Go Ultra Low Nottingham Electric Vehicle FestEVal

Jaguar I-PACE

The Go Ultra Low Nottingham Electric Vehicle FestEVal will take place on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 June and will feature not only Robert Llewellyn and Mark Goodier, but also the new Jaguar I-PACE.

There will also be a range of electric and other Ultra-Low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs) on display from BMW, Kia, Nissan, DriveElectric, Chargemaster, Cenex and LEVC.

On Saturday 30 June the Go Ultra Low Electric Vehicle FestEVal will be hosting two celebrities in the Dining Room at the Council House on Old Market Square. Former Radio 1 DJ, broadcaster and businessman with a passion for electric vehicles, Mark Goodier will be sharing his EV Journey from 10 to 10.20am. Red Dwarf star, and host of Fully Charged, Robert Llewellyn, will be talking about his various EV Adventures from 1 to 2pm, however all tickets have now been sold for Robert’s talk.

There will be a range of Ultra Low Emission Vehicles (ULEVs) including:

BMW: i3; 530e PHEV & Mini Countryman PHEV

Nissan: 40kWh Leaf, e-NV200

Kia: Soul EV, Optima PHEV, Niro PHEV

DriveElectric will be displaying the Hyundai IONIQ, and the brand new Jaguar I-PACE will be on show. As if that’s not enough, there will also be Renault’s Formula E all-electric racing car.

On Friday 29 and Saturday 30 June there will be many drop-in talks inside the Dome on Old Market Square, ranging from question and answer sessions with ULEV champions to finding out about how you can lease an EV from DriveElectric or how to use solar panels to charge your car.

On Saturday 30 June, local company Gizmo’s Lab will be running an activity for kids to build a little electric car or rubber powered aero car. This will take place from 12.15-1pm.

Council House Talks

Saturday 30 June

10am – 10.20am
Special Guest & MC for the day radio presenter Mark Goodier

10.30am – 11.30am
Beginner’s Guide to Electric Vehicles– Myth busting with Ultra Low Emission Vehicle experts Cenex and Nottingham’s ULEV champions

11.40am – 12.10pm
Introducing ultra low emission taxiswith the London Electric Vehicle Company

12.20pm – 12.50pm
Chargemaster – Developing Nottingham’s new public charge point network

1pm – 2pm
(Ticketed) Electric Vehicle Adventures with Red Dwarf Star & Fully Charged presenter Robert  Llewellyn – book your tickets here.

Old Market Square Talks – just drop in

Friday 29 June

10.15am – 11am
Kids Go Electric. A space for children to find out about an Ultra Low Emission future

12.30pm – 1pm
Kia – the Niro EV and the electric future

1.15pm – 2.45pm
ULEVs in a business context – How business WEGo Couriers are reaping the rewards by going all electric

3.45pm – 4.15pm
Drive Electric – The future of EVs, and how to lease one in a business context

4.15pm – 4.45pm
ULEV Champions Q&A – an opportunity to ask ULEV owners about their experiences

Saturday 30 June

11am – 11.30am
Drive Electric Find out about how you and your family can electrify your life

11.45am – 12pm
ULEV Champions Q&A Talk to the people that already drive on electric. Ask us anything!

12.15pm – 1pm
Kids Go Electric. Build an electric mini car or rubber-powered aero car

2.30pm – 3.15pm

Rob Carswell, founder of SPARK+VOLT has built his own eco-home and charges his EV for free on sunny days – find out how you could do it too

Find out more about Go Ultra Low at: http://goultralownottingham.org.uk/events/electric-vehicle-festeval/

Find out more about Nottingham’s new ULEV Experience programme for businesses here – including electric vehicle loans