You can talk about the range, torque and 0-100 times all day long, but here is the truth: if you buy EV in Australia, you are also buying at a user interface.
Information and entertainment systems have moved from my choice to basic; The nerve center for everything from climate control to your Spotify menu. With EVS, they tend more difficult in screens and programs more than their predecessors who work with gasoline at all, some brands make them properly … while others make it very difficult to run air conditioning.
We have spent a real time behind the wheel of the latest electric cars, not the latitudes tracks, but the test engines for seven days, here are our choice of the best and worst entertainment screens that you will face in the EV market today. Reward: We have already included details of each car, so you know if it is worth a testing test or just a technical offer in camouflage.
Polestar 4-Mid-LUXURY ELECTRIC Suv-COUPé
Let’s start with the standard. It can be said that Polestar 4 is the most considering information and entertainment system, which we do not test this year. It is built on the Geely’s SEA platform, which is a group of medium-sized electrical SUVs that range between Politecar 2 and 3, both in price (approximately 80,000-100,000 Australian dollars) and performance.
The interface itself is clean, fast and beautifully illustrated. Polisar until she designed its own line. Everything from adjusting the air flow to the switching engine patterns is exactly where it should be, and the response is the highest level. It is the minimum, yes. But not in an annoying place, where is a type of accumulated species. This has been done correctly, and reminds that it is really less can be more when it is properly implemented.
Zeekr X- Paying SUVs compact cars
If polystar 4 is a meditation application, Zekr x It is a nightclub in Dubai. Zekr is an EV brand backed by Geely, targeting the distinguished butted sector. X is a built -in electric all -wheel drive vehicle designed to compete with Volvo EX30 and SMART #1, with prices expect about 60,000 – 70,000 Aud.
Inside, it’s complete You see. There are screens, wrapped screens, surrounding lighting and beating animation. But here is Kicker: he already works. Once stability, the information and entertainment system is logical and fast to respond and a real disease for use. For a brand that only strikes international markets, this seems significantly polished. Not everyone, but if you are in high -tech interiors, Zekr X may surprise you.
Byd SEA Lion 06-MID MID PHEV Suv
this? It is a difficult journey. the Byd SEA Lion 06 It is a new -sized hybrid SUV that is located directly below the SEAL U and aims to undermine the Tesla Model Y and Hyundai Ioniq 5 on the price. It is part of pushing the broader BYD in the electric vehicle sector in Australia. It is one for those who are not ready to go to a 100 % battery in terms of raw features for each dollar, difficult to overcome.
But a step to the interior and try to use the information and entertainment system … and all of this collapses. It looks like an Android disk that was translated from 2012. The lists are scattered, logic does not exist, and icons are meaningless unless you swing in mandarin or enjoy hidden puzzles. You spend more time knowing how to do things instead of doing them already. The lion of the sea 06 kills it in value. But the interface? Frankly, it’s a nightmare.
Leapmotor C10- SUV for beginners
Leapmotor C10 is another Chinese input, backed by Geely, and the family buyers target the level of entry and who want a larger electrical multi -use sports car (there is also a domain stretch option) in a small part of the excellent price mark. It is not a three ritual rival, but it is spacious and volume of MG ZS EV or BYD Atto 3. It offers more maturity and cleaner design. Did anyone say it?
The biggest surprise is that this is not glamorous. In fact, it is strongly simple and this is its strength. It is easy to find everything and intuitive for use and speed to respond. There is no Apple Carplay or Android Auto (individual neglect in 2025, Leapmotor says it is fixed), but you can still connect your phone via Bluetooth. If you want a car that does not make you think very much, this is the case.
Tesla Model Y-Mid-Premium Electric Suv
the Tesla Model y It is EV that re -defined what could be the interface of the car. These medium -sized SUVs have been built on the Model 3 platform, and it is now a selling electric vehicle in the world, and it can be said that it is planned for each other EV that followed.
The Tesla Landscape’s tablet is still the fastest, cleaner and most intuitive at work, which is the best in the “Juniper” version that has been beautified.
There is not Apple CarPlay. No Android Auto. There is no real need for them. It is a closed ecosystem, but with a click, setting the standard for original information and entertainment design. Everything from music to maps to vehicle settings is liquid, fast and exact place. Other brands tried to copy. Nothing is brown.
Kia EV9- Full SUV
Kia Ev9 left a first serious impression, not just us. As one of the first people in the country they lead, I can say this: from the outside, it is a knockout. Bold, square, future. Kia is completely brown outside. But once you enter the interior, the story changes a little.
The information and entertainment system feels only … strange. Not bad, but not great either. It is functional, but design and design options are somewhat gay, like a mixture of future gestures and heritage companies.
It appears to have been built by a committee. There is nothing wrong with it, but compared to Polestar, Tesla and Zekr, it does not hit the mark. The outer part may seem as it is from 2040, but the user interface appears to be still stuck in 2017.
So any EV has the best information and entertainment?
Information and entertainment are no longer a side note; It is the front line for EV. Even in ice vehicles, consumer research shows that many buyers are interested in how this is how to drive cars.
The best systems make technology feel invisible: it works smoothly, do not fight you, and do not need evidence to decode. The worst of that? You will find yourself withdrawing only to adjust the fan speed.
Polestar has a ux premium. Tesla still determines the standard for speed and complementarity. Leapmotor proves that simplicity still wins. Zekr is messy but impressive coherent. BYD, although heavy value proposal, seriously needs to rethink the logic of the user interface.
And Kia? They have delivered one of the best -looking EVS on the market in EV9, but the interface (it can be said that the entire interior) does not amount to the same standard. Where Evs becomes more paid in software, your next car is not only related to driving. It is about Interaction. So before you are drifted in the envy or booklet statistics, press the screen. This is where the future of life is lived … and not every brand is ready for that.
