Action on climate emergency
EV Tax implications for Settle and other rural areas is a concern as people living in smaller towns and villages would be hit hardest if the Government introduces its proposed ‘pay-as-you-go’ mileage-based tax on electrical car from April 2028, a recent study has shown. The analysis by the vehicle leasing group The Electric Car said …
Norway leading on EVs – as the Guardian reports that Norway, the frontrunner in the take up of electric vehicles, shifted a record low number of new fossil-fuel cars last month, the Norwegian Road Traffic Information Council (OFV) has revealed Only seven petrol, 29 hybrid and 98 diesel cars were registered, while more than 2,000 …
EV charging rollout, is predicated on the Government overcoming delays. A recent report published by the public accounts committee (PAC) reveals that the rollout of electric vehicle (EV) chargers across Britain is “patchy”, behind deadline and ignores the needs of disabled drivers. The parliamentary committee warned that the charging points needed to give drivers’ confidence …
Rich emitters (0.1% in Britain) according to research by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) emit 22 times more from transportthan low earners, and 12 times more than average. This was just one of the finding of the IPPR report which looked at transport emissions by income, gender, location, ethnicity and age. The study broke …
Are 15 minute Cities an Orwellian plot? An independent media platform and news website based in the UK, reports that the government has endorsed a conspiracy theory about “15-minute cities” as part of its major policy announcement prioritising car owners – despite having already dismissed it. Speaking to the Conservative party conference in Manchester on …