Thought I’d give you guys an update ..

I tried NOT to like this thing but i almost luv it 😊

Nice soft suspension - sky roof - pre conditioning before driving - active CC - auto wipers, auto headlights..

Im not a fan of the new tech poo on cars  - if you get near the white line dodging a pothole it tries to steer you back into the hole - so you can be fighting with the steering wheel a bit - I turn it off on long trips .. heated seats can be nice on a cold start..

Cost?

I changed to an EV electricity plan where i charge the car between 12am to 6am for 4.5c kWh ..

For the month of June EV charges were $37.11 i think it was…

I haven’t used a public charge station as i have a fast charger of my own - it charges at around 6.5KW

It was originally just going to be used for driving to work but …

drive it to work
drive it to shooting practice on the weekend which is a 170K round trip
drive it to go see mum in the old folks home 100k round trip
Drive it to go to colac to pickup shooting supplies - 200K round trip
Drive it into town for weekend coffee runs 40k round trip
Drive it to Sat night KFC run 40k round trip…
Just looking at my phone and it says I’ve driven 7289 kilometres so far

I can lock and unlock the car on the phone anywhere in the world
No keys needed just the fob in the pocket
I can carry a card in my wallet which i can tap on the RH mirror to unlock it
Smart watch unlock/lock…

It says i can do 490 kilometres which is total bullshit unless you drive at 40ks everywhere you go.. .

I would not trust it to go over 300 kilometres without a charging station at the other end…

So it had ONE job.. .

But now its doing about 6 of them..

So far, SO GOOD 😊

Mitsubishi have a deal where you get $300 servicing each year for the first ten years, and they extend the warranty. Or so I thought. Forgot to read the fine print. Next year's service will be $700. I've never paid that much for a service in my life. I have replaced an engine for less. This is a petrol car.

SerialBrain9 wrote on Jul 2^nd, 2026 at 6:11pm:


great report, thanks.
My next car will be an EV

have you driven an ICE car in the past month ?

Jasin wrote on Jul 2^nd, 2026 at 8:45pm:


If he pays $37 per month in EV charging, he is saving money from a car that would cost him $80 per week.

Having come back from China, there is no doubt they are the future.

I think the gwm group outsold Nissan Honda and Subaru combined in OZ IN 2025.

In theory they are much less complicated then an internal combustion engine and should be less prone to break down.

I doubt they will get much in the way of servicing.

Like your electric powered fridge or washing machine, they will be expected to last 7 to 10 years and then binned about the time the battery starts to die.

This is a better model for manufacturers.

The BYD plant in guanzhuo runs 24 / 7.

It runs in the dark.

Virtually totally automated
.
It can churn out incredible numbers

An executive for Toyota Australia I vaguely know said the unit cost in terms of components is around 9 grand.
I found that hard to believe, but he offered up that the unit cost for a corolla is 7 grand.

Once you set the factory up, each additional car is pure gravy if you sell it for 30 to 49 grand and make it for under 10.

It's why China with its economy of scale can and will dump enormous numbers of EVs in Australia and everywhere else

Xi has a stated aim that within a decade China will make 95 % of the world's cars.

I would not put it past them.

Most of their competition is pretty garbage.

Honda , Nissan,  Mitsubishi, BMW and Mercedes sales were all down nearly 20 % in OZ last year.

Once again China shows that hard work. A command economy, cheap energy and not wasting money on a bloated public service makes you an economic powerhouse.

Their cars are getting better and better.
I can see NO  competition

Bobby. wrote on Jul 14^th, 2026 at 7:53am:


In a pure EV there is SFA in them…

If something goes wrong you replace it - unbolt it and bolt another one in…

The BYD Dolphin EV in Australia comes with a 6-year or 150,000-kilometer bumper-to-bumper warranty (whichever comes first). Additionally, the high-voltage "traction" battery and drive unit are covered for 8 years or 160,000 kilometers. This warranty is fully retroactive to all BYD vehicles sold in Australia since August 2022.

Don’t buy a hybrid unless you travel in the city every single day - they are not worth it as they have tiny batteries that may last 100 meters or so

Plug in Hybrids are different again..

SerialBrain9 wrote on Jul 16^th, 2026 at 8:17pm:



I prefer older cars - they are complicated enough already -
full of engine, body management, airbag computers  -  ECUs

without dealing with a hybrid.   

Cars?

Buyer beware:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pYukrNTGs48