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The New Training Car Has Arrived

The Bright Red L now uses a Tesla Model 3 training car, continuing the commitment to training in an EV.

Tesla Model 3 Training car. Automatic driving lessons in Portsmouth.

The new training car is here after nearly four years using Nissan Leaf EVs as training cars. The new training car is a Tesla Model 3. The Leafs have both been brilliant even as an ageing design in the EV world. When considering the replacement for a training car I kept coming back to the Tesla Model 3. There are many more EVs available now, even compared to two years ago, however, none seemed to offer much more than a Tekna specification Leaf. None could offer a charging experience the Tesla Supercharger network offers either.

Eco Safe Driver training in electric car

Driving style has a big affect on EV range as well as fuel economy in a fossil fuelled car. Eco safe driving techniques can increase range showing an average improvement of over 11% with eco safe driver training.

As I sit writing this in Lockdown through the winter of late 2020 and early 2021, and unable to teach, I realise I’ve not been able to asses the true winter range of my 40kW Nissan Leaf as this would be it’s first winter with me.

I was reminded of some eco safe driver training I did for a large organisation last winter as social media has many EV users saying how much their range has dropped in the cold weather. This article has a summary of the results of that training showing how a few eco safe driving tricks can increase range.

Category: Fleet Driver Training

Tesla Model 3 Training Car

The New Training Car Has Arrived

Eco Safe Driving Increases EV Range