‘It’s like a rocket ship’: videos show coalminers behind the wheel of an electric car

An Australian engineer-turned climate activist hosts Coal Miners Driving Teslas, a YouTube and Twitter channel heavily spiced with unbridled swearingWhat happens when you take an electric car into a town full of petrolheads and coalminers, and film them planting their steel-capped boots on the accelerator?“Fuck me … it’s like a rocket ship,” says one miner, who usually spends his time driving V8s or manoeuvring a giant coal scoop. Related: Taxes on electric vehicles will slow Australia’s progress. It’s not complicated | Richard Denniss Related: Cheaper electric vehicles could increase uptake in Australia ‘sooner than expected’ Related: EV battle heats up in Australia with plan to sell affordable Chinese import for $35,000 Continue reading...