Additional hurdles in the race to zero

Another month passes and if anything, the headwinds facing the electric switchover have grown. First, some new evidence on the extent of the problems with public charging in the UK. The Times newspaper, basing its calculations on Department for Transport and SMMT data, has worked out that the ratio of EVs to charging points has […]

A captive audience

You don’t need to have visited all of Britain’s 112 motorway service areas (MSAs) to know that the quality of a ‘visitor experience’ can vary enormously. The first non-temporary MSA to open in Britain did so 62 years ago. Newport Pagnell, on the M1, was constructed in a spirit of elation, designed to be a […]

Transporter of delight

If research from RoSPA (those safety-obsessed people who allegedly sleep in high-vis pyjamas) is true, you might be best advised to forget all the dangers out on the open road and focus instead on the ones right next to you.  RoSPA’s analysis of a study in 2019 from the Department for Transport suggested that 3% […]

Search

Looks like you're leaving

Subscribe to Diesel&EcoCar for just £5.99 a Month

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website.