Don’t Panic – Tips to Surviving and Prospering in a Climate Change Emergency! The UK Parliament has just become the first in the world to declare an “environmental and climate change emergency” but as it was announced, parliament continued to be heated by carbon fuels, planes continued to fly and diesel cars hurtled over Westminster
More Orders for EVs! You may have heard about the continued decline in car sales but something getting far fewer column inches is the amazing increases in orders for EVs and hybrids, 125,000 were brought across Europe in March alone an increase of 31% compared to March 2018.
Is this EV a Subpar Performance or a Great Drive? When people think of electric cars, there are often visions of futuristic, tech-filled flying machines. However, this generation of electric cars may be more close-to-home than you think. The e-Golf is Volkswagen’s innovative new electric car, based on one of the most popular car models
How is Charging your EV the Ultimate Time-Saver? Want to find out how easy it is living with an EV? We’ve written a few blogs so far talking about how you have pretty much all the infrastructure you’ll ever need. Providing that you have a drive, or garage to go with your electric car. Most
Are Electric Cars Expensive? Everyone knows electric cars are expensive. They are the preserve of the super-rich, demanding a huge investment with a payback over years, a little like solar panels. For many of us, a quirk reserve for those that have the wealth to demonstrate their green credentials to appear a little more human,
Car Charging Infrastructure Brings Concerns You can barely go a day now without seeing an advert for an electric car or hybrid. Stray onto a radio show debate or pub conversation, though, and you’ll most likely hear that there is no car charging infrastructure. As you make your daily commute, you’re probably becoming aware of
Government Mistakes on ULEV Grants: A Problem for the Plane Following announcements to bump up electric company car tax, the government have further announced they’ll be reducing the ULEV grants. This will include the removal of any grant for PHEVs (sub-70 mile range electrics) for any order accepted after 09/11. There will still be a
Air Pollution is Reaching Dangerous Levels! Councils and communities are becoming increasingly worried about air pollution and the diminishing quality of air in our cities. As a result, seemingly a lot of cities will follow London’s footsteps and implement Clean Air Zones or Ultra-Low-Emission Zones.
Benefits for all: Employee Perks and Gaining Green Credentials Businesses have always had the opportunity to present themselves as being “green”. For a while, it was nice, but not always a financially wise way to build a company up. But today, with consistent new rulings and regulations, this “green-thinking” is an absolute necessity for modern,
A Misguided Tax Policy from Government is Ruining the EV Market The government tax on electric cars is ‘misguided and confused’. This taxation policy is depressing sales of electric cars at a time when considering businesses movement towards greener living, they should be starting to increase. Due to adverse publicity regarding emissions of harmful pollutants,