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Renault and Geely have just announced a joint venture to develop and build petrol, diesel and hybrid engines – going against the tidal wave of the EV Revolution. With potentially huge investment from Saudi Aramco for its $7 plan, headquartered in the UK – where sales for new petrol and diesel cars are planned to be banned in just 7 years’ time. Utter craziness or insightful genius? Does the ICE fightback start here?
I take an ELITech TemTop LKC-1000S+ 2nd into London’s ULEZ Zone, including travelling on the London Underground Tube Network and on the Buses, plus stand on some of London’s busiest roads to get readings. We are constantly told that London has a toxic air health emergency that is dangerous to our health, and that we should abandon our cars and use public transport instead. However, the readings contradict this and some of the numbers will shock you! This is Part 1 – in Part 2 I will explore the Outer London Area where it is proposed ULEZ should expand to in order to clean the air. Standby to see if it’s needed. Get yourself an ELITech Air Monitoring device – 10% DISCOUNT CODE: ‘Shahzad’ – just type in my first name on the checkout page to get the 10% off. Link for the device I’m using: https://bit.ly/42YxhPK
Full video coverage from the latest big Anti ULEZ Expansion Protest held in Marble Arch on Sunday 25 June, 2023. I speak to protestors, councilors, MPs and Mayoral Candidates including Howard Cox for Reform UK and Daniel Korski for Conservatives. Most importantly talking to real people seriously impacted and concerned by the ULEZ Expansion due at the end of August this year across the whole of Greater London. Watch now!
Welcome to my ULEZ Podcast in the Ultimate Podcast Machine (my 1989 BMW 325i E30) with Harrow Councillor, Matthew Goodwin-Freeman, the famous young man that grilled Sadiq Khan over ULEZ at a Mayor’s Question Time event. We finally got together for a proper chat regarding ULEZ, how it will impact people, the duplicity from the Mayor’s office, where things stand now, the mayoral candidates, and where things will go in the future. If you’re a Londoner, this is must-listen, if you are concerned about ULEZ you CANNOT miss this – please make sure you Like, Comment and SHARE!
Colin Denton is the star of new TV Show, Classic Car Garage, on Yesterday Channel (catch up on UK TV Play) – on Thursdays at 9pm. DO NOT MISS tomorrow night’s episode – I’m in it! With the same car in which I’m interviewing Colin – the Ultimate Podcast Machine, my classic BMW. We talk about the TV Show, what Colin’s day job is as a trainer, cover ULEZ and the joy of cars and especially classic cars!
Got a DM on Twitter from someone accusing me of being a ‘shill’ and a ‘fraud’ and suggesting I rip off my Starfleet badge – I could not, NOT, respond to this one. Feel free to let me know what you think in the comments. No DMs regarding this though!
Just watched the UK Spring Budget (March 2023) and there’s a couple of bits of good news for motorists in today’s Spring Budget announcement by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.
With the Pandemic seemingly under control, the motor industry was still trying to find its feet again after being virtually shut down for the previous years, but there were more shocks to come. Hopes that severe supply shortages due to a lack of computer chip components, would abate, were quickly dashed when Russia invaded Ukraine and scarcity hit even harder. Aluminium and steel supplies were also reduced.
Continue reading “Motoring Annual 2022-23”
What car to drive a long distance? Why do we love V8s? Are electric cars the future and when will they become affordable? Who invented the wheel? Which classic I would like to review next year? Which was the best Transformers movie? Why do people hate estate cars? Why is it that people who car drive are legally allowed to? Plus what’s for dinner, why hairs grows in your ears and why am I the Brown Car Guy?
With the ULEZ Expansion for 2023 being a hot topic, I grabbed former Top Gear presenter, Motoring Expert and TV Personality, Quentin Wilson, as well Ian Plummer from Auto Trader, the most influential car classifieds organisation in the UK, to get their thoughts on the ULEZ Expansion. This was at the London EV Show, where I was the Conference Coordinator
