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(I've done this and it really opened my eyes to the possibilities - Chris)

The Energy Savings Trust run some excellent courses that are free to ADIs and would be well worth doing for anyone considering an Electric Vehicle for their next school car. Details of the courses:

• What EVs and PHEVs are available, their realistic ranges and uses.

• Costs: Purchase costs & running costs including grants, fuel costs, taxes and servicing/maintenance.
• Driving EVs: their modes, controls and displays; maximising EVs efficiency and therefore range
• Other issues & concerns: Overall CO2 emissions compared to petrol diesel; electricity production (will the national grid cope?); Lithium supplies; Battery life and degradation, etc etc.

The courses are free of charge as they are funded by Dept for Transport.

Pre COVID the courses ran at various locations around England, with classroom training in the mornings and on-road in the afternoons. The classroom training has been replaced with webinars but keeping the numbers on the webinars small so the courses can be really interactive with questions and discussion welcome at any time.

In the afternoons following the webinars on-road training is still offered when ADIs that have attended the webinar in the morning can come along and drive 3 different EVs, each for approx 20 to 30 mins. The on-road training is one-to-one with a trainer working for EST and of course, it follows COVID protocols of mask-wearing, ensuring good ventilation, sanitising touchpoints between drivers etc.

Dates and locations for upcoming courses -
8th Dec: Stoke
9th Dec: Worcester
10th Dec: Swindon.

For more information or to book a place on a course please contact Raymond Amileke on Raymond.Amileke@est.org.uk