I have been an extreme optimist on electric cars but never imagined that by September 2021 we would see an EV as best seller in the UK. It is testament to the disruptive business that Mr Musk has built that even as the big players enter the market, Tesla continues to lead and push the … Read More
I seem to have run into a lot of sea related news this week, possibly driven by the controversial documentary on Netflix called Seaspiracy. I haven’t seen it yet but it has stirred up strong emotions. George Monbiot and others have praised it for pointing the finger towards the real mass killers of the sea, … Read More
Two stories this week about EV charging networks needing modernisation. A reminder that you can be too early into a new market on occasion. Company news Gridserve takes stake to boost Ecotricity’s Electric HighwayThe new partnership sees Gridserve taking a 25 per cent stake in the Electric Highway, bringing with it a whole load of new … Read More
Another week of wildly varying news: Wild weather in Texas, the pandemic’s second wave starts to retreat (hopefully), The US rejoins the Paris Accord and an EV is scooting around in a dried up lake on Mars. For me an interesting theme over the last few weeks is that Big Oil companies are looking at … Read More
The energy transitions leads to some unlikely relationships developing. For example the link between Electric cars and the Superbowl. The advertising slots are some of the most expensive ever and have been regularly used by car companies to showcase their electric credentials. This year GM have unleashed the “talents” of Will Ferrell to lead the … Read More
Let’s start the year by looking back at the best EV’s of 2020. If you haven’t had any experience of electric motoring, you should, so as to understand the demonstrable benefits. Recent research stated that only 1% of EV buyers would look to revert to petrol/diesel for their next car. I suspect that this is … Read More
Lots of technology pieces this week and no cars for once. Next week will be the last of 2020, and who doesn’t want to put 2020 behind them. I shall be doing the annual EV of the year announcement. Happy to take any suggestions. Company news Starbucks outlines next steps on regenerative agricultureStarbucks has announced … Read More
Will this momentous week be remembered as the week that we waved goodbye to Trump, or the week that the USA waved goodbye to the Paris Agreement? Company news Downing to float £200m renewables investment trustAn investment trust set up to buy into renewable energy and other infrastructure assets will today announce plans to raise … Read More
Back in the early days of all this there was talk of a giant project to build solar farms in the Sahara in order to supply energy for the whole of Europe. That has never happened but the Darwin project described below has reactivated the idea of a giant solar resource linked to distant markets … Read More
Company news Glasgow’s Weir Group quits oil and gas industryWEIR Group has sold its oil and gas division to Caterpillar in a deal worth more than £300 million, sending shares soaring in early trading.The Glasgow engineering giant had put the operation, which has been hit heavily by the downturn in the US shale market, up … Read More
