EV Showcase huge success
In April, I got a phone call from Glyn Hopkin, Ipswich. They asked me how we were getting on with the Leaf?
Great, I said.
Would I like them to bring some of their electric vehicles to my work place and show my colleagues what it was all about? NIssan were doing a road show and as I worked at Adastral Park…
Yesterday, Nissan, Renault, Vauxhall, BMW and Tesla brought 18 electric vehicles to the combined value of approx. £540,000 to Adastral Park in Martlesham Heath. Every taste was catered for, from the practical Renault Kangoo Z.E to the zany Renault Twizy, to the ultimate commuter in the BMW C-evolution, to the beautiful Tesla Model S and BMW i8. All were greeted with interest by the people working in Adastral Park yesterday.
Test drives were made available on 6 of the cars, including a pair of Tesla’s.
A big thank you to all the manufactures who took part: the day would have been meaningless without the vehicles!
Adastral Park came to ask the questions they had about the latest technologies as well as try the cars on test drive.
The day proved that electric vehicles have come a long way in the past 6 years, there is a great deal of interest and these are now an option for the second car in a family in many cases, maybe even a first for some. Companies like BT’s Adastral Park have helped that evolution by providing charges for their visitors.
Posted: September 24th, 2014 under Driving off the grid.