The UK’s Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV) specialists Brotherwood have teased a new environmentally-friendly vehicle for wheelchair users, unveiling a preview of their ‘elektron’ conversion for the Vauxhall Vivaro e-Life.
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Government Announces Grant Support for Electric Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles
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Jun
Jun
The Office of Zero Emission vehicles (OZEV) has today announced a new grant scheme, providing targeted funding specifically for Electric Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles (e-WAVs).
Part of a raft of changes to the Plug-In Car Grant (PiCG) scheme, which has seen the closure of grant support for standard electric vehicles, funding will now be allocated towards extending Plug-in Grants to boost sales of plug-in taxis, vans, trucks, motorcycles, and wheelchair accessible vehicles, as announced in the Autumn Statement.
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Jun
Jun
The popularity of Electric Vehicles has skyrocketed, with over 50% of new cars registered so far in 2022 including some form of electrification. Why has the WAV market not kept up?
This article takes a look at why disabled consumers face less choice when looking for an alternatively-fuelled vehicle, and how electrification might affect the future of the Accessible Vehicle.
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Sep
Sep
Another local authority go green with the Brotherwood Envy!
We were delighted to supply Watchet Town Council with a fully-electric, wheelchair accessible vehicle for their zero-emission Community Transport scheme!
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Apr
Apr
This week, a Sussex-based veterans’ charity is celebrating the arrival of its new sustainably-powered mini ambulance, funded entirely by its supporters. The vehicle is powered using electricity generated from solar panels installed last year at Care for Veterans, a charity which provides care and rehabilitation to ex-service personnel from its 60-bed facility on Boundary Road, […]
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Sep
Sep
A community transport group in Yorkshire has become the first organisation in the country to acquire a ground breaking new fully electric, wheelchair accessible vehicle . Community Transport Calderdale (CTC) is a charitable organisation based at Luddendenfoot, near Halifax, West Yorkshire. Their aim is to provide transport for those in the area who cannot access […]
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Jul
Jul
At 2015’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, a different type of record was set, as Lionel O’Connor became the first, and the fastest person to complete the hill climb in a wheelchair accessible vehicle.
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Go Green With Envy: The UK’s First Electric Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle From Brotherwood®
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Mar
Mar
30 years later the Dorset-based company has set yet another first for wheelchair passenger transport, teaming with Nissan again with the launch of the
Brotherwood Envy: The UK’s first Fully Electric Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle
, based on the Nissan eNV-200 Combi. The Brotherwood Envy marks yet another milestone for the pioneering company which was also the first to create a wheelchair passenger ‘up-front’ Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV), and also the first to achieve Low Volume Type Approval for a wheelchair car conversion.
