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Welcome to your Plug in Newsletter, keeping you?regularly updated on electric and sustainable transport news taking place across Nottingham.
People in Nottingham are now able to ride in unique taxis that have been specially modified with the latest, highly efficient, wireless charging technology, to make them easier for drivers to recharge.
The Wireless Charging of Electric Taxis (WiCET) trial is a government funded project that has installed wireless charging equipment on to electric hackney carriages and into a taxi rank in Nottingham. For this ?first of its kind? trial in the UK, five wireless ground transmitter pad systems have been installed at the main taxi rank near the train station, and nine electric hackney carriages have been retrofitted with wireless receiver pads - five LEVC TX Taxis, and four Nissan Dynamo taxis.
Councillor Audra Wynter, Portfolio Holder for Highways, Transport and Parks at Nottingham City Council said: ?It?s fantastic for Nottingham to be at the forefront of this amazing project ? the first city in the UK to have this cutting-edge technology. Wireless electric taxi charging will help improve local air quality and reduce noise pollution while helping our taxi drivers to work efficiently.
?Our proud history as a green city, and ambitious plans to become the UK?s first carbon neutral city by 2028, makes Nottingham the perfect place to test these innovative future transport technologies.?
Click here for more information and how to sign up.
 Are you a business or organisation based in Nottingham? Test ride an eCargo bike to see if one is right for your operation.
eCargo bikes offer a sustainable alternative to petrol and diesel vehicles and are specifically designed to transport cargo from A to B with zero emissions. They have a large storage space for cargo at the front of the frame and an electric motor to provide a much-welcomed pedalling boost!
Advantages:
- Lower upfront and running costs compared to petrol and diesel vehicles
- Reduced traffic congestion
- Improved workforce health and wellbeing
- Improved air quality
- Make deliveries in congested areas more easily
We are offering businesses, along with voluntary and public sector organisations, in the city the chance to trial one of 15 eCargo bikes for free*, providing first-hand experience of the benefits involved and operational confidence to make a permanent switch.
For further information, please visit the following link.
*administrative fee applies
The Electric Van Experience (EVE) offers business and organisations within the Nottingham City Council boundary the chance to loan an electric van at zero cost for 30 days.
The scheme started early 2021 and has seen over 200 businesses register their interest in the scheme. So far, our EVE vehicles have travelled over 150,000 kilometres with an estimated CO2 saving of 22 tonnes.
96% of participants have rated EVE as good or excellent and found that the driving performance of the vehicles was the most positive aspect of EVE followed closely by the choice of vehicles and the environmental impacts.
Throughout the scheme, the two most preferred vehicles have been the Maxus eDeliver 3 52kw and the Toyota Proace. They are both medium sized vans and are the cheaper option compared to their competitors which is perhaps the reason for their popularity.
If you would like to know more about the EVE, click here.
To express your interest in the scheme, please click here.
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