Gavin Shoebridge

Just checked out a couple of well known EV car yards and holy spuds their inventory is GONE.
One dealership has SEVEN electric cars left. That's literally all they have left to offer. I've never seen that before in my life.

Remember those low fuel prices of yesteryear?
Well, all those $3k Nissan Leaf drivers you see this morning be like "But I pay less than that for my fuel 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺"
That can be you, too.
Grab yourself a cheap & cheerful Nissan Leaf. There are still a handful available for good prices, but kiwis are snapping them up FAST.
In fact, they often cost less than a decent ebike and still do a solid 70-100 km per charge. Heck, even if you get a small loan for one, the weekly repayments are often much less than you spend in petrol!
Why not make this your call to action?
Come join the Dark Side.
We have muffins. 😃

While the oil supply & price is doing it's thing, I just filled up my $1000 EV for eleven cents and it feels pretty neat. ☀️⚡🔋

🚤⚡ This is NZ’s newest electric ferry - and I went where nobody's allowed! 😁

From the bridge to the batteries - even the Hamilton jets - we go behind the scenes of this 200 person, battery-powered beast - even using the country's FIRST MEGAWATT CHARGER!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QymmzATSf6c

Gave the Tesla a final wash. Huge thanks to Greg for letting me use so long. Saved me thousands in unburned petrol & tons of carbon not released. Handing it back soon as my 15-year-old Nissan Leaf will be my daily driver. I'm doing this because I feel like I could use much more character development... 😅

I attempted to record a teaser at 175 kmh and it went as smoothly as you'd expect. 😅
This is in the new Dongfeng 007 Performance.
🍆 $59,990 NZD ($36k USD)
🍆 389 km per charge (241 miles)
🍆 400 kW / 640 Nm (536 hp / 472.5 things)
🥔 Refrigerated glovebox for chilled spuds.
Full review coming soon.

Sadly, the Cupra Tavascan VZ has let me down with its PSC, holding only 55 potatoes. Turns out this high performance electric vehicle suffers from Strangely Microscopic European Glovebox syndrome (SMEG), resulting in reduced driver tuber access. I've reached out to Cupra for comment.

It's here at last! Check out my new wheels!
I am now the proud owner of New Zealand's FIRST EVER registered Nissan Leaf. This car is a pioneer! Not bad for $1000 huh?
Just need to get this 15 year old Leaf home now... Might take a while...😅

Testing has revealed the Cupra Tavascan to have a TSS of 2. 🥔🥔
Follow me for more carbohydrate-rich scientific discoveries.

Hope everyone enjoyed Friday's video of the Atto 1 launch. A very different behind the scenes approach to a car launch video. If you haven't seen it, check 👇
This week I've got the Cupra Tavascan VZ in my driveway, as I'm trying to answer the age-old question of whether an electric car has a soul?

Here's a behind the scenes look at the BYD Atto 1 launch with me and Rog from The Rock. What a radio voice the dude's got!🎙️
And yes, of course we got lost...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jRJ1da83rg

Things are happening! Picked up the battery box base from the fabricator! Let's get that bloody Austin Allegro running on electrons! 😎

Uh oh, Dongfeng put Richard and me together in the new electric Vigo (the car, not the Sorrow of Moldavia).
What could possibly go wrong? 😅

I'm not qualified in fireworkology, but I assume professional fireworkologists might call this "sub-optimal"? 🧐

My hunt for less common potato products came up triumphant today. These Indian chips have an interesting flavour. Kinda like a tangy minty saucy vibe. 8 spuds out of 10. 🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔🥔

Lab testing has just revealed that the new Kia EV4 has a PSC of 65.
While respectable, this does reflect a 28.57% reduction in tuber storage over the larger Kia EV5.
I've reached out to Kia's design team for comment.

Queuing to buy $150 of petrofuels to burn every week is crazy.

Got partnered up with Rog from The Rock at today's BYD Atto 1 launch. We were sent to Dying Leaf Island to complete a series of challenges. Had a lot of laughs. Made a lot of mistakes. Video out next week. 😂

Don't blame me. I didn't bring any of that stuff onboard.