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Transport – Rail, Air, Road

When people see me driving a Tesla, they often ask when I have ‘range anxiety’.  The answer is that this is very rarely an issue, as it’s almost aways charged at home.  But, I’m very frustrated by having lots of different charging systems – and I’m not a fan of hybrids.

My Manifesto for COP26 and beyond(Oct21)

I’m delighted that Cop26 is getting a lot of attention.  I think it’s great[...]

25
Oct
I love electric bikes (Jun19)

Sailing through the countryside. Exploring hidden routes. Getting some much needed exercise…  It’s wonderful.[...]

20
Jun
Tesla is flying (Apr17)

  The ‘flying’ Tesla Model X I showed my mother a photo of ‘Tess’[...]

03
Apr
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[...]

01
Apr
Congestion charge exemption for hybrids is nonsensical (Jan17)

We bought a hybrid Volvo XC90 a few months ago.  It was a mistake.[...]

09
Jan
Shipping needs to be greener…(Aug16)

When I was in Hong Kong, I was horrified by the smog shrouding the[...]

16
Aug
E bikes are brilliant (Sept11)

We’ve had great fun with our E-bikes.  I’ve been lent a couple for the[...]

02
Sep
Buying a second-hand green car….(Dec10)

My Audi A3 was a bit battered but I loved it. I particularly liked[...]

21
Dec
Eco-driving by Fiat (Dec10)

If everyone in Europe was an eco-driver we could apparently save the equivalent of[...]

07
Dec
Bristol Council are wheelchair crazy (Sept10)

  I told the taxi driver at Bristol station that I didn’t want to[...]

23
Sep
I’m not supporting fuel price campaign (Mar10)

I received a round robin email this week. It was launching a protest campaign[...]

28
Mar
Eco driving simulator (Mar10)

I crashed. The Energy Savings Trust brought their eco driving simulator to the M&S[...]

10
Mar
Cycling to school (May09)

Photo was taken in 2007 – not on the way to school… It’s brilliant.[...]

12
May
Snow crash (Feb09)

I would have abandoned the idea of school if I hadn’t run out of[...]

06
Feb
Bee in my bonnet about fuel efficiency (Jan09)

Green expert Julia Hailes tries out an 'environmentally friendly' BMW. How does the[...]

19
Jan
Good riddance to US car companies (Nov08)

I sat next to a chap from Citicorp Bank for Sunday lunch at a[...]

25
Nov
Biogas potential (Oct08)

A couple of weeks ago I went to visit one of the few emerging[...]

28
Oct
Yeovil to Naples by train (Aug08)

Up to Waterloo and across to St Pancras, we caught the Eurostar to Paris.[...]

09
Aug
Car Troubles – Ford Ka Troubles (Aug08)

I’ve had a couple of prangs in my car recently. First, someone in a[...]

09
Aug
Flying is not much fun (Apr08)

I wonder if the chaos at Terminal 5 may actually be doing us all[...]

16
Apr
Are motorbikes better than cars? (Jan08)

My sons were more impressed with these bikes than I was! Are motorbikes better[...]

10
Jan
Holiday dilemma: fly or drive? (Jul07)

My family are going to stay with friends in the South of France for[...]

30
Jul
Youth Media and G Whiz (Apr07)

Met Justin Smith from Youth Media  in a juice bar on Edgware Road. He’s[...]

19
Apr
Supper Party (Apr07)

Eighteen people to supper last Saturday night. Arranged it ages ago because I wanted[...]

19
Apr
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