We’re already getting to the point where if (and it’s a big if) the charging network is up to it, EVs are road trip cars. Not all of them, of course, but Lucid have vehicles that’ll do over 500 miles on the EPA cycle. Even if that’s 300 miles in the real world, that’s longer than I’d want to drive non-stop, if nothing…

Volvo and Polestar seem keen on Wool. I’m wondering about the new EX30 for my next car, and I’d 100% go for the wool seating option. I currently have a Polestar 2 with the ‘Weavetech’ seats, and I’ve no idea what they’re actually made of, but they’re a good ‘premium’ feeling alternative to leather IMO. Unfortunately…

I’m English and I bought a ‘portable’ unit and a vent kit in 2020. It’s been a life saver. I evangelise about it to everyone when they whine about the heat. I know quite a few people now who have one, and sales have been going up over the past few years.

The weight they use for an ‘average’ passenger has changed over time. It’s also different in winter vs summer (the weight is passenger plus carry on), and varies from airline to airline. With 200-300 passengers, you’re going to be pretty close to the accurate weight with averages. Because that’s how averages work!

It’s how they handle things with the hatch closed. Audi have redundant lights in the bumper on a lot of their SUVs, which most of the time just looks like a reflector. The ‘proper’ light cluster, mounted on the hatch, works as you’d expect. If the hatch is open, or if the light unit fails, then the redundant ones in…

Absolutely agree. The Bolt having been selling better than ever just after getting canned, despite its shortcomings, is exactly why. Here in the UK things like the MG4 are selling like hot cakes because if you just want an appliance like EV with decent range, drives nicely, and is affordable, then that’s the go-to.

I cannot see how it could get past pedestrian safety regs here in Europe. EuroNCAP would *not* be impressed.

Have they been morons and put the turn signals where you can’t see them and don’t expect them again? Or have they been sensible and done the Audi approach by having redundant lights in the bumper?

The original Beluga was an A300 - this is the newer Beluga XL which is based on the A330. 

The thing is- weight isn’t the only factor when it comes to transporting something or someone by air. It’s not even a very good factor, when talking about passengers. A seat is a seat- it can be occupied by a small child, or a large adult- it can’t be sold twice. The empty weight of the plane is far more than the…

I love the exterior design of this, and the interior looks great too, but I’d have rather they didn’t de-content away the driver’s display. Even just a small screen like the one on a VW ID.4 would have been fine.

Often if you’re on a ‘foreign’ passport flying on an international route that wouldn’t normally need a paper boarding card.

Agreed. It’s looking very bland. I like the ‘eye’ lights in the ID.3 and ID.4, but this is much more bland.

Well, the Polestar won’t have cared which charger option you used, as its peak charging speed is 150kW anyway for cars with the big battery, and 135kW for the smaller one!

Totally. The Polestar is a fair bit smaller- it’s a Model 3 rival, not Model S. The upcoming Polestar 5 will be more of a Model S rival. We discounted the Model 3 immediately because of not having that liftback booty- it just wouldn’t work for us with our dogs. My car is through a work lease scheme, and I’m right up…

100%. A similar size piece of an overall larger pie. More and more people are open to the idea of driving an EV - I myself got an EV (a Polestar, not a Tesla) in February. They’re still selling a LOT of cars.

Oh I agree with you 100%. It’s just not going to be sustainable going forwards. 

But for how long? If you want a large EV sedan, there haven’t been many options. The Taycan/e-Tron GT are more compact, and the other options are mostly SUVs.

If thinking logically, absolutely. And yes the Teslas are hideous, and have interiors that feel cheap. Plus a lack of a proper driver’s display would drive me nuts. I drive a Polestar, and whilst the range isn’t as good, it is a much better *car*. Tesla have convinced people that they are a ‘premium’ manufacturer,…

The competition though is so much better, range wise. If you’re a Lexus buyer who’s been buying Lexuses for the past 25 years and have no intention of buying anything from a different brand, then sure, buy this. But if you’re just looking for a luxury crossover for about $60-70k and are an early adopter and virtue…