Compact Electric Utility Truck, 800 kg Payload
Hawke U1
Real payload and a flat deck for everyday work across the estate.
Pricing on request, tailored to your configuration.
Electric utility vehicles for zoos and wildlife parks
Quiet movement among the animals.
Overview
Why zoos and wildlife parks choose Hawke Electric Vehicles
A zoo or wildlife park is a working site wrapped inside a visitor attraction, and both halves depend on movement: keepers and feed on their rounds, waste out, maintenance across the site, and visitors and guests between the gates and the far enclosures. Electric utility vehicles do all of it without the engine noise and fumes that unsettle animals and intrude on visitors. Quiet, clean and specified for the paths and service roads a park actually has, they keep the whole operation moving without disturbing the residents it exists for.
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
Keeper and feed rounds between enclosures
Waste and bedding movement
Grounds and enclosure maintenance
Visitor and accessibility shuttles
Performance
Keeper rounds, feed and waste
The daily backbone of a park is the keeper round: feed out to every section, enclosures serviced, waste away. An electric utility vehicle carries the loads on narrow service paths in near silence, so the round happens without a diesel engine announcing it to every enclosure it passes. A tipping or enclosed body suits feed and waste, specified to how your rounds actually run.
Branding
Calm matters to animals
Animals notice engines long before visitors do. Near-silent electric running lets vehicles work close to enclosures without stress responses, which matters for welfare, for behaviour that visitors have come to see, and for the staff working with the animals. No exhaust also means no fumes drifting into enclosures or along crowded visitor routes.
Delivery
Visitors, accessibility and events
The same quiet fleet carries visitors who cannot manage a large site on foot, an accessible configuration lets a wheelchair user travel in their own chair, and shuttles serve events, evening functions and behind-the-scenes tours. Transport becomes part of the visit rather than an intrusion on it.
Support
Specified for a park, supported for the long term
We specify tires, bodies and range for the mix of service road, path and grass a park covers, honestly rated for the loads your teams move. A 3-year warranty and a 24-hour priority call-out keep the fleet working through the open season, with servicing planned for quiet days.
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.
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Wheelchair-Accessible 4-Passenger Electric Cart
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Step-free access for every passenger, with dignity.
Pricing on request, tailored to your configuration.
FAQ
Zoos & Wildlife Parks questions, answered
Why do zoos choose electric vehicles?+
Because animals notice engines. Near-silent, fume-free running lets vehicles work close to enclosures without stress responses, protects air quality along visitor routes, and fits the conservation story a modern park tells. The running costs are lower too.
Can they handle feed and waste rounds?+
Yes. Utility models carry feed, bedding and waste in open, tipping or enclosed bodies, specified to your rounds and the loads your keepers move, with honest payload ratings.
Are they suitable for visitor transport?+
Yes. Passenger golf carts and shuttles carry visitors across a large site, and a wheelchair-accessible configuration lets a visitor travel in their own chair, so the whole park stays open to everyone.
Will they cope with our paths and service roads?+
We specify tires and drive for the mix of service road, path and grass your park covers, so vehicles work across the site without marking it. We are honest about any ground a vehicle is not built for.
How are they supported through the season?+
Every vehicle carries a 3-year warranty and a 24-hour priority call-out, with servicing planned for quiet days so the fleet is ready when the gates open.
Get the right fleet for zoos & wildlife parks
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.
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