Evie (EV) is Born

I'm imagining that Tuesday 4th November 2014 will be a day that I will be telling my grandchildren (should I have any) about for many years to come: today is the day that I bought my first Electric car.

Having grown up in a house where my Dad succumbed to the enchanting promises of developing technology - yes, we were one of the only households that actually owned a Betamax Recorder - I'm hoping that my investment in EV technology will promise to be a little more fruitful, and dependable, than the many emerging (and often failing) technological advances of the 1980s.

Here is my EV:
A Renault Zoe (Zen) 

I'll go into the reasons for choosing both an EV and this EV in another post.  But, just to clarify, I am no expert in cars, electric vehicles, or environmental issues.  I have conducted some (sofa-based) research into electric vehicles, charging points etc. but this is limited to information that I could garner as Ordinary Jo(anne)  - mainly courtesy of the lovely (and impartial ?!) Google.   

I've created this blog to record my experiences from day 1 of ownership, in the hope that it might be useful to others who may also be considering getting an EV. I hope you enjoy!