A Caterham Seven Blog

  • Putting the EV in sEVen – Index

    Putting the EV in sEVen – Index

    In this project we’re converting a Caterham Seven Supersport SV from being powered by an Internal Combustion Engine (ICE), into one powered by an electric motor and batteries (BEV – Battery Electric Vehicle) This page is an index of articles relating to Putting the EV in sEVen. Putting the EV in sEVen – Introduction The…

  • Putting the EV in sEVen – Introduction

    Putting the EV in sEVen – Introduction

    And so it begins… We at the Purplemeanie HQ are quite into the whole eco-mentalist thing, with just about “electric everything” – solar PV, battery for solar, EV car, immersion heater solar overflow etc. So, a petrol Seven has sort of grated on my soul for a while. My 420R is something I’ve always wanted…

  • 2021 Cadwell Park Track Day – YouTube Behind the Scenes

    2021 Cadwell Park Track Day – YouTube Behind the Scenes

    Aaaannnddd… Here’s another quick behind the scenes post about making my second Lotus Seven Club track day introduction video. If you want some background on what this is all about then this post has it all ( 2021 Castle Combe Track Day INTRO – Lotus Seven Club YouTube Video ), and so I won’t repeat…

  • 2021 Castle Combe Track Day – YouTube Behind the Scenes

    2021 Castle Combe Track Day – YouTube Behind the Scenes

    When I joined the Lotus Seven Club leadership team as Social Video lead, one of the tasks I took on was to create introduction videos for the club’s Track Day program. Each year the Lotus Seven Club puts on 8 to 10 track days around various circuits in the UK. There’s a mixture of novices…

  • An Evening With Caterham Cars, Lotus Seven Club YouTube Video

    An Evening With Caterham Cars, Lotus Seven Club YouTube Video

    Well… I just had to volunteer, didn’t I 😂 As many of you will know, I’m a member of the Lotus Seven Club (lotus7.club) and have recently joined the leadership team with the role of looking after Social Video. This is a digital media role which at the moment is mainly focused on making YouTube…

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