It depends. It depends on whether you want a short answer or a nuanced long answer which considers criteria such as the vehicle age, efficiency and mileage. As you are reading this blog and not the economist, I assume it’s the short one. On a purely cost savings basis, EVs…

This question has been difficult to research. The short answer is that we don’t yet know. My optimistic view is that if you buy a new EV now, it is highly likely that most of the battery will be recycled when it is retired in 2035. Here is why. One…

Every technology advancement solves one problem here, and creates another there. Such is the law of unintended consequences. In the wonky world of energy, there are debates around whether EVs do more damage than good. …

If I had a dime for every person that has said to me ‘my next car will be electric’.. I would be able to buy 1/100th of a bitcoin, and then cross my fingers, you never know, I might retire at 63. Now, there are a confluence of reasons to…

Within this decade, electric vehicles will cost the same or less than petrol cars. However, in 2022, EV early adopters are paying more upfront and then saving on the running and fuel costs over time. Despite owning an EV for over a year now, there are a few simple questions…

The more you can anticipate problems, the more likely you are to avoid or overcome them. In ‘A Promised Land’ it was interesting, though perhaps not surprising, to learn about how the Navy Seals recreated Osama Bin Laden’s compound and rehearsed, for months, how the mission could play out, before…

Why do I still do this everyday? There is a haunting piece of street art on a stretch of fence along the M40 as you make your way into London. It asks the simple question: ‘Why do I still do this everyday?’ Imagine the torture of reading this sign at…

Why I’m hopeful about the energy transition in 2020 If you knew, 10 years ago, how the next 10 years would play out in the energy sector, would you be happy with the progress that has been made? This question has been on my mind as we reach the end…