Articles by Ethan Smale

What It’s Like Living With An Electric Car And No Home Charge Point
My time with an all-electric Skoda Enyaq is now at an end, so it’s time to reflect

Is The Skoda Enyaq vRS Actually Worth Having Over The Normal One?
I borrowed an Enyaq Coupe vRS to compare with my Enyaq 80 test car and see if it’s worth the extra cash

An (Actual) Idiot’s Guide To Driving An Electric Car
As Car Throttle's resident non-car person, I've had all sorts of stupid questions to ask about EVs. Here they all are, plus the answers

‘My’ Skoda Karoq Sportline Bossed An 800-Mile Road Trip
Having already proven itself as an excellent crew car, ‘my’ long-term Karoq has been a great companion away from work, too

My 188bhp Skoda Karoq Test Car Is So Good I Might Buy One
I have this Karoq Sportline for the next few months, and it’s already proven its worth, and influenced my next car purchase

Our Skoda Kodiaq Is A Minibus, Part-Time Campervan And YouTube Enabler
Without our long-term Kodiaq, our epic ‘SC£500’ YouTube challenge simply wouldn’t have been possible

What It’s Like Driving A £500 Ford Focus Millennium Edition For Two Months
While waiting on a new Skoda Kodiaq longtermer to arrive I’ve been driving around our Ford Focus Millennium Edition, after its recent trip to the NC500 and back

I'm Living With A Skoda Kodiaq Again And I'm Overjoyed
Returning to the CT long-term test fleet is the Kodiaq, our favourite dependable load-lugger

Saying Goodbye To 'My' Skoda Octavia VRS - The Car That Carried Everything
After seven months and over 11,000 miles of driving, it's time to say goodbye to 'my' Octavia vRS

How 'My' Skoda Kodiaq Rescued Our Terrible G-Wiz EV
I unexpectedly had my first-ever towing experience on a shoot recently, when the batteries on our G-Wiz project car died a lot sooner than expected

My £950 BMW Z3 Project Car Has Turned Me Into A Petrolhead
As CT's resident non-car person, the thought of taking on a project was daunting, but it's been a great ride, and I finally get the whole petrolhead thing

Why I Now Need To Own A Skoda Karoq
Our beloved Karoq crew car has now gone home and been replaced with a diesel Octavia vRS, and the former has won me over completely

‘My’ New Skoda Octavia vRS Is Fast But Also Slightly Annoying
With CT's Karoq having returned to Skoda, we're now running something else from the stable - an Octavia vRS TDI

What I've Learned After Two Months Of Skoda Kodiaq 'Ownership'
I've been put in charge of our new Kodiaq crew car for a few months. Here's what my experience has been like so far!
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