Towing with a hybrid, plug-in hybrid or electric car
An increasing number of motorists are considering a hybrid, plug-in hybrid or electric model for their next car, replacing a diesel or petrol. While this can be a great move for cutting pollution and ensuring you have an affordable car
Electric vehicles dominate Frankfurt Motor Show
Judging from the floor here at the Frankfurt Motor Show, gas is out and electricity is in. As the world searches for ways to reduce carbon emissions and improve efficiency, manufacturers are doing their part by offering new EVs, be
‘Slowing It Down Matters’: What Harvey and Irma Tell Us About Climate Change
I wrote my first feature for Rolling Stone, about the already observable impacts of global warming, back in 2004. The piece, “Diary of a Dying Planet,” leads with a heatwave that killed tens of thousands of Europeans in the summer
A lesson from Hurricane Irma: capitalism can’t save the planet – it can only destroy it
There was “a flaw” in the theory: this is the famous admission by Alan Greenspan, the former chair of the Federal Reserve, to a congressional inquiry into the 2008 financial crisis. His belief that the self-interest of the lending institutions
The curious enquirer, how electric car drivers are helping to change the public’s view on electric motoring
At least once a month I get stopped to talk about my electric car, usually as I plug-in to charge but sometimes after parking. People want to know what it’s ‘really like’.
Bernstein: Four reasons electric cars are poised to completely take over
Government support, improving cost economics, technological development and market sentiment are all shifting in favor of battery electric vehicles All light vehicles could eventually be electric. Tesla’s disruption has played a key role There are four big reasons to be
Britain flouting duty to protect citizens from toxic air pollution – UN
The UK government is “flouting” its duty to protect the lives and health of its citizens from illegal and dangerous levels of air pollution, according to the UN’s special rapporteur on human rights related to toxic waste.
UK diesel car values dive by up to a quarter amid pollution Crackdown
The value of some used diesel cars has dropped by as much as 26% since the start of this year amid a crackdown on older vehicles.
Does 2017 mark the beginning of the end for the internal combustion engine?
It’s inevitable. Burning fossil fuels in the 21st Century has become the new smoking and whether you are a liberal lefty willing on zero-emission zones or a hard-right climate sceptic, expect to soon be bombarded with marketing bumf about why