Nottingham wants to be the first UK city to reach carbon neutrality and has set a target of 2028, 2 years ahead of most cities. Carbon emissions have been reduced by 58% since the 2005 baseline, and the City Council is determined for Nottingham to be one of the most sustainable cities in Europe. They …
Wayne Bexton is the Director of Environment and Sustainability at Nottingham City Council and is driving change within the city to meet a carbon neutral goal of 2028. In this conversation, Wayne discusses the transformations underway in the residential, commercial and transport sectors to achieve environmental and societal benefits.
Based on my conversation with Euan McTurk, here are the answers to some commonly asked electric vehicle (EV) battery questions. What is a battery? A battery is an energy source consisting of one or more electrochemical cells, where stored chemical energy can be converted into electrical energy when needed. It has a negative electrode, an …
Euan McTurk is a consultant battery electrochemist and creator of Plug Life Television, a YouTube channel busting myths and disseminating knowledge. A fact-packed, entertaining episode exploring the advances in battery technology, performance, ethical production and energy efficiency in manufacture and charging.
Why choose an electric car? The evidence is clear on greenhouse gases from fossil fuels being the dominant contributor to climate change, and we have to reduce these emissions. The car sector has the second-biggest carbon footprint, after heating homes, in the UK (see this WWF report). If all cars in the UK became electric …
When I was growing up, the car was how I experienced getting from A to B much of the time. As a young child, I was driven to school by my mum; it was how I got to piano lessons, dance class and how we went on our annual summer holiday. As a teenager, I …
Melissa Bruntlett is a sustainable, multimodal transport champion; she is co-founder of Modacity, co-author of two books and International Communications Specialist at Mobycon. Melissa brings to life the experience of living with fewer cars and promotes happier and healthier cities for all.
