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About useco-drive was formed to give people the choice of using electric vehicles. It was inspired by our founder's very positive experience of using an electric moto-scooter, which he still owns and rides! Electric Vehicles are often a viable alternative but are under-promoted in the UK which is surprising since we pay some of the highest fuel prices in the world and an electric vehicle costs about 10% of the cost to "fuel!" Perhaps strangely for a "car company", we are not "pro-car!" In fact, neither are we "anti-car!" We are being realistic that people will continue to use cars, so where possible these should have as low an impact as possible. Road transport is a major contributor to "greenhouse" gas emissions and climate change, local air pollution and noise pollution, as well as competing for space with pedestrians and cyclists in our towns and cities. Car usage is ever increasing with over 26 million cars on Britain's roads - a lot of vehicles on such a small island. We need to
We need to preserve (or restore) local shops and services (see www.localworks.org). This also needs good local planning policy to ensure that people can access goods and services without having to use a car. These are big challenges, so we hope that our vehicles will make a positive contribution to a cleaner environment. |
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