Category: Electric Instructor
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Electric Instructor visits Air Ambulance
Last weekend, along with other members of our local instructor association, I visited the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance base at the Thruxton race track in Hampshire. Our association, SDIA, are raising money for the air ambulance and they kindly offered to show us around.
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The Day Portsmouth Launched on Street Charging
The on street chargers in Portsmouth are being installed. It resulted in me attending a launch for the media at the first charge point installed as well as being interviewed on the radio. Lamp Posts Charge Cars This is really good news the charge points are going in. The one across the road from me…
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The Cost of Electricity for an EV
Two weeks of running my 30kW Nissan Leaf as a driving school car I’ve got a reasonable idea of the cost of electricity for an EV. I’m using public charging and relying mainly on rapid charging until the roadside chargers are installed by Portsmouth City Council. While a lot of my motivation to run an…
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A Week of Electric Lessons
It’s been an interesting first week of teaching in my Nissan Leaf electric car. Learners really like driving it and it brings up some interesting thoughts about teaching in EVs and what effect they will have on our roads. When first encountering the MK1 Leaf Learners are impressed with it’s slightly whacky looks and the…
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Ready to Fight Range Anxiety
It’s the one big factor most people are concerned about when they think about running an electric car, Range Anxiety. Facing a trip which is longer than my battery range in the first day of Owning my Nissan Leaf I was about to meet Range Anxiety head on. I’d picked up my Leaf the previous…
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Is This The Last Time I Fill Up?
With the Nissan Leaf electric being collected tomorrow, I started to think as I filled my Auris Hybrid up with fuel a couple of days ago, is this the last time I fill a car with petrol, or any fossil fuel? In reality it’s probably not the last time I fill a car but probably…
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Portsmouth is Rapid
Portsmouth is Rapid EV Rapid Charging The Electric Instructor adventure is moving on as Portsmouth City Council have contacted me asking if a parking space they will be designating for EV charging would be suitable for me. It’s across the road from where I live so more than suitable.
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Electric Instructor, The Adventure Begins
The Adventure Begins With a letter from Portsmouth Council it looks like my Electric Instructor adventure is about to begin.
