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The modern electric car\u00a0has the power to reduce emissions, make the air cleaner, and reduce noise pollution<\/p>\n
Although electric cars are seamlessly integrating with the rest of the automotive landscape, I\u2019m not yet ready to swap my petrol car out for an electric one, here’s why.<\/p>\n
There are several reasons for this, some economical and some psychological and it\u2019s the latter that has a lot of influence.<\/p>\n
Like many people, I live with\u00a0anxiety\u00a0and like the volume on a radio or exhaust note, it varies.<\/p>\n
My experience so far with electric cars is that when the battery starts to drop below a certain level, I start to get quite anxious. This is no fault of the cars or the people who build them, just my reaction.<\/p>\n
READ MORE <\/strong> One in three drivers nickname their car based on paint colour or make and model<\/strong><\/p>\n When the same thing happens in my petrol Mini, I don\u2019t feel any anxiety at all, and there are several reasons for this, including the fact that I know where all the local petrol stations are.<\/p>\n What\u2019s more, I know that when I turn up there will likely be a pump and I won\u2019t need to worry about how long it will take to fill the tank.<\/p>\n In contrast, when I drove a\u00a0Porsche across Britain, these questions were on my mind when my battery began to dip.<\/p>\n Alongside the psychological aspect, there\u2019s the economic one too. Quite simply, there are no electric cars that have the space or range of my current car and those that do are way above my budget.<\/p>\n However, for all my criticisms there are counterarguments for what I\u2019ve just written, and it\u2019s all to do with time.<\/p>\n As time goes by, I\u2019ll get more used to electric cars and I know at one point I\u2019ll be driving along, see I\u2019ve got 15 or 20 percent range and not feel any anxiety at all.<\/p>\n But, there are some aspects where electric cars can\u2019t be topped.\u00a0Performance for one thing.<\/p>\n When I drove the Porsche Taycan I had an opportunity to drive it along some Cornish and Norfolk B-roads. Although it is a family estate car, it was mightily impressive on tricky roads.<\/p>\n We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n DON’T MISS <\/strong> The instant torque from electric motors means instant acceleration and modern suspension technology puts electric cars like the Taycan and MG4 XPower ahead of their petrol-powered rivals.<\/p>\n This is where things get tricky, because now electric cars can get to the horizon first, petrol cars have to offer something different, and they do.<\/p>\n Primarily, it\u2019s noise and with that noise, they bring a different character. It\u2019s something I\u2019ve seen in another Porsche, a 911 Dakar\u00a0I drove from Jyvaskyla to Helsinki.<\/p>\n As I drove through towns and on motorways people turned their heads to look as this bewinged beast purred by.<\/p>\n It was the same with the Ferrari Dino and a BMW M2 Coupe I drove recently, the latter a Bavarian muscle car whose charismatic six cylinders put a smile on my face even at pedestrian speeds.<\/p>\n It\u2019s the noise which forms part of the thrill, that stands hairs on necks and sends hormones flying through the cerebrum.<\/p>\n I enjoy reviewing electric cars because they are new and exciting and have so much potential for good, but I also hold a soft spot for the sounds of the past too.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/24\/590x\/secondary\/Citroen-4988429.jpg?r=1696259038859\")
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