Bear in mind that electrifying a line can be very expensive if you have lots of tunnels and bridges to deal with.

Being competitive with diesel isn’t the issue because of the pressure to move away from that as a fuel. I’m sure they did their sums regarding the electrification of the line (it can be very expensive if you have a lot of tunnels and bridges) and decided that this way was cheaper.

.... which was discussed in the article.

Sounds odd to see rivers described as the Rhine River, the Danube River and so on rather than the usual River Rhine etc....or just as the Rhine or the Danube as they're surely fairly well known.

Merc Vito or V class.

Because it goes back long before metric was commonly used in the UK.

110cm wheelbase? Ummm..

Win the war? You know the Land Rover post dated WW2 right?

The Sierra Mountains? Any relation to the Lago Lake?

This guy wasn't an employee. It may seem obvious to you and me that you shouldn't go near the tail, but many people either don't know or only vaguely know that there is a tail rotor and that it's waiting to kill them.

Bear in mind that many people don't know, or only vaguely know, that a helicopter has a tail rotor. The danger may be obvious to you and me, but not to many others.

Immobilisers are not compulsory over there?

Big money now if you want one.

Note that the trucks in the first image really do have actual limiters!

Indeed.

No, the hinges would intrude into rear head room too much.

That’s only an issue in hot climates though isn’t it? I often see Leafs ten years old which seem to be still going and still have a value.

Not necessarily. Mercedes considered them for the EQXX and decided against, partially because the reduction in drag was small but mainly because drivers didn’t like them.

They’re both in the top five of EV sales here and well ahead of any Tesla.

Also, Ford are pairing with VW and using their platform for forthcoming EVs.