246 - The New Car Episode

This episode of EV Musings explores the concept of renting electric vehicles (EVs) instead of owning them. The discussion covers short-term rental services like Zimble, which offers hourly EV rentals with home delivery, and traditional rental companies like Europcar, which provide both short-term and long-term EV rental options. The episode highlights the benefits of EV rentals, including cost savings, reduced environmental impact, and the opportunity for potential EV buyers to experience driving an electric car before making a purchase.

We'll look at the big rental companies AND the smaller, more bespoke rental companies

Guest Details:

Tom Middleditch - An experienced marketing and product development leader, Tom has been in the mobility sector for more than 15 years, and has worked for a number of brands in the leisure and business travel space. He joined Europcar in 2015, and today leads the B2B marketing activities. With a passion for greener motoring, in Summer 2023 he was appointed as Head of Electric Mobility. In particular, Tom’s focus has been on widening awareness of the role vehicle rental can play in helping businesses and individuals reduce their environmental impact – whether that be changing attitudes to vehicle ownership or driving electric. Dispelling the myths around electric motoring is a central objective of this activity. His contributions to the industry were recognised when he was named an EV Champion at the 2023 GreenFleet Awards.

Tom's Website

This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zapmap, the free to download app that helps EV drivers search, plan, and pay for their charging.

Links in the show notes:

• Electric Car Hire in Oxfordshire - Zimbl
• Nottingham gets next batch of electric buses - Cool Thing
• Europcar EV Guide

Episode produced by Arran Sheppard at Urban Podcasts: https://www.urbanpodcasts.co.uk

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Zapmap

The EV Musings Podcast is sponsored by Zapmap, the go-to app for EV drivers in the UK, which helps EV drivers search, plan, and pay for their charging. Zapmap is free to download and use, with Zapmap Premium providing enhanced features which include using Zapmap in-car on CarPlay or Android Auto and help with charging costs with both a pricing filter and 5% discount*"