1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:01,640 Speaker 1: Rayan Bridge right now. 2 00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 2: Fifty two year old man has been arrested after a 3 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:08,400 Speaker 2: spate of attacks on evs in Auckland, Tesla's and polestars 4 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 2: have been targeted with spray paint, basically making them unsafe 5 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:14,040 Speaker 2: to drive because they spray the windows, and they spray 6 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:16,599 Speaker 2: the mirrors and they spray the lights. Police are still 7 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 2: considering charges, but this is happening all around the world. 8 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 2: Tesla facilities have been attacked overseas protest against Elon musk 9 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:27,920 Speaker 2: or consider Electric Vehicles. Director Greg Larson is with me, Greg, 10 00:00:27,960 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 2: good evening. 11 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 3: Hi Roan, how are you? Yeah? 12 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:33,280 Speaker 2: Good, thank you? So do you reckon? This is all 13 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 2: deliberate and all to do with Elon. 14 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 3: Musk Oh, I would say, so, it's quite interesting that 15 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:45,440 Speaker 3: a motor vehicle brand has been has become a political 16 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:50,839 Speaker 3: football and violence and the Gilante kind of activities are 17 00:00:50,840 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 3: happening because of a vehicle brand. 18 00:00:53,200 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, do you think, well, what is your assessment at 19 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 2: the moment. EV's sales have obviously been down? Is that 20 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 2: what you're experiencing people picking some over others? 21 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 3: Well, yeah, EV sales are down, and I think it's 22 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 3: probably got to a plateau where it is aligned with 23 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 3: petundering cars and it's sitting sitting nicely as a percentage 24 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 3: of how many cars are on the road. But you know, 25 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 3: when you get these kind of things that are happening 26 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,760 Speaker 3: all around the world, it obviously brings the you know, 27 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:22,119 Speaker 3: the eb community to the forefront, that's for sure. 28 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 2: And has anyone said to you, I don't want an 29 00:01:25,800 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 2: e V because of because of us? 30 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 3: Nothing like that yet. Look, you know, there are always 31 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:37,000 Speaker 3: a few muppets that will do silly things to make 32 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 3: a stance. But you know, I've just found out that 33 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 3: somebody has been arrested, and it'll be very interesting to 34 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 3: see what they do with that, you know, to the 35 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 3: point where that person even bandled a poster, which is 36 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 3: not actually a you know, it must be a good rule. 37 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 3: So it just shows you where the mentality is. 38 00:01:55,120 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 2: Hey, the cheaper Chinese imports ellegible vehicle imports, are they 39 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 2: any good? 40 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 3: Look, I'm really impressed, you know, to tell the truth, 41 00:02:05,120 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 3: if we were talking about something like this five or 42 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 3: six years ago, probably a different conversation. But now the 43 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 3: products and what the Chinese are putting onto the market 44 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 3: is extremely good. They just don't have brand recognition, so 45 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 3: you know Tesla has a great brand's you know, it's 46 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:26,959 Speaker 3: the apple of the calf of phones and so yeah, 47 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:29,800 Speaker 3: once these brands get some recognition and people start driving them, 48 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 3: they'll be quite impressed. 49 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 2: Okay, Greg, thank you for that. Greg Last and Auckland 50 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 2: City Electric Vehicles directorad. 51 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: For more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive. Listen live to 52 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 1: news talks. It'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow 53 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.