Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Anglia Ruskin University
Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain and Project Management, and module lead for Sustainable Transformation and Environmental Practice at the faculty of Business and Law at Anglia Ruskin University. Having worked in the Automotive and IT industries to deliver multiple projects, Tom now lectures to students in Cambridge and Chelmsford.
Why delaying the ban on petrol and diesel cars won't slow UK's shift to electric vehicles
Sep 23, 2023 00:49 am UTC| Economy
The UK has delayed its ban on the sale of new cars which burn petrol or diesel in internal combustion engines (ICE) from 2030 to 2035. In some ways, this is no surprise: the original plan was to ban them from 2040, a...
How electric vehicle batteries could save the UK auto industry
May 29, 2023 05:31 am UTC| Technology
The UK may have lost Eurovision this year, but it recently beat European rivals for an arguably more valuable prize. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is expected to build a multi-billion-pound electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in...
Electric vehicles: if the UK is serious about being a major player, here's what needs to happen
Dec 08, 2022 10:43 am UTC| Business
The UKs efforts to become a global player in electric vehicles (EVs) are back in the spotlight with two government announcements: a 500 million loan guarantee for Ford and a 73 million package to support various smaller...
SUVs: four reasons why they are less safe and worse for the environment than a regular car
May 28, 2022 12:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
The sport utility vehicle, or SUV, and its spin-off class known as the crossover or CUV, are now the most popular types of vehicles. In the UK, they account for more than half of all new cars sold, and the story is similar...
Just Stop Oil: protests will be even more disruptive if they kick off panic buying
Apr 16, 2022 02:23 am UTC| Economy
Protesters from the climate activist groups Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion have blocked at least 11 fuel depots across England and disrupted supplies (though its always tough to quantify exactly how much disruption...