To the Arctic Circle and back: Electric mobility put to the test

In this self-experiment, the writer embarks on a long-distance drive to the Arctic Circle and back. Photos: dpa/Thomas Geiger

Driving through the forests of Finland is cold, lonely and dark and this white sedan with a Stuttgart licence plate felt as out of place as a UFO.

But friends were close at hand when it came to charging this UFO, which is actually an electric car that was much in need of juice.