EV driving stories

My Week Driving Electric

Nick, 32, has never driven an electric car before - until now! From initial reservations to driving hundreds of miles over seven days, read about his electric week here.

Using an EV charger for the first time

Meet Louise, a 60s-something petrol driver from Worthing. She’s the occasional driver of a 2001 Vauxhall Astra estate, who has never driven an electric vehicle before… until now. With no help, we parked a Polestar 2 at a Fastned charger and asked Louise to initiate a charge with an Electrocard.

Surrey to Normandy (1000-mile EV road trip)

In this edition of EV Driving Stories, we have Steve Scott telling us about his trip from Surrey, all the way to Cricqueville en Auge, Normandy.

Norwich to Stratford, London (240-mile EV road trip)

Another Community member has shared their journey with us at Octopus Electroverse, helping combat the common misconception about EVs and their inconvenience on long journeys. Up next in our EV Driving Stories series we have Nicolas Rhatigan, telling us about his trip from his home in south Norwich 

Lancashire to Hampshire (249-mile EV road trip)

Driving an EV for the first time

Meet Maddy - a Marketing intern from Horsham, who has only ever driven a manual car.

We wanted to see if someone completely new to electric vehicles (and the public charging world!) had any reservations about making the electric switch and if driving electric for the day would change anything.

London to Montenegro (3,500-mile EV road trip)

Read Damir's EV road trip journey, in which he travels over 3,500 miles (from London to Montenegro) in a Peugeot 2008-e, using the Electrocard. In this blog he shares his experiences and top tips for any other EV adventurers out there.