16 July

Tesla’s Model Y, a mid-sized SUV, is the biggest selling car in the world. People love mid-sized SUVs. BYD is after them, it’s launching the SeaLion 7 in Australia this year. It’s slightly bigger than the Model Y. And will likely be quite a bit cheaper. This is the space of the Toyota RAV4 hybrid, one of the most popular cars in the world. The Model Y has overtaken it. The SeaLion 7 will be a huge challenger for the Y. It’ll even do 0-100 in 4.5 seconds, for those who like grunt. A family SUV with more grunt than any V8, and an interior like a Mercedes or Audi. Costing less than a Toyota. Tesla is rushing to update the Y right now, called Project Juniper. I still think the people who don’t like EVs are mostly just people who have never driven one. You never want to go back, there’s not one single thing a petrol or diesel offers that can compete. And who wants to pay $2/litre?