Cenex Electric Smart Car Uppingham Oakham Rutland Photographs

Ron an Uppingham Town Councillor and Uppingham First member, has been loaned this electric car for two weeks.  Uppingham is the first place in Rutland to have a charging point installed. He was in Oakham today to promote the cars benefits and was joined by Rob Persani from Rutland Radio and Oakham's Mayor and members of the business community. 

 

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Following the success of the UK’s biggest electric drive trial earlier this year, when 100 shiny white eco-marvellous smart electric drives took to the roads, the third generation smart for two electric drive is coming in 2012!

Here’s a gentle reminder about this exciting zero emissions for two. The new model has an improved top speed and acceleration plus offers a range of 87 miles making it a lively choice for driving around town.

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The Plugged-In Midlands (PiM) Project

The Plugged-In Midlands (PiM) Project combines the roll-out of electric vehicle infrastructure with the development of regional capabilities associated with the electrification of road transport. Jointly managed by Cenex and Central Technology Belt, the project is one of eight 'Plugged-in Places' projects supported by OLEV, the Office for Low Emission Vehicles.
Over the next two years, the project will develop a regional network of more than 500 electric vehicle charging points across both the East and West Midlands that will be fully compatible with the charging points being installed across the country under the wider scheme.
Project Aims:

• To provide the infrastructure that will support the early market for electric vehicles that we expect to see developing over the next few years with the Government’s Consumer Incentive Scheme.
• Plugged-In Places will provide the opportunity to test out different approaches for recharging electric vehicles. The lessons learnt from these different approaches will inform future strategy and influence the development of a national charging infrastructure, a mandate for OLEV set out in the Coalition Agreement.

For more information on the Plugged-In Midlands project, please click here.
For more information on the Plug in Car Grant please click here.

 

Plugged-in Midlands Scheme Membership

Cenex and CTB have launched a website managed by POD Point. This site provides electric vehicle users with the opportunity to register for the Plugged-in Midlands scheme. The scheme provides members with a membership RFID card to access public charging points accross the Midlands region. Members can also log in to a personalised webpage where they can view charging events associated with their account.

For more information on membership and how to access Plugged-in Midlands electric vehicle charging points please visit the Plugged-in Midlands website here.