Uganda, Feb. 8 -- On a Thursday morning, I set out to test drive the 2023 model Toyota Corolla Cross hybrid electric. The test drive started at Toyota Kampala Office in Industrial Area via Yusuf Lule Road to the Northern Bypass, Entebbe Expressway, all the way to Munyonyo roundabout and back to Kampala through Ntinda, Bukoto and eventually to the starting point. The purpose of the drive was to test the stability of the car, how fast it performs, fuel consumption, interior comfort, at what point it switches from fuel to battery mode and vice versa, among other features.

I noticed that when you are used to a fuel combustion engine and you start the Corolla Cross, you may wait for forever for the car to move. This is because it is completel...