Imagine.

With the roof down, you drive through the white villages, still fast asleep, with their green shutters and hollyhocks lining the walls. No one looks back at the other cars; everyone is staring at yours.

The Moke glides along the paths between the salt marshes, parks effortlessly at Saint-Martin harbour, and takes you to the Baleines lighthouse at sunset. Silently. Without a drop of petrol. Just the wind.

Île de Ré without a Moke is possible, but so much less beautiful.

The island's most photographed car

First launched in 1964, the Moke – an icon of cinema and summer days by the water – is now back as a 100 % electric car. On the Île de Ré, it ticks all the boxes:

• A 4-seater convertible – the whole gang on board
• Silent and emission-free: understated elegance
• M1-approved, Category B licence, all roads on the island
• Six colours: Shell White, Wave Blue, Sunset Orange, Sunlight Yellow, Eucalyptus Green, Palm Green
• Free test drive by appointment, purchase & lease, delivery anywhere in France

Saint-Martin and its harbour, Ars and its black-and-white bell tower, the Baleines lighthouse, the salt marshes at sunset: the island is best savoured in silence, and the Moke is right at home here. On an island where cycling has become a way of life, it’s the car that doesn’t bother a soul. Two hours’ charging on a Type 2 socket, and the whole island can be explored in a single day.