June 2016 – the Little Green blog

Who for the next PM – that must interest us all

23rd August 201630th June 2016 by Chris

parliament-logoShort If, like me, you are not a Tory do bear in mind that the party’s vote is for … …read more…

EU making our laws made me think – how real?

14th June 201614th June 2016 by Chris

All this talk about the EU making all our laws made me think – and explore. … …read more…

Have some fun on twitter

14th June 201614th June 2016 by Chris

Have some fun on twitter – no need to get emotional or challenging … …read more…

Tyrie backs Remain and brands Leave camp claims ‘absurd’

13th June 201613th June 2016 by Chris

Tyrie , the chairman of the Treasury Select Committee of MPs has said he will vote … …read more…

Ecology : Electric Vehicles : Political notes and more

October 2015

Oslo, 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.

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.

China 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.

Wind 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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