Spent last weekend in Southern California visiting relatives. My uncle is a County Supervisor there, and has been for years. He introduced us to his latest acquisition, a 'gift'... for one year.
Yes, it's a Mini Cooper. All electric (no gas). Reaches speeds of up to 90 mph.
100 people in the state of Cali were 'given' these cars (for a year), movers, shakers, decision makers, in hopes that they would test it out under differing conditions and report any issues or surprises. My uncle fell ill recently, and has only been able to drive it... ONCE. It's a cryin' shame, I tell ya.
Why write a blog about it? I dunno. I just thought it was wicked cool.