Advertising campaign for the new Nissan LEAF has started and is engaging...
This is rather an expensive car, even with the £5000 Government subsidy that is available towards its purchase.
There's a reason for that though...
At the end of the day, the car needs to be plugged into the wall (via a special charging socket that needs to be installed at home) and the following morning it's ready to go again. This is a zero emission, electric vehicle.
One interesting phrase that is used is autonomy: this is basically the range of the car, before it has to be recharged. This will vary according to a number of fairly obvious factors.
Sustainable transport is a key issue in many GCSE specifications, and has also been included in many KS3 courses around the country.
Students could be asked to consider the benefits of the car compared to a traditional petrol engine, and research the overall costs of ownership over the lifetime of the car.
I am happy to take a trial test drive and feedback if Nissan are reading this...
I think geographers around the world would be interested to hear more about the potential benefits of this type of vehicle.
This is rather an expensive car, even with the £5000 Government subsidy that is available towards its purchase.
There's a reason for that though...
At the end of the day, the car needs to be plugged into the wall (via a special charging socket that needs to be installed at home) and the following morning it's ready to go again. This is a zero emission, electric vehicle.
One interesting phrase that is used is autonomy: this is basically the range of the car, before it has to be recharged. This will vary according to a number of fairly obvious factors.
Sustainable transport is a key issue in many GCSE specifications, and has also been included in many KS3 courses around the country.
Students could be asked to consider the benefits of the car compared to a traditional petrol engine, and research the overall costs of ownership over the lifetime of the car.
I am happy to take a trial test drive and feedback if Nissan are reading this...
I think geographers around the world would be interested to hear more about the potential benefits of this type of vehicle.
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