Author Archives: davidsprott

About davidsprott

Artist, writer, veteran IT professional

Cold Weather and the EV – A Trip to Wales in Winter

Posted on December 14, 2022 by davidsprott

A trip report describing how EVs are impacted by cold weather. Continue reading →

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Crisis, What Crisis? We Are At WAR!

Posted on August 28, 2022 by davidsprott

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 →

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To France in your EV?

Posted on July 22, 2022 by davidsprott

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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What Will Putin Do Next?

Posted on April 24, 2022 by davidsprott

Is Putin mad or just bad? What are his aims? What will he do next? What can stop him? The answer lies in his history.
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Hurt Russia and Save the Planet? We All Need to Share the Pain!

Posted on March 8, 2022 by davidsprott

. . . 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 →

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We Need A Peacekeeping Force for Ukraine?

Posted on February 23, 2022 by davidsprott

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 →

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Greenwashing, Fossil-fuel Solutionism and Technological Optimism are Replaying the Tobacco Industry Strategy.

Posted on January 28, 2022 by davidsprott

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 →

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Running on Empty? A Report on a Long Distance BEV Trip

Posted on December 3, 2021 by davidsprott

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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COP On The Long and Winding Road

Posted on November 16, 2021 by davidsprott

A short review of James Lovelock’s last book and an optimist’s view of how we will survive the climate crisis. Continue reading →

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Methinks Ms Thunberg Protests Too Much!

Posted on November 6, 2021 by davidsprott

There’s nothing wrong with protest. It serves a valuable purpose. But I suspect I’m not alone in thinking that Greta Thunberg leading tens of thousands of mostly young people in singing, “You can shove your climate crisis up your A**e” … Continue reading →

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