On Monday I had the most boring destinations imaginable - back into Canberra for a mammogram, go to Spotlight and do some grocery shopping - but it was all about the journey because I went in my NEW ELECTRIC CAR. It is blue, and shiny, and you just plug it in at night! Amazing!
We went with the Skoda in the end because it was most like all the other cars we've ever owned. Which is a terrible reason to pick a car, but some of the electric ones are designed for people who just love all things new and techy. That's not us; we like light controls on stalks, and air vents with little handles to move the air direction. And not having to do those things through a touch screen, while driving.
I have also taken it down the coast for a quick overnight trip, which was lovely fun. New cars are always a step up, and this is a bit bigger than our old ones and the electric makes it extra peppy. Our timing was perfect - we finally stopped faffing around and ordered it three weeks ago to pick up last week and we made it just before the crazy rush on EVs. Normally when you buy a car they make a bit of a fuss, but not this time, the guy basically threw us the keys and said the manual's in the glovebox. Actually I think he showed us where the QR code is to get the manual up on our phones. I can barely manage the toaster settings, this could be interesting.
