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'I was kidnapped by my runaway electric car'
(www.bbc.co.uk)
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This was just a clickbait piece by the BBC. “Kidnapped by EV” gets clicks, “car malfunction brought to an end safely by police” gets no clicks.
Either the driver was not using the brake pedal and was expecting regenerative braking to stop him, or there was a serious malfunction of multiple mechanical and electrical systems, which could also happen on a non EV with the same result.
I nearly changed the title, honestly. It's a bit "catch the bastard who shat down my chimney".