All the EV horror stories I’d read online the night before – batteries dying mid-journey, mysterious warning lights – vanished from memory. I was sold. Until I started driving. I pulled into my parents’ house in Warwickshire for a tea break – and hit my next hurdle: charging. My parents, proud owners of an ageing Range Rover and a Mini Cooper, have never needed an EV charger at their home.
The nearest charger? A McDonald’s, naturally. In the hour and a half it took to “rapidly” charge the Lexus, I drank two sad cups of McDonald’s tea and just about resisted the urge to recharge my own battery with some chicken nuggets.
my 2012 Seat Ibiza can do more than 400 miles on a full tank, while the Lexus topped just over 200 from a full charge.
the range drops in cold weather, regardless of how frugally you drive, which is apparently common for all EVs. .... five extended breaks that made a mockery of the word “rapid”....
But despite the above, this:
when the Lexus representative arrived on Monday to reclaim the car, I was genuinely a little sad to see it go.
Seriously? Must love taking extended breaks at Mcdonald's. His parents are wiser with less anxiety - plus drink cheaper cups at home.
Guess many would also be sad if there were no more booster shots, perhaps a few more consolation cuppas from fast food outlets to compensate.
There is no doubt that technology is evolving but I'll leave the more well off or misinformed to experience the pitfalls of shiny new expensive stuff - let some of us have a bit of chuckle as it plays out. AIMO
AIMO
