Re: "If you make lots of short journeys then it makes sense..."
Surely "if you make lots of short journeys", a smaller car
Bingo. I will definitely consider a smaller car with this exact roadtrain design (provided it is not a BMW).
I was recently discussing with the SWMBO the candidates for a second small family vehicle if and when the Daihatsu Sirion MK3 she uses today will need to be converted into a spare parts bucket for the nearly identical Sirion 4x4 we have abroad. I suggested the electric Soul (she likes the conventional one). Well, her first question was - can it get you to Heathrow? At which point I juggled the 90 odd miles versus its spec-ed range in my head and parked the idea.
If, however, there was something in the Micra/Corsa/Yaris/i20 class which uses electricity as god intended (without a transmission) and has a decent petrol generator backup it would have been a candidate for "cash and carry".
Biting the hand that feeds IT
