Renault has been making electric cars for more than a decade. But we still talk about the gas pedal, the accelerator and I am sure you can think of other ingrained terms. They still apply even to cars without a fuel tank or exhaust. Funnily enough, when I bought a two-year-old Zoe about eight years ago, it came with an inspection form from the dealer that ticked off every item with a firm stroke of the pen. So even the oil had been checked, as well as the exhaust and a number of other things related to the combustion engine. A bit careless!

I notice on social media that a large group of people are against electric driving. Some of them are very persistent. I am sometimes amazed at the negativity I read on Facebook and elsewhere. No matter how fantastically a manufacturer can design a new car and how powerful the electric motor is, as soon as a car needs to be plugged in, many people give thanks. For a long time I responded by saying that we have no choice. After all, the European Union is forcing it on us. But a few years ago, the European Union went way beyond its own sell-by date by banning the sale of combustion engine cars by 2035. I thought that was an extraordinary step. And doubts are already creeping in. There are so many aspects of cars that can be considered polluting that an MEP cannot control. Besides, development does not stand still. I am very curious to see how the car will evolve in the next 10 years, whether it is the old-fashioned accelerator or the power pedal....

Tony Vos, Editor-in-Chief/Publisher, Losange Magazine