Sunak delays UK petrol car ban, seeking voter support on climate
London, UKReuters Prime Minister Rishi Sunak watered-down Britain’s plans to tackle climate change on Wednesday, saying he would delay a ban on sales of new petrol cars to maintain the consent of the British people in the switch to net zero. Sunak said he remained committed to the legally-binding target of reaching net zero emissions […]
A Sustainable Life: Electric vehicles can’t compete with the emotional roar of an engine – but does that matter?
TOM STACEY, of Anglia Ruskin University, investigates in this article first published on The Conversation…
Wow!: Batteries on wheels – EV school buses shore up US electricity grid
CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how electric buses in the US, ideal as energy banks, are providing revenue for owners and reducing reliance on fossil fuel plants…
Wow!: Nepal’s first locally made electric motorbike woos petrol purists
AADESH SUBEDI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on the work of startup Yatri Motorcycles…
Green and cheap? Doubts dog Lebanon’s first electric car
Beirut, LebanonThomson Reuters Foundation Lebanon is launching its first electric car – billed as cheap and green – but sceptics say subsidised power will count for little in a flat economy reliant on fossil fuels and struggling to attract investment into renewable energy. Designed by Lebanon’s EV Electra, the coupe-style ‘Rise’ is the country’s first […]
Postcards: Pakistan launches electric vehicle plan with cars in slow lane
RINA SAEED KHAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on Pakistan’s efforts to encourage electric vehicles…
POSTCARDS: ELECTRIC VEHICLE PUSH STRUGGLES TO ACCELERATE IN PAKISTAN
IMRAN MUKHTAR, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Pakistan…