probably the cheapest rear wheel drive on the market, uh, full stop, despite the fact that it's a bit slow, mentally, obviously.

SPEAKER_02

Zero to 50 is not two digits, but then 50 onwards, it's like, come on, come on, come on. But let's face it, inner city driving, most of your driving is going to be the zero to fifty part. Um, so it's not gonna be, you know, too big of a too big of an issue.

SPEAKER_03

And uh here we go, EV Reviews Australia saying I talked to a couple of EX2 owners in Perth, they seem to like it. That's obviously an X factor a lot of reviewers do not understand or do not get yet, because you don't you've only got it for a couple of hours.

SPEAKER_02

But look, there there's a see, it really depends on your commute. Look at that that one there. Um getting on the M1 on RAM.

SPEAKER_03

Uh okay, so new we lab.

SPEAKER_02

And and that's why it's it's so important to choose a car that suits your commute because if you need to get like like I said, it doesn't didn't bother me because I don't have to do that. But if I've got a gun it, then yeah, that would absolutely be scary, and it would be like, no, no, I'm gonna get a more powerful car. No, I understand.

SPEAKER_00

Get get what you need, absolutely. And and that's the reason why Joyce got uh G V60 Magma in her driveway.

SPEAKER_05

On loan from Robert needed that problem. If you go to the top spec, you won't have that problem. I like which it's coming.

SPEAKER_03

I like which it's coming. It's BYD versus GSC, the new Ford versus Holden. Wear yay. Let's do it. Let's do it. I love it. Actually, I might just quickly put up the uh leap motor AO5 just to finish off this story. So, yes, uh launches AO5 leapmotor, uh taking aim at the GLE Sungyan, which is the EX2 in China. Uh I feel sad looking at these prices. AO5 is launched at 9,410 US dollars in China. Like, I've got 9,000 in my pocket right now. No, I don't, but I'm apologize.

SPEAKER_02

That's less than the money that they you know, they ask you when you like come into the country and they're like, do you have $10,000 Australian dollars? You could you could like bring the car in under that amount. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03

510 K's of range. Admittedly, this is CLTC range. Uh it I don't know what the actual length is. It looks like a G Lie X2 size, I on UT size, 39 kilowatt hour, 53 kilowatt LFP. Um, you know, it's uh it's pretty compelling. All these uh all these brands bring out the little small cars.

SPEAKER_00

So see, this car is uh this would be destined for Australia because we've seen the A10 coming here, Leap Motor. Honestly, this is one of the brands to watch out for. Like they've got so much reasonable product in terms of the price points, they look relatively good in person, they're a bit different, as you can see with this interior there.

SPEAKER_03

Yeah, exactly. And and um Leap Motor, probably a single-handedly saved Stellantis, right? It's just been uh the sleeper hit over the last five years. So Leap Motor, as we know, Riz and Joy uh uh going to China for these shows. Leap Motors always got the cool a cool stand, a big stand.

SPEAKER_04

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_03

Uh and yep, rumors that Geely's gonna offer discounts on EX2. Let's hope. Let's hope. Um, I think the feedback has been there for Gili, so we'll see.

SPEAKER_00

I've already seen one on Facebook group. Someone just put up that got, I think, two thousand dollars off the driveway price of the Twitters, bro. Whatever the top variant is, yeah.

SPEAKER_03

Inspire. Nice. I think it's time for the dealers to work hard, it's time for you to practice your negotiation skills after watching our content going, you know what, it should be cheaper. Okay, uh, let's push on and check

Mitsubishi ASX BEV Foxtron Collaboration

SPEAKER_03

this out. I was surprised to see this news this week. Look, Mitsubishi Motors Australia marks a new era of electrification with the all-new ASX V-I-E B. It's a nice move up from the outland outlander, outlander PHEVs. Um, correct me if I'm wrong. This is a collaboration with Taiwanese brand Foxtron. Uh so it's not purely Japanese. Again, what's what's uh can we call it Taiwanese Japanese collaboration? Um so yeah, good to see Mitsubishi back in the game, so to speak, given that they they brought the IMEV out. How many years ago now? 15 years ago?

SPEAKER_00

I drove it in 2010. So it's yeah, 15, 16, just a minute.

SPEAKER_03

Nice, nice. That's how old our son is. Um, here we go. Let's have a look. That's what it looked like. Wow, that's that's out there, isn't it? Um I did not expect that from Mitsubishi, let me tell you.

SPEAKER_05

So I made a X post a couple of weeks ago for a Foxtron EV that was ADR approved. The back is exactly like that car. I need to double check the photos for the front. Because I think this car, if if if it is the case, then it's already ADR approved.

SPEAKER_00

And it's already being tested on the roads in very heavy camo.

SPEAKER_03

All right, spot the camo, tag us, we'll uh show it next week.

SPEAKER_00

So, quick quick point about this car. I think it's a it's it's it's a necessity. They have to sell this car if they want to keep selling Pajeros and Tritons and whatever else that they're coming up with.

SPEAKER_03

Compliance, exactly. Exactly. Oh, just might be taking a break here. Um but I agree. Um,

Foxtron Bria Specs 3.9s 0-100

SPEAKER_03

what do you think of the styling? I mean, that's very un-Mitsubishi-like, right? Given the stock they have at the moment on the streets.

SPEAKER_02

I think I think it's just kind of like their idea of what an EV should look like, which is which is fine. It's not it's not terrible. I quite like it actually, honestly.

SPEAKER_03

Um apparently Muzzler says Mitsubishi makes the wheel covers, uh, Foxtron make the rest. It's kind of almost like the uh Mazda and um Chang'an collaboration. Um right. Well, I mean, we don't have any specs in this press release. I don't think we have a look. Not much detail apart from who Foxtron is. Four variants. That's a lot to choose from. I mean the Nissan, um, what do you call it? Something called Nissan, what's your EV from Nissan called? Aria. Aria Aria's got four variants as well. So okay, so I'm a post.

SPEAKER_05

So sorry, Tom cutting you off. So it was spotted testing in Melbourne, Froxtron Briar or Briar B R I A, rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive in terms of two variants. Zero to 100 is very acceptable at 3.9 seconds for the top space. That's not bad. 4.3 meters, uh, so small car, 57.7 kilowatt hour LFP battery, 7 kilowatts AC charging, 134 kilowatts DC.

SPEAKER_03

That's not bad on paper. Not bad, actually. No, no price, obviously, so we need to wait for that. I mean, for those kind of specs at that size, you know, that's that's like Atto 2, better than Atto 2 kind of size. Uh specs, I mean, for that size.

SPEAKER_02

I think it's smart if if you're a Japanese brand to not try and compete at the lower level to try and get like a you know, value, value, value. Then they're not going to win that that battle, but if they go for the more premium, like to get like a faster car, like a you know, that's the sort of thing that then people would be happy to pay a premium for, they'll be like, yeah, it's like a faster Japanese car.

SPEAKER_03

So do would a Taiwanese collaboration use Chinese batteries? That's the question. Would they use CATL or do they make their own batteries in Taiwan? I I don't really don't know actually. Um because if they use a CATL battery, then like Mazda, they could actually price it quite well. So I'm curious.

SPEAKER_00

Well, what's interesting then is that if if it is an LFP battery, as Roland's research suggests, then um really the only LFP batteries are the Chinese brands. Um, I know the I don't believe Panasonic, apart from making cylindrical cells, they make much more. And LG, I know they're just starting to do some LFP stuff, but it's mainly the Chinese. So I suspect that's where they're getting it from. Now, in terms of pricing, if if Mitsubishi takes a uh leaf out of Suzuki's books with the Ivatara because there's similarities. Remember when we did the Suzuki launch, the Vitara hybrid was around 39,990 plus on roads or driveway, whatever that price was. And then they launched the Evatara, and that was you know, just once we knew the pricing, it was crazy.

SPEAKER_03

46990, just to remind you, Ivatara motion 4.2 meters, 49 kilowatt hours, um 09.6 seconds.

SPEAKER_02

So, in other words, a BYD at 03 Evo, yeah, maybe.

SPEAKER_03

Yes, well, um, hopefully we

GWM Ora 5 heralds brand's 250,000th Delivery

SPEAKER_03

get one of these cars to look at too. So back in the game, it's a bichy. Well done. Okay, uh GWM celebrates 250,000th Australian vehicle with an Aura 5 SUV delivery delivered to a Louise Johnson from Hoppers Crossing, a Melbourne primary school arts teacher, uh, with a pink flamingo pink SUV, Aura 5 SUV. Let's have a look. Let's have a look at this. I want to see this. There we go. That is a phenomenal looking vehicle. Congratulations, Louise. Well done. And uh Aura 5, generally considered a very well-valued car at the moment. So well done. Where is Hoppa's Crossing Riz? Whereabouts in Melbourne is that?

SPEAKER_00

Um from memory, it's northwest, but I'm sure the viewers will be able to correct us.

SPEAKER_03

Cool. Okay, so in the outskirts of Melbourne, excellent. Good to see more vehicles out there. I love the ribbon. Something about uh I love the hair, her ribbon too. But um something a ribbon on a car. I don't know. I I'm very shallow that way. I like seeing a ribbon on a brand new car. Makes you feel special, right? Because come on, buying a car should be special.

SPEAKER_02

Absolutely. Like all cars should be delivered with a ribbon like this. And yeah, well, okay, maybe not with all the arches and everyone standing there, but yeah, definitely with the ribbon and and taking a photo, and yeah, you gotta feel special.

SPEAKER_03

Yeah, I mean, in a world where we've got Tesla, like you know, deliveries by the hundreds of truly in a warehouse, like you look at the car and get out. Um, no kidding.

SPEAKER_02

No, you get to do the little um tutorial, yeah, yeah. But you don't get the ribbon, you don't get the special treatment. Well, you can get a digital ribbon. Maybe they can add a digital ribbon to the um tutorial. Bring your own ribbon.

SPEAKER_00

Hey, hey, hey, give them a credit, right? They've tried to do that with you know, remember every now and then that if there's like a new model in the first deliveries, they'll put out some Tesla branded cupcakes and a couple of other things, but that's a very rare occasion. So, yes, tutorials it is.

SPEAKER_02

Okay, and everyone still gets to peel off the um the thing off the screen, so you know, there's something special for everyone.

SPEAKER_03

That's it. Next time I'm attending a Tesla delivery, I'm bringing my own ribbon. Right, that's it. You've given me the idea on all done. I look on Amazon tonight. Um, yes, Newie, I agree. Wish manufacturers would add more colours like Aura and Jilly. 100%, 100%.

SPEAKER_05

So on that note, GWM have done really, really well. I've mentioned it before that I personally feel like at a quick glance, you can see, I guess, Porsche design cues. That colour is a halo or one of the classic Porsche colours, as is that bluey, that bluey green one, like you can see in that picture, that second picture. So it's almost as if they were like, let's kind of you know do something so that if people do a quick we make we'll make people do a double take.

SPEAKER_03

Don't you think the DWM aura looks like Porsche and Volkswagen? Beetle had a baby? Beetle, yeah.

SPEAKER_02

Yeah, for me, it's like a a big Beetle Beetle baby.

SPEAKER_03

Yeah, 911 Beetle Baby. 9B. Um, yeah. Al Mercedes to ribbon, that's good. You would hope so, right? For the money they charge. Uh no, Fang doesn't like the ribbon, too cheesy. That's okay. You do you? Um, and oh Richard's uh Richard's daughter's at O1 was delivered with the ribbon. Very good. And Zika gives you a gift basket, apparently, and the ribbon. Very good. Okay, cool. Hopefully we'll see more uh we'll see more Aura fives around. Um, I'm seeing the Aura ads as well. Uh give a little more. Um good good tagline. I'd love the taglines. I'm a big fan of advertising taglines, so keep them coming. Um uh all right, so this is a charger

NSW Street Charger & Outback DC Chargers

SPEAKER_03

spotted, an AGL charger, a new South Wales government one. And let me just have a look at who sent this in. I forget. Let me have a just pull up Discord real quick. Uh okay, so it was sent in by a viewer by the name of Rob L. New charger on Rainbow Street. I think I know where that is actually in uh Randwick. Corner of Canberra Street and Rainbow Street in Randwick. I think that's close to the University of New South Wales from memory. There it is. Uh New South Wales government charger on the street. And that is a very high-density area as well. So good to see some uh street pole charges too.

SPEAKER_00

Uh, quick point about that charger and the location in that photo. Now, if you happen to be driving an EV with a hubcap and you're missing one, that's where it's sitting. Please return back to the spot.

SPEAKER_03

Can we can we tell which car it is? Someone can tell us, and you win a prize. Um, you win a ribbon, a ludicrous feed ribbon for your next car delivery. Yep, I'm sure someone will tell us. Some very clever people on the chat. Um he says, yes, you have to take off a hubcap to use. Yep, correct. Okay, that is that one. And here's a post from Richard. Uh he's saying it's now possible to drive over a thousand Ks from Perth to Capricorn Roadhouse along the Great Northern Highway using DC charges. A series of e-lumina D1 battery back chargers have been built at a few roadhouses, uh, a few locations. So let's have a look at these picks. Love seeing an EV. It looks like a Tesla Model IL actually. Looks like that um that cosmic silver. Love seeing an EV on a on red earth. Look at that. Battery backed DC charger and the outback. Very good. Good picks. Thank you, Richard. Thank you.

SPEAKER_00

Yeah, but I believe these were taken by Harold Murphy, who was doing another lap around. Um, I mean that part of Australia now.

SPEAKER_03

Harold is a legend, he really is doing all those uh all those trips for us in Teslas. So that's good. And check this out, another Eevee arrives in New Zealand, Arc Fox T1 Electric Crossover. They just keep coming, don't they? Uh this is from Eevees and Beyond, which I believe is our good friend Richard, who uh runs this channel or this um this publication. Asking 34990 in New Zealand, are you serious?

unknown

Wow.

SPEAKER_03

What? That's like five dollars. No, that's like um 2025 grand, isn't it?

SPEAKER_01

Yeah, around 30, yeah, 30-ish.

SPEAKER_00

But yeah, it's part of um R Fox, part of the BAIC group as they're right there, which is Beijing Automotive, uh, very, very large manufacturer. Um, so yeah, um uh hopefully we get a chance to drive one.

SPEAKER_03

Right, okay. Um, so 36990 on roads. Oh, sorry, that's a regular price. Um B A I C as you said. How big is this car? Let me see if Richard wrote anything about it. Um I need a length. Two hang on wheelbase two seven seven zero millimeter wheelbase. Okay, and this reminds me of the fourthing actually that's arrived in Australia. Yes, right. Same sort of vibe. Anyone driven a four thing yet, Riz? Have you seen a four thing around?

SPEAKER_00

I have not seen one. Um, but yeah, hopefully we um get to hear something from Sean uh from a Tico because I think they're they're looking after the distribution of Four Thing brand.

SPEAKER_03

That's right. Uh I'm just gonna give a shout out to Andrew, just uh very nice. This is free of charge for GWM. Um, when the purple EV hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's an aura. Very good. Free of charge. Very good. Okay, let's push on. And Reese, you talked about the SEAL 6 earlier. So BYD now launching the 2027 SEAL

BYD Seal 6 & Seal 7 Updates

SPEAKER_03

6. This is the thing with BYD in China in general, just like next model, next model, next model, right? Um, 630 kilometers of range, second gen blade battery, flash charging, um, and and full DV as well, not just the hybrid, I think, in in Australia.

SPEAKER_00

Yeah, what are they saying? Pricing starts at like, I don't know, 20,000 Australian dollars. Because that would be US pricing.

SPEAKER_03

Yeah, 14 US. Yep, yep. I know more sadness with that price. Um, 12 variants. I mean, you know, if you think four is bad when it's a bit show, you know, BYD's like hold my beer, 12 variants from EREVs to full EVs. Yep. Yep, lighter, God's eye, um, flash charging, all the good stuff. There you go. They look pretty happy these guys. Um happy too if we drive a seal six.

SPEAKER_02

Um I mean that they're matching their clothes colours with like white and cream with the car. That's um taking it to the next level. Yep.

SPEAKER_03

I I'd love to try this. This pull down from the gantry with the T charge. It just looks very cool. Very cool. You know, use gravity as your friend.

SPEAKER_02

I prefer the robot ones where the charges for you. Of course.

SPEAKER_03

Of course.

SPEAKER_02

Yeah. No, they look very happy. I'm jealous. Um he looks like he's going to drop the coffee though. Look, look at the way he's holding the coffee. I'm sorry if you're watching this on audio podcast, but he's holding the he's like like those claw machine grip on the on the coffee. It doesn't look that safe.

SPEAKER_03

His hand does look a bit AI, I'm gonna say. So that'll drop in. Yeah, this is a bit weird here where he's holding a hand. Could be perspective. Could be perspective. Yeah. Anyway, that's uh let's have a book of the interior. Looks pretty premium actually. Was it was your seal six this premium, Ris, when you drove your?

SPEAKER_00

Uh yeah. It's they've they're using similar sort of design philosophy now in most of their new models. Um, but yeah, it it does feel a lot more premium than the original Ad03s as well. Yeah.

SPEAKER_03

Uh John says false advertising, no time for coffee with flash charging. Skull that hot coffee. Yep, I agree. You'll be done in five minutes. I mean, this is very flattering, Joseph. Uh, you're saying it looks like me and Joy. I mean, come on, these guys are better looking than us, at least me anyway. Um, but that's very, very flattering. Um, yeah, so we'll look forward to hopefully an EV version, a full EV version of the Seal 6 in Australia.

SPEAKER_00

Well, nothing was confirmed at that launch, but you know, I guess reading between the lines or me expecting things, I think that next year they are likely to bring um something fully electric because you know they're reading the feedback, and when those reviews went online for that seal 6, a lot of people were commenting and saying Vicious full EV. So they are they're reading this stuff. Australia is ready, you know. The whole thing, Australia isn't ready for electric cars yet. They are ready, they're wanting that that's what they want. So I'm sure BYD is listening.

SPEAKER_03

Just in a nutshell, difference between SEAL and SEAL 6 if it came in an EV, will it just be too close, like the Yatto 3 EVO and Sealine 7?

SPEAKER_00

Um, I uh that's a good sort of comparison. I think it'd be very similar in terms of um sort of I guess price difference. Um, you know, maybe this is the future um sort of sedan and wagon that they sell, and they may discontinue the seal if the seal doesn't get you know the same same love, unless it gets the new blade battery, because that's what the future models are going to have.

SPEAKER_03

I'm sad. I love my seal. Um but no, happy for a better version, obviously. Maybe a roll and spec seal seven seal six. That'd be cool, right?

SPEAKER_05

Seal 6, seal 6 GT. We could we could name one easily. Come on, be waiting.

SPEAKER_03

Seal 6 Magma. Um I think that one's taken.

SPEAKER_00

Hey, speaking of which, um, just just just quickly while we're touching on BYD and Roll and Spec cars, a rolling spec car was ADR approved yesterday. That Roland will probably share with us, which is the Denzer Z9GT. 850 kilowatts.

SPEAKER_03

Yeah.

SPEAKER_05

They did it right. Only one spec. And I say that because overseas there is a hybrid, there is a hybrid version. So they're only giving us the full EV version.

SPEAKER_03

So exactly. We don't need the hybrid, just bring the full EV. Let's go back to Talon Ben, guys. Back to Tel and Ben. Come on. On the on the rally track. Let's go. Um, now speaking of the SEAL, it's back on the seal again. There is a SEAL 7 now. I mean, you know, seal 6, seal 7. Larger dimensions, more power. Uh yeah, five meters. Yep, big sedan. Seal, seal 6, seal 7. Just uh China time.

SPEAKER_00

There's also a seal 08 that has just been launched. Seriously, that is like supposed to be the the pinnacle of BYD luxury under the BYD brand.

SPEAKER_03

Can't keep up anymore, guys. Seriously, I'm losing it. There's a C C line five, seal, seal six, seal, sealine six, sealine seven, seal seven, seal seal.

SPEAKER_05

That's why they've got the zero in front of the numbers because they're planning on going into the double digits. No, double. They can go up to 99.

SPEAKER_03

This is like 88.

SPEAKER_05

88. I stop at 88.

SPEAKER_03

We stop at 88, right? Oh man. 825 grand again. 25 US grand. 35, 40 US, 40 Australian. Oh dear. It's crazy. It's crazy. Uh yeah. Alright, that's a seal 7. Um and also smart hashtag 1 relaunching in China. Uh starting at 22 grand again. These China prices. 800 volt fast charging. Okay, good. Uh Max and Ultra. Sounds very iPhone-like, doesn't it? Um pretty good, pretty good value. 4.2 meters, so that hasn't changed in size. Um the new luxury AI Agile SUV. Wow, that's a mouthful. But uh sums it up, doesn't it? Luxury AI Agile.

SPEAKER_02

What makes it AI?

SPEAKER_03

Must be some sort of smart driving tech, you know, advanced driver assistance features. Looks very similar. Wasn't there some sort of smart hashtag to mural in Melbourne? I read.

SPEAKER_00

There is. Yeah. So apparently it's it's it's already up. It's um, I think I quickly did a story on the driven about it, and it's it's really cool. Like they've done a very interesting sort of uh brand of like a model launch introduction. They've painted murals in a couple of cities, one in Europe, I think one in Shanghai, one in Melbourne, and that's before we know anything about it apart from it's gonna be like the original, the proper small, tiny smart. So yeah, looking forward to learning more about that model. That hashtag dude, you know, is more exciting than this hashtag one because that's the original smart. Yeah, the full two, right? Yeah.

SPEAKER_03

Um, yeah. What do you call a group of seals? Um, yep, leave your comments below. More seals than Antarctica. Uh X Penguy should release an EV called the Orca. So, because Orcas eat seals for breakfast. Nice, nice. Now, this car, the DPAW S05, was supposed to enter the country like two years ago. What the heck happened? Um and now there's a new one in China, of course. 17 grand. Um that's about 20, 25 Australian thousand dollars. Uh, this see, this is quite compelling. This is a real drive, 4.55 meters, so pretty good, pretty good length. Uh from what I saw in China a few years ago, that was quite good. Could drive quite pretty well on the skid pan at least. Um, what happened, Riz? Do we have any more info intel on this car?

SPEAKER_00

I I don't even know where those other cars are gone. The ones that were testing, the one that they were showing at the shows, maybe they've gone back to China. But um, yeah, I there seemed to be a lot of interest for this car in Australia, but yeah, the car is maybe still coming. Maybe we'll get the new version like this one without the lidar.

SPEAKER_03

Maybe they're doing a Gili, as EV reviews have said, uh, you know, D Power survived delaying because they want to get the facelift model. I mean, maybe. I've got to say, this looks it looks pretty good. It looks like a nice car, right? It's got the you know, sporty kind of look and feel to it.

SPEAKER_02

Um, so I don't like the LiDAR boxes on the cars because it makes it look like a taxi.

SPEAKER_03

We probably won't get them, I reckon. We don't seem to get the lidar versions of these cars, you know, typical Chinese cars, nice interior, as you'd expect. That's like baseline now, a nice interior for a Chinese car. It's not a selling point anymore. Look at that. Fire support. Looks pretty swish. Nice, nice bracelet. Um right, hopefully, inch cape, get the rack together, get this car out to market.

unknown

What?

SPEAKER_03

True EV bringing in the SO5.

SPEAKER_00

Um, not sure about that. This this this week um I saw something on one of the I think one of the Facebook groups. It appears that um I think the True Eevee website is either gone down or they've um changed it a bit now. So um, yeah, I don't think true EV will be bringing this model into a market.

SPEAKER_03

I I will eat my hat, literally eat my hat if uh true we bring this. Um now let's finish up the show. Oh, Riz, you gotta you gotta here we go. You will

BYD Racco Kei Car 1000 Orders in Japan

SPEAKER_03

love this one. K BYD's electric K car, the Raku. Uh they have reached their target of a thousand orders in Japan in two weeks. Target acquired, boom, thousand pre-orders.

SPEAKER_01

And I think they've got there were some reports of five thousand in total, and the BYD Japan boss wants to sell ten thousand before the end of this year.

SPEAKER_03

Selling a Chinese K car to Japanese. That that is my that's mind-blowing, honestly. But that's huge. Correct, correct. Almost worth the trip to Japan to try this out in Tokyo, obviously, right?

SPEAKER_00

100% right.

SPEAKER_03

Ludicrous fee tour. Watch out, watch this space to Tokyo and Osaka. So I want to see what pictures of this car. Oh, there's only one picture. Oh, how sad. Um 13 grand in Japan. That's actually quite expensive for what it is, but compared to China, obviously. Um LFP batteries.

SPEAKER_00

Very specialized type of uh model. Um, as you can see, it's probably going to be very low volume for BYD at the scale that they produce cars at. Um, and K cars generally in that sort of segment are around about that price, or a little bit more expensive. Um, but yeah, this is um for for an elect fully electric one, I think it's uh it is you know reasonably priced, but maybe if they produce more, sell more, maybe prices will come down.

SPEAKER_03

First ever all electric K car. Nice. The Chinese did it first. No, with power sliding doors. Oh, sorry, power slides. Sorry, I should read the whole sentence. Power sliding doors, a feature popular in Japan, obviously. Sliding doors are cool because you there's no risk of hitting another car, right? That's right. Kind of wish all cars had sliding doors, to be honest with you. Um, yeah, nice. Okay, and look, K cars account for nearly 40% of vehicle sales in China.

SPEAKER_02

Japan.

SPEAKER_03

Sorry, in Japan. I keep thinking China, Japan, Japan. This is not a Chinese, this is not a Japanese car, it's a Chinese car. Uh Toyota, Suzuki, and Dahatsu, together with Honda, control 80% of the mini car market, as you'd expect. Right. Uh, yeah, Richard. Uh Raku versus Sakura battle. Yes, fight. Street Fighter. All right, let's keep pushing on.

Jaguar Type 01 Prototype & Global Battery Market Share

SPEAKER_03

This is almost at the end. Now we have to talk about Jaguar. Jaguar, I've called it now the Type 01. This is a weird-looking car when it first kind of launched last year or year before. Uh, the prototype is now called a type 01. Let's have a look at the pictures because it kind of says it all. Uh looked pretty wacky from the outside. There's no exterior shots, interestingly. All interior. Um, look at that bar in the middle. Wow, that's a huge center console. Very interesting. What else? Okay, Jaguar logo. And more sort of stripes on the what is that, side of the steering column?

SPEAKER_05

Side view, I think.

SPEAKER_03

Yep, yep. And I mean, I'm sure this is a prototype, those seats don't look that comfortable, to be honest. This bar goes all the way to the back. It's like levitating drive transmission almost.

SPEAKER_05

Right? Oh, is it an air convent?

SPEAKER_03

It's probably more practical. In an age where like EVs should have a center set, sorry, a flat floor in the middle there, second row. They've sort of gone the other way and put a massive pole in the middle. Interesting. Yeah, Jaguar's not selling any new cars at the moment, are they, in Australia, as far as I know. So, will this be the first Jaguar back in Australia? That's the question. Typo one. Hmm. Interesting. Will it be priced Jaguar style too?

SPEAKER_00

I I think currently Jaguar only sells one model in Australia, and it's the Jaguar no pace.

SPEAKER_03

The iPace. That that car is pretty old now, right? We look, we're talking like six, seven years old.

SPEAKER_00

Uh yeah, there's they're not selling it. That's why it's no pace.

SPEAKER_03

No pace. Zero pace. And just to finish off the night, guys and girls, here we go. Uh, this is the global EV battery market share in H1, half first half of 2026, CATL from China, as we touched on earlier. Uh, taking 40%, almost 40% of market share worldwide. That's the scale of China EV and battery production at the moment. BYD is next, 14.4%. So between the two of them, that's more than half the global EV market, battery market share. Uh, next is uh LG and then CL C A L B and then the rest um sort of make up a small percentage. So not sort of surprising news by any means, but that just gives you an idea of how much market share CATL and BOA BYD you have at the moment. Uh almost 60% market share. Nice. Okay, well, that might be it for tonight. Um any final thoughts? No, no, that's good. Uh Riz, thanks for joining us as always.

SPEAKER_01

Oh, thanks for having me on. We're back on Wednesdays. Um, yeah, looking forward to the next one.

SPEAKER_03

Indeed. Thank you, Riz, from your uh mysterious location.

SPEAKER_01

Bonsar.

SPEAKER_03

Uh, and that exactly, it looks pretty plush. And thank you, Roland from Zapped YouTube channel, as always. Thank you for joining us.

SPEAKER_05

Thank you. Always good to be on.

SPEAKER_03

Always good to have you. And thank you to Joy, of course, uh, my co-pilot. And thank you to the 200 plus viewers who've joined us and still joining us uh at almost the hour mark. So thank you for your uh commitment to the show, and thank you all to the regular viewers who've chimed in and commented tonight. And risen roll and joy. We shall see you all, and everyone else, we shall see you all uh next week on the show on a Wednesday, hopefully, once again. So I pop the sponsors page up. There we go. Thank you, Khalloop. Bye for now.