Nissan takes electric vehicles on the road to drum up sales

15 May 2015

Manufacturer insight

Key to making that happen is a planned expansion of the Workplace Presentation Programme (WPP). It’s a partnership initiative between Nissan GB and the local dealer, where they join forces to visit a company or council to talk about EVs. Karl Anders, Nissan’s national EV manager, explained it wasn’t a dialogue with the fleet boss, but about talking to the individuals who work there.

“People ring up Nissan and say ‘can you send us a brochure about EVs?’. We say ‘we can do better than that, we can spend an hour or two with you’. EVs are about a different type of motoring, so we need to spend a lot of time with people. WPP is about bringing people and cars together, talking about EVs and the issues around them.”

Event guests can take a test drive, but Anders was keen to emphasise the goal wasn’t sales and there are no set targets. The programme brings dual benefits – WPP is helping to raise the profile of Nissan and while some people do subsequently visit the local showroom and buy an EV, others are buying non-EVs instead.

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Les Reeder - 17/05/2015 08:09

Tell people what the range per charge is. Every one I talk to about an electric car say “how far can I go before it runs out “and then , where do I get it charged. So state where the charging points are around the UK. What the cost is to have a charging point fitted to your home. How long it takes to charge at a charging point or at home. Tell people what the average running cost is compared to a typical petrol or diesel car. How thrilling an electric car is to drive as its instant power and quiet.
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Thomas I. Anderson - 17/05/2015 15:25

I'm brassed off by your "I'm not a robot" pictorial game! After several failures, IF you haven't 'got' my message, I'll stop reading your future prose!
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- Thomas I. Anderson - 17/05/2015 15:27
  
  I'm still interested in test-driving a Nissan eNV200 'London' taxi!
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matt_ecocars - 28/05/2015 20:35

Nissan's before and after sales are excellent and they are really paving the way showing off the manufacturers and dealers, how it should be done when it comes to selling electric cars. As this article clearly states it is imperative that people looking to buy electric cars fully understand how they work, how they differ from combustion engine vehicles, as well as all the advantages and disadvantages. Most people who are interested in moving over to EV’s can't understand how they would integrate one into their day-to-day life. ** Edited. Comments not to be used to sales purposes **. It is also worth noting that as part of Nissan's strategy they are also allowing test drives that can last up to 4 days. This is a perfect strategy as people were really unsure can actually use the vehicle and see if it works for them.
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