My driveway is getting busy...
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:28 am
This is a photograph of my driveway earlier this week:
Yup, a trio of electric cars: a Mitsubishi i MiEV, a Tata Indica and a G-Wiz.
The Mitsubishi was on a week loan. It's a press vehicle and I had it in order to update my range tests for my Mitsubishi i MiEV book. The 2011 model is a big improvement on last years model, with improved performance, battery management, improved sound proofing and interior trim tweaks. Last years car was good: this years model is superb.
I've just posted up a review of the car on Blip.TV: http://theelectriccarguide.blip.tv
The Tata Indica is a pre-production prototype that I'll be using for the next twelve months as our daily car. The farthest I've driven in a single day is 110 miles. It's a good little car - bigger than the Mitsubishi, with a more solid feel and better ride and handling, but with weaker performance (although it can still cruise at a steady 70mph).
Funnily enough though, after moving all the cars around I came to one inescapable conclusion. That little G-Wiz may be the quirkiest and most impractical of the three cars... but it is still the most fun to drive.
Yup, a trio of electric cars: a Mitsubishi i MiEV, a Tata Indica and a G-Wiz.
The Mitsubishi was on a week loan. It's a press vehicle and I had it in order to update my range tests for my Mitsubishi i MiEV book. The 2011 model is a big improvement on last years model, with improved performance, battery management, improved sound proofing and interior trim tweaks. Last years car was good: this years model is superb.
I've just posted up a review of the car on Blip.TV: http://theelectriccarguide.blip.tv
The Tata Indica is a pre-production prototype that I'll be using for the next twelve months as our daily car. The farthest I've driven in a single day is 110 miles. It's a good little car - bigger than the Mitsubishi, with a more solid feel and better ride and handling, but with weaker performance (although it can still cruise at a steady 70mph).
Funnily enough though, after moving all the cars around I came to one inescapable conclusion. That little G-Wiz may be the quirkiest and most impractical of the three cars... but it is still the most fun to drive.