In the third in our series on buying a Used EV we’re looking at things to look for when you visit the car for the initial viewing.

Those who regularly follow www.aminorjourney.com will know that I’m working on a new series, to be launched this summer. It will involve lots of cars and lots of reviews. Currently, we’ve got test-drives lined up with (amongst others)   The new 2010 Prius The Smart ED The Smart MHD The 2010 Honda Insight The iMiev…

Details of the June Prizewinner on Aminorjourney.com and details of next month’s prize giveaway.

If you’re a regular to EVcast please note that tomorrow’s show will be taking place at a slightly different time. Instead of the usual live 6pm BST recording time we’ll be recording at 10am BST on Saturday 4th July. If you like to pop by and join in the chat at our chat room then…

Norfolk, the very flat place which can be found on the sticky-out round bit on the east side of the UK, seems to be a hotbed of electric vehicle activity these days. First off, the flat lands of East Anglia (of which both Norfolk and Suffolk are part of) is ideal for any EV owner. There’s a high number of small NEV vehicles which find homes here. The open flat roads make ideal conditions for long-distance EV drives. Unlike their western counterparts who moan about inaccurate sales literature stating optimistic ranges for EVs, the Norfolk EV’er often exceeds them without a second glance.

This year I’ve been rather keen to do a charity run from John O Groats to Land’s End in an EV. It’s a project that I’ve thought about several times in the past few years but never actually got around to doing. My intial idea would be that the proceeds of the run would go…

Velma the PHEV is dead. It’s a sad day for us.

News from this week at aminorjourney.com

The BBC have just ran a story on their Breakfast show about electric and other green vehicles. There’s an EPIC fail on the part of the BBC… Sigh..