1. Eco Travel Network (ETN)
A tourist rental network for lightweight electric
vehicles across the National Park
• Why?
– Visitors average 50 car miles a day
– Produce 50,000 tonnes of CO2 per year
• Scheme evolved from b-bug trial in 2011
– enable locals to try electric travel too
• How?
– 50% start-up funding from BBNP SDF
– ETN owns and insures a fleet of eco-vehicles
– Vehicles leased to tourist businesses to rent to their
visitors & generate revenue for themselves
2. Eco Travel Network
• Ultra Lightweight (8 miles per kWh)
– powered by community and domestic hydro, solar and wind
– suited to short car journeys (80% of what we do)
– cheap
– challenges car-centric mindset
• Eye catching & Fun to drive
– to entice people to experience a different way of travelling
– people on holiday open to new experiences
• Distributed rental & economics
– vehicles located where visitors are actually staying
– vehicle finance & renting costs shared across multiple small
businesses – generates a revenue stream for them
– charging network also based on local businesses
3. Eco Travel Network (ETN)
• Launching July 1st with 6 Renault Twizys
• www. ecotravelnetwork.co.uk
• Twitter @ecofunkytravel
• Come and meet “Thierry” outside today
