# July EV Sales Impress, GWM Ora 5 Driven, Ford's Geely Deal

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Podcast: [EV QUEST](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ev-quest-5029186)
Published: 2026-08-02T07:27:11+00:00
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## Resource

EV sales continue to impress across New Zealand, who is number 1? In this episode of the EV Quest Podcast, Adrian Maidment is joined by Carloop founder Riz Akhtar to unpack the latest EV news from New Zealand, Australia and around the world. ⚡ IN THIS EPISODE: • July NZ EV sales • Zeekr 7X climbs to #2 • Nissan Leaf used imports remain remarkably strong • Adrian's first impressions of the new GWM ORA 5 • Riz drives the MINI Aceman JCW • Ford and Geely join forces to build vehicles in Europe • BYD takes on Japan's kei-car market • Honda Super One arrives in New Zealand • NZ's proposed move towards electronic Road User Charges Carloop: https://carloop.com.au/ NZ EV sales data: https://evdb.nz/ Subscribe to EV Quest for independent EV reviews, industry interviews, news and discussion from New Zealand and around the world. #EVQuest #ElectricVehicles #EVNews #TeslaModelY #GWMORA5 #EVSales #Tesla #Zeekr #HondaSuperOne #BYD #Carloop #NewZealandEV #AustraliaEV #ElectricCars

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