Category: Learning to Drive
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It’s Electric and Automatic
I,ve been teaching in automatic cars since 2006 and moving to the Nissan Leaf electric car I find it has much in common with my previous automatics. Learners notice no difference in driving it and lessons are the same as in a fossil fuelled car, except for the wonderful smooth silence you get with electric…
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A Week of Electric Lessons
It’s been an interesting first week of teaching in my Nissan Leaf electric car. Learners really like driving it and it brings up some interesting thoughts about teaching in EVs and what effect they will have on our roads. When first encountering the MK1 Leaf Learners are impressed with it’s slightly whacky looks and the…