An electric car club for Shaftesbury

Could an occasional car meet your needs and save you money? Would you like to support a car club in Shaftesbury?

Electric vehicles emit no greenhouse gasses, nitrogen oxide, or exhaust particulates. New fossil fuel vehicles will be banned by 2030. However, electric cars are expensive to purchase and, even if they were more affordable, simply replacing all fossil-fuelled cars with their electric equivalents would not be a sustainable option.

So, for many people who have only occasional need for a car, using a rented electric vehicle could be a sustainable solution for themselves and the community. 

This workshop will consider Shaftesbury's dependence on cars, and the benefits of an electric car club that would enable people to have occasional use of shared vehicles. 

Those joining us include Hugh King and Revd Lorna Johnson who are associated with Bridport Co-housing, a project establishing a neighbourhood of affordable and sustainable eco-homes…