This is my commute. 😊 I've traveled the world and lived in all manner of places, but New Zealand really is the best.

Gotta say Auckland Transport is getting better. Clean carriages, more trains, loads of staff on the ground walking around offering help. I know I've moaned about it for years but credit where it's due, it seems to be on the up and up. 👍

It's outdated and inferior but there's something special about mechanical, analogue media. Currently listening to Metallica on audio cassette on the train and even though it has less fidelity than my first wife it still sounds pretty neat. 😁

Interesting changes going on at ChargeNet's Bombay Hills hub. Looks like they are adding even more hyper-rapid chargers on both sides. That's fantastic. 😎

Who would have thought that the announcement of the BYD Atto 1 selling for under $30k NZD would anger so many people on Facebook? It's crazy. Me and the other moderator have removed so many seething comments from people who feel threatened by this smöl car. 🤷

BIG NEWS! The BYD Atto 1 is now in New Zealand for $29,990. If you want a zippy runabout there's no need to bother with clunky old Victorian-era petrol. And allow me to address the THOUSANDS of trolls over the last 20 years who told me I was dumb and this would never happen: "𝐈 𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐨". 😘

Electric versus combustion explained in one picture. 7pm tonight: youtu.be/dhUyv59ritk

Never thought I'd relate to a battery powered drill yet here we are... Also, at 7pm tonight the NZ auto industry changes as EVs get cheaper than petrol & diesel cars. If you enjoy seeing tired car industries RATTLED with low priced EVs, you'll wanna see this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhUy...

It's almost here... Getting excited!

Price parity is gonna happen today in New Zealand. Actually, it's even better than that. 🤫 I've waited 20 freaking years for this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhUy...

My American junk food corner in the pantry is now fully stocked After my trip to the USA. While tasty, this stuff is ultra-processed and as healthy as falling down a flight of stairs, so it's definitely rare-use treat food. Also only 11 hours to go until I drop the biggest EV news of the decade!

Rare footage of me on my way to steal your girl

First purchase with the cheque money is this smaller, much more efficient, deep freezer. I've wanted to get rid of that big old clunker for a year but I haven't had the spare cash. If anyone wants the big deep freeze, it's yours free. It's old but it works (like me) 😅 Pick-up in Te Kuiti.

Just got the test results back from the lab revealing the new Leapmotor B10 to have an impressive PSC of 79. What's noteworthy is that this is a 16.17% increase of tuber storage over the larger Leapmotor C10. #science

Got me a Leapmotor B10 to review this week. Overall it's great and it does everything it's supposed to do but it's not all puppies and rainbows: there are a handful of things it does that I don't really love. All will be revealed in the upcoming video. 🪒🥔

Well that's concerning. Apparently my future wife drives a Volvo hybrid. 😄

Had a great time in America but good Lord the food there is intense. I got a break out of acne and early-onset moobs just from eating American food for 10 days. Back to healthy stuff now. Salad again for dinner tonight. Fruits and veggies for lunch. We are on damage control now. 😅

I'm no Lambologist, but I suspect this Lambo driver in Auckland today is gonna need more than the little box on the insurance form where you draw the accident...

I think my little electric lawn mower has met its match. I've only done half the section and I've drained all four batteries. This is what happens when you go away for 2 weeks!

If you haven't seen it, check out my drive from Auckland to Wellington in this electric car without stopping to charge. This makes me the first person to ever do this journey in an EV on one charge - but now that EVs are way better than petrol cars it won't be the last! 😜 youtu.be/JMr1NQU1SWE?...

Oh my god oh my god oh my god! This is Michael from Chase bank and he's found a way for me to DEPOSIT THE FREAKING CHEQUE!!!! I will relax when the money actually shows in my account (I hope this isn't premature celebration) but he said there should be no reason why it won't appear. 🤞🤞🤞

I wasn't allowed cash my cheque despite trying every possible solution suggested over the last 10 months but never mind, the road trip across Texas continues, and naturally, it includes a stop at one of these iconic locations. 🦫

After two days of junk food our bodies are telling us to eat something healthy so we're making smoothies with this cool battery powered blender. It went well... 😅

Found a smoothie bar in Texas doing all healthy food with no added sugars etc. Just what the doctor ordered. You CAN eat healthy in America, it just takes a little more effort. 😎

Feeling a bit junk fooded-out if that makes sense but even the dried fruit in America has sugar added! Like what the heck?!

Doing a big ol' American road trip across Texas and I'd completely forgotten about the 'rolling roadblocks' of side-by-side trucks matching each other's speed on the interstates. My advice is get comfortable and be patient. It's part of the experience!

Wish me luck... 🤞

Weird to be back in a Lowe's in America. Did many a night shift in these stores when I lived in the USA doing data installs. I enjoyed working in the trades for 15 years or so and somehow I didn't kill my back in the process. 😄

Another day, another mystery location. Suitcase has been lost somewhere in between yesterday's three flight cancellations and re-bookings so it's back to the airport now to spend a few hours in queues. I can see what Americans drive everywhere. Domestic air travel here doesn't work. ☹️

Finally got to try the Tesla hyper loop tunnel thing in Las Vegas and it's a bit like me in the bedroom: amusing & different but over far too quickly and of questionable length.

Inexcusable.

Wasn't the most relaxing journey I've ever had but I'm now the first person to drive an electric car from Auckland to Wellington on one charge. Here's the short version of my triumphant (stressful) journey: youtu.be/JMr1NQU1SWE?...

Doing some EV spotting (as you do) and saw these two unusual machines. First time I've seen these models. Next stop, the underground Tesla loop tunnel thing. Let's see what all the hype is about.

Found this old map but I'm having trouble dating it. It's obviously pre-1980 with the mention of Rhodesia instead of Zimbabwe, but I'd love to get a more specific date. Anyone care to take a guess?

Hydrogen fuel cell cars be like

Wait... How did I end up in Europe?? 😄

Now that I'm in the United States it's only fair I finally try biscuits and gravy. Gotta say I'm not sure what Americans see in it. 😐

Saw another Cybertruck in the wild. Looks better in matte black. Although that crunch in the sill might not be cheap to fix. 😬

Made it to the USA and finally got to try one of these Waymo self-driving cars.

Wish me luck. Let's try to cash that cheque. 😅

Listen to the sound of New Zealand ingenuity in action. Hamilton jets and twin carbon fibre hulls allow our country's newest electric ferry to slice through the water efficiently, all without a single droplet of Victorian-era diesel. Runs on renewable Ecotricity power too! The future is here. 💪🔋

Heh

NZ has a fresh new EV on offer: the Leapmotor B10. Specs: LIFE variant: $43k, 361 km range. DESIGN variant: $48k, 434 km range. Motor: 160 kW / 240 Nm (RWD). LFP batts, OTA updates, 8 year battery warranty, Seated Heats (and cooled), apps/ maps etc. Enjoy the vid: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MRf...

Crazy how vending machines, petrol pumps, car washes, churches and even homeless people now accept credit cards but electric car charging operators are like "nooo it's too hard".

Here's me driving the Polestar 3 into Wellington last night, making it from Auckland on one charge. Got a bit squeaky at the end; tried a few km driving super slow through Transmission Gully but turns out I didn't need to be so dramatic. Copying the files over now, video should be live next week.

While most comments on my new Tesla FSD video have been great, this dude routinely chimes in with something miserable. Should I just yeet him? Or is he just having a bad year?

I put Tesla's Full Self Driving (Supervised) through 5 kiwi challenges to trip it up. It broke the law a couple of times but was still safer than the guy who blasted through a red light halfway through! Also, the singer in question was NOT Kenny Everett... 😂 www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSou...

Made it home after setting a record, now I've gotta spend Saturday & Sunday editing videos. Hope you all enjoyed last night's Tesla FSD video. Even though the car broke the law on camera, people have been fairly civil in the comments. Also, having this thing in my driveway doubles my house value! 😂

When I come to power, headlight wipers will make a comeback because they're so freaking cool. I'll also allow whatever this is.

I just drove this electric Polestar 3 from Auckland to Wellington on one charge! I've wanted to do this for a decade and now I finally can because the technology exists. Combustion is dead!