1 Cents or 2 Pence A Mile ZeCar Designed in Wales

With household and other costs escalating in the UK, I don’t know about you but I’m feeling the pinch around the wallet so to speak. Everyday we seem to hear of more things going up: petrol, electricity, gas and food.

But now for the Good News!
A zero-emission car that does the equivalent of 250 miles to the gallon is set to roll off the production line this summer, its manufacturers have said. Stevens Vehicles say their electric cars and vans will cost under 2p a mile to run.

The start-up company, which has its headquarters in Port Talbot, south Wales, boasts its vehicles will not produce toxins, pollutants, particulates, carbon derivatives or greenhouses gases - and do not require road tax. They can also be charged overnight from any standard 13 amp electric socket.

Their top speed, however, will be confined to 56mph and they have a maximum range of 50 miles before they have to be re-charged.

The Zecar, a family-sized vehicle capable of carrying five adults, and the Zevan, which has a square side load bay large enough to take standard pallets, were designed and developed by Professor Tony Stevens. His son Peter, a former city banker, set up Stevens Vehicles Ltd to manufacture the vehicles for the UK market.

They are currently able to produce one vehicle a day with the ability to scale up to 1,000 models a year. The company was supported by the Welsh Assembly Government to set up production in Wales.

Ieuan Wyn Jones, the Welsh Assembly Government Minister for the Economy and Transport, said: “The Assembly Government has been actively supporting the automotive sector in the development of niche vehicles and alternative fuels and supply chains.

“The zero emissions from these new vehicles support the Assembly Government’s clean energy policy and we welcome the investment by innovative businesses like Stevens Vehicles.”

Peter Stevens said the design and development work was carried out by his father from a workshop in Kent and their dream was to go into production and manufacturing.

“I chose Wales as the base for production and manufacture because of the help, support and enthusiasm we found here and are now taking that dream forward,” he said. “It is very hard to set up a car manufacturing plant - it’s not just the question of raising the finance, it’s about getting the right support and the Assembly Government has been hugely helpful.”

Well, once they tell me what a vehicle is likely to cost, then I’ll be more than interested. I’ll be watching out for more information on this interesting Welsh project.

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