http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/columnists/island-is-perfect-place-to-run-an-electric-vehicle-1-7208586 Island is perfect place to run an electric vehicle 16 April 2015
[image http://www.iomtoday.co.im/webimage/1.7208585.1429006053!/image/748430894.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_620/748430894.jpg The is a wide range of electric vehicles on the market - with more appearing each year as technology continues to develop ] On Saturday, between 10am and 3pm at the Green Centre, Market Street, Douglas, Ecovannin, the Green Centre and EVIOM are holding an informal get-together to discuss and exhibit electric vehicles and their use in the Isle of Man. Chris Burton, himself an EV owner, explains what’s on the agenda --------------- The benefits of running an electric vehicle will be the subject of a special event being held at the Green Centre, in Market Street, Douglas, on Saturday. The get-together will take place between 10am and 3pm and topics for dicussion will include the suitability of EVs for use on the island, including their range, cost and availability. We are inviting owners of electric vehicles and trade suppliers to attend to answer questions that the general public may have with regard to this alternative, clean and economic form of transport. At the moment Nissan Leaf and Vectrix scooters will be on show. If any of our readers owns an electric vehicle, and would like to participate, please do feel free to turn up on the day – and provided there is space, we’ll be pleased to show your vehicle. There’s no doubt that electric vehicles are perfect for the Isle of Man. They have a range that covers most journeys – and together with the Manx Utilities EV charging network, which has points in Douglas, Ramsey, Peel and Castletown, they offer a real alternative to combustion engine vehicles. Manx Utilities also operate an electric vehicle tariff which provides half-price electricity between midnight and 7am: this further reduces running costs. On top of this, the associated vehicle tax is £15 a year, and running costs are approximately 2p a mile. Servicing averages around £100 a year, and there is never any oil to purchase, or exhaust systems and the like. We have run a Nissan Leaf car for two years, and we find it to be extremely reliable, cost-effective and efficient. It’s a family-sized automatic car seating five people. Servicing is carried out locally, as the skills are available on-island. This is definitely an option worth exploring, whether because you’re ‘green-minded’ or because you don’t want to be constantly paying out for petrol or diesel – and there’s always a selection of new and second hand electric vehicles for sale in the Isle of Man. So if you’d like to know more (or share your own experiences), why not join us at the Green Centre this Saturday (April 18) any time between 10am to 3pm. And if you’d like to sit in on, or participate in, the inaugural EV users’ forum meeting, to see where we can press for improvements that will affect affordability and/or charging infrastructure, that’ll take place at 11am. [© iomtoday.co.im] ... http://www.4evriders.org/2015/04/island-is-perfect-place-to-run-an-electric-vehicle-isle-of-man-today/ Island is perfect place to run an electric vehicle – Isle of Man Today ... http://www.foe.org.im/Information-Green-Centre.html Where is the Green Centre? The Green Centre, Chester Street Centre, Douglas, IM1 2PG - (Behind Strand Street, next to the main entrance to Iceland) Telephone: 01624 666 029 E-mail: greencentre @manx.net [image http://www.foe.org.im/GreenCentreMap.jpg (map) ] ... http://goo.gl/maps/lksTl (map) ... https://www.zap-map.com/locations/douglas-charging-points/ EVSE nearby http://www.gov.im/lib/docs/mea/customer/forms/electric20vehicle20charging1.pdf For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=search_page&node=413529&query=subject%3Aevln+NOT+subject%3Are&days=0&sort=date {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVent-Exhibit-discuss-EVs-Green-Centre-10a-3p-4-18-Isle-of-Man-UK-tp4674977.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
