Warren Wilmot: BYD New Zealand General Manager on electric vehicle registrations increasing 165% in the June quarter

More people are going electric amid global fuel uncertainty.  The June quarter saw a boom in electric vehicle sales, with fully EVs seeing a 19% increase compared to the same period last year.   When combined with plug-in hybrid vehicles, the market saw an almost three-fold increase.  BYD New Zealand General Manager Warren Wilmot told Mike Hosking a fuel crisis in the 70s caused people to shift from big cars to small ones, and a similar thing is happening now.  He says couple that with huge leaps in technology, a car is no longer a car, and people are now seeing the benefits of switching to an electrified product.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.