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Sealion 6 on non-novated lease is better value than FBT exempt Atto 3/EX5 on a novated lease?

There's been so many sales, cash back, discounted gift cards offers on Apple products lately. They must be struggling with sales figures.

No OCPP support?

Software on Chinese cars sucks compared to Tesla. Chinese cars are not better. They're less efficient, heavier, slower, and come with…

410km range on EX5 Inspire which most are buying as it has ventilated seats. Still a 17% difference. 80% charge for daily use is fine. You…

60 kWh vs 80 kWh battery. Big difference.

Tesla's insurance costs are double the price of other EVs. It adds up over the years. However, having bought a Chinese EV I'm now annoyed…

Not everyone wants fixed non-adjustable headrests with bucket seats for a non-racing family car. BYD addressed this only in the newly…

Thanks for the link, it's been interesting to find out about CPV. It seems there's a procedure on surrendering CPV registration, so if it…

Is there a way for them to find out?...

My understanding is, their ChargeHub is a smart charger with OCPP support. Such chargers start from $1000. The RRP looks to be within the…

The problem is the car software doesn't support wired Carbitlink.

Mine doesn't feel like it's doing 7 sec to 100 km/h. The reviewers pointed out the same. One of them timed it and it was 8 sec. Maybe with…

Don't worry about the torque in EX5. There's not much torque until the car hits 40 km/h. They suppressed the power output at low speeds to…

The fact they own those companies doesn't make them benefit from each other tech. They're absolutely disconnected entities, even the head…

No, it doesn't. And you can't even control your phone via it. It's screen mirroring only - shows just the display, but doesn't pass touch…

Where's that info from? Their pdf brochure states Q1 2026 for Android Auto.

AA next year in Q1 2026. That's quite a wait.

The update has been already rolled out in China about 3 months ago. It makes the ice cream truck sound quieter but doesn't mute it…

There's tax on that interest and the deposit rates would drop soon. So a $100 lost in the interest in the best case scenario. And the…

I previously ordered similar knock off ones from AliExpress. They were too soft and didn't clean well. I also bought from eBay those that…

Tesla insurance is about 70% more expensive than other EVs. $1.5k vs $2.5-3k per annum.

I got the original Geely floor mats and boot liner for free. The dealer said they're both in stock, however on the vehicle pick up there…

The dealers now have original floor mats. Can be had for free when negotiating the purchase. Shannons' insurance quote was the cheapest for…

Very few good shoes on sale. Seems they've reduced the variety.

Plenty? None in stock for months! All sold out.

Are BYD motorised door handles safer?

Oh, really? The old 2025 Tesla Model Y was $56k drive-away, yet the second hand 2-3 year old ones were selling for $45-48k. Not a freefall…

I've test driven BYD, MG4, EX5, Teslas. EX5 suspension is rubbish and too soft, I didn't like it compared to other cars. However, I'm going…

Hasn't sideloading been blocked by one of the firmware updates?