Unveiling our new eco hearse
It may seem an unlikely subject to enthuse about, but we’re really excited to unveil the new member in our team – well actually it’s our new car; and it’s an eco hearse.
We’re not huge car enthusiasts here at A Natural Undertaking but we do feel this news is something worth sharing. Our new car is 100% electric, it’s a converted Nissan Leaf and is white, just like our current Chrysler Voyager.
It’s also the first electric hearse to operate in the Birmingham region.
A Leaf Like No Other
Converted by the team at Brahms, it will offer a more traditional hearse-like-service with the window down one side. This will mean the coffin and flowers can be seen, but will feel less formal than a traditional black hearse.
At just under 4.5m long it really is a dinky hearse, but it will be able to carry coffins up to 6.5 feet long on its natural oak style deck.
There’s a seat in the car if anyone wishes to travel with the coffin – this might sound strange but plenty of families choose to do this currently in our Chrysler; and since the Leaf has near-silent cruising it allows for a calmer final journey.
Being 100% electric it also provides another option for those who are concerned about the environment. If you choose natural burial and a coffin made from biodegradable materials you can now also arrive at your funeral in style and in an eco hearse. As a company we are trying to build “green” into everything we do. Our electric hearse is pollution free- helping air quality in built up areas in Birmingham.
Reaction from families since it arrived a week ago has been incredibly positive, and whilst nothing can make you feel better about the fact that someone has died we hope that this new option can help make your farewell a little softer round the edges.
Hi Fran(?)
We chatted briefly about your Nissan Leaf Hearse at Redditch Crematorium yesterday.
We were saying goodbye to a former colleague from Coventry University, and the reason for my particular interest was that our Dept was ‘Automotive and Transport Design’ (what they look like, not how they work!) and some of our students have done the occasional hearse project in the past. So the choice of a relatively small, white-painted, asymetrically-sided electric car looked like a piece of truly innovative thinking – particularly in an industry which is embedded in ‘tradition’ and ‘culture’. I think that extends to the personnel involved too, who are more typically serious-faced chaps, though I suspect you’ve got some of those!
So, good for you! I hope your business is doing well – it deserves to.
David B
Hi David
Thankyou for your note and goodwill message – it was nice chatting to you yesterday. It sounds like our car would have given your colleague the perfect final journey! It’s wonderful how the families we work with react to seeing the car – it seems strange I know but anything we can do to soften those sad days is good.
Best wishes Fran
(PS – no serious faced chaps in our company :))