Driving Archives

Driving Zilch Electric Cars

1. Find your car

Your booking confirmation email includes info about the Zilch hub you’ve booked from, and a reminder you can add to your digital diary.

15 minutes before your booking starts, you’ll get a txt with the name and parking bay of your Zilch EV.

Don’t delay – you’ve got 15 mins from booking start time to unlock your car before it expires.

Always make sure you have a good look around the car, to make sure it’s ship-shape and safe for you to drive.

If you find anything out of sorts, or if the car needs a good scrub up; take photos of the issue and give us a call.

Help us keep Zilch cars top-notch

Using a Zilch card: Scan your card over the card reader behind the front windscreen to unlock

Scanning the QR Code: Use your phones camera or QR Code reader and open the webpage of the car and log-in to unlock your car.

Your car will automatically unlock, ready for you to drive.

If you’re picking up from a Zilch hub with charging units, remove the cable before you head off.
You won’t get far if you forget this step – Zilch EV’s know they’re still plugged in and won’t go into gear while connected to a charger.

Get to know the car and get comfy: Adjusting your seat, mirrors and steering wheel just as you like them.
Connect your mobile for handsfree calling and playing your own tunes.

Make it click: Always remember your seatbelt

Place your foot on the brake and power up.
Select D for Drive or R for Reverse, and when it’s safe to do so, head out of the car park.
If present, barrier arms will automatically lift for Zilch cars.

Enjoy your drive!

Drop your car off at the same hub you picked it up from, or to the One-Way destination hub you’ve chosen at the time of your booking.

Park politely in any available Zilch parking space at the destination hub.
Put the car into Park & pull the Handbrake lever in the centre console.
Power down by pressing the START STOP (BMW i3) or POWER (Hyundai’s) button.
Remove your belongings and rubbish, leaving the car clean & tidy for the next driver.

Lock the car by scanning your Zilch card over the card reader, or scan the QR code to use your mobile.
If present, tap your card onto the Zilch pedestal charging unit to end your booking. Otherwise, your booking will automatically end shortly after you lock up.
When your booking has successfully ended, we’ll send you a TXT confirmation.

15 minutes before the start of your booking, we’ll send you a TXT message letting you know the name and parking bay of your Zilch EV.

Check and report for damage
Scan your Zilch card over the card reader in the front windscreen to unlock or scan the QR code to use your mobile
Unplug the charging cable and return it to the charging unit

Gear buttons are located in the centre console; the same place you’d find an old school gear stick.
Keeping your foot on the brake, select your drive gear and go!

The charging port is located in the front bumper.
Unlock the car and push the spring loaded charging flap to access the charging ports

Navigate to the ‘EV’ section on the Kona’s touch screen monitor to see real time battery usage and charging times