Thinking about buying an electric car but not sure where to start? The Electric Car Guide 2013 video is an engaging, user-friendly introduction to pure Electric, Plug-in Hybrid and Extended-Range Electric Vehicles (E-REVs).
www.green-car-guide.com has partnered with Camden council, to create this easy to follow animation, to raise awareness of the benefits of having an electric car. Camden council has recently become the first council in the UK to launch a fleet of vehicles powered entirely by renewable energy. Camden Council continues to offer the opportunity for offering local businesses and organisations the opportunity to trial electric vehicles (EVs) to assess the suitability for their work.
According to a study by ‘IDtechEx’ in 2012 ‘The 35 million EVs sold in 2012 will rise 3.6 times to nearly 129 million in 2022, driven by e-bikes, but the value of the market will grow twice as much because larger and more expensive vehicles are now rapidly adopting the technology.’ (Source http://www.idtechex.com/)
Benefits of electric vehicles include:
Running costs are approximately one-fifth of diesel vehicles
Exempt from London congestion charge and road tax
In Camden, London, you pay only 10% of the total cost for a parking permit
Government Plug-in Car Grant incentive offers buyers 20% – up to £8000 – off the price of an electric van
100% first-year allowance for companies purchasing electric vans, enabling them to offset the cost against their corporation tax bill in year one
No tailpipe emissions, so contribute to improved air quality
Zero CO2 emissions in use if recharged from a 100% renewable energy tariff
