Trevor Larkum, Author at Electric vehicle news by Fuel Included

Milton Keynes Mushrooms: A New Generation of Charging Stations

Jan 14, 2019Trevor Larkum3 CommentsBMW, BP Chargemaster, Charging, Electric Cars, i3, i3 94Ah, Milton Keynes, News, Reviews and Comment, Opinion

Driving from Northampton to Surrey to visit my family over Christmas I was due to go past the new Milton Keynes Charging Hub so took the opportunity to call in. The Hub was developed by Milton Keynes Council with a government grant, with the charging infrastructure provided by BP Chargemaster. I had heard on social

A Long Journey Easier with an Electric Car than a Conventional One

Mar 14, 2015Trevor Larkum1 CommentBlog, Electric Cars, Renault, ZOE

It doesn’t happen often, but we recently took a long trip in my ZOE that was easier than if we had taken a petrol or diesel car. We needed to travel to Peterborough Passport Office to renew my daughter’s passport at short notice. Plan A was very straightforward – drive to Peterborough and slow charger

EV Spotting

Mar 1, 2015Trevor Larkum1 CommentBlog, BMW, Electric Cars, i3, Renault, ZOE

It turns out my Renault ZOE is no longer the only one in my local area, around Northampton. An almost identical but newer Dynamique Intens has turned up, and I’ve seen it in Northampton and nearby Wellingborough. It’s even the same Energy Blue colour. I’m embarrassed to say I can always tell which one is

Changing the Headlamp Bulbs in a Renault ZOE

Jan 31, 2015Trevor Larkum1 CommentBlog, Electric Cars, Renault, ZOE

The headlights in a Renault ZOE are not particularly powerful at the best of times, but recently it became clear that my car was giving out so little light that it must have a blown headlamp. Having often changed the bulbs in other cars I decided to take this job on myself, despite finding that

Test Drive Sunday

Jan 24, 2015Trevor Larkum1 CommentBlog, Electric Cars, Leaf, Nissan

We had very strong interest in electric cars from our first public event so that we arranged to have a dedicated test drive day. On a Sunday in December we invited four families/couples to the St. Alban’s Nissan dealership (Glyn Hopkin) en masse to have test drives; all attended. The format was simple – it

Mercedes B Class Electric Not Available to Test Drive

Jan 5, 2015Trevor LarkumB-Class, Blog, Electric Cars, Mercedes

We are currently in the process of trying to arrange test drives of the new Mercedes B Class Electric for our customers. According to various news reports and press releases (like this one) the B Class Electric is available to order now in the UK. However, we have been in touch with two different Mercedes

Open University Electric Vehicle Research Study

Dec 31, 2014Trevor LarkumBlog, Electric Cars, Energy and Climate Change, Leaf, Milton Keynes, Nissan

In November I was invited to attend an Open University Electric Vehicle Research Study. I came across it online, plus friends who know I am an EV driver had also told me about it. The study is being conducted by researchers from the Open University’s Ubiquitous Computing and Sustainability Lab, part of the OU’s Centre

300 Miles in a Day

Dec 29, 2014Trevor Larkum2 CommentsBlog, Leaf, Nissan, Renault, ZOE

In October I managed, for the first time ever, to drive 300 miles one day in my Renault ZOE. I like to think that puts me in the ‘elite club’ of long distance electric car drivers! Of course, I’m not the first ZOE owner to join – at least two other members of the MyRenaultZOE

A World First… Hillside’s Dalbury e-NV200 Campervan

Dec 21, 2014Trevor LarkumBlog, e-NV200, e-NV200 Camper Van, Electric Motorhomes, Electric Vans, Nissan

In October our family visited the Motorhome and Caravan Show at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham. Although we have a general interest in motorhoming, and have taken a number of holidays by motorhome, I had a particular aim to see the new all-electric Dalbury campervan being launched by Hillside Leisure. It is claimed to

People’s Climate March – Part 3

Dec 5, 2014Trevor LarkumBlog, Leaf, Nissan, Renault, ZOE

[Part 1] [Part 2] Once the Climate March was over I expected the return journey to be straightforward, but it wasn’t to be. I knew that there was extensive engineering work underway on the London Underground but it did not impact directly on the route I intended to use back from Westminster to Kentish Town.

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