Not as natural as R&B and Nascar....

Surely not!

.... Which is probably why they went somewhere colder as well.

Longer than that! Been on sale since 2011 with a facelift since.

Where does it say testing was carried out anywhere near the North Pole?

Well, given that it’s being designed by Ford Australia where would you do the hot weather testing? Also, given where NZ is where would you do cold weather testing?

Funny thing about the Proace. It's nothing to do with Toyota apart from the name. It is instead a PSA model with a touch of badge engineering.

But they did, although without the REX business. What drivetrain did you think that the Mini EV uses?

TIL:

Yes, Ireland, and the best selling EVs this year so far are the ID4 and ID3. The Tesla 3 is fourth  (after the e-Niro).

Also anecdotally, the other day I saw three ID4s in as many minutes. Teslas, not so much.

For all the 700hp, it took a long time to pass that yellow Autobianchi. Also, who would have expected a Volvo 340 at the Ring?

Suicide by train is a distressingly big thing too. I’ve heard of drivers who are in double figures for what’s colloquially calles a “one under”.

Where I am, we just call train drivers train drivers. Makes things simpler because now everyone knows what you mean.

Guessing that the conductor is the driver, that’s less likely because they have a vigilance system which requires them to push a button or something along those lines very frequently. Don’t push and the brakes go on.

Trains don’t stop all that well, so train drivers don’t drive on sight. Ther rely on signalling to tell them id the way is clear or not - but yes, you’d expect them to be aware of crossings.

Yes, that is a peculiarity in Germany. Apparently people like to inspect their output for health reasons.

Not just there - new one to me too!

Where in Europe have you found “no water barrier toilets”? I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a thing.

Depends where you are.