The only time-passing diversion at Milton Keynes station at midnight yesterday, as I waited to pick up a very late family member, was a series of rolling electronic adverts. The display had the desired effect, because here I am imparting the case for the all-electric Vauxhall Corsa-e – “Milton Keynes to West Yorkshire on a single… Continue reading
Posts tagged Nissan Leaf
Shell warned about climate change in 1991 then lost interest
In 2017 Dutch independent news site The Correspondent published a forgotten public information film by Shell made in 1991 in which the oil major warned of the dangers of climate change and the need for urgent action. (This is an edited version of a piece I first wrote in March 2017.) In 1991 Shell, yes Shell,… Continue reading →
Nissan Leaf is on a road near you – but did it sell enough?
Sales of all plug in cars almost doubled, world-wide, in 2015 to around 1 million. But they still represent a tiny proportion of the cars on the road, less that 1%. The Nissan Leaf was launched six years ago this week, going on sale in 2011. It has sold 200,000 world-wide and is an important… Continue reading →
All-electric cars – smog-free vision in a car park
It suits the governments to play down the man made contribution to the smog that affected southern Britain in the first few days of April, 2014. The Saharan dust was there for anyone to see and feel, on cars and in your eyes. Walking the three quarters of a mile from where I took the… Continue reading →
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 →
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 →