At the moment the weather is just uncontrollable. We are
entering the week where we are expecting the dreaded “Beast from the East” and
yet last week was a mix between sunny days and raining. As many of you know we
like to go out on little day trips out this can often be a problem with my
disability and knowing when I will be safe or not. Since the worry that I may need a wheelchair after a day trip out I have been using either that or my
mobility scooter. Both for me make our family adventures safe and help the environment
rather than travelling everywhere by car.
I travel a fair bit since dating Hannah. The journey from
Kent to Cornwall is around 300 miles and being a sensible driver, and again
kinder to the environment, I take my time and stop at several of the service
stations along the way. What I have been seeing more and more are the electric
car charge points such as NewMotion Chargepoint.
I park up and rest and look on with envy at the drivers
using these cars. The thought of it has been going through my mind every time I
see one so much that I have looked and actually seen the real benefits to getting one on the environment.
The electricity to charge a car works out around a third as
much per kilometre as buying petrol for the same vehicle and with that
statistics suggest that they need far less servicing then petrol fuelled cars.
For me the main aim would be for the environment.
Less pollution: By choosing to drive an electric car you are
helping to reduce harmful air pollution from exhaust emissions; electric cars
create zero exhaust emissions.
Renewable energy: If you use renewable energy to recharge,
you can reduce your greenhouse gas emissions even further. You could recharge from your solar PV
system during the day instead of from the grid.
Eco-friendly materials: There is also a trend towards more
eco-friendly production and materials. The Ford Focus Electric is made up of
recycled materials and the padding is made out of bio based materials. The
Nissan Leaf’s interior and bodywork are partly made out of green materials such
as recycled water bottles, plastic bags, old car parts and even second hand
home appliances.I even considered it against www.motor-DOCTOR.co.uk which you can see here.
At the moment all I can do is take advantage of my electric
mobility scooter and my manual wheelchair when it is possible and the weather
permits. However, next year is the chance for me to upgrade my car within the motability
scheme and I will definitely be keeping these in mind then! Along with helping the environment it will mean I can go out through all types of weather.
What do you think of electric cars? Would you get one? What
would the appeal be for you?
2 comments:
Yep, I think they're really appealing. I'd also look into a hybrid when we next upgrade.
Nat.x
Oh I absolutely would get an electric car. Tricky for doing 300 mile journeys as even a top of the range Tesla can only do about 200 miles, but if you use a charging point, should be doable. I test drove five electric cars in five days last year. They were all superb in their own way. Really opened my eyes to how far the technology has come along.
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