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Cars will charge as they park – wireless?

1st October 201531st July 2015 by Chris

Wireless charging for electric cars inches closer to reality as … …read more…

Categories EV Tags Car battery, carbon emmissions, Ecology, economy, Nissan Leaf, zero emmissions, [EV] Electric Vehicle

Protecting your shed from burglary

7th August 201530th July 2015 by Chris

Although theft from outbuildings and sheds is uncommon there have been a few … …read more…

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Battle of EV Giants?

1st October 201528th July 2015 by Chris

After the great progress of US EV leader TESLA it was only a matter of time before … …read more…

Categories EV Tags Car battery, carbon emmissions, green, Green Issues, zero emmissions, [EV] Electric Vehicle

Investment Diversification is the Key

1st October 201528th July 2015 by Jan Oliff

As an adviser during the early years of this century, the fashionable thing was … …read more…

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

A Moral or Ethical View but still want to Make Money

1st October 201527th July 2015 by Jan Oliff
In the last few days I have read articles about the lack of transparency in drug trials. A potential outcome being that we are not always taking the most efficient drug for the medical problem we suffer.

… …read more…

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

Care Costs Cap in England to be Delayed until 2020

1st October 201522nd July 2015 by Jan Oliff

Whilst still “firmly committed” to cap care costs, the Department of Health said … …read more…

Categories Business Matters Tags Care Costs, Care Homes, investment, Residential Care, Retirement

My First Long Journey in my Leaf

1st October 201520th July 2015 by Chris

The plan had been to travel to Bristol on the 11am train from Worcester and … …read more…

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

Appeal for witnesses after classic cars stolen

10th August 201517th July 2015 by Chris

West Mercia Police is appealing for help in locating a number of classic cars that … …read more…

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Domestic Storage of Electricity has Radical Implications

1st October 201516th July 2015 by Chris

Demand for electricity from national grids would fall sharply with the … …read more…

Categories Business Matters, Ecology Tags Ecology, economy, Electricity Storage, Ethical Investing, green, Green Issues, investment, Sustainable Investing, zero emmissions

Bogus Callers

7th August 201516th July 2015 by Chris

If in doubt, Keep them out…  Not all burglars have to break and enter … …read more…

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What’s to Like About the Leaf?

1st October 201515th July 2015 by Chris

After six months I reflect on why I still get a kick from my … …read more…

Categories EV Tags green, Green Issues, Nissan Leaf, zero emmissions, [EV] Electric Vehicle

SRI Services Launches New Site

1st October 201513th July 2015 by Jan Oliff

I hope it is now quite well known how much I feel passionate about … …read more…

Categories Business Matters Tags economy, Ethical Investing, Financial-Advice, Green Issues, investment, Malvern Women in Business, Money, pensions, Sustainable Investing, Women in business, Worcester, Worcestershire UK

Centre for Alternative Technology unveils new electric van

1st October 201513th July 2015 by Chris

The environmental charity CAT has cut the ribbon on Eve, … …read more…

Categories Ecology, EV Tags Ecology, green, Green Issues, zero emmissions, [EV] Electric Vehicle

Anti-social behaviour

10th August 20157th July 2015 by Chris

A quick quide as to what it is… … …read more…

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Climate change: now risk, not uncertainty

1st October 20156th July 2015 by Chris

Is climate change likely to destroy value in the energy sector, and how … …read more…

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

Intuition – or use quality sound advice in changing times?

1st October 20156th July 2015 by Chris

For as long as I can remember the utilities have been considered safe havens to create income from … …read more…

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

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RuAndChris2014 Ecology : Electric Vehicles : Political notes and more

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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