CONGRATS TO OUR SUMMER E-BIKE HIRE WINNER: CLARE WEBB*
*This competition is now closed but you can still enter for the chance to win future competitions!
Electric transport comes in many forms : trains, trams and buses, and also cars and vans. Electric bikes and scooters are also becoming increasingly popular.
Electric Cars
Electric cars have one or more electric motors instead of a regular combustion engine. There are an increasing number of manufacturers producing all-electric vehicles, including BMW, Ford, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Renault, Reva, and Smart. The best-selling is the 100% electric Nissan LEAF.
Green Electricity + Car Tariff with Ecotricity
If you own an electric car you can switch to Ecotricity’s Green Electricity + Car Tariff and get the equivalent of 1,000 free miles of electricity each year.
For an electric vehicle to run emission free, one vital piece of the jigsaw is often overlooked – where your electricity comes from. We think electric cars – powered by green energy – are the answer. When you switch to this tariff you’ll enjoy the equivalent of 1,000 free miles of electricity, compared to Ecotricity’s standard Green Electricity tariff.
Main benefits for electric car drivers:
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Hybrid Cars
Hybrid cars have both an electric motor and a regular combustion engine. A hybrid car reduces emissions, and with careful driving in an urban area, fuel consumption and emissions can be drastically reduced. Many manufacturers now produce hybrid cars, such as Honda, Lexus, Toyota Vauxhall, with Toyota being the market leader.
Electric Motorbikes
Like electric cars, these are powered by electric motors instead of combustion engines.
Electric Bikes
These are power-assisted bicycles, with a frame-mounted battery to provide the extra oomph. Electric bicycles can travel up to 15 or 20 miles per hour.
Electric Scooters
Like the popular children’s scooters but with an extra boost !
Biofuel
This is where we can use vegetable matter to replace some of the oil-based diesel or petrol for vehicles with regular combustion engines, in order to reduce carbon emissions. Biodiesel is made from crops that contain high amounts of natural oil, or processed waste vegetable oil, which is then mixed with mineral diesel to be used in any diesel-powered vehicle. There is a similar process that takes place creating bio-petrol by fermenting crops such as sugar cane. This creates a natural ethanol, which can also be mixed with petrol to create a sort of hybrid biofuel that can be used in some petrol powered vehicles.
The government's Plug-in Car Grant offers 25% off the cost of a new electric (plug-in) car up to a maximum of £5,000, or 20% off the costs of a new electric (plug-in) van up to a maximum of £8,000, and you'll never have to pay for petrol or road tax again.
If you own an electric car you can also switch to Ecotricity’s Green Electricity + Car tariff and get the equivalent of 1,000 free miles of electricity each year plus enjoy 52 free charges on the electric highway when you switch to Ecotricity and quote 'Lets Get Energized'!
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CONGRATS TO OUR SUMMER E-BIKE HIRE WINNER: CLARE WEBB*
*This competition is now closed but you can still enter for the chance to win future competitions!