put the overalls, sit down in the single-seat, and set your shoes on the adjustable foot bar. A small digital instrument pod connected to the steering wheel blinks into life when James flips a number of buttons. He says, “That’s it.” “You’re all set.” the Swincar is completely silent, with just the sound of the trial-bike-sourced tyres padding across the terrain.

Acceleration (through a thumb throttle) is quick, but there’s also good progression and a lot of regenerative braking, making it simple to keep your speed under control. It’s so simple, in fact, that traditional brakes aren’t required. That’s a positive thing because the Swincar’s hand-operated hydraulic disk arrangement isn’t very efficient when tackling the kinds of slopes the Swincar can handle.