Brexit is destroying what’s left of the UK car industry
Another Brexit chicken has come home to roost with a vengeance. The electric vehicle (EV) multinational Stellantis – the third biggest car-maker in the world
Everything about carmaking is changing at once. The industry must reinvent itself to keep pace.
This important article on the future of the UK car industry by Rick Hatcher first appeared on the Birmingham Against the Cuts website on May 2nd. It
The Britishvolt gigigafactory collapse
The recent collapse of Britishvolt’s £3.8 billion lithium-ion electric car (EV) battery gigigafactory in Blyth in Northumberland is an existential threat both the future of
Biden’s Climate Act a potential game changer
Joe Biden’s Climate Act – confusing called the Inflation Reduction Act – which has just been endorsed by the House of Representatives throws a
The IPCC WG3 Report: It’s ‘now or never’ for the planet
Alan Thornett argues that life on planet Earth is facing a perfect storm. The precarious agreement from COP26 in Glasgow – which was barely enough
Don’t denounce electric vehicles!
Alan Thornett responds to an article entitled Deconstructing Electric Vehicles from Socialist Project in Canada posted on the Red Green Labour site on November 5th
In defence of electrified road transport
Alan Thornett replies to an article by Chirag Dahara and Vandana Singh, published by Scientific American, entitled ‘The Delusion of Infinite Economic Growth’. The title is
Air Pollution- the invisible killer
Alan Thornett makes the case for a drastic and immediate cut in the causes of air pollution. In a land-mark ruling, the inner south London
The electric cars revolution
The internal combustion engine (ICE) is the biggest consumer of fossil fuel and emitter of CO2 on the planet, writes Alan Thornett. It has powered road transport
A debate on electric vehicles at the FI Ecology Commission – September 2019
A complete turnaround of the transport sector is absolutely imperative Jakob – for the majority In order to fight climate, change the whole system of