DON’T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE EMISSIONS FROM COAL-FIRED thermal power generation, the residue from the brakes, tyre wear, emissions from the metal-stamping and paint factory, and the collective emissions from the sourcing and manufacturing of components and ancillaries and, yes, it’s a “zero-emission vehicle”. The up-side to the car, though, the feel-good factor from having no tail pipe, let alone tail-pipe emissions, means a smile, even a figurative halo, for the driver. But I must be practical and look at the immediate scenario with blinders on, right?
There’s no sound. There’s no smoke. There’s no sign the car is even on. It’s the lit console with a flurry of dials and info that gives away its position. It’s a spacious thing, the ZS. It’s a proper compact SUV that has…