Content by Pete G in February, 2026

I too only drive in eco mode ( ZS gen 1). We had an instance a few weeks back where a tractor was driving on the road in front of us. We stayed back hoping he would turn off into a farm soon, but after a kilometre or so we decide to overtake. Planting my foot on the accelerator put the car into...

I milled some timber from a fallen tree with my chainsaw. I felt old when I had to move the planks and drag them to the road to load them on my EV side by side buggy to bring them back to my shed. They only weighed about 80 kg but it was a struggle to drag them about 20 metres, then load them...

that is interesting Data. Maybe the vapour gets ignited by the spark plug, points or ignition coil connections or even the starter motor brush sparks. I have seen a few VWs many years ago ( the air cooled ones) that went up in smoke. Of course a broken wire somewhere could create the spark...

Volkswagen Kombi vans used to catch fire a lot too. VW Beetles did too. The fuel line used to rub through where it went through the fire wall, then petrol would spray all over a hot air cooled motor. That never seemed to bring on a recall for repairs. I guess they thought it would just sell more...

I did have a similar situation to a cat in the engine bay once. I went to start one of my ICE cars many years ago. For some reason I decided to open the bonnet and check the oil and coolant levels. Well in the engine bay was a rodent eradicator in the guise of a 6 foot long carpet snake. I had...

Rodents attacked our zs ev. They chewed on the battery case and ate a hole in the brake booster vacuum hose. Fortunately no other damage, i replaced the hose at home with some plastic tubing and all is well. Since then I have sprayed the wiring loom with a spray I made from Cayenne pepper...