Thread: A question on Leraner driving.

Originally Posted by uk_exile

I've driven Kona and Ioniq EVs around Banks Pennisula. Got to say they were impressive on the hills and sealed roads, but really bad on the gravel roads as the traction control and regen braking didn't like the variable surface.
But back on topic, there's zero chance I'd ever put a learner driver in an EV. Due to the low noise it's very easy to be going much faster than you think and then out brake yourself or go into corners dangerously fast. EVs and learners not a good mix!

Not just EVs either....I used to transit rental cars for a rental company. I was asked to drive a then new Primera from Chch to Blen. It was the first of the CVT with the centre consol dash so about 1999-2001 I think. Was cruising along the Kiakoura coast at around half throttle and gave it just a little bit of juice as I came onto a straight...running nice and smoothly, relaxed and comrfortable...looked down at the speedo and I was a LOT faster than the speed limit......(Well past the "lose your license level" too...) It was at that point that I paid more attention to the speedo than listening to the engine revs...The CVT would sit at a rev range and not move...if you put your foot down, revs stayed the same and the gear altered to increase speed. I had not noticed as revs had not changed and man I am glad there were no pandas out that day....I got a hell of a fright.....To this day that is the fastest I have ever travelled in a vehicle on the road and I was not intending to go fast at all.....I can see how EVs would be possible to do similar but I suspect the battery range might drop somewhat....