Here at Think Hire, we’ve always been strong supporters of electric vehicles and plant. These clean, green assets can deliver all the transport and on-site machinery you need, without emitting any of the greenhouse gasses that we don’t.

Better still, if you charge them using renewable energy sources, such as Solartainer portable generator hire, there’s no emissions from producing the electricity that they use either. Link renewable energy portable generator hire with our Single Phase EV Charging Point, and you can make the most of electric vehicles and plant as part of your site’s push towards net zero.

Pushing the technology further

To prove the versatility and flexibility of electric vehicles, one couple are pushing the technology further than ever before – 17,000miles further in fact. Chris and Julie Ramsey aim to drive their Nissan electric vehicle from the North Pole to the South Pole over the next ten months, testing the technology under a huge range of conditions.

The trip, which departed on 30th March, started at the magnetic North Pole and will travel through Canada, USA, Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile and Argentina. They will then complete their challenge by crossing Antarctica, which by then will be in 24hour daylight, providing a welcome boost to their solar power generation.

Proving the power of electric vehicles and plant

The aim of the trip is to raise awareness of the capabilities of electric vehicles, as Chris Ramsey explains: “We want to dispel common myths that people have when they question electric vehicles - things like range and how far can they go,” he said. "We are putting the car through the harshest of environments, including minus temperatures and extreme heat, to really push the car to its limits.”

Here at Think Hire, we’ve been proving the power of solar portable generator hire for years at hundreds of sites up and down the country. Countless case studies have shown that hybrid portable generator hire, which combines solar panels with diesel generators, can provide dependable power for everything from site lighting to electric vehicles.

Just like the Pole to Pole team, we’ve shown that solar powered portable generator hire can deliver in a wide range of weather conditions, from the drabbest winter days to the sunshine of summer, from the far north of Scotland to the balmy South Coast.

Connect to clean solar power

If the sun can power electric vehicles everywhere from the frozen wastes to the tropical jungles, you can be sure that it can work for your site here in the UK. And with Think Hire, it couldn’t be easier to connect to solar power for your fleet. The compact and versatile Solartainer portable generator hire can be set up on sites almost anywhere, and the electric plant and vehicle charging point can either be attached directly to the generator or pole mounted anywhere on site.

This flexibility of portable generator hire means there’s no expensive groundworks to set it up, and you can move the generator and charging points quickly and easily as work progresses.

Drive your site forward

You don’t have to take on the whole world, like Chris and Julie, to prove the power of renewable portable generator hire. However, you will find that renewable energy can make a whole world of difference to the environmental and financial impact of your site. In fact, if you make Think Hire your renewable energy partner, we guarantee to cut both your emissions and your operating costs.

To find out more about Think Hire portable generator hire, call the team today on 0330 133 2222, or complete the contact form online. To follow the Pole to Pole electric vehicle expedition, visit the website or follow @poletopoleev on social media.