In January I suggested that solar cars, which I consider to be the gold standard of private motoring, would come out of the majority world rather than big legacy Western companies. Thai company Solarky are the latest, reviewed here by Everything Electric.
Out to prove me wrong are Nissan, who recently announced that they are joining a UK government funded collaboration on efficient EV charging, which will include integrated solar.
Meanwhile on the buses, C-40 Cities are celebrating the milestone of 10,000 electric buses on the roads of Latin America. You can see where they are on their e-bus radar.
Shade the UK are running a crowdfunder at the moment to continue their work to prevent overheating – including a project they’re partnering on with us at Let’s Go Zero, and that I’ve been working on for several months. Please do contribute if you’ve got a little to spare. It’s match funded, so you can double your donation for nothing.
The EU has introduced new rules to prevent clothing companies from destroying unsold stock, one of the more perverse aspects of the fast fashion industry.
I’m still in summer mode at the moment, and still working on other writing projects, so it’ll be a little slow for a while longer in terms of new posts. But here are some recent articles in case you missed them.
Recent highlights
Capitalism, now with AI
Watching the World Cup this summer, I couldn’t help but notice the ads for AI. They were everywhere, most prominently in the form of Google Gemini as the lead sponsor of ITV’s coverage in the UK. It didn’t seem to matter that there was no link between Gemini and football, we were still encouraged to…
What if we stopped talking about growth?
Andy Burnham has become Britain’s new Prime Minister, promising to “put a laser-like focus on growth”. It’s a full reset from his predecessor Keir Starmer, who told the country that “the defining mission of this government is to grow the economy.” Keir replaced Rishi ‘Seven Bins’ Sunak, whose advice was to “relentlessly focus on growth”.…
The carbon cost of expanding Luton Airport
This week the UK’s Supreme Court waved away the last remaining opportunity to halt the expansion of Luton Airport. With all legal options exhausted, it will now go ahead with its plans to double passenger numbers to 32 million a year by the early 2040s. The court are the latest in a long line of…
The Earthbound Report 