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Author Archives: davidsprott
It’s Way Past Time to Regulate Social Media.
Twenty five years ago the IT industry was a different place. IT companies large and small collaborated on developing and introducing standards that enabled interoperability, communications, security protocols and more to become standards that all players in the market could … Continue reading
ESB / eCARS demonstrate complete lack of understanding of their customers’ needs
We are all aware that EVs are sadly coming under some negative press. Interestingly this is mostly about the sustainability of the technology. Imagine if enterprising journalists were to focus on the typical experience of drivers using the public charging network? I believe if stories like my own this last weekend were widely circulated, public opinion would turn and sales of EVs would drop dramatically. Continue reading
Posted in Electric Vehicles, EV, Renault Zoe, Technology and Society, Technology Platforms
Tagged ESB Network Failure
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Cold Weather and the EV – A Trip to Wales in Winter
A trip report describing how EVs are impacted by cold weather. Continue reading
Posted in Electric Vehicles, EV, Renault Zoe, Technology and Society, Travel
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Crisis, What Crisis? We Are At WAR!
All around the western world the word on the street and the media is, “we have a cost of living crisis”. Pressure is being brought to bear on governments to impose windfall taxes on energy companies, bail out citizens, increase … Continue reading
Posted in Russian Aggression, Ukraine, War
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To France in your EV?
My prior reports on long distance trips in the UK [1] have been pretty horrific. In fact I didn’t bother to write up my last UK experience (June 2022). Whilst I found signs of improvement, the overall public charging experience … Continue reading
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Hurt Russia and Save the Planet? We All Need to Share the Pain!
. . . in the very short term, when we stop using Russian gas and oil, rationing is high probability.
Frankly so what? Compared to what the Ukrainians are living through, fuel rationing would be a small inconvenience. And the abrupt shock of rationing would be a great stimulus to consumers and business to cut dependency on fossil fuels. Continue reading
Posted in Economic Model, EV, Politics, Russian Aggression, Ukraine
Tagged Sanctions on Russia, Stop Russian Gas Exports
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We Need A Peacekeeping Force for Ukraine?
Here in Ireland we are acutely aware that borders can be drawn by powerful people with no thought at all about the consequences for ordinary people. Today we have the technology to mobilise. Much of the time it might be said that it’s mostly used for nefarious purposes. But here’s an opportunity to use the technology for good Continue reading
Posted in Russian Aggression, Travel, Ukraine, War
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Greenwashing, Fossil-fuel Solutionism and Technological Optimism are Replaying the Tobacco Industry Strategy.
We need to hold politicians in all developed countries to account for Greenwashing, Fossil-fuel Solutionism and Technological Optimism and act to regulate lobbying and call it for what it is, fossil fuel industry bribery. Continue reading
Running on Empty? A Report on a Long Distance BEV Trip
A long distance trip report in a Battery Electric Vehicle assessing the maturity of electric cars and the charging infrastructure. Continue reading
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