So, we're all charged up and ready to go after draining the battery in the cold dark night. It's beautiful and sunny today after a frosty start and Chris has to be in Waimate this afternoon.
Waimate is a mere 45 km from Timaru so it's an easy run. Chris travels at 100 km and plugs in for half an hour just to be sure while he is at his event. He makes it back with juice to spare but still well short of the promises made by the displays at the start of the day.
I'd be disappointed but the cold is a good explanation. If it's cold, you just can't go as far.
It's worth remembering that the first long distance car journey was by Bertha Benz in 1888. She took her husband's invention to go visit her mum 65 miles away, and took just over 12 hours to get there, stopping at local pharmacies for fuel and fixing various problems along the way. She managed to invent brake shoes while she was at it. I reckon that puts our little hiccups into perspective.
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