Royal Mail goes electric
Royal Mail goes electric Trials of fully electric vans and trucks will soon begin in London as Royal Mail goes electric. The new electric vehicles, manufactured by arrival in the UK, will operate from Royal Mails central London depot. This is a great achievement for the quiet electric vehicle revolution. Congratulations …
Electric mini coming to a town near you… soon
Mainstream electric car announcement from BMW. Electric mini coming to a town near you… soon There will be a fully electric version of the Mini to be built in the UK. It would appear the electric car is finally gaining momentum. The BMW mini is expected to go into production …
Beginning of the end of the car internal combustion engine?
Beginning of the end of the car internal combustion engine? Volvo announced today (5th July 2007) that it intends to build all new cars from 2019 with electric motors. According to the statement released, Volvo cars will either be electric or hybrid from 2019. With Tesla announcing the new low …
France to explore new law to ban oil & gas production
France to explore new law to ban oil & gas production. In a previous post I wrote about France’s plan to end the sale of new diesel and petrol cars by 2040. I notice a new plan now being considered is to introduce a law to ban the production of …
Nissan announce improved Leaf battery performance
Nissan announce improved Leaf battery performance As competition in the electric car industry starts to motor (and about time in my opinion) Nissan announce range improvements to their Leaf electric car. The new Leaf electric car can travel approximately 50% further than its predecessor (depends on terrain). The new Leaf …
A date with Apple
A date with Apple Diary at the ready – electronic or otherwise. The 12th September 2017 at 10am a BIG Apple announcement is due! Could it be the next-generation Apple iPhone? The next-generation Apple watch? 4K Apple TV? Or, something completely different – such as an Apple electric car? (Or …
Mining for Lithium in Cornwall?
Mining for Lithium in Cornwall? In a previous post I mentioned I was looking for investment opportunities related to companies involved with the electric car – especially with it about to go mainstream. Glencore was one such company I was reviewing when I came across this little known start-up, Cornish …
Motor Taxes of the Future?
When electric cars become mainstream and fossil fuels are consigned to history – where will government lost revenues come from? Road tax is currently based on fuel emissions with a huge chunk of government income taken from fuel tax. This will potentially mean a £27 – £28 billion hole in …
Diesel and Petrol ban by 2040
Following on from the ‘Faraday Challenge’ announced by the UK government this week, which presented plans to develop smarter energy for the future – we now have this brilliant new initiative announced today to ban ‘dirty diesel’ car engines from our roads by 2040. Now, based on that time scale …
The Faraday Challenge
Love this project. The UK government announced the ‘Faraday Challenge’ yesterday (24/07/17), investing £246 million in the research, innovation and development of battery technologies to make the UK’s energy system smarter. I’m pleased the UK is finally joining the ‘electric’ revolution as highlighted by this useful investment. Design, research and …