TripTo – an innovative electric car club
Tripto came about when (in 2005) Andrew Capel had the idea of getting rid of their family car to further reduce their reliance on fossil fuels. But living in a rural area would have made their lives unnecessarily harder not to have access to a car at all or to be dependent on others to […]
Company Spotlight 4 – Electric Zoo
Lash Saranna Co-Founder & CEO, established Electric Zoo in 2018 alongside Charnjit Saranna. Their headquarters are in Coventry, West Midlands with a hub in Glasgow too. There are currently 10 employees at Electric Zoo. What does Electric Zoo do? We offer electric cars on subscription. What are your main products/services? Supply […]
Motor Ombudsman poll shows rising prices at the pumps fuelling a shift to EVs
An online Opinion Matters poll commissioned by The Motor Ombudsman, has shown that, with prices at the pumps continuing to increase and reach record highs, nearly half (48%) of UK car owners are concerned about having a pure petrol or diesel-powered vehicle, therefore making a switch to a battery electric car for their next purchase […]
Electric Classic Cars – Company Spotlight 3
Richard founded Electric Classic Cars (ECC) after what began as a hobby in the home garage on evenings and weekends grew too big to keep the ‘day job’. Richard (aka Moggy) has classic car DNA flowing though him, having owned, restored and raced various classics since the age of 17. He has also worked in […]
DS Automobiles discovers EV drivers feel less stressed behind the wheel
Drivers of electric and hybrid cars feel less stressed behind the wheel than drivers of petrol or diesel cars, according to research by DS Automobiles. In a survey of 2,000 UK drivers* conducted by DS Automobiles, over 78% had experienced stress while driving. However, 38% of electric and hybrid car owners said their current car […]
Company Spotlight 2: Cleevely Electric Vehicles
Matt Cleevely AAE MIMI founded Cleevely EVs in 2018. Matt started the company with his wife, Claire, who is the Financial Director and their friend, David Smith, who is the Sales Director. Cleevely EVs is a small team of 6, including the CEV mobile techs that service and repair EVs nationally. Cleevely EVs is part […]
Company Spotlight 1: Drive Green
Richard Norris founded Drive Green in 2017. They now have 8 employees and are based in the Somerset countryside, 12 miles south of Bristol near Emborough. What does Drive Green do? We are a specialist EV-only dealership selling used electric cars mainly. What is it about your products/services that make them unique? […]
EV conversions: Volkswagen Beetle 2003, Jamie Jones
Jamie Jones converted his 2003 Volkswagen Beetle into an electric car. Jamie bought the Beetle unseen for £300 from Facebook Marketplace at the end of October 2020. It was a MOT failure primarily due to emissions and a binding brake. The mileage when he bought the car was 73,325. Jamie drives approx. 3,000-4,000 miles […]
EV conversions: BMW Z3 1999, Tom Cheesewright
In 2021 Tom Cheesewright converted his 1999 BMW Z3 into an electric car. Tom has owned the Z3 for 2 years, his annual mileage is approx. 3,000 miles and the Z3 has done a total of approx. 174,000 miles. Why did you convert your car to electric? A combination of geeky curiosity and […]
Volkswagen ID.3 2020 – Owner Spotlight: Mark Gaudie
Mark Gaudie is the founder of the North West EV Owners Group. Mark currently runs a Volkswagen ID.3 Family Pro Performance (registered Dec 2020) and has a ID.4 Pure Life on order which will replace his 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV GX4hs. He’s owned the ID.3 for 18 months and the Outlander PHEV for nearly […]
