Bittner and Twisted

Yes I went electric in my last blog.  And no regrets.  Nope. None. Well, actually, the only regret is having to answer all the questions people ask - hence these blogs. All EV drivers and owners are ambassadors for this new technology. Wether we like it or not, we have to sit in the sometimes uncomfortable space of being quizzed and judged on our decision to go electric and to provide patient and subtle education to those family, friends, neighbours and work colleagues. You can now direct them here if you feel the need for some timeout! The day I collected my new EV was, well, ELECTRIC! There was a fair amount of anticipation as I sat in my new Kona EV on the show room floor.  The salesman was waiting for me to drive out.  The quiet in the cabin unsettling.  A gentle whir as I click the column shift to Drive. Gently press the accelerator and feeling the car inch forward, quietly, effortlessly.  The joy and calm of the moment spreads to a smile on my face- i...

In our hearts and souls (those who have them) we know that fossil fuels will run out.  Sooner than later. Being sustainable was going to work back in the 70’s and 80’s. Transition to zero carbon was gaining ground in the 90’s and early 2000’s (thanks boys for the carbon wars).  Now only transformation will work. Behavioural change is at the core of the human predicament.  It’s taken us a couple of hundred years to get 7 billion people reliant on carbon energy.  Now we have 25 years to learn how to transform and go electric with renewable energy. Saul Griffith knows we have the technology.  We just need to change. And it’s immensely hard for some.  While others with the resources, won’t.  We can change without them. Now I’ve been a bit distracted of late.  Working a couple of jobs that take me out of town each day.  A home garden that’s needy and a broken big toe.  Yep I’m talking smashed by a 3 kilo chopping board. This toe episode resu...