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By Natalie Middleton / 13 hours ago / UK News / No Comments
Smart charging company Ohme and Motability Operations are marking the anniversary of their partnership with a concerted push to ensure electric mobility is accessible for all.One year on from the start of their partnership, the two firms have now installed more than 5,000 EV chargers for Motability Scheme drivers.
Over the past 12 months, increasing numbers of drivers on the Motability Scheme have decided to make the switch to an electric vehicle and the tie-up with Ohme enables these drivers to save money when charging by using off-peak electricity tariffs.
“At Ohme, putting our customers at the heart of everything we do and building strong relationships are two of our core values, so we feel privileged to be helping the Motability Scheme customers with their move towards electric vehicles,” said David Watson, Ohme CEO. “Compared to traditional cars, electric vehicles can enable all drivers to enjoy greater mobility, freedom and independence as well as saving money with reduced running costs. Ohme is very happy to be part of enabling that journey alongside Motability Operations.”
Motability Operations is the largest fleet operator in the UK; more than 650,000 customers use its scheme. The number of its customers now choosing an EV continues to grow and the EV proportion of its fleet has more than tripled in the past year.
“We are endeavouring to make the transition to electric as smooth as possible for our customers, so we have to find practical and affordable ways for them to charge their vehicles,” said Andy Newbold at Motability Operations.
“We have been delighted to work with Ohme during this first year of our partnership and have been impressed by their excellent level of customer service throughout. As more of our customers make the switch to electric vehicles, we’re looking forward to continuing the strong relationship between Motability Operations and Ohme.”
Bolstered by its work with Motability Operations, the smart charging specialist has used the past year to continually refine and improve its working practices among the customer service team and throughout the business to meet the specific accessibility requirements of all its customers.
It also has an ongoing relationship with the disability charity Leonard Cheshire, further helping the company to better understand the needs of all its customers and simplify the transition to electric motoring.
Ohme’s Home Pro smart charger can connect with the national grid in real time and automatically adjust its charging for drivers to take advantage of all the times of low-price charging via smart off-peak tariffs. Customers can also charge their car when renewable energy generation on the National Grid is at its highest, further lowering their CO2 impact.
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I think many people would say the same thing Sue, however with the big push to try get this through surely there must be a plan been as it’s decided to rid the Planet of petrol, diesel transport with a planned time limit..
Waste of time for me unless they want to provide a driveway….
Totally and what about drivers who find it hard to use a cable and plug the thing in. What thought has actually gone into this and the rollout of Ev’s and the effect on those with certain disabilities that drive.
Seem’s to me a lot of the policy is thought out by those with no disabilities and have no understanding of the challenges many of us do face. Like with the closure of roads and making them pedestrian zero traffic area’s. Access is now limited for Many.
Maybe some car makers will start selling new cars without any powerplant in it and you get it installed after like you do with the body of a truck or van etc. Now that would be fuuny but I hazard a guess that they will force ice cars to be scrapped as they are unaffordable and you cannot enter any town or city with one.
I’m with you AtoB Dude on that one as I binned many a smartphone over the years trying to connect a charging cable to the phones, phones that cost a hundred or more not cars that cost ten’s of thousands and more.
That said its been a little bit easier since switching to Apple phones as there cable can connect either way around and car chargers cables look sturdy enough but my main problem there would be the weight of them but then it can be a bit of a chore pulling petrol pump hoses out of there holder but not so bad as its something I only need to do once every 450 miles.
David Watson, Ohme CEO. “Compared to traditional cars, electric vehicles can enable all drivers to enjoy greater mobility, freedom and independence as well as saving money with reduced running costs.
How would an EV enable all drivers to have greater mobility and independence compared to a petrol or diesel alternative, is beyond me.
Given the vast increase in electricity, I would question if at all an EV is cheaper to run than its ice counterpart especially if charging away from home and the reduction in the price of petrol.
I’m not against EV’s, but here we have another CEO talking sh!t as usual.
Yes it’s nonsense, as is the whole drive to EVs on the basis that somehow it’s “Good for the Planet”.
Worth remembering that this is very much a Europe and China thing. The rest of the world not so much.
Something makes me uneasy with the cars and the big important push from China ?
Motability push for EV adoption and yet the AP for anything capable of driving more than 100 miles at 70 in winter is phenomenal. Add in the requirement for seat height (mini SUV) or an expectation of a decent comfort level and you’re spending nearly £10,000 just to give up your allowance for 3 years, then repeat. Oh and for APs above a set limit, they’re not showing up on the Motability search, you need to google all manufacturers to see if there’s something available. For example, you’ll not see the entire DS EV offering or the Ariya.
Meanwhile, many public charging operators are completely unaware of the requirements for wheelchair users to get close enough to the unit to actually get the cable, assuming they can actually lift and drag that very hefty cable around.
Work definitely needs doing to make the headline accurate
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Yes it’s nonsense, as is the whole drive to EVs on the basis that somehow it’s “Good for the Planet”. Worth remembering that this is very much a Europe and China thing. The rest of the world not so much.
I think what would help the planet is to keep the current cars we have for as long as possible and not scrapping them for new ones (via scrapage scheme’s) as the footprint of a new car is huge, we should be sticking with the ones already made. That’s not good for the car maker’s profits though. Less sales and bigger profits is better for them, also.
Yes it’s nonsense, as is the whole drive to EVs on the basis that somehow it’s “Good for the Planet”. Worth remembering that this is very much a Europe and China thing. The rest of the world not so much.
I think what would help the planet is to keep the current cars we have for as long as possible and not scrapping them for new ones (via scrapage scheme’s) as the footprint of a new car is huge, we should be sticking with the ones already made. That’s not good for the car maker’s profits though. Less sales and bigger profits is better for them, also.
Except an old and inefficient engine will be absolutely awful for the planet and local air. To a point, though, I have to agree. There’s little sense scrapping a 3 year old petrol for an EV, it’s hard to justify at 8 or 9 years old but by the time you get to 15 and the engine is getting a bit ‘Trigger’s broom’ and somewhat inefficient, the justification is much, much easier.
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Except an old and inefficient engine will be absolutely awful for the planet and local air. To a point, though, I have to agree. There’s little sense scrapping a 3 year old petrol for an EV, it’s hard to justify at 8 or 9 years old but by the time you get to 15 and the engine is getting a bit ‘Trigger’s broom’ and somewhat inefficient, the justification is much, much easier.
That would mean no classic cars allowed on the roads, Yes cars have gotten alot better, Especially with lead taken out of the fuel and rare alot safer and rust free for longer, but then there’s the size of the engines to consider also. It’s not so black and white as many makeout. Take the nonsense of them closing certain roads and making you drive 3 times the distance to get to your destination and causing more congestion along those routes. It’s all designed IMO to make driving a car so painful you don’t want to do it and lets not forget those restrictions also apply to EV’s, as do the lower enviromental speed limits of 50mph on a motorway or 20mph all over london. Not that many older cars are really on the roads it’s all a scam and to push us in the direction they have decided we must go to save the planet and charge us all more. Everything done so far has made no difference at all and levels still are growing. Net zero I am sure means us having net zero.
I’m pretty sure a scrappage scheme would be voluntary but if demand for petrol/diesel dwindles into 2050, it’ll become naturally harder to own a classic. Technology is helping and, to some extent, vehicles are being demonised as a core problem (alongside meat). I’m pretty sure the long term solution is a return to the commute of 200 years ago OR an abandoning of offices entirely and only employees who are needed in a specific point will be allowed to travel everyday for work (both of which are a very long way away from now). What is pressing is the need to reduce certain emissions and their impact on the atmosphere before we all cook and the world population is violently reduced.
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Except an old and inefficient engine will be absolutely awful for the planet and local air. To a point, though, I have to agree. There’s little sense scrapping a 3 year old petrol for an EV, it’s hard to justify at 8 or 9 years old but by the time you get to 15 and the engine is getting a bit ‘Trigger’s broom’ and somewhat inefficient, the justification is much, much easier.
I’m not disagreeing, but its worth remembering the amount of pollution and carbon foot print to manufacture an EV is far higher. The break even point for an EV is roughly 30,000 miles, for any gains over an ICE car.
So many experts and so many people racing to the bottom!
You will have no choice but to be electric soon, get used to the idea folks and think about how you will charge your car without a drive. Like it or not, that is the way it will be.
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That’s if we’re still around by time that happens DD..
So many experts and so many people racing to the bottom! You will have no choice but to be electric soon, get used to the idea folks and think about how you will charge your car without a drive. Like it or not, that is the way it will be. How To Charge
Hopefully by then you will be able to pop into a garage and recharge in a few minutes or in the case of this town, actually have more than two chargers for the entire town!
We don’t have the infrastructure here (as in my deepest darkest corner of the county) to support everyone having an EV and it would take a massive amount of time, effort and money to change that, something I don’t see happening in the next 10 years by which time I may have given up driving anyway or be living somewhere that has a driveway and I can charge at home, or be rich enough to put one in here.
My issue is not one of space, I live in a house with a good frontage and with lapsed permission to have a driveway put in, it is one of finances.
think about how you will charge your car without a drive. Like it or not, that is the way it will be.
Without a doubt EV’s are the foreseeable future untill something better or comes along.
As EV’s take hold more, energy companies/councils will install secure charging posts on the pavement outside your property on a rented or rent to buy scheme. If youre lucky the council may use Nynex to dig up your pavement!!
We aren’t ready for 100% EV, untill the grid is brought up to cope with todays/tomorrows standards.
I would have also thought Motability would be doing alot more to push EV’s. I guess they won’t untill 2035, with the majority of cars available remainaining hybrid.
Hopefully by then you will be able to pop into a garage and recharge in a few minutes or in the case of this town, actually have more than two chargers for the entire town!
China has battery stations where you drive in and your battery is swopped with a fully charged one. Although I’d be miffed if the batter on my brand new car was swopped out with one that was 2-3 years old!
To think we sent £50m in aid to china last year, yet they will soon be the biggest economy and already leaps ahead than the west.
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