In my mind this was gonna be a great photo but I just look like a bloody marinating hermit crab.
Gavin Shoebridge
@kiwiev.bsky.social
Lover of potatoes, electric cars and freshly harvested memes.
Filming complete. Not allowed to say what I drove today or give driving impressions but I can't stop you from jumping to logical conclusions. 😂
Staying in fancy hotels has taught me something about myself: I don't like fancy hotels. I had a crap night's sleep because the pillows are comically enormous and I woke up bleary-eyed needing coffee and they give me enough for 1 cup + 1 cup decaffeinated. Are we at war? Is rationing back???
This fancy arse Queenstown hotel is pissing me off. I have to fabricate a makeshift pillow out of my jacket. Every other pillow is almost a foot thick. Who the hell sleeps with their head at a 90° angle??? $900 a night? 1 star.
It's a suitcase stand. Why don't they put a label on it. How am I supposed to know.
Gavin Shoebridge@kiwiev.bsky.social · yesterdayFor such a fancy hotel they still use these cheap & nasty folding seats. Impossible to sit comfortably on them without getting the worst wedgie. 😠
For such a fancy hotel they still use these cheap & nasty folding seats. Impossible to sit comfortably on them without getting the worst wedgie. 😠
Chargenet just quietly switched on their first 400 kW rapid charger and Richard tried it out in a fancy Chinese car. The charging curve hit the grid limit immediately! youtube.com/shorts/R54lN...
We’ve set a new record for charging a car in NZ! @chargenetnz2858 and @XPENG_Global
#evcharging #electriccar #chinacars We charge an EV at over 300kW for the first time in NZ!
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Apologies for the Hatebook link but NZ now has FOUR HUNDRED KILOWATT RAPID CHARGING!!! Freaking insane. The charging curve is flat, as in maxxed out! www.facebook.com/reel/1716106...
Forget the bathtub on the balcony, the true test of a fancy resort is how they manipulate the holy spud. I'm putting on my hat of judgement for these fries. 🥔 Need my energy for whatever I'm driving tomorrow.
Holy Russets. 😲 This is the view from my hotel room! Something tells me the next couple of days are going to be interesting. Can't wait to see what I'll be driving.
Another day, another flight to a mystery location. This one's supposed to be like nothing I've ever experienced though. Let's see where we end up and what we end up driving. 😁
It fits! Got the aluminum battery shell (we call it the taco 🌮) on its frame, sitting in the back of the Allegro. The batteries are gonna sit in it then we'll compress & secure them before connecting them together. Should be a relatively light 400v battery pack.
I climbed through all the XPENG stuff we WON'T get down under... but wait till you see what's CONFIRMED: That aircraft though... 🛫 www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrlR...
XPENG L03 Up Close + VTOL Aircraft and Everything Else // Brand Day Melbourne 2026
XPENG just held its first-ever Brand Day in Melbourne and I checked out every vehicle on the stand, including the newly unveiled L03 and the P7 sedan (that we'll probably never get down under). At…
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Was cool as heck to see this beast in the flesh. It's literally an electric aircraft carrier and it's already in production. The electric aircraft is behind it and you can see it in this video I just uploaded: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrlR...
Normally Full Self Driving is a whizz at parking so it's surprising to see a Tesla back into a clearly visible object. You'd think the neural network would have thought "beep boop something ain't right here" but nope it let virtual Jesus take the wheel with crunchy consequences.
Would you ever have a humanoid robot in your home? Many folks would say 'No way' immediately, but... what if it did all your vacuuming, cleaning and mowed your lawns? And then cooked your dinner every day? And breakfasts. And washed your car? www.youtube.com/watch?v=_20e...
It's Real: XPENG's "Iron" Robot is Starting Production This Year!
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I won't spam you all with too many of these short videos but I really really really like the look of this car. Been a while since I saw a car that makes me go all gooey. Not in love with the interior though. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo0R...
XPENG P7: It's STUNNING but we'll probably not get it in NZ/Australia
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Australia's Channel 9 News decided my pasty face & Werther's Original jacket was worthy of news coverage... 😄
Finally got to see this XPENG 2-seater aircraft which runs on electricity and fits inside your car. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBYu...
XPENG's flying VTOL aircraft fits INSIDE A CAR?
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Car makers all rave about how you can control everything with voice commands but you just can't. It never works. Never ever ever. Even basic stuff. It's always dumber than a box of rocks. Car makers: sort it out for spuds sake.
They encouraged us to sign the wall at this XPENG event...
Filming complete. Video's being edited. Time for a cheeky free dinner and a coffee before heading home. I could get used to this! 😁
That's electric, baby. 😎 Ain't no one got time for smelly old clunkertech in 2026. However: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJfL... 😂
Rare footage from the annual general meeting of electric car haters during our current oil crisis. But wait, there's more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJfL... 😂
Finally! A good use for a Mac! But wait, there's more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJfL... 😂