It has become difficult not to like electric cars anymore. Range anxiety might be a thing, but the calculations between power and efficiency can be interesting.
So, I take up the challenge, and I drive as efficiently as I can, without being slow enough to bore myself to death, and set off. Predicted range reads 96km at the top of the hill. The idea is to cycle through the three-stage recuperation settings, using the paddles behind the steering (nope, no 9-speed gearbox here) to not have to ‘waste’ energy using mechanical braking, but instead, let the motor scavenge as much of it as possible. In incredible silence, I drive along, a specially designed app showing me in minute detail what the motors and the battery are doing. Smooth lines through the corners, not too slow, not too fast. It is only at a couple of hairpins that I need to dab the brake pedal, enough to make me cringe.
Nevertheless, at the bottom of the 11.7km drive, I manage to recover a staggering 16km of range.
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MG COMET
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD THOUGHT THIS CAR TO BE COMPLETELY useless when it came out.
BMW i7
WHEN THE i7 PULLED INTO MY GARAGE AND PARKED ITSELF next to the Mercedes EQA and the MG Comet, it just struck me that this is how the future will be.
SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
McLaren's finest faces off Corvette's nat-asp swansong as the Brits and the Americans square up... in a Spanish playground. Expect fireworks
NEXT LEVEL
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MANUAL LABOUR
Two cars from opposite ends of the performance spectrum with one crucial thing in common...
PRO VS SLOW
At last, we have our hands on the Valkyrie. But is its performance only accessible for the pros... or can anyone enjoy it?
THE OUTBURST OF OFFROADING
The high-volume market is a point of interest for all manufacturers here in India.
THE BATTLE OF CRUISER-COMMUTERS
WHO DOES THE BEST COMMUTER WORK WHILE NOT BEING A TRUE COMMUTER MOTORCYCLE?
LEAVING EVERYTHING ON THE TRACK
FT. YMRP ROUND 3 From being second, I DNF'd from the race on the last corner
BEHIND THE BARS,
THE DIFFERENT KIND