CHESTER'S FIRST ZERO EMISSIONS DRIVING SCHOOL
Kinder to the Environment
FULLY ELECTRIC
in 2015 Steve Paddy Driving School became the first driving school in the Chester and Ellesmere Port area, and only the fourth in the UK, to offer driving tuition in a fully electric vehicle. As well as delivering the environmental benefits of zero exhaust emissions we're helping new drivers to prepare for the future.
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TRAINING VEHICLE
I'm pleased to be able to offer you driving lessons in the new 100% electric automatic Hyundai Kona. It's zero emissions and equipped with the latest safety technology and driver aids.
AUTOMATIC
With the increasing number of vehicles on the road, driving an automatic can make sense as it's a much more relaxing and less tiring experience. More and more people are choosing to drive an automatic car and as a consequence more people are learning to drive in them. It's a less stressful experience and allows more time to focus on the road and anticipate the actions of other road users.
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THE FUTURE
The UK is set to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2035 from when all new cars sold will be electric and therefore automatic. Several car manufacturers have already reduced or eliminated manual car production or have announced that they will soon do so, such as Ford, Mercedes, Jaguar Land Rover, Volvo and others.
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LINKS TO MORE INFORMATION
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Automatic gearboxes become the norm
https://www.carwow.co.uk/news/6414/automatic-gearboxes-become-the-norm
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Are manual gearboxes on the way out?
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/analysis-are-manual-gearboxes-way-out
Learner drivers park manual cars in shift to automatic
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53933653
The benefits of electric vehicles
https://www.goultralow.com/ev-owners/benefits/
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EV or gas: what pollutes more?
Ford to go all electric in Europe by 2030
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56084500
Jaguar car brand to be all-electric by 2025
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56072019
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Volvo cars to go fully electric by 2030
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56245618
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