Public transport belongs in the heart of the world’s historic towns and cities. But what sort of transport? Underground trains are best. Then, as you move above ground, the cleaner, the better. Trams, gliding elegantly through ancient streets, are one clean public transport solution. But creating a new system in an old city can… Continue reading
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100,000 Leafs blown by zero carbon driving’s wind of change
Out on the road I notice all-electric Nissan Leafs, and I can’t help keeping a running total in my mind. What particularly sad obsession is this, you ask. There’s a more positive purpose. I’m keeping up with a story about business and the environment and what is likely to be a radical change to our… Continue reading →
New deal lets electric cars run on 100% green energy
Another argument against the electric car is about to fall. It’s the “Ah, but electric cars are just as polluting because they use electricity from dirty old coal fired power stations” criticism. True, up to a point. Although detractors forget that electric cars don’t emit any noxious gases, so are clean at the roadside. But… Continue reading →
Fast charging into the future as electric cars bypass range anxiety
Remember “range anxiety”? It used to be on every electric car (EV) detractor’s lips, or spoken in its long form, thus: “I wouldn’t buy one of those Nissan Leafs because I don’t want to run out of power in the middle of nowhere.” Two new words are now replacing the petrol head’s favorite anti-EV excuse…. Continue reading →
Cool lighting – How the Philips Hue LED made it to the Apple store
Apple stores are some of the most enticing retail outlets in the High Street and shopping mall. They sell what is surely the world’s most seductive range of technological items affordable by the general public. You may just like to wander in for the cheerful white light buzz, or for the infectious enthusiasm of so… Continue reading →
Light up, shine on – is this the LED’s breakthrough moment
The Hay Festival is an appropriate place for a lightbulb moment. I was at a talk where green guru Julia Hailes was talking about converting her old farmhouse and making it as environmentally efficient and green as possible. I wrote down lots of things (not very efficiently, on my smartphone) but one slide caught my… Continue reading →