My question was a question, not a slur on your ancestry.
Honestly my reply wasn't to convey offense at your post, rather frustration. Sometimes people really do want what they're asking for. I guess I should take my own advice, because your question seemed rhetorical, and I took it as such; I didn't realize you really wanted to know. The answer is: more and more now that I've started this thread.
If your car was designed and built with a battery, how useful would it be to try to do without it, even in the short term?
I would have thought... Very? I guess I'm going to have to re-think suggesting popping the clutch to someone who is stranded with a dead battery. Instead, I'll just advise them to get themselves a new battery.