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01 Nov '12, 10am

Passing a driving test can be an electric experience: A teenager from Hull has become the first person to pass h...

Passing a driving test can be an electric experience: A teenager from Hull has become the first person to pass h...

A teenager from Hull has become the first person in the UK to pass his test in an electric car. OK it’s not a fully electric car, but Navdeep Singh 18 could be the first of a rising number of young people who want to learn to drive in a new generation vehicle like the range-extended Vauxhall Ampera. Navdeep, passed his automatic car driving test last Saturday, after taking lessons in the Ampera from RED Driving School instructor Anthony Fuller. “At RED Driving School we are committed to pushing the boundaries of driving tuition and are proud that our pupil, Navdeep is the first in the UK to pass a driving test in an electric car,” said Ian McIntosh, CEO, RED Driving School. “We are offering electric car driving lessons as part of an on-going innovation process of responding to the changing driving industry, establishing what is possible for the future and assessing demand ...

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