Great cover!

Things are easier in the XXIst century, indeed : you just set the preconditioning system for whichever hour you’ll be driving off, and Bob’s your uncle.

Ils peuvent pas comprendre ils sont pas français!

To be fair, it’s good to see a local community show some resilience, but infrastructure is definitely a gubment’s job, yes.

Depends what you consider “fun”.

Came here to say that ; surprised it’s so deep in the comments. You don’t see it on the excerpt at top of the page but the video on X is itself very clear.

Indeed. Sailing such a crude boat is harrowing enough in the open sea, in a port it’s almost impossible.

In that particular case, it could be useful if the exact size tested was mentioned, but it’s not.

For now the R5 is a 30+k€ car, definitely not 25k$... We only got the eC3 well under 25k€ (well, the MG4 too but only with a temporary discount).

Here in Europe, it’s practical to be able to drive 2 hours on the highway between charging stops ; therefore, you need around 250km (150 miles) range on the highway, which translates into 350-400km (250 miles) WLTP or around 200+ miles EPA, or around 50-60kWh for the battery. More is not that useful and contributes mai…

Strange country you got across the pond!

deep-fried mac and cheese

Do you know that electric vehicules do eat pets, and that in some countries sharks are pets? QED!

The cat is quite hot too (I remember hearing of a car burning in the outback because the cat set fire to a bush underneath), but it’s not as clean as my pans...

You know that petrol is flammable, don’t you?

I’d guess it’s easier to keep a bit of salty spray away from the battery, as opposed to when it’s completely submerged in saltwater.

Which one?

You should try one then. ;)

I’ve heard of quite a few Renaults self-accelerating (a turbo failure feeds the lubricating oil into the admission, and with a diesel engine you can’t stop it by cutting the ignition ; btw everything is mechanically connected on these cars), but not so many Teslas.

OK, so we agree then. I personally find the rhythm 2hrs highway (can also be 3-4hrs country road, even better) / 15-20 mn pause much less straining than bigger stints, but that’s very personal.