Have you ever driven an electric car? You may have done so as a youngster as many first encountered electromobility in the shape of a radio controlled (RC) model car. It was in the early 1970s that ...

Tamiya’s Mini 4WD, only sold in Japan and Asia, was a flop in the ’80s before becoming a huge craze. In 1997, 15% of all AA batteries sold in Japan were used in them. In total, 150 million were sold.

I wanted to interview him about his radio-controlled models, but instead – and to a greater extent – we chatted about all the picture stories that life so often present us but that we miss, because… ...