by David West | Jan 13, 2023 | News
Today I have a few gripes. I still love driving my Skoda Enyaq EV. The electrician from ProEV arrived yesterday to fit our home charger. I felt so sorry for him as he worked in the rain. It took rather longer than expected, because he couldn’t find an earth. He asked...
by David West | Jan 10, 2023 | News
On this day in 49 BC Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon River which divided Gaul (France) from Italy. The Senate had ordered him back to Rome, specifically instructing him to leave his army behind in Gaul. Perhaps he sensed danger, or perhaps he felt opportunity....
by David West | Jan 8, 2023 | News
The Battle of Ashdown was fought on, or around, this day in 871 CE. Historians differ on the exact site of the battle, but agree that it was around halfway between Reading and Didcot. The battle was between the Danish Vikings and the West Saxons. The West Saxons were...
by David West | Jan 7, 2023 | News
I’ve just read an article about positive news. According to a Reuters poll, 46% of us in the UK actively avoid the news. That’s up from 22% in 2017. There is just so much bad news about. War in Ukraine, inflation, politics, climate change, the state of the NHS,...
by David West | Jan 4, 2023 | News
Our Prime Minister (at time of writing), Rishi Sunak, is expected to announce that all students will have to study “some form of maths” until they are 18. I studied maths, further maths, higher maths, and physics, at A level. I liked maths, I continue to find it very...
by David West | Jan 3, 2023 | News
I’ve posted about buying an EV, and have been the proud owner of an EV now for four days, and I love it. It’s so quiet, smooth and incredibly fast in terms of acceleration. Pro EV are due to install our home charger next Thursday, and I should be able to get by until...
