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00:00You've gone back to the cheese and you've cut out petrol.
00:10Yeah!
00:11Yeah, nice!
00:12Right, I'm hitting the streets again in this lovely Astra electric.
00:16Why?
00:17Good question.
00:19Because Vauxhall's Electric Streets of Britain campaign is supporting the 40% of households
00:23without access to off-street parking to make the switch to electric.
00:27Nice work!
00:29So today I'm in this leafy suburb to meet Anna, a fellow EV owner.
00:33Anna!
00:34Hi!
00:35Hi!
00:36Nice to meet you.
00:37Nice to meet you.
00:38To find out what it's like to go electric.
00:40So you're a proper EV user?
00:43I am.
00:44I really love my car, yeah.
00:45There was no tax on the car and the fact that I knew that I was going to be able to cost-effectively
00:51charge it, which is good.
00:52Shall we go and have a little spin and a chat?
00:54Let's do it!
00:55OK, away we go.
00:58Did you have any reservations about getting an EV?
01:01Yeah.
01:02A lot of the cars didn't have an amazing range.
01:04I was worried that I was going to have to make frequent stops and I'm pleased to say
01:07that I found one with a good range and it was within my budget.
01:11What have the positives been that you've noticed since having your EV?
01:14There's plenty of apps available where you can search for nearby charges and what I was
01:19really surprised about is how fast and nippy and enjoyable they are to drive.
01:25I do think that given a choice between an EV and a regular car, I can't say that I would
01:31ever go back.
01:32I was vegan a few years ago and to be honest, I didn't like the cheese, so this is a much
01:36better option.
01:37Oh right, so you've gone back to the cheese and you've cut out petrol.
01:41Yeah.
01:42Yeah, nice.
01:43What's your dream in terms of charging?
01:47I think there is an infrastructure, it's growing, however we definitely need more on-street
01:53chargers.
01:54It is the future.
01:55Alright then, thanks for the ride.
01:59Keep it electric.
02:00Will do.
02:01If you currently drive an electric vehicle or you're considering making the switch in
02:05the future, just fill in the simple form and help to create a heat map of demand.
02:10Together we can electrify more UK streets.