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...
Category - UK Transport policy
Articles with a bearing on national and local government transport strategy
David Nicholson
Getting local EV Public Charging right – Part 3 Is it unusable?
In part 1 we looked at how important it is to get the cost of public charging right. In part 2 we looked at the different types of charging you need in an area. In part 3 we look at the most common reasons why EV...
Getting local EV Public Charging right – Part 2 local charging mix
In part 2 we will look at the different types of charging you need, the most common mistakes and how to avoid them. Table Of Contents Aiming for acceptable utilisation rates for local chargersWhat are the key components...
Getting local EV Public Charging right. Part 1- Cost
Getting acceptable cost and utilisation rates The conventional wisdom is that charging an electric car costs much less than running a car that burns petrol or diesel, but is that really the case? In this article we...
How a dispute over funding buses and tubes could give London the cleanest air in Europe..
UPDATE – since this article was published the Government have agreed to extend funding for TFL to keep London’s transport system running till March 2021. The final agreement does NOT require any extension of the...
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...
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%...
Putney school street opens – thank you!
On Friday the 5th June I put in an application for the “3 school” “school street” along Charlwood road in Putney. Having been a parent at Our Lady of Victories, I can remember the chaos of 850 primary children and their...
Simple EV Charging for trips
Why UK EV drivers need help finding easier charging There are over 18,000 EV chargers In the UK so you would imagine plugging in when needed is easy but when you’re on a long distance trip many chargers are too...
School Streets In London
Putney “3 school” school street Update Update on the 29th June 2020A big day as, thanks to some fab “community volunteers” from Extinction Rebellion in Putney, the first half of the school street is up and running and...
