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The all-new 2026 electric Nissan Micra is here — and I took it for a proper UK road test! Bold looks, fun to drive, real-world range tested, charging speeds, boot space… and honestly? I preferred it to the Renault 5 in almost every way. You might, too, after you watch this! Prices from £21k. Would you buy one? Watch now! youtube.com/watch?v=vneUqI… #NissanMicra #ElectricCar #EVReview #SmallEV #CtrlAltRefuel @nissanUK @PaulNissanEV

People who can’t charge from home will benefit people who don’t want to sit in a car while it charges will benefit People with lower battery sizes will benifit on long journeys People who are on a lower budget and with a busy family life will benefit People who can’t afford the 500 mile expense EV’s will benefit CP

@graeme_cobb @ctrlaltrefuel Not sure anybody really needs it. You see those bladder warriors on here who say they have to do 600 miles asap, but I doubt many really do this. I think ubiquity & price of chargers matters more. Does highlight the continuing pace of EV development though. 👍

BYD is serious about its Flash Charging stations - U.K. rollout soon. Next, their cars will follow with Flash capability. What’s everyone’s thoughts on a 5 minute charge to 80% and 9 minutes to 97% from 10% SoC? Will it convince you to switch to electric or is it too quick?

@ctrlaltrefuel @eV_Newt @TedWelford Alex did an article on this: theinterface.uk/blog-posts/new…

@eV_Newt @TedWelford Ohhh, stats! I need stats!!

@TedWelford @ctrlaltrefuel Petchelli

Given the number of pick-ups that do small runs around farms and clog up their DPFs (Dad’s Amarok included), I think an electric one makes a lot of sense. More taken by this KGM Musso EV than I expected. Drives well and plenty of space, though admittedly feels more like an SUV

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The all-new 2026 electric Nissan Micra is here — and I took it for a proper UK road test! Bold looks, fun to drive, real-world range tested, charging speeds, boot space… and honestly? I preferred it to the Renault 5 in almost every way. You might, too, after you watch this! Prices from £21k. Would you buy one? Watch now! youtube.com/watch?v=vneUqI… #NissanMicra #ElectricCar #EVReview #SmallEV #CtrlAltRefuel @nissanUK @PaulNissanEV

@NetzerohomeUk @graeme_cobb "Bladder warriors"? hehehehe P

Message to car makers: I know rear wipers are ugly (and cost money) but they’re really useful, you know. Message to car designers: your clever aerodynamics do not keep a rear screen clean 🙄🤬 #bringbackrearwipers

Incoming! Nissan Micra review going live (if I ever used the word "dropped" instead, please intervene) at 4PM today. P

@TechWorldInnov8 Also it needs to use ‘clean’ water. Newt.

@ctrlaltrefuel They're better off using the methane instead of turning it into hydrogen. And this is not green hydrogen, it's blue or grey hydrogen!

“Hong Kong’s first project to convert landfill gas into green hydrogen is set to commence this year, bringing the city one step closer to local green hydrogen application.” Cheng added.” As ever with hydrogen, this seems a little complex and expensive? Newt.

More than double the gas stuck in Hormuz is wasted each year, IEA says ft.trib.al/uffrwZw

Significantly more land is used for growing biofuels than is used for solar You can’t eat biofuels But I never hear any complaints about that (You can’t eat ‘golf’ either)

@electricfelix “These chargers nEvEr WoRk! I’m gOiNg BaCk To DiEsEl!”

e-mobility mainstreaming #alwaysbecharging ⚡️⚡️⚡️

New panels produce hydrogen fuel using only water, sunlight and no electricity - Interesting Engineering apple.news/AQVr08nMvSOGTt…

@smartroad78 @njbirse @TessieApp @Tesla I have a Genesis GV60 Sport which basically has a similar system You can select your favourite networks, i mainly choose ionity CP

@njbirse @ctrlaltrefuel @TessieApp @Tesla My works Kia will select chargers, often the worse ones lol (expensive). It's database is also really out of date and is missing chargers I use, and because of that I can't pre-heat the battery as Kia are idiots and don't allow manual preheating 🙄

Been using @TessieApp for my @Tesla pretty much since getting the car. Just found this feature showing the estimate distance based on current battery levels. 70% battery takes you quite some distance!

I was test driving a KIA EV4 on Friday and the LKA almost swerved me in to a open car door which the car driver opened without looking If i indicated then it would have override the LKA but it was a instant reaction at the last minute and the car swerved me back towards the open door It’s dangerous technology on urban roads

Yesterday I collected a Gen2 Nissan Leaf and drove it home roughly 100 miles through some very wet UK weather. You know, the super-heavy late spring downpours. Visibility down to almost nothing at times. People driving far too fast and too close, and mostly with no lights on or no rear lights on. The Leaf has decent smart cruise control, which was a great help, as I didn’t also have to micro-monitor my speed and distance to the cars in front too on the motorway. But there’s no Lane Keeping Assist (LKA). I’m so used to having it in my usual car/cars that I genuinely didn’t realise how much I relied on it in such conditions … until it wasn’t there. For 100 miles I was constantly making tiny steering corrections. Eyes glued to the road. Trying to read the oft-faded, spray-covered lane markings that kept disappearing under rivers and puddles of water. At one point the lane was so poorly defined I had to slow down and focus hard. Also no CarPlay meant I was relying on. Nissan’s (ahem) adequate ancient Sat Nav. It was tiring and the trip felt like I had done a lot more miles-but also strangely enlightening. Don’t get me wrong — the Leaf itself was alright. Quiet, comfortable, efficient even in those conditions. But that missing LKA made me appreciate just how much modern ADAS features are quietly doing the heavy lifting in bad weather. It left me with two big thoughts : 1: People really don’t know that their ‘auto-lights’ stetting DOES NOT always/often turn on the rear lights, and so many cars were almost invisible in the spray. 2. These systems aren’t just “nice to have” — in proper British rain /bad conditions, they can be a genuine safety net. 3. Are we becoming too reliant on them? Or is this exactly the direction we should be heading as EVs get smarter? 4) If it didn’t have Smart Cruise, it would have been even more tiring. I know the two other @ctrlaltrefuel presenters reading this will be saying “tsk, just drive yourself idiot, we don’t need any of that nonsense! (they are professional HGV drivers) and Petchelli turns everything ‘off’ completely on his eV, and this always surprises me -as the more I drive (which is a fair bit as a car dealer) the less I want to have to do everything all the time. We’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences. Have you driven an EV (or any car) without LKA in horrible weather? Did you miss it as much as I did? Drop your thoughts below 👇 Newt. #NissanLeaf #EVDriving #LaneKeepingAssist #ADAS #TorrentialRain #ElectricVehicles #CtrlAltRefuel

@holyZarquon_ I am the one on the left CP

@ctrlaltrefuel I didn’t realise how small you are, must be a pain strapping those wood blocks to your feet. 😂

I have been on the hunt for a new electric vehicle as my Genesis GV60 is due to be returned soon and we have hit the 60,000 miles limit Looking to drop the budget for the next lease and there are some really good cars out there It just shows how far the technology has come on in these 4 short years CP

@nabossha @au_tom_otive It has been a fantastic car and it will be sorely missed CP

@ctrlaltrefuel @au_tom_otive GV60 🥰

The average petrol forecourt dwell time is 7 minutes (yes, it is - I worked for bp). The average fill is circa 20 litres (200 miles). Charging an EV isn’t the same, but 100 miles in 8 minutes shows how vanishingly irrelevant the difference is becoming.