EV Christmas parade!

27 October, 2017 | Dundee Electric

We are DELIGHTED to announce we are hosting Dundee’s first ever Electric Vehicle Christmas parade! In fact, this could be the first of it’s kind in the EV world. As part of the festive celebrations in the city centre that weekend – including the Christmas light switch on the night before – we will be parading our festive vehicles through the city before gathering at Dundee High School ( in the city centre). From here, we hope to capture interest from passers by and other members of the public and provide an opportunity to learn about the switch from a combustible engine to an electric one. We will be stocked up with flyers, goodie bags and other freebies to help encourage EV uptake in the city.

If you have an EV and want to get involved please get in touch with us from the ‘Contact’ page!

If you don’t own an EV (yet), want to find out more or just come along and meet us for the fun and celebration of an eco-friendly Dundee – meet us at Dundee High or keep an eye out for us along the route.

Mentioned in the Evening Telegraph:

Dundee buzzing ahead of first-ever festive electric car parade – and you can be involved

Photos from the event:

Rudolph Kia!

Festive Peugeot

Words from Cllr Lynne

EVs @ Dundee high

Testimonials

“I love my new Nissan Leaf… the forward-thinking city council are at the forefront of the whole electric car revolution”

Lorraine Kelly

“Electric taxis always surprise our customers with how quiet they are. The switch from fuel to electricity has saved us thousands – and it’s clean too!”

There are now a total of 187 electric taxis operating in Dundee which is 25% of all taxis operating in the city.

Dundee Taxis

“Electric vehicles have reduced the city’s cO2 levels by 987 tonnes so far (Sept 2017)”

Dundee City Council have 223 electric vehicles (and counting) in their fleet, the biggest of any UK local authority.

Gary McRae, Dundee City Council

“The excellent charging infrastructure in Dundee makes running an electric car very easy. I often plug in to one of the chargers in town, pop to the shops and my Nissan Leaf is fully charged by the time I’m done. I can’t wait to use the charging hubs that are planned across the city. The ability to park for free in the Dundee City Council car parks because my car has zero emissions is an added bonus.”

Elinor, Dundee

“We are now using an electric car since 2012 and will not go back to a petrol car. The drive is smooth, responsive and quiet. With Dundee getting better and better with chargers in several places, free parking in Council car parks, what’s not to like? The car has saved us money compared to the Ford Ka we had before, with currently over 90,000 miles, you can’t tell us it’s not used. Looking forward to the new charging hubs in Dundee.”

Erwin, Alyth

“EVs are over 60% cheaper to refuel than modern petrol and diesel cars and have only 1% of the moving components, so they’re really reliable. There are EVs that have clocked up over 174,000 miles in three years and only needed a ball bearing replaced. Switching to an EV from a 70mpg hybrid and charging it at home has saved me £500 per year on fuel and maintenance alone – double that if I only use Dundee’s free public charge points!”

Euan, Dundee University graduate

“Our two electric vans have completely transformed our business. Not only have they helped reduced our running costs, but they are much better for the environment and work well with the stop start style of driving that we do on our free pick-up and delivery service. The move over to electric vehicles has been extremely easy due to the excellent facilities for charging in the local Dundee area. We are even considering adding a third electric vehicle to our fleet.”

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