New Audi A3 PHEV delivers 88-mile electric range and 5% BiK
Audi is launching a new A3 Sportback plug-in hybrid, delivering a huge 88 miles of all-electric range and qualifying for 5% Benefit-in-Kind. On sale from November priced from £39,150, the new plug-in hybrid version more than doubles the electric range
Battery Owners: Why You Still See Small Energy Imports Despite a Full Battery
The only thing that’s grown more than electricity bills recently is the number of new solar power systems installed with batteries. I’m guessing a close third is the growth of my inbox, specifically with questions about small unwanted energy imports.
The World is in Crisis
Over dinner last week, I was asked to give a sweeping overview as to why the planet is in crisis. As I was talking, I realised I am yet to amalgamate that same information for my subscribers in one post.
What is net zero, and why is it important?
Net zero is a goal to balance greenhouse gas removal vs emissions The aim is to get to the point where emissions caused by human activity are negated The goal is ‘net zero’ emissions overall According to the University
Innovative British start-up launches revolutionary integrated rear bike rack specifically for EVs
The new bike rack is a real breakthrough. Auxtail’s founder and a former designer at Nissan, Craig Broadbent, explained: “Electric cars are range sensitive and wind resistance consumes roughly half of their battery’s energy. Carrying loads on the roof seriously
As the waters rise, a two-year sentence for throwing soup. That’s the farcical reality of British justice
Why do the mass killers of the fossil fuel industry walk free while the heroes trying to stop them are imprisoned? The sentences were handed down just as Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina. As homes were smashed, trucks swept down
ECIU: Winter bills will be 55% higher than pre-crisis
With the energy price cap rising today (1 October), the latest analysis from energy and climate think tank the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) paints a grim picture of the UK’s energy bills over winter. Energy bills will rise
How installing solar panels could make you money — energy experts explain
With households constantly looking to save money on energy bills, renewable methods could be easier to access than ever. Experts at Severn Wye Energy Agency, a sustainability charity based in Gloucestershire, explain how solar panels have become an accessible way
End of an era as Britain’s last coal-fired power plant shuts down
UK’s 142-year history of coal-fired electricity ends as turbines at Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant in Nottinghamshire stop for good A deep history of British coal – from the Romans to the Ratcliffe shutdown Britain’s only remaining coal power plant at Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottinghamshire will