Reading’s Select Car Leasing sponsors National Museum headline exhibition

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Tom Kilkelly

2014 Volkswagen XL1 hybrid, Image provided by Select Car Leasing

Reading-based vehicle leasing broker Select Car Leasing is sponsoring the headline exhibition ‘Motopia? Past Future Visions’ at the National Motor Museum.

The exhibition will look at how the future of the motorcar was conceptualized in the past, realized ideas in the present day, and what current visions of the future of automobility look like.

‘Motopia? Past Future Visions’ will have four key themes: ‘vehicle visions’ will explore car design concepts; ‘propulsion’ will look at how our vehicles are powered – particularly timely when there is a resurgence of electric vehicles; ‘architectural dreams’ will include science fiction visions; and ‘urban solutions’ will show how vehicles have constantly been re-imagined to suit our needs and surroundings.

Head of Electric Vehicles & Energy at Select Car Leasing at Select Car Leasing David Lewis said: “We are delighted to be the lead sponsor of the National Motor Museum’s first headline exhibition. The vehicle leasing industry is currently undergoing a radical transition into electric mobility. Echoes of this dramatic change reverberate around the Motopia exhibition, as visitors will discover how the electrification of transport was originally conceived many decades ago.

‘’Car design is, of course, constantly in flux – with innovation heralding more efficient and sustainable drivetrains – and we look forward to working with the National Motor Museum in the coming months to highlight how the car continues to shape people’s lives.”

The event will also display landmark vehicles like the plug-in hybrid Volkswagen XL1, the forward-thinking yet ill-fated Sinclair C5, and a Columbia Electric vehicle which was first built in 1901.

National Motor Museum’s Head of Development Michelle Kirwan said: “The Museum has ambitious plans for development over the coming decade and we value the support companies such as Select Car Leasing whose assistance will secure funding for exhibitions and events that will focus on the future of automobility as well as Britain’s motoring heritage.”

‘Motopia? Past Future Visions’ will open on the 20^th May 2023 and will run until the 14 April 2024 at the National Motor Museum, located at Beaulieu in the New Forest, Hampshire.

Tom Kilkelly

Tom Kilkelly started working as a freelance journalist for The Business Magazine following his graduation from UCL in 2022. During his studies Tom became very interested in the works of Irish authors including Samuel Beckett and Flann O'Brien (Brian O'Nolan). His current role as a freelance business reporter is his first exposure to the world of business journalism. Working at TBM has given Tom the chance to really get to grips with the goings-on in the business hive that is the South East.