Michael Axtens purchased a “pre-loved” Electron in mid-2009. This was a Mark I 2007 model, with about 10,000km on the clock. It was updated and refurbished at BEV before sale. Since then he has travelled roughly 1000km, including two return trips to Melbourne from Geelong.
Michael describes the car as a “delight to drive”, and he should know, having already converted a car as an exercise with an electric car club. He is particularly taken with the regenerative braking, which he has quickly mastered and professes to hardly ever need to use the conventional brake.
“It’s a great feeling to know you are maximising the energy storage and not wasting battery power as heat in the brakes”, he said.
He also is happy with the new fuel gauge, a recent innovation from BEV, with a real time indication of battery charge level. “It seems very accurate and I like the low battery indicator – just like a petrol warning light”, he said.