Hi,
We all know about passing one's driving test in a automatic car.
But what happens if one passes a driving test in a battery powered car? And what group licence will you be issued, if/when you do? And IF there is a difference, where will they find qualified instructors and examiners?
It may sound silly now, but 50 odd years ago, I heard several ladies at DVLC express concern about being authorised to hire cars for official business, and expressing concern about the cars having power steering. Or an automatic gearbox. OK, it only took a few minutes to get used to the idea. Barbara made similar noises when she climbed into her 70 birthday prezzy (3 laps driving around Silverstone in a Ferrari ... best birthday prezzy ever). A howl of anguish ... "
Where's the gear lever?" She'd passed her test in a manual, South East London, in a rusty £50 mini that she drove for the first time the previous day, and later had plenty of experience of driving autos (Civil Service provided hire cars), but had never heard of "
paddle shift" A quick explanation of how it worked, and she was "away with the mixer". A "tyro" driver might have remained confused.
Don't laugh, but there was a legendary "Colonial Cousin" who rented a Jaguar from London Airport, and destroyed the gearbox by driving to Birmingham in FIRST gear. Is "four on the floor" still an alien concept in the USA?
I admit, I know nothing about driving electric, but assume it will have similariies to driving a DAF rubber-band transmission ... I've owned one of those too, a 66. Interesting! DAFs were regarded as autos, as the gear ratio was controlled, to some extent, by the accelerator pedal. I assume that taking the test in a battery car will give you, at best, an automatic only licence ... but will it be battery only auto, or will you be licenced to drive IC and CI autos.
too.
602... who is "
gridding his lions" before suggesting to "
She who must be obeyed" that we really, really, must have battery powered S2 ... perhaps with the motor nailed onto the "PTO" facility on the back of the gearbox, making it a PPI ... Power Push In.