As I write this I'm sitting in an Airbus A319 at the end of one of Heathrow's runway. I'm not going anywhere as there's a bit of wind outside that's making it impossible for the pilot to get the pl...
I’ve written frequently about bangernomics, the principle of buying embarrassingly cheap cars and running them for as long as possible without spending anything. For the best part of six years, me ...
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 -...
Premium. It’s a word that is thrown around by many with little thought as to what it actually means, attached to everything from cars (obviously) through to shampoo and paper towels. Perhaps it’s j...
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...
I have spent the last two weekends in Cambridge and London, both cities that are not ideally set up to accommodate cars in the city centre. Being a true petrolhead, that doesn’t stop me weaving som...
Frankfurt, the financial hub of Germany (and probably the rest of Europe) is a city that seemingly exists for people to hold meetings in. There’s little there beyond a collection of shiny skyscrape...
The Low Carbon Vehicle event, held every year at the Millbrook proving ground in the heart of Bedfordshire, is a must-attend event for green transport aficionados, consultants, and government agenc...