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The #1 working mum’s guide to buying the perfect electric car

My Energi

Who wants to hear yet another article on ‘daddy owns a flash car’?… Buying the perfect electric car for Mums. Also, Tesla’s are packed full of awesome tech features that I am naturally attracted to, which most other cars just don’t have! Which was the last petrol / fossil fuel car you owned?

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London and Paris launch car scoring initiative based on real-world emissions; ICCT the technical lead

Green Car Congress

Some diesel cars that meet the latest Euro 6 standards in reality release more NO x than a modern heavy duty truck. Zurich remote sensing data shows a wide disparity between petrol and diesel car NO x emissions, and substantial noncompliance by diesel cars. Earlier post.). Source: The ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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What is the Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) Scheme?

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Together with the Energy Saving Trust (EST) and other partners, the National Franchised Dealers Association developed the EVA scheme to tackle poor advice and uncertainty in electric car ownership. The EVA scheme identified those two issues as the main barriers preventing many potential electric car owners from purchasing the vehicle.

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The importance of considering non-exhaust traffic emissions; the role of EVs

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Specifically, they proposed a method to assess the contribution of EVs to urban air quality in Belgium, compared to conventional vehicles of the same weight class; they modeled the effect on human toxicity (HT), photochemical ozone formation (POF) and particulate matter formation (PMF). 2016.01.014. 2 doi: 10.3390/en9020084.

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UK Government consultation on plans to simplify public EV chargers

Green Charging

Electric cars are ideal for everyone, and they are becoming the future. The current internal combustion engined cars impact the environment, and EVs are the solution to reducing these emissions. In the UK, there are policies in place to ensure a smooth transition to the electric future. Charging your EV. Final take.