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Dear Friends,

I have uploaded an extract from a BBC report on electric cars. There is something I don't understand:

"That's like a car that ... might drive."

Noddy? Noddie? Anyway, who is he/she?

Thank you very much.

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Dear Friends,

I have uploaded an extract from a BBC report on electric cars. There is something I don't understand:

"That's like a car that ... might drive."

Noddy? Noddie? Anyway, who is he/she?
Yes, Noddy is a cartoon boy in books by Enid Blyton. You can google it, or look here.
http://kwout.com/cutout/y/x6/bh/rwd_bor_rou_sha.jpg


Thank you very much.

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Thanks. One more thing: What does the guy say after the Noddy-part and the girl right before the guy? They are really fast.

Thank you.

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Thanks. One more thing: What does the guy say after the Noddy-part and the girl right before the guy? They are really fast.

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Girl: I think it’s definitely got lots of potential. It’s the first car seen that’s got four seats, ehm … opposed to just the two. So it offers a lot more than just the smart cars that are already out there.

Guy: It’s got one of those sort of unwieldy [ ] might-roll-over-on-a-corner type cars.
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Unwieldy "tool"? Has anyone any ideas?

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