Sustainable Mobility
From event reviews and breaking technology news to global policy changes, our bloggers explore the accelerating Clean Revolution in transport.
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BMW Flicks switch to go electric
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- 01 August 2011
It is great to see BMW putting some real commitment and ‘front of stage’ publicity behind their future i8 supercar EV and the i3.
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Range extended EVs make for relaxing weekend reading
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- 01 August 2011
I read a couple of very interesting articles over the weekend that are definitely worth sharing. One article in particular looked at the range extended EV in the Saturday Telegraph motoring section, which reviewed the car company Lotus and its future.
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So after a tip-off I succumbed to watching Top Gear…
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- 31 July 2011
This weekend's Top Gear show decided to find – as usual – the weakest – but transient part of an emerging technology to try and prove that Electrification of Transport was not going to work. So of course, I couldn't miss a chance to prove them wrong.
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New film: Revenge of the Electric Car
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- 29 July 2011
A documentary by Chris Paine, Revenge of the Electric Car', the successor to the popular 'Who Killed the Electric Car' is set to hit the big screens on July 20, 2012. But maybe not the biggest screen to you.. So vote for a screening in your city!
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Top class service arrives for EV customers
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- 28 July 2011
From integrated charging station GPS systems to bundled solutions, simple tariffs and more charging facilities, we're really starting to see EV systems linking up to provide real customer value with these offerings.
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Nissan ups its production of ever-popular Leafs in the US
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- 27 July 2011
We have more great news in the EV world people, as Nissan Motor Co. has said that it will begin manufacturing motors for its Leaf electric cars in Tennessee, the US, starting in 2013.
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The great EVs noise debate
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- 25 July 2011
So the Department for Transport has decided to dismiss the idea of artificial noises on EVs, as they will make little impact against background noise. This is a fascinating debate and I am glad the UK government is taking a measured approach to this subject via analysis and testing.
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Zac Goldsmith's greener politics for the rise of EVs
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- 20 July 2011
Zac Goldsmith is ready to fight for greener politics; let's see this policy brought forward to drive the exponential rise of EVs.
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Actually, the Plugged-In Places programme is fully funded and steaming ahead
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- 06 July 2011
I came across Independent's story 'Coalition scraps national network of charging points for electric cars' last week. It is always amusing when a paper gets it completely wrong!
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My weekend included an EV disguised as a hummer and a two page EV attack
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- 05 July 2011
The Saturday Telegraph had yet another challenging two page attack on the electrification of transport but this time, it has allowed me to roll out one of my favourite explanations of why EVs represent the future, and one of the few ways by which 9 billion people will travel around on our planet with reasonable mobility.
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