5 May

The beaten dog syndrome, when you inherit a pet that’s been beaten by a broom for example, and then for the rest of its life every time you sweep the dog panics and hides. I’ve noticed a similar thing driving the Tesla on the roads. The people who normally drive very aggressively (often wankpanzer utes on the Lithgow-Bathurst run) are very shy of the Tesla. I think their encounter with other EVs has been embarrassing, so now they avoid challenging them. The silent power and torque of an EV is a wonder of the world, you hop out of the car after every trip smiling and sorry the journey is over. It’s not just the experience in relation to other cars, I’ve said before - there are *no hills* in an EV. The car just glides effortlessly and silently up them as if they’re not even there.