We cannot ban SUVs – they are needed for real work. We can tax overweight and overly tall vehicles being used where they shouldn’t be – in Budget2025. This is an opinion piece to have overweight SUV’s and pickup ‘trucks’ taxed appropriately i.e. disincentivised just as we did with “gas guzzlers” in the past.
The EU mandatory threshold to identify energy savings opportunities (aka energy audits) is to reduce to 10Tj (2.8million litres of diesel eq.) with the adoption of the recast EU Energy Efficiency Directive 2024[1] i.e., the next EU corporate reporting round will bring many tens of thousands of organisations into the scope of transport energy audits to EN16247:2022 Parts 1 & 4 (transport).
So I am proud to see “A ‘Light’ Guide to Energy Savings in Transport” hit the bookshops this week from River Publishers (https://www.riverpublishers.com/aeebook/book_details.php?book_id=1032) .
With the announcement of CAP21 – Climate Action Plan 2021 and its aim to reduce car km travelled by 25%, this is a blog post based on Climate Reality | Transport in 2 minutes (out of 24Hrs of Realty #LetsGetReal) 30th October 2021 at Rediscovery Centre Ballymun.
Can training deliver measured GHG savings? Yes. We are delighted to see our customers and partners reap the rewards of their efforts in reducing fuel use in L/100km year on year with bonus payments of over €750,000 to date.
What does your car know? In response to Karlin Lillington’s recent article “Could your old car be giving away all your secrets to its new owner?” I’d thought I’d share what my car knows (spoiler, the answer to Karlin’s question is Yes).
A short introduction to the various emissions, sources, gaming and cheating of the last few years. Aimed at HDV operators and in layman’s terms.
“Beware the toeprint: Better to be mostly right, than 100% accurate and omit a substantial emitter!”
Following on from our recent sustainable logistics Smart Freight Webinar here are some of the answers to the most asked questions:
Why an i3? The BMW i3 tells a story of the future of the motor car; it has been described as the Model T of the 21st century.
Following on from my last post showing the financial benefits in running an EV vs diesel, I thought I’d show the CO2 savings based on the same figures, with some …
