Once again I’m fundraising for @Barretstown by participating in the Dublin Mountains Challenge on 25th May. Barretstown support sick & terminally ill children & their families through respite care & fun camps. Anything you can give will be so appreciated. barretstown.enthuse.com/pf/s…

If reports are correct that Starmer is preparing to dilute the ZEV Mandate to just 50% EV penetration by 2030, it feels like another sign of a government drifting from conviction to populism. The UK was once renowned for policy consistency. Investors could make long-term decisions knowing governments would largely stick to the framework they had created. Today we seem to be seeing more U-turns than a London taxi. Whether you support electrification or not is almost beside the point. The ZEV Mandate created certainty. It allowed global automotive companies to commit capital, technology and jobs to the UK. Recent investments by Nissan in new LEAF and Juke EV production at Sunderland, Chery’s UK ambitions, battery investments in Sunderland and Somerset, and billions of pounds of supply-chain commitments were all made against the backdrop of a clear regulatory trajectory. When governments repeatedly change direction, investors start asking a simple question: “Why should we trust the UK?” The damage goes far beyond vehicle manufacturing. Charging infrastructure providers, battery suppliers, energy companies, software developers and skills providers have all invested based on expectations created by government policy. Every retreat from those commitments casts future investment into doubt. The bigger strategic issue is whether the UK will ultimately be included within the EU’s emerging “Made in Europe” industrial ecosystem. If Europe increasingly seeks to localise battery, vehicle and clean technology supply chains, the UK’s greatest risk is not that the transition happens too quickly, but that it happens elsewhere. Industrial leadership requires consistency. Businesses can adapt to tough targets. What they struggle to adapt to is uncertainty. Whatever your view on EVs, a country cannot build a world-class manufacturing sector if its industrial strategy changes every time the political weather does.

The chart isn’t the story. The story is that every single person in that room watched him compare a reflecting pool to skyscrapers and said nothing. These are the people running the most powerful country on earth, and not one of them had the spine to say ‘sir, that’s a puddle.’ x.com/Acyn/status/2062263339…

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Shame on @CairnHomes and @sdublincoco. If the new "Wires" legislation is due why not just cop onto yourselves and leave those chargers. It's clear they've been professionally installed & safe. @teslaownersirl @IEVAsso rte.ie/news/dublin/2026/0501…

Sport shouldn’t mean amnesia, and the Olympic movement should help stop wars, not play into the hands of aggressors. Unfortunately, the decision of the International Olympic Committee to disqualify Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych says otherwise. This is certainly not about the principles of Olympism, which are founded on fairness and the support of peace. I thank our athlete for his clear stance. His helmet, bearing the portraits of fallen Ukrainian athletes, is about honour and remembrance. It is a reminder to the whole world of what Russian aggression is and the cost of fighting for independence. And in this, no rule has been broken. It is Russia that constantly violates Olympic principles, using the period of the Olympic Games to wage war. In 2008, it was the war against Georgia; in 2014 – the occupation of Crimea; in 2022 – the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. And now, in 2026, despite repeated calls for a ceasefire during the Winter Olympics, Russia shows complete disregard, increasing missile and drone strikes on our energy infrastructure and our people. 660 Ukrainian athletes and coaches have been killed by Russia since the full-scale invasion began. Hundreds of our athletes will never again be able to take part in the Olympic Games or any other international competitions. And yet, 13 Russians are currently in Italy competing at the Olympics. They compete under “neutral” flags at the Games, while in real life publicly supporting Russian aggression against Ukraine and the occupation of our territories. And they are the ones who deserve disqualification. We are proud of Vladyslav and of what he did. Having courage is worth more than any medal.

The good old Daily Mail - claiming EVs deliver “no proven carbon savings” in the UK is seriously misleading. What the article actually cites is an argument about national accounting visibility — not evidence that EVs emit as much CO₂ as petrol cars. That’s a huge difference. “Hard to isolate in aggregate data” ≠ “no savings exist.” The UK grid has rapidly decarbonised over the past decade. Coal is virtually gone. Renewables low-carbon power now dominate. That means UK EVs get cleaner every year they’re driven. Petrol cars don’t. Extensive lifecycle research — including analysis reflected by the UK’s Climate Change Committee and global assessments from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change — shows EVs typically produce substantially lower total emissions than equivalent petrol/diesel cars in countries like the UK. The Mail article doesn’t show evidence that a typical UK EV has equal lifetime emissions to a petrol car — because most peer-reviewed studies show the opposite. It reframes uncertainty about measurement scale as proof of “no benefit.” That’s not how evidence works. Are EVs perfect? No. Battery production and supply chains matter. Grid mix matters. Policy design matters. But claiming “no proven carbon savings” contradicts the broader body of lifecycle science. Debate policy by all means — just don’t let a headline blur the underlying evidence. #EVs #ClimateFacts

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BREAKING: EVERYONE NEEDS TO HEAR THIS. Senator Mark Kelly just completely torched Donald Trump: "When Donald Trump was driving the Taj Mahal casino into bankruptcy, I was getting shot at over Iraq and Kuwait. In 2001, after Donald Trump said that the collapse of the Twin Towers now meant he now owned the tallest skyscraper in Manhattan, I was carrying flags honoring 911 victims into space on a rocket ship. In 2003, when Donald Trump was writing birthday greetings to the monster, Jeffrey Epstein, I was the first on the scene to recover the bodies of my fellow astronauts who died when Space Shuttle Columbia exploded during re-entry. In 2011, when Trump was hosting a reality show, and peddling conspiracy theories against President Barack Obama, I was sitting next to my wife’s hospital bed as she recovered from a gunshot wound to the head."

I spoke to @TodaywithClaire about a new report showing that plug-in hybrids can pollute almost as much as petrol cars. #Phevs #PlugInHybrid #EV rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22…

"Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars" PHEVs: Consume 5x more fuel & generate 5x more CO2 than manufacturers claim Emit just 19% less CO2 than regular petrols When driven in electric mode, still emit 68gCO₂/km (featuring yours truly) theguardian.com/environment/…

Brite EV Charging launches simpler, fairer pricing across Galway. Enjoy 75 minutes of hassle-free DC charging and unlimited time on AC with clear, competitive rates across weekdays, weekends and overnight times. Read on for more details! eu1.hubs.ly/H0nMNdR0

"Carmakers go on trial over emissions cheat claims" As carmakers are taken to the High Court over the #Dieselgate scandal, is there another scandal coming? Plug-in hybrids that consume 350% more fuel than their manufacturers claim...🤔 #PHEVgate bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjr5…

On this, just witnessed on M50 in free flowing traffic Garda car undertaking all the fools sitting in the middle lane. No blue lights so presumably not on a call. So, 1. they committed a driving offence, 2. failed to intervene & apply the law to those sitting in middle lane 🤷‍♂️👏

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander announces £25m grant to fit cross-pavement cable channels like Kerbo Charge around the country, & more financial support for private EV purchases. Sign up on kerbocharge.com to be notified when it's in your postcode

Non #ElectricVehicle owners when they talk about the range not being good enough for their needs.

Will you fall for the new @nissan Leaf?! We’ve got a full first look and we’ve also driven it - take a look and let us know what you think gang! ⚡️🍁⚡️ electrifying.com/reviews/nis…

"Please make no mistake. Climate change is the biggest threat to global security that modern humans have ever faced." Sir David Attenborough. No time to wait. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #stopfossilfuels #go100re