@ben pretty sure yes, and yes I'd expect an EV to be classed automatic (possibly even with a Toyota wierd electric gearbox as not sure you can actually stall those)
@sldrant@ben no longer in oz, and not for a long time. the tests there are for driving skill and road laws and can be quite lengthy. you're actually encouraged to break a (minor) road law and if you do it is an automatic fail! you're meant to say "no". one of the people in my high school class had to do a parallel park on a hill! failed utterly!!! also don't be doing 61kmh when you encounter the 60kmh sign. however, the gearbox in the car is not considered.
@sldrant@ben truly! fascinating! goodness, when i did my test it hadn't rained for months!!! fail rates in Oz were high, but never prejudicial. it did tend to inform the next test, though. what constituted "evidence"? take it from someone that does this for a living. predicting, or subsequently knowing, when and where it rains is bloody hard work (read: impossible).
oh, and i eventually did emergency driver training. now that was a WILD test. put an ambulance into a full 360 spin and bring it out safely and forwards... yup. all done on a runway as there were some... spectacular fails! they're basically impossible to tip!
@pavsmith@ben yeah, you need a log book now with specific minimum hours of different driving. Means you're a learner for longer as you have to reach that minimum. This may be a good thing though
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