When I left school I went to work for a small IT company called Software Catalogue (that became Softcat) which basically sold IT equipment and software licences to businesses. Nothing too different…
Electric goes mainstream
With Elon Musk in the papers for all the wrong reasons it looks like Tesla is going to get its stiffest competition over the coming months as some of the mainstream manufactures…
Create memories
As someone who regularly thinks about death, not in a morbid way just always have, I tend to think about what I would remember on my death bed. It has helped me…
Ariel demonstrates the genius of UK engineering
Last week I was super excited to learn that Ariel Motors, designers of the exoskeleton car known as the Atom, are designing and building a new hyper car – the Hipercar! Built…
Government needs to understand the facts on pollution
I have been reading with interest the developments this year in relation to car emissions, specifically, but also the continuing development of Dieselgate (VW’s emission scam). What I find so interesting is…
Pocket Rocket
To break my six month sabbatical from the blog I wanted to talk about my new toy which arrived the day before my birthday in December. I have spoken about it before…
No such thing as too much power
I had a very enjoyable weekend recently with my wife and daughter down on the south coast in Salcombe and even managed to see the sun for part of it. A three…
Is less more?
This isn’t a blog about the EU referendum although I am sure the title could work… No this piece is about my favourite subject, automobiles. Recently I joined a new pilot with…
Driving addiction
With the march towards autonomous driving and the electrification of the car the ability for a petrol head to really enjoy a day behind the wheel can be fraught with frustration. Most…
Emission scandal – the death of VW?
As an avid fan of the VW group and the cars they develop I have been interested in the emission scandal, which is again in the press today as VW reports a…
The internet going around in circles
With any technology adoption there seems to always be an ebb and flow as to what has been delivered yesterday, today and then tomorrow – it seems to go around in a…
The future is electric
Previously I have written about the advancements in electric cars, notably the Golf GTE which combines electric power and a petrol engine in a classic hybrid format. I felt it ticked many…
The Speed of Change
Moore’s Law famously states that every year the number of transistors per square inch would double. Being the co-founder of Intel it was an insightful view back in 1971 and has remained…
The pinnacle of combustion
I recently got a call out of the blue from Rolls Royce asking if I might like to borrow one of their new Wraiths for a weekend. No strings, no catches, just…
Geneva Motor Show
As a petrol head one of the big events of the year has to be the Geneva Motor Show. Every year though I usually realise when it is too late or just…