EV road trip: To Penang and back in three electric cars

(From left) The Audi e-tron S Sportback, Polestar 2 and MG 5 negotiating the narrow Armenian street in Penang on June 15, 2022. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
(From left) The Polestar 2, Audi e-tron S Sportback and MG 5 against the backdrop of the Penang bridge. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
The team walked about 20 minutes to visit popular tourist site, Concubine Lane, in Ipoh after leaving the EVs to charge at a nearby hotel. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
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PENANG, MALAYSIA - Many Singaporeans have gone on driving holidays with friends or family, but few would have done it in electric cars.

Indeed, nothing shows up the weaknesses of an electric car like a group road trip.

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