Automotive

to put things in perspective I was with a friend in his Suzuki Jimny. Casey . ...  

My green watch and the snowless mountains in Switzerland ring a bell. Why is there no snow in this wintertime? So i changed to electric charged with solar cell panels. I have no electric car and solar cell panels, but if i could i would go over to sustain... 

It looks like a miniature Mercedes G Class!

You still have to take into account the total production costs, including energy as well as materials. You also have to consider how the electricity for charging stations gets generated. You have to consider distance driven each year. And how long you kee... 

Then look a the other luxury SUV owned by a German company but partially made in Britain. The Rolls Royce Cullinan. It has all the elegance of a large industrial cardboard box with gratuitous tinsel attached to it.

Porsche went through the same challenge when they launched the Cayenne. How do you take in the case of Porsche a design language honed to refine a particular look for sports cars and apply to a different form, namely an SUV? Both Bentley, RR and others fa... 

... told me it was his worst job ever ;-) ... . I think most of you know who I am talking about ... On the other hand it is the very best SUV to drive .. apparently.