Tip of the Week: Electric vehicles

Is Bill Gardiner a fan of electric vehicles?

"Not a chance," he says as he sits under the hood of a Tesla Model S.

His logic is pretty sound, noting the electric vehicle's ability to put mechanics out of business thanks to their lack of mechanical parts.

He does note one positive, though, and that's what the EV has done to improve the development of the internal combustion engine.

This segment originally appeared on Episode 23 of Motoring 2014.