Why driving an EV across the Highlands isn't all an electric dream

Why driving an EV across the Highlands isn’t all an electric dream

As a guy who has never driven an electric vehicle before, or a van, or an automatic, the prospect of getting a massive electric van without a gear stick all the way from Aberdeen to John o’ Groats seemed daunting to say the least.

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