Table Of Contents 2021 Source – The Brussels study by True EmissionsSource German Federal Environment agency and published by Deutsche Welle in Feb 2018Source 2 – The West Lothian Goverment studySource 3...
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David NicholsonMyUrbanCar Top Tesla Model 3 tips for new UK owners
We think Tesla Model 3 is probably the best Tesla and probably the best EV. We’ve got some tips to help you make the most of it and find a way round its quirks Table Of Contents General TipsRegenerative breakingIf...
How much CO2 to travel from LDN To COP26 and beyond?
On the 8th October 2021 I did a trip from Putney in SW London to the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow which is the venue for the COP26 summit. I then continued onto Crianlarich in the Highlands. By complete coincidence...
JCB Hydrogen combustion engines..the right choice?
JCB has just announced that it is investing £100 million on new hydrogen combustion engines for use in its iconic yellow diggers that are exported around the world. So what are the pros and cons of hydrogen? JCB spends...
8 things to know about switching from gas or oil to an Air Source Heatpump
Introduction Please note, I have had an air source heat pump installed in my Victorian terraced house in Southwest London, but am not an expert in heating or air source heat pumps. This is what I have learnt from being...
Best Electric cars in every price range
Define Best? Our recommendations all deliver Decent real world range in their price point. We use EVDB estimates that are more realistic than official WLTP rangeQuick charging speeds ( we use the 10% to 80% charge times...
September 2021 UK car sales report –
September was the best month for UK electric car sales since December 2020, when we last did a sales report. December 2020 ended with a bit of a bang for pure EV or BEV sales. By comparison 2021 up to September was a...
Myth busting EV Day trips versus public charging – London to Anglesey and back
Table Of Contents EV day tripsWhat’s an EV day trip like using only public not Tesla chargers though?London to Holyhead in Anglesey on the north west tip of Wales .. and back again in a dayThe statsPublic charging...
Update-Why diesel trains need to be phased out
Global warming, new technology & new knowledge on the effects of air pollution are set to send fossil fuel diesel trains into the sidings CO2 from diesel fuel Replacing dirty diesel trains with emission free travel...
GeniePoint – Back on our list – we welcome the changes
Every Electric car owner has views on which EV charging networks are the ones they seek out and those that leave such a bad smell you would never go back to unless you absolutely had to. For me Geniepoint put themselves...
The fatal flaw with the London ULEZ and how a diesel sunset would deliver better less pollution in London and more revenue to TFL
The London ULEZ (or Ultra Low Emission Zone) was the first UK clean air zone and it’s criteria for charging the most polluting vehicles has been rolled out as the standard for other clean air zones in the UK. In...
Why do electric car owners say they would never go back to a petrol, diesel or hybrid car?
As an electric car owner it’s funny sometimes what you hear said about EV’s (Electric Vehicles), mostly by people who have only tried one for an hour or sometimes not tried a recent EV at all. All they seem...
Why EV owners should learn to love the gift of Motorway road works
Imagine you’re on a trip down a UK motorway and making good progress and then up pop those signs ROADWORKS – AVERAGE SPEED CAMERAS – 50MPH There are 2 reactions to these depending on your outlook to...
Myth busting EV Day trips – London to Scotland and back in a day
There are some very common but really inaccurate misconceptions about driving electric cars that are still widely believed. One is that you can’t do high mileages or long trips in an electric car and that is takes...
Myth busting with EV Day trips – Putney to Tenby and back in a day
There are some very common but really inaccurate misconceptions about driving electric cars that are still widely believed. One is that you can’t do high mileages or long trips in an electric car and that is takes...
