England | Wales | Ireland | Northern Ireland | Scotland | Europe
We are in the initial planing stages for our next incredible annual EVent – the Great BIG Electric Trail: England | Wales | Ireland | Northern Ireland | Scotland | Europe 2026, which please note, will overall be a not-for-profit event.
Dates & times as such will be subject to change in order to fit in with the London to Brighton Electric Vehicle Rally 2026, the GreenFleet EV Rallies in 2026 (hopefully, fingers crossed) & of course the next destination for EV Rally Club – Organisers of the London to Amsterdam EV Rally 2025!!
It’s going to be an epic challenge, and we reckon with all the combined EV community support from the EV Rallies, EV industry, EV podcasters, our Local, National & make/model EV Clubs + the EV Groups Nexus, and great sponsors, we know it can be accomplished and made into an affordable event for all.
All of our Local, National, and Model / Make EV Clubs affiliated with the EV Groups Nexus will be able to participate in as small or large of a way as they can or would like to! Every Electric Vehicle Association, in every country we visit will be included in the events and we will help to promote membership in those EVAs.
What on earth are we trying to accomplish on this massive EV Road Trip in 2026?
Well not only are we aiming to create an event that brings together all the amazing EV events and organisers from both the commercial and non-profit events, including all of the EV Rallies here in the UK, as well as Europe, but we want to make sure that the everyday EV Driver feels as welcome, and this event is affordable for any who want to join in.
There will be segments all across every country, so those who can’t join for a long EV Road Trip & family friendly holiday, will be able to join for as long as a short of a time as they would like & are able.
One of the things our team noticed while representing the EV Groups Nexus on the amazing London to Amsterdam EV Rally 2025 was simply that there just wasn’t enough time to see a lot of sights on the Rally. Totally understand that many folks cannot take time off for an event that is longer than 2-5 days maximum. So we had a chat with Tom & John and some others on the Rally and came up with the idea that why not create another event to tie in with the Rally, but make it a family friendly holiday as well?
So that’s what we are going to do! We will stop at not only the seaside every chance we get, but also places like Thorpe Park, Zoos, Safari Parks, National Trust & RHS Sites, we will have camping + hotel discounts, and we will co-ordinate not only family friendly activities to keep young families entertained along the way, but also for the adults that aren’t interested in those – we will have adult activities planned as well such as sight seeing, wine tasting, pub crawls across scenic and landmark areas and so on.
We as organisers are really open to hearing your ideas, so please, if you have one – pop it our way via e-mail to event2026 at greatbigelectrictrail.org and we promise to discuss it and reply to your e-mail.
Stay tuned for more details and polls coming soon asking YOU for the best EV venues, local attractions, photo spots, day trips, family friendly places to go, must see attractions, the best beaches to visit, great EV industry businesses to ask to host a venue, and more along the way!
Please follow our LinkedIn page, make also “Like” our Facebook page, Great BIG Electric Trail, the EV Groups Nexus page & the EV Rally Club page if you don’t mind? Your support is really important in making these non-profit events a success.
We would love to have your help with the Great Electric Trail, our events both locally and nationally, or by joining the EV Groups Nexus Team as a volunteer.
What is our cause overall with such a huge and lengthy Road Trip event for 2026? To highlight the reliability, durability, and ability of BEVs to travel incredible distances across all countries plus to encourage, support and help all EV Clubs & especially the Electric Vehicle Associations in every country in the UK, Ireland & Europe to get the recognition they deserve for their efforts in supporting and improving EV Drivers lives, often behind the scenes.
Please let us know if you think of anyone in the renewables, sustainability, EV industry, EV associations or EV clubs that would like to be Guest or Keynote Speakers at the event along the Great BIG Electric Trail. We need your support to help us get the word out and gather support for the overall project, alongside the EV Rally Club & other not-for-profit events as well as those amazing commercial events too!
“Together we can achieve more than we can apart” – 2019, the EV Groups Nexus founders.