Electric Assisted Vehicles (EAV) has completed a trial of its lightweight zero-emission vehicle at Gordonstoun boarding school in the Scottish Borders.
The Oxfordshire-based micromobility manufacturer tested its e-cargo vehicle on the 200-acre estate, comparing its 2Cubed model with current vans operating on campus.
In the trail, 2Cubed was used to transport maintenance equipment by grounds staff, for domestic supplies and to collect and distribute packages to the school’s front gate.
Adam Barmby, CEO of EAV, said: “In a campus environment, the 2Cubed is the perfect solution. The vehicle is extremely benign and moves through the environment quietly, efficiently and safely.
“The front of the vehicle was specifically designed to be familiar and non-threatening, so in a location where you have lots of children and young people, like a school or university campus, it doesn’t provoke any anxiety so is the perfect substitute for any urban van or goods vehicle.”
Gordonstoun is working to achieve ‘Green Flag’ status, an award that recognises the institution as prioritising the environment. This year the focus is on transport.
Lisa Kerr, principal of Gordonstoun, said: “Our school community are very environmentally aware and embrace the need for change. The use of these lightweight EAV vehicles at the school and on the estate will help to cut emissions but also help our staff to become more efficient as they can move from task to task more quickly and easily.”
