Kevin Mulligan’s electric car coasted into the middle of a junction, his brakes failing to engage. He feared not only for his own life, but those of his passengers.
After several frantic seconds, the system finally kicked in, bringing the car to a halt. Mercifully, no other vehicles had been around at the time. But for Mulligan it was the final straw – driving the car was no longer a risk worth taking.
“It was a lucky escape,” he says.
