I shall watch this with interest. There's no way to get 60% of kids actively travelling to school without disrupting current patterns of car-based mobility. This includes making all urban streets safer, not just those right outside schools
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Exclusive: Transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, says cycling and walking plan focuses on ‘everyday travel needs’
US: Car seeks energy companies to partner on V2G
EU: Innovative energy companies seek cars to partner on V2G
Both: Standardisation of connection rules and (market) processes is needed to achieve scale
🇺🇸 Car seeks energy partner to work together on exciting projects for the grid. A lasting partnership, based on equality that lifts both parties.
In Europe you could almost find the reverse contact ad:
🇪🇺 Smart energy partner seeks car for joint grid fun.
#V2G
Getting Electric Truck Chargers Online Faster
How flexible service connections cut delays and expand charging capacity
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"The electrification of cars and vans is set to almost halve the UK’s reliance on oil imports between 2024 and 2040. But if the UK were to weaken the...zero emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate, it could increase its cumulative petrol and diesel consumption by 28 million tonnes."
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"Consumers will be more motivated when given clear, appropriate incentives. Together, we can expand localized, time-of-use tariffs, allowing EV owners to charge cost-effectively during energy surpluse...
GM: “This letter is an active operational invitation for collaboration. Utilities have a historic opportunity to utilize a ready asset to support their infrastructure. We believe GM is ready to deploy that asset to American driveways at a scale no other manufacturer can match.”
The government is weighing whether to weaken the one policy shielding drivers from oil price shocks, even while they are buying EVs at record rates.
Our analysis shows that could add 28Mt to UK oil consumption by 2040.
It would be a bad move, and bad timing 👇
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