PM Backs Clean Air Law
The title of this post is the front page headline on today’s copy of The Times.
This is the sub-heading of the article on The Times web site.
PM promises binding targets to reduce pollution and praises Times campaign
In a separate box in the paper, which is entitled Our Manifesto, this is said.
- A new Clean Air Act to confer a legal right to unjpolluted air for everyone in the UK.
- A ban on new diesel and petrol cars from 2030 and cuts to green car grants to be traversed.
- Temporary traffic bans outside schools at drop-off and pick-up times.
- The extension of pre-2016 diesel and pre-2006 petrol pay zones to more cities.
- Pollution monitors in every postcode to empower people to take action.
How far will Boris Johnson go to meet the manifesto of The Times in the Queen’s Speech on Monday?
£1 Goes Three Times Further When Driving Electric Cars
The title of this post is the same as that of this article in The Times.
The figures the article use come from a respected car review site called Parkers.
Miles per pound (mpp) figures quoted in The Times article include.
- Kia e-Niro First Edition – 33.1 mpp
- Renault Zoe – 33.1 mpp
- Honda Civic Saloon 1.6 i-DTEC – 10.8 mpp
- Ford Focus 1.5 EcoBlue – 10.8 mpp
You could argue that The Times is biased because of its clean air campaign, but it does say the examples are the most efficient.
They also say this about owning an electric car, with an mpp figure like the example.
With the average motorist driving about 7,150 miles per year, they would spend £216 over 12 months if the models were charged from home.
If I was still driving and living wwhere I did in deepest Suffolk, I suspect that I would be tempted to buy one!
But then The Times article also says that electric car sales are increasing rapidly.
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