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Nissan introduces driverless towing system

4th January 20176th December 2016 by Chris

IMG_5688aNissan Motor Co., Ltd. today announced the introduction of Intelligent Vehicle Towing (IVT), a fully automated … …read more…

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

Government gears up for zero emission future

5th January 201725th October 2016 by Chris

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“The Modern Transport Bill, first announced in the Queen’s Speech in May, will outline the … …read more…

Categories Blog, Ecology, EV Tags Car battery, carbon emmissions, Ecology, global warming, green, Green Issues, Nissan Leaf, zero emmissions, [EV] Electric Vehicle

Any Doubts About the EV Revolution?

5th January 201724th October 2016 by Chris

PodPointChargerOnGreen100Here’s just a small selection of the news over recent weeks.
Oil groups ‘threatened’ by electric cars:  International ratings agency … …read more…

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

BMW Project i20

5th January 201725th August 2016 by Chris

BMW is planning a major push into all-electric vehicles. Engineers in Munich are working on a program called Project i20, also known internally as … …read more…

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

Fortunate That I can speak French

29th February 201629th February 2016 by Chris

Innovation that excites I drive a Nissan Leaf electric car – and received this message from Nissan about a problem … …read more…

Categories EV Tags Car battery, carbon emmissions, Ecology, economy, global warming, green, Green Issues, Nissan Leaf, zero emmissions, [EV] Electric Vehicle

Support for renewable energy stays sky-high – official poll

23rd August 201613th November 2015 by Chris

Public Attitudes Tracking Survey published today by Secretary of State … …read more…

Categories Blog, Ecology Tags Ecology, global warming, green, investment, Money, Polution, Sustainable Investing

First UK project backed by EUR 315 billion Plan

5th November 20155th November 2015 by Chris

European Investment Bank has agreed to provide £225million for … …read more…

Categories Ecology Tags Ecology, Ethical Investing, global warming, Green Issues, Sustainable Investing

Motoring World into Turmoil?

29th October 201529th October 2015 by Chris

Since acquiring my own green car – the all electric Leaf I have been … …read more…

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

Power trains by Dutch windmills?

1st October 201529th August 2015 by Chris

The Dutch rail network will run entirely on renewable wind energy by 2018. … …read more…

Categories Ecology Tags Ecology, economy, global warming, green

All electric California?

1st October 20154th August 2015 by Chris

Sergio Marchionne had a funny thing to say about the $32,500 battery-powered Fiat … …read more…

Categories EV Tags carbon emmissions, Ecology, global warming, Green Issues, Polution, zero emmissions, [EV] Electric Vehicle

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

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

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

Oxford graduates ‘give back’ degree to protest over fossil fuels investment

1st October 201527th May 2015 by Jan Oliff

Almost 70 Oxford alumni have symbolically handed back their … …read more…

Categories Ecology Tags Ecology, global warming, green, Green Issues, Polution, Sustainable Investing

Ecotricity 2030 Vision for a Green Britain

6th May 20156th May 2015 by Chris

This came out in an e-mail – do read it: … …read more…

Categories Ecology, EV Tags carbon emmissions, Ecology, economy, global warming, green, Green Issues, Polution, zero emmissions

EU votes: Fix Carbon Market in 2019

1st October 20156th May 2015 by Chris

EU lawmakers have voted to start fixing the EU Emissions Trading … …read more…

Categories Ecology Tags carbon emmissions, Ecology, EU, global warming, green, Green Issues, Polution

Tesla’s Next Goal: Transform How We Get Electricity

1st October 20154th May 2015 by Chris

On 1st May Elon Musk announced the launch of Tesla Energy – a day … …read more…

Categories Ecology Tags Ecology, Green Issues, Powerwall, Solar Power, Tesla, zero emmissions

Tesla unveils batteries to power homes

1st October 20151st May 2015 by Chris

US electric car maker Tesla Motors has unveiled batteries that can power … …read more…

Categories Ecology Tags Ecology, green, Green Issues, Sustainable Investing, zero emmissions

Number electric vehicles in UK passes 32,500

1st October 201530th April 2015 by Chris

Combining figures from the Department for Transport with new data from … …read more…

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

Paris ‘last chance’ for action on climate change

1st October 201522nd April 2015 by Chris

Scientists are calling on world leaders to sign up to an eight-point … …read more…

Categories Ecology Tags Ecology, global warming, investment, Polution, zero emmissions
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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.
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