MATT TREVASKIS

Consultant from eco-drive

Matt Trevaskis held a workshop to demonstrate gadgets for measuring energy use by individual appliances and for the whole house, and devices which are very low energy. He arrived in his electric car which he drove from Penzance and only needed to stop once to recharge.

Read a chart of energy wasted by common household appliances.

Matt Trevaskis doing calculations at the workshop Julie and the electric car

Quick fact: Energy used for stand-by in one year by an average household: 800kWh or £96 See more energy use figures...   Car details: Make: Peugeot Year made: 1995 Cost: same as petrol model Cost to run: 2p per mile Range: 50 miles between charges (but new electric cars can do at least double that!)   Top gadget: Smart extensions - switch off at the wall with a remote to save money and energy www.byebyestandby.co.uk

Figures accurate at 1st March 2008.