14th June; Here comes Martha!

Martha goes from E-Cars to E-bikes
(and other more Low-Tech options...)

Martha was one of the Esb electric car ambassadors earlier this year.

See her photo below from when she met with the Lord mayor:

 Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr John Buttimer with Cork’s ESB ecar
Ambassadors, Martha Doyle and Eoghan O’Donoghue with their electric cars outside City Hall.
From: http://www.esbecarsblog.ie/meeting-the-lord-mayor-of-cork/

As one of the three people chosen for a year long amassadorship, Martha is well used to blogging. Here is how the ESB described her:

Martha Doyle is a primary school teacher, living in east Cork with her husband and two sons. She is a keen environmentalist and has maximised the energy efficiency of their home in a number of innovative ways, for example collecting rain water which she uses to water her vegetables.

She has also facilitated six global action plan courses to raise awareness about environmental matters. Her hobbies include growing fruit and vegetables, music, reading, and writing. 

Martha describes herself as "a keen bike user, but because of my children I haven't cycled regularly in some time."

She has a folding bicycle and an electric bicycle and of course an ordinary bicycle!
Before Operation Transportation she said:
"I currently walk my children to school everyday, but I might bring them in the bicycle trailer for the trial as my youngest is now big enough."

We are not sure yet what sort of trailer she'll be using, but we reckon that Martha would like the Eco- attributes of this one, which seems to be made from recycled polystyrene??

From: http://www.paulstoys.blogspot.ie/index.html#297853643222161709 where you can see a video about how the trailer was made.