David NicholsonOur @rivergecko twitter feed includes some of the UK electric car news but is also Clean Tech – Climate change Tech – EVs – Renewable Energy including wind and solar – clean trains and boats – air pollution – divesting from fossil fuels
Happy to confirm after my #EVDaytrip to Wales that Wally the Walrus is alive and well, appears in good health and has picked a place to sunbathe that is provides good protection from crowds and should be quite safe from barristers with homicidal pitbulls https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-56665547
@jesseb4me I thought so. Tesla have adjusted their pricing a tad. Most now seem to be 30-34p
Still good but not 24p any more!
Could this why I keep seeing pics largely of Tesla’s at the new chargers from Gridserve at Rugby.
Are my fellow Tesla owners decamping from their 12 new V3 Superchargers because they cost 3p per kWh more? Hopefully not at peak times plse 🙄
Is this crow at Membury services providing an apt metaphor for the future of @ecotricity until they signed the @GRIDSERVE_HQ deal
If so can someone tell the crow & the orchestra playing the sinister music that it should all be ok now
working chargers are coming😋
Another #EVDaytrip today
London to the fabulous sunny Dinbych-y-Pysgod also known as Tenby
235 miles each way but the car park happened to have a bunch of podpoint chargers . Perfect once I moved the car forward enough to close the boot
#ElectricCars
Queen’s speech: voters will need photo ID for general elections
Please join those from all parties who will oppose this UK voter suppression bill that makes it harder for ethnic minority & lower income groups from voting
Only 6 cases of voter fraud in 2019 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/10/queens-speech-photo-id-future-elections-social-care
Logical findings from driver survey that average speed cameras are the best solution for speed enforcement on motorways & roads with 40mph limits and above
Occasionally drivers do ignore average speed cameras- do they all get tickets or all stolen cars? https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/354941/average-speed-cameras-motorways-get-approval-drivers
Hired myself a model 3 long range for the weekend. This car is amazing in every way and did an 800 mile round trip as effortlessly as my previous ICE cars. Believe the hype @EVision_EVRent @elonmusk @FullyChargedShw
#EV cars & vans ‘cheaper to produce than fossil fuel vehicles by 2026/27
New report suggests longer wait but compares with petrol cars avge €19k (lower than diesels)
Newly launched EVs are slowly getting cheaper but falls are still rare on existing EVs https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/09/electric-cars-will-be-cheaper-to-produce-than-fossil-fuel-vehicles-by-2027
Local Conservative MP @ab4scambs rightly challenges @grantshapps for assurances the new Cambridge- Oxford line won’t use stinking diesel trains when it opens in 2030!
Our 2019 article outlined the best alternatives
https://myurbancar.com/2019/07/15/trains-for-clean-air-tech-to-replace-diesel/ https://www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/using-diesel-trains-on-east-west-rail-would-be-ridiculous-9198306/
#Renault Ends Development Of New #Diesel Engines
Less toxic fossil diesel💨💨💨💨💨💨💨 and more cars powered by clean renewable ⚡️ ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️going forward https://www.motor1.com/news/503725/renault-ends-diesel-engine-development/
Australia
NSW hints at EV incentives & petrol car sales ban
After flip flopping in the state of Victoria (EV only taxes then rolling out some EV grants) there are now signs that NSW, is ready to roll out a package of EV friendly measures & piston phase out https://thedriven.io/2021/05/05/historic-opportunity-nsw-hints-at-ev-incentives-and-petrol-car-sales-ban/
Breaking:Sadiq Khan re-elected for second term as London mayor | Politics News | Sky News https://news.sky.com/story/election-results-sadiq-khan-re-elected-for-second-term-as-london-mayor-12301122
BBC expects @SadiqKhan to be confirmed as @MayorofLondon in the next hour in a tighter race than expected
This means the Mayor will fulfil his vital role in delivering an expanded #ULEZ zone from 25th October 2021
Next we need to ensure all diesel vehicles lose their exemptions
@The_PlugSeeker @au_tom_otive @UswitchUK @EVAEOfficial @EVA_Scotland Golly - I agree with Tom! 👏👏👏 U-Switch
Perhaps next week a comparison of petrol & diesel vehicle brands by average fuel tank size? 😂
Presumably this is the test Mazda & Honda were aiming to win they set their EV battery sizes!
Off the rails🚈🐮
First in Nuneaton trains were brought to an udder standstill by a herd of cows (video on link)
Meanwhile more services withdrawn after the famously uncomfortable new high speed Hitachi train carriages used on GWR developed cracks https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-coventry-warwickshire-57032174
Just 4% of US iPhone Users Let Apps Track Them After iOS Update
Bad news for Facebook hoovering up of user data & revenues
96% of US users & 88% of non US users choose to stop Facebook tracking all their web browsing via its app when given the choice https://gizmodo.com/too-bad-zuck-just-4-of-u-s-iphone-users-let-apps-tra-1846851013
@tarbatness @ElectrifyingCom @GinnyBuckley @Nickishields Have customer deliveries begun in UK yet? Not seen any on the road but looking forward to it
Once more with feeling...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/06/hydrogen-fuel-risks-reliance-on-fossil-fuels
We are delighted to announce that Osprey has been selected by Shell to fund, install and operate the 175kW Shell Recharge network at franchised dealer sites in the UK ⚡️
https://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/latest-fleet-news/electric-fleet-news/2021/05/07/osprey-charging-installs-first-shell-recharge-ev-charge-point
