Electric Vehicles Begin To Bite Into Oil Demand
Projections have suggested that the advent of electric vehicles will have a dramatic impact on oil demand and now its starting to show.
Local authorities now ‘leading the way’ in UK solar
Ongoing frustration with national solar policy has allowed local authorities and regional government to take the lead in UK solar deployment, the Solar Trade Association (STA) has said in a new report.The report, dubbed ‘Leading Lights: How local authorities are making solar and energy storage work today’, compiles more than 20 examples where local authorities
Used Electric Car Values Rose 41% In UK During Quarter 1, 2018
Average used plug-in electric vehicle resale prices rose by 41% in the UK during the first quarter of the year, the online used car service Autorola has reported.This compares to an overall used car resale price rise of 5.3% during the first quarter. In other words, the resale values of used plug-in electric vehicles in
Renault Zoe named Best Green Car at FirstCar Awards 2018
The 100 per cent electric Renault ZOE has earned yet another award, this time for new drivers, with judges naming it ‘Best Green Car’ at the inaugural FirstCar Awards 2018.Hosted by FirstCar at the Royal Automobile Club in London, the awards recognise vehicles that offer excellence for those drivers who are either learning to drive
A radical way to cut emissions – ration everyone’s flights
An individual cap on air travel, that people can trade with each other, would help to reduce the impact of flying
‘We’re doomed’: Mayer Hillman on the climate reality no one else will dare mention
The 86-year-old social scientist says accepting the impending end of most life on Earth might be the very thing needed to help us prolong it
Banning hybrid cars is a good start, but we must do more if we’re serious about cutting emissions
Leaked reports yesterday appeared to suggest that the government is considering including some hybrid cars in a sale ban to be enforced by 2040, much to the misguided anger of Prius owners and the auto industry.In fact this suggestion doesn’t go far enough, and to clear our air, meet our international responsibilities and seize the
Diesel sales crash in Europe, petrol and electrified cars are on the rise
The diesel scare plummets low-CO2 cars’ sales
No more diesel sales in Europe says Nissan
Now it is on Nissan to discontinue diesel engines in its line-up in Europe.
Walt Disney plans another 50MW solar project to power two theme parks
[Good news! See what I thought when I visited: How far behind is Disney?]