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Electric Buggies for Healthcare & Care

Electric Buggies for Healthcare & Care

Quiet movement, careful hands.

Overview

Why healthcare and care choose Hawke Electric Vehicles

A private hospital, care home or hospice moves patients, visitors and staff across ground that has to feel calm rather than clinical. Our electric vehicles do it quietly and cleanly, with accessible and assisted boarding specified to the people who use them. Each is finished to suit the setting, so transport supports the care rather than disturbing it.

2 to 8
Seats per vehicle
3-year
Warranty on every build
24-hour
Priority call-out
Worldwide
Delivery and support
In practice

Where they earn their keep

Patient and visitor transport across the site

Patient and visitor transport across the site

Wheelchair-accessible PRM transport

Wheelchair-accessible PRM transport

Assisted boarding for frail or elderly patients

Assisted boarding for frail or elderly patients

Car park to entrance and ward transfers

Car park to entrance and ward transfers

Who uses them, and for what
Performance

Who uses them, and for what

Across a healthcare estate the fleet works for clinical and support teams in turn. Patients and visitors are carried between car park, entrance, wards and outlying buildings, with assisted boarding for those who need it, and accessible vehicles take wheelchair users without an awkward transfer. Porters, facilities and grounds teams move equipment, linen and supplies across the site quietly enough not to disturb a ward or a waiting room.

Lithium vs lead-acid
Accessible and PRM transport
Branding

Accessible and PRM transport

Accessibility is specified into the vehicle rather than added later, with low step-in height, grab handles and seating chosen for the people who use it. Wheelchair-accessible builds with a ramp and secure positioning carry persons of reduced mobility without a difficult lift, and assisted boarding is designed in so staff can help patients aboard safely. We tailor PRM transport to your patients and visitors as part of the bespoke build.

Custom fleet branding
Quiet, zero-emission movement for a care setting
Delivery

Quiet, zero-emission movement for a care setting

Near-silent electric drivetrains suit a place where rest and recovery matter, moving people past wards, entrances and gardens without the noise a petrol engine carries. Zero emissions keep clean air around windows, doorways and outdoor spaces where patients sit and recover. For a healthcare site the calm and the air quality are not a luxury, they are part of the duty of care.

Ownership and delivery
Grounds, facilities and support
Support

Grounds, facilities and support

Beyond patient and visitor transport, the same fleet keeps a large healthcare estate running. The Utility carries equipment, supplies and grounds tools between buildings with its load bed, and facilities teams move kit across the site without a noisy van crossing patient routes. We specify the working vehicles so the estate is maintained quietly alongside the people-moving fleet.

Servicing and support
Why us

What sets the fleet apart

Quiet, clean operation

Fully electric, with no engine noise or fumes, so movement never intrudes on the setting.

Built for your ground

Specified for the terrain and distances you actually cover, from smooth paths to rough track.

Bespoke branding

Liveries, upholstery and your logo applied at build, so the fleet reads as part of your operation.

All-day on one charge

Lithium batteries for reliable all-day running, charged overnight and ready each morning.

Right-sized fleet

From a single vehicle to a matched fleet, sized to your busiest day with headroom to spare.

Backed for the long term

A 3-year warranty and a 24-hour priority call-out keep you moving, with servicing around your calendar.

How it works

From first call to a fleet on site

01

Enquire

Tell us your site, how you operate and your busiest day. We talk through terrain, distances and seating with no obligation.

02

Specify and brand

We specify the right vehicles for your ground and apply your liveries, upholstery and logo at build, then prepare a tailored quote.

03

Build to order

Every fleet is built to your specification with lithium power and weather protection sized to how and where you run.

04

Deliver and support

Vehicles arrive charged and commissioned, backed by a 3-year warranty, 24-hour priority call-out and servicing around your calendar.

Suggested vehicles

Specified for healthcare & care

The Four electric buggy, four-seater
Four-Seater

The Four

The defining model. Composed for four.

Pricing on request, tailored to your configuration.

The Utility electric buggy, utility & cargo
Utility & Cargo

The Utility

A quiet workhorse for the grounds.

Pricing on request, tailored to your configuration.

FAQ

Healthcare & Care questions, answered

Which model suits a healthcare site?+

Most sites pair a passenger carriage with a utility. The Four and The Six carry patients and visitors with accessible options, while The Utility takes on porter, equipment and grounds duties. We help settle the make-up at the survey.

Can you supply wheelchair-accessible vehicles?+

Yes. Wheelchair-accessible builds with a ramp and secure positioning carry persons of reduced mobility without a difficult transfer, and assisted boarding is designed in so staff can help patients aboard safely. We tailor PRM transport to your patients as part of the bespoke build.

Are they quiet enough for a care setting?+

Yes. Electric drivetrains are near-silent and produce no fumes, so the fleet moves people past wards, entrances and gardens without the noise and emissions a petrol engine carries. In a care setting the calm and clean air are part of the duty of care.

Can the fleet be branded to the institution?+

Yes. Liveries and your logo are applied through the Branding step at build, so the fleet reads as part of a well-run healthcare site. Practical fit-out such as accessible seating and grab handles is specified to the brief.

Are they road legal across the site?+

Standard vehicles are built for the private healthcare estate, where almost all movement happens. Where a route crosses a public road, only a genuinely type-approved specification is road legal, and we advise honestly on what that requires rather than imply a standard vehicle qualifies.

How is availability protected for patients?+

Every vehicle carries a 3-year warranty and a 24-hour priority call-out, and electric drivetrains need far less maintenance than petrol. We plan servicing around quieter periods so transport stays available for patients and visitors.

Should we hire or buy?+

Healthcare sites that move people every day almost always buy, since the fleet earns its keep daily and is finished to the institution. We can discuss supply for a specific period if useful, and recommend whichever genuinely suits your site.

Get the right fleet for healthcare & care

Tell us how and where you operate and we will specify the right vehicles, branded to you, and prepare a tailored quote built around your needs.

Request a quote