@Lee
The Outlander has an electronic handbrake (a parking brake like most automatics), so you still need a key. To be fair, once you're inside, you can (like most cars) gain access to the various buses that provide computer management of the car, so it's possible you could override it, but I think joyriders would probably look for an easier target.
@David, yes my experience is similar. When buying any EV, it's vital to understand how your driving patterns fit with the car, but if you do a lot of trips <20 miles, you can get >>100 mpg. Even adding the cost of a recharge (about £1, so equivalent to a litre of petrol) I still average over 70 mpg, which is pretty amazing for a 2 ton petrol-engined 4WD SUV. If you spend most of your time cruising motorways, consumption will be a lot worse, of course.
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