Cleevely EV are on a mission to promote the benefits of EVs, both to other garages, and to drivers who may be interested in buying them. With this in mind, when we visited, the garage was running an open afternoon to invite the public in to get them up close and personal with EVs. M.D Matt Cleevely said: “Cleevely EV is an EV promotional business first and foremost. We want to get people into electric vehicles and make them knowledgeable. Unfortunately, the main dealers aren't doing that job. They don't know enough about EVs themselves to be able to educate the public. We've been using, owning and running EVs for the last six years. We know them inside out, we know the pros and cons. It's not all plain sailing, but this is real life experience that we like to dish out to people.” The event was being held in the EV showroom the business sells cars from, and the company also works with Go Green Vehicle Leasing to offer potential EV drivers another option: “We're very aware that some people prefer to lease, especially when looking at such new technology. We have teamed up to provide the right product at the right price.” 56 AFTERMARKET JUNE 2023 GARAGE VISIT www.aftermarketonline.net Aftermarket pops in to see Cleevely EV during another busy day for the specialist vehicle business Evolved Cleevely EV has been operating in its current form for six years, but has evolved out of a long-standing local business. Matt said: “My grandfather started the business, and I joined it in 1999 when I was a freshly qualified technician, having just done three years at a different Below: Matt Cleevely GENERATION EV
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