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
I can’t help thinking it’s getting harder and harder for anyone to pretend the #ClimateCrisis isn’t happening & we really should leave the fossil fuel age behind us urgently
Still can’t be bothered with a 45% CO2 cut by 2030 Heatpumps & EV’s running on renewable energy?
📹| #Turkey evacuates hotels in Bodrum
▪️An evacuation order was issued as the wildfires neared hotels area.
▪️Police evacuated three hotels in İçmeler town of Bodrum, #Muğla.
60-68% lower emissions than ICE equivalent and set to become even lower as we introduce more renewable energy
https://arstechnica.com/?p=1784275
The latest episode of The I-Pace Drivers’ Show is out now. Featuring @EpicWinningMaz‘s incredible work tracking the roll-out of the new@GRIDSERVE_HQ chargers. Followed by a discussion on the new @ChargePlaceScot service provided by @SWARCO_AG @eVolt_UK.
https://youtu.be/1DWXonYjQpA
@nialli @Aurelien_Piot @bobbyllew Battery size is in kWh but charging speed is in kW. Most 10-80% charges would take around
1 hr charging at 50kW
30 mins at 100kW
20 mins at 150kW
Which is why a Fiat 500 charges quicker than an i-Pace - charging speed is 2x battery size
@guardian
There are no “sqeaky” bums required to do long trips in most new EVs and I don’t think EV owners will appreciate condescending comments like being labelled as “well intentioned and mostly friendly, but a tiny bit dull”
@EVAEOfficial
https://myurbancar.com/2021/05/24/myth-busting-ev-day-trips-london-to-scotland-and-back-in-a-day/
So here is the flip side of @guardian with an article almost entirely devoted to people off transition to EVs
Frankly it could have been sponsored by Exxon or an oil & gas companies for a hydrogen future🙄
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/28/leading-the-charge-can-i-make-it-from-lands-end-to-john-ogroats-in-an-electric-car
@guardian @guardianeco seem to be confused, alternating between stories about the terrible effects of #climatechange & then peddling myths about EVs to put people off cutting their CO2 by 70% & pushing hydrogen made from fossil fuel🤔 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/01/adapt-or-die-that-is-the-stark-challenge-to-living-in-the-new-world-we-have-made
@WYeates Looks strangely familiar Will🤔
@WYeates Sounds interesting Will.
In case I can’t attend can you ask a question for me
This map shows 2050 annual flood areas if we miss 1.5C
How wide would a 2050 Thames barrier need to be to stop flooding simply going round it? Eg Dartford to Romford is 9 miles!
https://twitter.com/rivergecko/status/1266708565424816129?s=21
Bit late on this but just read COP26 stands for the 26th “Conference of the Parties”
Not a name to build excitement or urgency really🙄
Has anyone got better suggestions?
? ESC - Earth survival conference
?SCC - Survivable climate “”
EFFAC - End of Fossil Fuel Age “”
According to new analysis from energy think tank Ember, the cost of generating electricity from power plants using fossil fuels is around double what it costs to produce it from renewable sources in Europe
| TechRadar https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/new-analysis-shows-its-50-cheaper-to-generate-electricity-from-renewables
This is impressive. Oxford Westgate Car Park has rows and rows of free to use @eConnect_UK chargers.
This video shows just a few of them, there are chargers all the way to the other side ⚡️😱🤩
@AbuDhabiDude @alex_haddock @derrickra Thank goodness I didn’t say many EV owners perceive them as unreliable and overpriced
Is that a USP?😂
@WYeates I hope i see one again too
Know just how you feel as coming back from dinner in Yorkshire last week along a rainy path at dusk we saw 30+ frogs and toads - so many had to use a torch to avoid treading on them!
The frogs were a little too jumpy to be photographed 🐸
@alex_haddock @AbuDhabiDude @derrickra At least the “second player’s” concerns that EV owners could be forced to use 1 reasonably priced reliable network on 🇬🇧 Motorways will be allayed in Tesla Superchargers are opened to other brands
Obviously Ionity will still have a monopoly on overpriced Motorway charging🤔
@Cyberwest @Forbes @ForbesEurope Sorry wasn’t clear but your article is a good antidote for the anti EV pro hydrogen piece in the Guardian last week
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/28/leading-the-charge-can-i-make-it-from-lands-end-to-john-ogroats-in-an-electric-car
Here's a positive milestone for you on a rainy Friday afternoon. This week the UK has reached and surpassed 3,000 rapid charging locations for #electricvehicles.
You can find more stats and information on #electriccars and #evcharging at http://zap-map.com/statistics/
@Cyberwest @Forbes @ForbesEurope Well written and useful piece to point those H2 lovers to.. the Guardian this week!
Expecting lots of hate from hydrogen cultists for this one. My latest for @Forbes @ForbesEurope https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesmorris/2021/07/31/is-hydrogen-just-oil-and-gas-greenwashed/
@AndyatAuto I suspect your “friend” would be counted as speeding. That said many of the clean air zone stretches haven’t got average speed camera enforcement.. when I went through the M4 Cardiff one I was driving at the limit in my electric Tesla as diesel Audis flew past me at 70mph+💨💨💨
Interesting electric v petrol real-life test: Audi RS e-tron GT v motorbike up the Wrynose & Hardknott Passes in the Lake District on the hottest day of the year. One won, one broke. https://bit.ly/3lbjOSc @AudiUK @GavinWard @EVAEOfficial @rightcharge @myenergiuk
