I forgot my driver's licence for a test drive. My wife and I have have been on the search for an electric vehicle for several years. But I haven't done something that dumb before.
Between us, we have test-driven many vehicles including the eMini, the Kia Soul electric, the Volkswagen eGolf, the BMW i3, and more. But a few weekends ago we were on different sides of the city managing children's extra-curricular commitments and trying to make our appointment slot. I rushed to our appointment at the Old Mill GM dealership in the West End, found the car waiting for us to test drive it, and then realised I had brought my Covid-19 mask but left my driver's licence at home.
So right there we decided she would do this review and I would record it. And as we shot the video I thought: "Wait why are so many reviewers of electric cars men?" There are a few well-known women automotive journalists reviewing cars but very few electric vehicle reviews.
My wife has done well in a traditionally male-dominated field so my feminist-wannabe antenna are generally sensitive. But I wasn't paying attention on this topic. During our search for the most appropriate car, I have watched hours of very different reviewers Robert Llewellyn, Jonny Smith, Bjørn Nyland, Marques Brownlee, and more men like them. There are notable exceptions Nicki Shields and Ginny Buckley at Electrifying.com as well as Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield and Kate Walton-Elliott at Transport Evolved, but this electric car journalism still a field dominated by men. So by my own forgetfulness, this review is done by my wife. I hope it answers the question: "Who is this car for?" But I also hope we can make more space for more women to be heard in the growing conversation about electric cars.
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