Portsmouth city council Archives - Bright Red L Driving School

January 22, 2020December 21, 2020

More Residents Charging Bays in Portsmouth

Another 79 electric car charging points are to be installed in Portsmouth. This is great news in a city which has very few homes with off street parking, Portsmouth council are making it possible for residents to own and run EVs. I have benefited from the first phase of 37 residents chargers installed last year. Without them It would be very difficult for me to own and run my Nissan Leaf. Read more in the Portsmouth News

January 20, 2020December 10, 2020

Enough Carbon Dioxide To Fill 10 Houses

Last year my carbon emission saving has been enough to fill nearly 10 average UK houses running the Nissan Leaf.

2019 was a busy year for the Electric Instructor and being an EV owner has secured specific EV work, especially in the fleet sector where the switch to EVs is becoming a hot topic. So I thought I’d work out my carbon saving in terms of how many houses it would fill in the time I’ve owned the Leaf. It turned out to be quite a lot.

July 13, 2019December 10, 2020

There’s no Reason to Buy a Petrol or Diesel Car

We are now at a point where there is almost no reason for anybody buy a new petrol or diesel car. If you’re buying a new car it should be electric. With decent battery ranges, a model to suit most needs available and cost of ownership parity with ICE cars your next car should be electric.

April 30, 2019January 6, 2021

Urban Baywatch

I’m becoming obsessed with a parking bay! The one I use to charge with the new Ubitricity charging points in Portsmouth. There’s a problem in so much as it’s not quite an EV charging bay yet.

Just over two months into Nissan Leaf ownership and it’s fabulous. The car is smooth, quiet, fast and the running costs are about 15% of putting petrol in my previous Toyota Auris Hybrid. There’s no way I’d want to go back to an ICE car. Being an early adopter of running EV on public charging in Portsmouth has brought it’s frustrations though. I will say mainly caused by ICE cars but also because Portsmouth City Council seem to have fallen apart completing the on street charging project.