Wow where is this year disappearing off to? We hope you’re all safe and well and have been enjoying the sunshine (up until this week’s rain). Now we’ve said hello and mentioned the weather that’s all the British pleasantries out of the way, so let’s jump straight into our May news roundup, here are 7 stories that we’ve shared or enjoyed in May this year. We hope you enjoy them too!
– team DriveElectric
DriveElectric van in selfie with José Mourinho at Haringey food hub
1st May 2020 | Haringey Council
We spotted a DriveElectric van getting involved with a photo of José Mourinho lending a hand at the Haringey food hub operating from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
EV drivers in Milton Keynes invited to take part in innovative charging trial
12 May 2020 | CrowdCharge
Electric vehicle drivers in Milton Keynes can now apply to trial domestic smart chargers, vehicle to grid (V2G) chargers and home battery storage. The project is investigating ways to balance the peaks of electricity use associated with charging electric vehicles at home. CrowdCharge is delivering the trial on behalf of Milton Keynes Council, with Flexitricity as the energy demand response partner.
This project received an incredible response, 100 applicants applied in the first few days alone for a limited number of places. So recruitment ends soon!
Renewable Energy isn’t doable… it’s being done, and it’s unstoppable
13 May 2020 | Fully Charged Show Blog
Written by Dan Caesar, long-time renewable energy champion (well before he joined the Fully Charged team) ‘this one succinctly sums up how we feel at Fully Charged’ about renewables. It includes a summary of the renewable energy technologies that are going to help us kick our fossil fuel habits, it’s really well researched and referenced and you might find yourself going down a rabbit warren into population data… not that that happened to me. Not at all. Didn’t get distracted on a tangent… oooh birth rate statistics!? Thats a jazzy infographic! Oh no, back to EVs!
Should I buy and electric car?
13 May 2020 | DriveElectric Guides
…or in our case, get an electric car lease. If you’ve been thinking about making the switch to an electric vehicle (EV) for a little while, and now you’re faced with the decision to take the plunge, in this guide we evaluate some of the key considerations involved, share a little bit about what to know before buying an electric car, and we’ll talk about some of the best EVs currently available too. We hope it helps you feel a bit more confident that electric is the way to go (because it is! & yes, we’re biased, but it really is amazing, and you’ll love it!)
How to choose the best electric car?
22 May 2020 | DriveElectric Guides
As the reasons for switching to an electric car from traditional petrol or diesel options continue to stack up, now’s the time to think about what kind of EV you want. The good news is there’s never been a better range of choice than there is right now. The downside? You may be struggling to make up your mind. That’s a good problem to have though, especially with our help.
Honey’s first birthday, and Luna turns 5!
21 & 25 May 2020 | DriveElectric Team Pets
Two of the DriveElectric team’s pets had birthdays this month… Manchester Terrier Honey turned 1, and Luna the spotty cat celebrated her 5th Birthday. Treats all round!
With very empty lockdown social calendars these birthdays became a big deal to their pet parents this month! If you have a four-legged family member (or any pet however many legs they have!) celebrating their birthday in June tweet (or instagram) us a pic with the tag #DriveElectricRoundup and we’ll include them in the next roundup.
Our Survey said… Commuters to swap public transport for cheaper electric cars
28 May 2020 | DriveElectric
With employees in the UK being encouraged to return to work, but being discouraged from using public transport, figures show that electric vehicles can be one of the cheapest travel options – but many company car policies don’t allow EVs. We ran some polls on Twitter and LinkedIn to ask commuters how they’re planning to change their journey to work post lockdown.
Asking public transport commuters how they were planning to change their journey to work post-lockdown:
43% Considering an EV33% Working from home13% Driving petrol or diesel11% Walk moreRead more
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