Do we really need growth?
It is pretty clear that I’m not an economist, as I have a very simplistic view on how the British economy should be working and there are no doubt hundreds of reasons why I’m wrong. We are told th...
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Teaching the young a thing or two
Young drivers get a tough time from most people. A danger on the roads, we say, and a danger to everybody around them. Speeding, loud music, eating at the wheel and the inevitable effects of peer p...
Long-distance trips are possible in an EV, but you’ll need to prepare first
Earlier this week in his column, Robert Llewellyn shared the joys of travelling from his home in the rural reaches of Gloucestershire to the peaks of Snowdownia and back in his 2011 Nissan LEAF. Co...
Cutting the apron strings: Can we live without a petrol car?
With the exception of a few months at the start of 2011 between the sale of my old EV and the arrival of my then new Nissan LEAF, I’ve continuously owned and driven a plug-in vehicle since 2006. Co...
Why motoring technology is awesome
Modern technology is fantastic. There may be plenty of claims that ‘things were better back in my day’ but, quite frankly, that is not true. Back in my day, whenever that was, you were lucky to ge...
Pay-as-you charge: Why EV charging networks need to dump RFID
I've got a little party trick I'd like to share with you: I can tell if someone is a well-travelled electric car driver just by looking at their wallet. I'm not joking: as anyone with an electric...
Why I (nearly) love Le Mans
Next weekend the motorsport world will turn its attention to a town in the Pays de la Loire region of France. Roughly the same size as Oxford, the population of Le Mans will temporarily triple as a...
Toyota misses the point: EVs can make the electricity grid cleaner
Clean up your smelly electricity grid, or the plug-in cars get it! That’s the been the message from Toyota Europe this week as it told news website Responding To Climate Change that Toyota could le...
What price tyre safety?
Turn over your hand now and look at the size of the palm. Now multiply that by four and that is roughly how much rubber holds you on to the road come sun, rain, snow or ice. Through wet leaves, spi...
The ICE problem and why it’s time to stop it
Have you ever turned up at a petrol station, parked your car in front of a pump, and walked away? Me neither. If I did anything like that, there would be a riot. But the blocking of electric car ch...
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