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S1 E8: Hardest Driving Tests, 1MW Charging & Winter Roadcraft – The Smart Drive Podcast

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What do Japan’s bonkers driving exams, megawatt EV charging, and black-ice panic all have in common?Japan’s notoriously tough driving test and why precision doesn’t always equal preparedness1-megawatt EV charging, dual-gun chaos, and what it means for real-world range in 6 minutes flatWinter driving tips: ABS myths, launch control in the rain, and the smug joy of pre-conditioning your EVA mix of insight, geekery and thinly-veiled smuggery. Subscribe, share, and send us your most outrageous winter driving tale — the colder and dafter the better.Simon's Charge-rate Spreadsheet:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kXPTm198x9vg1bcX6t44Vw0ZR5gNSg_4WyIX1rgKlmo/edit?usp=sharingIncluding a new tab for BYD 1MWAn example of the Japanese Driving test:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CySM-_HWKlo&t Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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