EVLN(David Bock's Sparrow is the answer to UK drivers' prayers)

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EVLN(David Bock's Sparrow is the answer to UK drivers' prayers)
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On the road to greener future LIZ PARKS 06/28/2001 Western Morning
News Evening Herald 3 Copyright (C) 2001 Western Morning News; Source:
World Reporter (TM)

THE future is here - and it's electric.
This lean, green, eco-friendly machine, one of only four in the
country, could help stressed-out motorists beat the gridlock and get
streets ahead.  With a top speed of 80 mph, cheap running costs and
easy parking, the Corbin Sparrow electric car could be that answer to
drivers' prayers.

That's according to husband and wife team David and Barbara Bock, who
run St Mellion-based E2V imports and build electric cars and
scooters.

Speaking at the Celebration of Innovation, at the University of
Plymouth, Mrs Bock, the company secretary, said the car could
revolutionise jams on the country's roads.

"They are a lot cheaper to run, they are very green and from April
the road fund tax is free of charge," she said.

"They are easy to drive - it's just like driving an automatic."

Mrs Bock believes E2V is the only company in the country to import
the cars and uses her own Sparrow to commute the 16 miles between St
Mellion and Plymouth.

So far, there are just four of the pioneering models in the UK and
only about 300 in the world.

The lime green mean machine, which has covered more than 2,000 miles,
works off 13 batteries which generate 156 volts.

Because of Devon and Cornwall's hilly roads, the car's batteries need
recharging every 35 miles, but Mrs Bock said it was much cheaper than
its petrol-guzzling cousins.

She has calculated that the energy costs of the car's first 1,000
miles were just Pounds 5 - or 1/2p per mile.

To achieve the same results, an internal combustion engine car would
have to cover 800 miles to the gallon.

The car retails at Pounds 8,500, but the road fund tax is free,
energy is cheap and it would never need an oil change, plugs, or
antifreeze, although the batteries would need replacing every four
years. In America, high-powered electric cars have reached speeds of
220 mph, but the UK speed record stands at 138mph.

Next year, Mr and Mrs Bock will be helping to build an electric car
to smash the home speed record.

RARE MOTOR: David Bock, of E2V, in his Corbin Sparrow, one of only
four in the country
Picture Lucy Duval EK77304
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 http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/
Western Morning News
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