EV QUEST
Hosted by Adrian Maidment and Adrian and Riz Akhtar and Riz · Adrian Maidment
3.8from 4 ratings
- 251
- Episodes
- 27
- Transcribed
- 4
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
- 690K
- YouTube views
About EV QUEST
EV Quest is the electric vehicle podcast for New Zealand, Australia and beyond. Hosted by Adrian Maidment in New Zealand, and joined regularly by Riz Akhtar from Carloop, EV Quest delivers the latest EV news, reviews and industry insights from across New Zealand, Australia and the global EV market. Each week you’ll hear conversations about electric cars, charging infrastructure, EV ownership and the future of sustainable mobility. From interviews with EV industry leaders to reviews of the newest electric vehicles, EV Quest keeps you connected to the fast-changing world of electric transport.
- Publisher
- Adrian Maidment
- Category
- leisure · technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 20 Feb 2022
- Latest episode
- 11 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
27 of 251 episodes have a transcript.
11 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Jaguar's Radical EV, Mazda 6e First Drive & Constantly Charging a Honda | EV Quest
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
GWM's NZ Growth: How It Happened. What's Next?
4 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Tesla Model 3 Price Cut + New BYD Atto 3 Evo | EV Quest Podcast #251
Inside a recent episode
Jaguar's Radical EV, Mazda 6e First Drive & Constantly Charging a Honda | EV Quest
Published 11 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Hmm. Well, I was just straight into the Japan desk and that was I was I had a quick drive of the Mazda 6e in the weekend What did you think? Well, it was it was a short drive so I didn't get long in it. So it wasn't so backstory. It's it's Mazda 6e but based on their partner Chang'an and yeah, so it's come from China and it's based on the Deepow I like the styling the exterior styling I think is impressive. Mm-hmm It's got a up to 560 kilometer range. It's up to WL2P. 78 kilowatt hour LFP battery. 0 to 100 in 7.8 seconds. Which, you know, pretty standard. Priced from $58,990 plus on-road costs. […]
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- Cameron Thomas
- Dale
- Rowan
- Jerry Pan
- Neerav Bhatt
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 690,150
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Spotify
- 3.8 / 5
- 4 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 91 / 100
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- Quality
- 99
- Social presence
- 91
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 76
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Who hosts EV QUEST?
Adrian Maidment and Adrian and Riz Akhtar and Riz host the show. Published by Adrian Maidment.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does EV QUEST take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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