Before I bought my Tesla Model 3, I checked out the available battery electric vehicles in my area and took some for a test drive. Majella and I drove the Tesla Model S and Model X a few times while we waited for the Model 3 to come to Australia. … [continued]
The Wall Street Journal recently published a video that documented an electric vehicle driving test involving 8 reporters in 7 different electric vehicles in 8 cities. Each reporter drove an electric vehicle for three weeks.
After chatting with a few satisfied new owners of the Chevy Bolt this month, I thought, perhaps it is time to try for a test drive again. Last year, I gave up exploring diverse comparisons to my much appreciated all-electric 2015 Nissan LEAF. I had a hard time finding a variety of EVs at dealerships. The only companies really offering them seemed to be BMW, Nissan, Chevy, Porsche, and Tesla. So, the test drive experience was short — I tried the Volt and the Prius Prime. There simply were not other EVs available for test drives in Sarasota, Florida.
The Vauxhall Ampera is a special car. Or so we’re supposed to believe! It’s one step closer to the clean motoring future that awaits us all. I have not exactly been blown away by the electric vehicle offerings we’ve seen in the past, so I feel skepticism is an … [continued]
