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Financial Scams and Pensions

30th April 201531st March 2015 by Jan Oliff

It’s almost the tax year end and the usual ‘Inland Revenue‘ scams abound … …read more…

Categories Business Matters, Opinion Tags annuities, Business Women, Ethical Investing, Financial-Advice, investment, Malvern Women in Business, pensions, Sustainable Investing, Women in business

Dot Everyone

30th April 201531st March 2015 by Chris

Jan received a tweet from a long time client in Bristol mentioning this. The site … …read more…

Categories Business Matters, Opinion Tags Business Women, Malvern Women in Business, Women in business

My range seems to be improving

1st October 201530th March 2015 by Chris

In my last post My First 3 Months in a Leaf I talked about my change in … …read more…

Categories EV Tags Car battery, green, Nissan Leaf, zero emmissions, [EV] Electric Vehicle

Ethical investments – some key points

14th January 201727th March 2015 by Chris

Ethical investments: a lack of awareness means investors are supporting … …read more…

Categories Business Matters Tags economy, Ethical Investing, Financial-Advice, investment, Money, Sustainable Investing

Mayor of London confirms Ultra Low Emission Zone

30th April 201527th March 2015 by Chris

Following public consultation Boris Johnson has confirmed the … …read more…

Categories Ecology, EV Tags Ecology, green, [EV] Electric Vehicle

Students and Aspiration

30th April 201527th March 2015 by Jan Oliff

Yesterday I spent an hour with first year students doing business studies at … …read more…

Categories Business Matters Tags Business Women, Financial-Advice, Money, Worcestershire UK

Women on boards almost doubled last 4 years

30th April 201525th March 2015 by Jan Oliff

The Government web site [read] tells us that women on boards numbers have … …read more…

Categories Business Matters Tags Business Women, Women in business

Nissan Leaf battery more reliable

1st October 201524th March 2015 by Chris

It’s incredible how many cynics there are when you go for … …read more…

Categories EV Tags Car battery, Nissan Leaf, [EV] Electric Vehicle

Motorists face £20 fine leaving engines idling – except EVs

1st October 201524th March 2015 by Chris

Motorists face £20 fine if they leave their engine idling; but not drivers of … …read more…

Categories EV Tags green, Nissan Leaf, [EV] Electric Vehicle

New rooftops in the City to go green

1st October 201523rd March 2015 by Chris

Now here’s an idea to put Worcester in the map. An opportunity to … …read more…

Categories Ecology Tags Ecology, green, Worcester, Worcestershire UK

My First 3 Months in a Leaf

1st October 201523rd March 2015 by Chris

Driving an all-electric car has certainly been an experience. At first the car … …read more…

Categories EV Tags Nissan Leaf, [EV] Electric Vehicle

Liberal Democrats to make Britain zero carbon by 2050

30th April 201519th March 2015 by Jan Oliff

This year the outcome for the General Election in the UK is so … …read more…

Categories Ecology, Opinion Tags carbon emmissions, Ecology, green, zero emmissions

Pension freedoms extended to people with annuities

30th April 201516th March 2015 by Jan Oliff

Pension freedoms are to be extended to people with annuities. The … …read more…

Categories Business Matters Tags Ethical Investing, Financial-Advice, investment, Money, pensions, Sustainable Investing, Women in business

Over 70% of individual investors …

30th April 201516th March 2015 by Jan Oliff

Over 70% of individual investors describe themselves as being … …read more…

Categories Business Matters Tags Business Women, economy, Ethical Investing, Financial-Advice, investment, Money, pensions, Sustainable Investing, Women in business

Local Democracy – Broadwas & Cotheridge

30th April 201516th March 2015 by Chris

It only requires one evening each month for 11 months each year. No need for … …read more…

Categories Blog

Rules for Inheritable ISA Allowances

30th April 201513th March 2015 by Jan Oliff

The government has set out the rules for inheritable ISA allowances, including … …read more…

Categories Business Matters Tags Financial-Advice, investment, pensions, Women in business

Ru to Beauty Parlor in a Leaf

23rd August 201613th March 2015 by Chris

Every month, our wonderful Tibetan Terrier, goes to Half Key … …read more…

Categories Blog, EV Tags Dog, Malvern, Tibetan Terrier, [EV] Electric Vehicle

Electric car charging grant changes in April

30th April 201513th March 2015 by Chris

There will be a refresh of electric car grant guidelines in April 2015. The government has pledged to continue its … …read more…

Categories EV

Selling EVs in the USA in Retail Stores

30th April 201510th March 2015 by Chris

Tesla, the US manufacturer of expensive Electric Vehicles [EVs], wants to … …read more…

Categories EV Tags [EV] Electric Vehicle

Malvern Women in Business

1st October 20159th March 2015 by Chris

During the past 15 months a group of business women in Malvern has been … …read more…

Categories Business Matters Tags Business Women, Malvern, Malvern Women in Business, MWB, Women in business
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October 2015

FotBlogMouse140Oslo, Norway’s capital, like most of the Scandinavian country’s cities and towns, boasts bus-lane access for electric vehicles (EVs), recharging stations aplenty, privileged parking, and toll-free travel for electric cars. The initiative began in the 1990s as an effort to cut pollution, congestion, and noise in urban centres; now its primary rationale is combating climate change. Today, Norway has the highest per capita number of all-electric [battery only] cars in the world: more than 100,000 in a country of 5.2 million people. Last year, EVs constituted nearly 40% of the nation’s newly registered passenger cars. Norway is the clear electric vehicle pacesetter in Europe, which now has about 500,000 electric vehicles.

And the Norwegian experiment shows every sign of accelerating. Earlier this year, Norway opened the world’s largest fast-charging station, which can charge up to 28 vehicles in about half an hour.

FotBlogMouse140 Hackney Council has installed the first publicly accessible on-street rapid charging posts for electrical vehicles in London, so increasing the charging options of EV users in the capital.
The three units, which are supplied by APT Technologies a leading innovator in EV charging solutions, are the very latest Tri-Rapid Chargers and are located in Shoreditch, Dalston and Hackney Central.

FotBlogMouse140China leads the world in EV usage, with about 600,000 all-electric vehicles on its roads and an ambitious plan to deploy 5m EVs by 2020.

FotBlogMouse140Wind power generates 140% of Denmark's electricity demand http://bit.ly/1IOI0jV 
Unusually high winds allowed Denmark to meet all of its electricity needs – with plenty to spare for Germany, Norway and Sweden too

 


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Driving an Electric Car

Most people drive less than 40 miles on a journey, including commuting. So, with a comfortable range for a Leaf of over 80 miles on a full charge and a possible range of rather more than 90, one charge at home, over night, gives enough for the following day's driving.
But there are times we want to drive much further so here is a clip from Chris Ramsay about driving very long distances.

Driving an electric car is so unlike being a petrol head
- it is a way of travelling that is more relaxing even in traffic;
and it is so much quieter, cleaner and very, very economical.

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