Daily Archives: July 28, 2014

Aviva’s Plan to Clean Up the UK Car Insurance Business

Aviva has come up with a solid plan to clean up the UK car insurance business of all the parasites who feed off it and thereby put up our insurance premiums.

Aviva has calculate that UK motorists could benefit from a £1.4 billion cut in their motor insurance costs, saving £50 on the average annual premium, if devious motor claims practices were tackled.

Renewable Fuels Association says DOE is under-representing E85 stations

Renewable Fuels Association says DOE is under-representing E85 stations

The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) said that the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC) database severely under-represents the number of stations selling E85.

Univ. of Warwick selected as Hub for £1B Advanced Propulsion Centre

Univ. of Warwick selected as Hub for £1B Advanced Propulsion Centre

The UK’s 10-year, £1-billion (US$1.7-billion) Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC)  has selected the University of Warwick as the site for its Hub location, supporting the industry and government commitment to the development of low carbon propulsion systems.

U Mich poll finds support for carbon tax grows when revenue fuels renewable energy

A carbon tax with revenues used to fund renewable energy programs gained support from 60 percent of Americans, according to a University of Michigan poll.

That’s the highest among tax options presented and one that crossed the political divide with majorities of Democrats, Republicans and Independents saying they would support the tax, according to the National Surveys on Energy and Environment.

technology testing is strongest initial motivation for fleet managers adopting EVs

Factors that influenced fleet managers’ initial adoption of electric vehicles. Sierzchula (2014)

According to a report from Frost and Sullivan (Kumar, 2013), fleet managers adopted more than half of EVs sold globally up to 2013.