EV advocate, journalist, presenter, musician, geek, mom, workaholic, troublemaker. Co-founder of littleCollie.com. Freelance journalist specialising in electric cars, clean transportation, technology, and gender issues. Host of Transport Evolved podacst. Total Mac geek, Classic car nut and tech fan. Strangely immune to memes. Early adopter. Of everything. Trained as a classical musician, went to the dark side for the cookies and venti soya late. Mom to two wonderful kids, married to Kate. Half Canadian. Live in Bristol, UK. Hates being put in boxes. Thinks that technology, and human ingenuity, is often underrated.
Weekly column. By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. Just how far can you travel in an electric car? It’s a question I’m often asked and one I’m always cautious to answer. My answer normally revolves arou...
Weekly column. By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. The nights are getting visibly shorter, you’ve dug out your thick jumpers, and somewhere you’ve probably got a list started for your Christmas shopping....
By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. Hi! My name is Nikki, I’ve been driving electric cars since 2006, and I still can’t get my head around charging infrastructure. I’m not talking range anxiety here. No...
By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. Just over four years ago, I was one of the lucky few to attend the official UK launch of the Kensington-based Tesla showroom. Located on a secluded back street of the ...
Back in 2011, Nissan began UK sales of its first all-electric car, the LEAF hatchback. Costing a cool £25,000 after a £5,000 government grant, the original LEAF - only available in one trim level -...
Weekly column. By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. For generations, ad agencies have successfully sold us everything from microwave meals to package holidays without nary a problem, using a variety of me...
Weekly column. By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. Normally in my weekly column, I tell you about how fantastic EVs are, or give you my opinion of a new car on the market fresh from a stint behind the whe...
Weekly column. By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. As an avid electric car driver, I’m often asked by people how I cope with range anxiety: the fear that I won’t make my destination before my all-electric...
Weekly column. By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. Available from £13,995 after Government grants with a headlining battery rental of £70 per month, the Renault Zoe certainly enters the market at a favour...
Weekly column. By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield. Forgive me for saying so, but smart cars are a little bit like Marmite: you generally either love them to bits, or you can’t stand them. Since we once o...