Tesla is flying (Apr17)
The ‘flying’ Tesla Model X I showed my mother a photo of ‘Tess’ – our new fully electric Tesla Model X. Seeing the falcon wing doors at the back she asked if the car could fly! Not yet. But, it’s exciting to discover the numerous new gizmos they have thought of… Teething problems revealed […]
Tesla arrives on April’s Fools Day – Teething Problems (Apr17)
She’s called Tess… And she arrived today. Glistening, blue and beautiful. I’ve never been so excited by a car. It’s April Fool’s day. A bit worrying. Was it an omen? Quite possibly. Rather nervously I approached the car and tried to work out how to open the door. It didn’t work properly. Pressed the chrome […]
Congestion charge exemption for hybrids is nonsensical (Jan17)
We bought a hybrid Volvo XC90 a few months ago. It was a mistake. On the plus side it’s extremely comfortable and I love some of the gizmos – built in sat nav, seat warmers, lane-keeping, average mpg gauge, good quality music, bluetooth, etc. Not so good is that we’ve had endless things go wrong […]
Speech disaster to Bathroom Manufacturers… (Oct16)
My speech went down the plug hole! I spent ages preparing my speech. Had an inspirational idea on how to pull it together. And, I thought it was pretty good on the day! But apparently the audience – at least most of them – were not so impressed. And the Bathroom Manufacturer’s Association – the […]
Second Nature Advisory Board (Oct12)
I sit on the Advisory board of Second Nature – their mission is making sustainability ‘second nature’ for the organisations they work with. Charles Perry and Mark Griffiths are the company’s founders – and they have a lot of experience between them, with particular emphasis on business strategy and expertise in energy, built-environment, clean tech […]
Eco-technologies at Home – Electric Green (Jun11)
This is a draft of article written for the FT – an edited edition was published in June 2011 – Eco Technologies at home – Electric Green. DRAFT ARTICLE Finding eco-technologies that have really good eco-credentials is harder than you might think. For example, I’m a bit cynical about bamboo mice for your computer and […]