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Then Along came the Model T and Spoiled it

23rd February 201723rd February 2017 by Chris

We are getting excited about EVs [electric vehicles] and the prospect of massive growth in demand over … …read more…

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

500,000 Electric Cars on Europe’s Roads by End of the Year

5th January 201711th November 2016 by Chris

gold-teamgb-leaf145,000 sales of electric vehicles were made in the UK and Europe in 2015 – twice the number … …read more…

Categories Blog, EV Tags Car battery, carbon emmissions, global warming, Green Issues, 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

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

It’s a Year Already

8th December 20158th December 2015 by Chris

IMG_5688aIt was just before Christmas 2014 that I took delivery of my brand new Leaf. … …read more…

Categories EV Tags carbon emmissions, 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

Time to Road Tax my Leaf

2nd December 20155th November 2015 by Chris

CarTaxDiscOne of the real benefits of an all electric car is the cost … …read more…

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

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

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

UK Electric Cars Wireless Charging Testing

1st October 201512th August 2015 by Chris

New technology is being tested by Highways England that could allow … …read more…

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

Go Ultra Low campaign for Fleet Users

1st October 20155th August 2015 by Chris

The government and industry-backed Go Ultra Low campaign, show … …read more…

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

Electric cars could be recharged as they travel

1st October 20154th August 2015 by Chris

Highways England has awarded Berkshire-based company TRL a £200,000 … …read more…

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

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

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

Fossil fuels subsidised by $10m a minute, says IMF

1st October 201519th May 2015 by Chris

Fossil fuel companies are benefitting from global subsidies of $5.3tn … …read more…

Categories Business Matters, EV, Opinion Tags Ethical Investing, Fossil Fuel, global warming, green, Green Issues, investment, Money, Politics, Sustainable Investing, zero emmissions

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

Falling Battery Prices boost outlook for EVs

1st October 20151st May 2015 by Chris

The cost of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) has been falling fast and is almost … …read more…

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

Church : Climate Change is Already a Reality

1st October 20151st May 2015 by Chris

The Church of England is adopting a new climate change policy and will cut … …read more…

Categories Business Matters, Ecology Tags Business Women, Ethical Investing, Financial-Advice, global warming, Green Issues, investment, Money, pensions, Sustainable Investing

Five Green Laws will create stronger economy

1st October 201527th April 2015 by Chris

I was attracted to this with my concern for green issues, protecting our … …read more…

Categories Ecology Tags carbon emmissions, Election, global warming, Green Issues, investment, Liberal Democrats, Politics, 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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Driving an electric car is so unlike being a petrol head
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and it is so much quieter, cleaner and very, very economical.

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