Category - Dirty old tech

Petrol, Diesel, Air Quality, Emissions, Clean Air Zones, Ultra Low Emission zones

Air Quality Cars Clean Air Zone - charging or ban Diesel RDE2

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...

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Diesel EV - Electric Vehicles EV - Going Electric Selected Video

Video Pairs-Why does it matter so much that EVs are efficient?

In this video pair we look at what happens if you build an EV that is much more or much less efficient than a Tesla Model 3Of the current ways to power a car efficiency matters to a different degree in each. Petrol...

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3 min read

Fossil fuel divestment

Fossil to Cleantech- a selection of news from Q1 2021

Jan 2021 Australia: Coal to cleantechNSW transition gets major boost with plans for 2 coal power stations to be given a second life as mega batteries to support renewable power. Using locations with existing connections...

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Cars Diesel Hybrid Petrol UK Transport policy

Consultation on ending the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars and vans – MyUrbanCar response

Ccc submission MyUrbanCar.com and @myurbancar @rivergecko provide advice and information to accelerate the shift to zero emission primarily electric vehicles powered by a renewable energy. We strongly support the...

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Air Quality Diesel Electric car buying guide EV - Electric Vehicles Vans

The EV is nearly ready to kill off the diesel van..nearly

It might seem a strange time for someone who hasn’t driven a van in decades to be predicting the end of the diesel van now. After all diesel van sales (lockdown aside) have hardly ever been higher with around 97%...

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10 min read

Clean Energy Clean Energy Investment Clean tech & Renewable energy Fossil fuel divestment

Climate change, CleanTech and Fossil fuel divestment hit the city

2019 was a bit of a shock to many directors of financial services firms. For many in banking, pensions, fund management and insurance, climate change action largely used to be restricted to writing lengthy reports about...

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Cars Diesel Dirty old tech

The big fat diesel con. Why UK diesel drivers produce more CO2 not less.

Here’s why the getting diesel drivers to switch to EVs should be a priority, for climate change and public health. Diesel versions of a car produce less CO2 than petrol versions but… Conventional wisdom is...

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9 min read

Dirty old tech Hydrogen Rail

Trains for clean air – tech to replace diesel

This article covers alternatives to diesel but the link below details why plans to replace diesel on our railways are necessary and becoming urgent. Why diesel trains need to be phased out The technology options from...

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Cars Clean Air Zone - charging or ban EV - Electric Vehicles Hybrid Petrol PHEV -Plugin Hybrid Vans

Finding cleaner cars and vans that are ready for ULEZ and the future or..

Why diesel cars and vans are unlikely to be on sale in 2030 let alone 2040 Why combustion engines are in the departure lounge Toxic Air quality caused by combustion engines especially diesels which are the most toxic...

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8 min read

Cars Diesel Emissions EV - Electric Vehicles Petrol

Tesla’s weapon of choice – How much damage could the Model 3 inflict on diesel & petrol car sales in Europe?

Based on the specs and reviews of the Model 3 and feedback from US owners here’s where we expect the Model 3 to win and lose against old tech options like the latest BMW 3 series or C class Mercedes. Scores go from...

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Category - Dirty old tech

The fatal flaw with the London ULEZ and how a diesel sunset would deliver better less pollution in London and more revenue to TFL

Video Pairs-Why does it matter so much that EVs are efficient?

Fossil to Cleantech- a selection of news from Q1 2021

Consultation on ending the sale of new petrol, diesel and hybrid cars and vans – MyUrbanCar response

The EV is nearly ready to kill off the diesel van..nearly

Climate change, CleanTech and Fossil fuel divestment hit the city

The big fat diesel con. Why UK diesel drivers produce more CO2 not less.

Trains for clean air – tech to replace diesel

Finding cleaner cars and vans that are ready for ULEZ and the future or..

Tesla’s weapon of choice – How much damage could the Model 3 inflict on diesel & petrol car sales in Europe?

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