Tag: Erin Baker
Seven reasons going electric isn’t as expensive as everyone makes out (and even if it is, we have to pay)
“Sustainability is an opportunity, not a sacrifice”, said Hannah Ritchie, an environmental data scientist, at a TED talk I watched last week. And I thought, YES. That’s the problem. Politicians and consumers are locked in...
Erin Baker’s top 10 most significant electric cars of all time
To celebrate World EV Day, here are the top 10 most significant electric cars of all time (according to me). BMW i3How I wish we could have the i8 here, the demise of which is...
Is a lack of battery confidence halting EV adoption?
In conversation on BBC Radio4's Woman's Hour last month, I listened to a caller scoff at my advocacy of electric cars, with the argument that "It's untested technology" and "For early adopters".The rough cut...
Erin Baker: Taking the jargon out of electric vehicles
The future’s bright, people!Look at what we can offer consumers now in their electric car: over-the-air software updates, vehicle-to-load function, apps for tracking or pre-warming the car, kilowatt hours, CHAdeMO or CCS, Type...