Today a Nissan leaf owned by our friend Robert Sharpe of EV Consultancy, EverGreen Consulting, came by for a visit, test drive and a quick charge. We do like the Leaf – it offers superb engineering with solid build quality and reliability. Robert is driving close to 20,000 miles per year on electricity in the Leaf and loving it. For more details on EverGreen EV Consulting see their website.
Over 485 kWh Produced in May 2025 – Extensive sun shine. After a bleak Winter, Spring has produced significant sun shine and May continued the trend with close to 500 kWh of power. The data shows 484 kWh. However the inverter was off line for two days and only came back after a lengthy reset.
Another U-Bend looming? The Government is planning to scrap the so-called ‘Tesla Tax’ on new electric vehicles (EVs) after warnings that it’s putting buyers off and slowing down EV adoption. A leaked letter from Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood, seen by some media, confirms that changes are being considered for the next Budget. The current rule
Orsted cancel plans to build a huge wind farm in the North Sea Ørsted pulled the plug on the Hornsea 4 project off the east of England on Wednesday as it blamed rising costs and interest rates. The scheme would have seen 180 giant turbines built off the Yorkshire coast providing 2.4 gigawatts (GW) of
Over 500 kWh Produced in April 2025 – Sun most day. Shock. What = April 2025 was warm, sunny and ar times nearly hot. In huge contract to gloomy Feb and March, April stands out as spectualy sunny. The graphs show 2024 gave 325 kWh and 2023 375 kWh. So 500 is a significant jump.
