Did you know that the average person could save £1,000 per year on average by sharing journeys? So, why not share your regular journey with someone else to start saving money. Sign up for free to liftshare.com and search for others that make the same or similar journey and advertise yourself as either a passenger or a driver. Not only are you saving money, but you’re also helping reduce pollution and congestion too! To work out how much money you could save by sharing your journeys, head to the Liftshare calculator. FAQ’s about lift sharing can be found here.

Electric and hybrid vehicles are increasing in popularity and with constant improvements in technology, they are also becoming more practical. Days of the dreaded ‘range anxiety’ are long gone with car batteries having a longer range than often required (did you know that most car journeys in the UK are under 15 miles long!) Here are some of the overall benefits of switching to electric;

• Cheaper to run – when compared to petrol or diesel, electricity is cheap! Typically running an electric car could cost a third less than a traditional car could cost.
• Maintenance – Not only will you find electric vehicles cheaper to run but the maintenance costs tend to be less too. With electric engines, there are less moving parts, therefore potentially fewer things to go wrong!
• Environmental issues – Now of course there are still related emissions when it comes to the production of the car and the electricity production to power it, however, electric vehicles don’t produce emissions when running. Roadside air can be significantly improved if more people make the switch!
• Tax savings – The government are actively encouraging people to make the switch and are promoting this through tax savings – particularly if you have a company car.

For all the information you could possibly require on EV’s and hybrid vehicles including FAQ’s and other low carbon travel modes, please visit Energy Saving Trust.

There are several EV charging points available across Cambridge; Grafton East Car Park – East Road, CB1 1PS Queen Anne Terrace Car Park – Gonville Place, CB1 1ND Cambridge Science Park – CB4 0WG Addenbrooke’s Hospital – CB2 0QQ If you’re travelling further afield and need to find EV points, visit Zap Map or download the Zap Map app for free on iOS and Android devices.

The Government Office for Low Emission Vehicles are providing grants to help with the cost of both low emission vehicles and the installation of charging points at home. To find out more visit the Gov.uk website.