Burning logs for eco-power could land us in hot water

摘要

Four years ago, I paid a deposit for an electric car. We generate quite a lot of our own power from photovoltaic panels and it seemed like a neat way to save money and cut emissions .The car finally arrived a year ago and, since then, I have driven more than 10,000 miles without burning a teaspoon of fossil fuel. I confess I still use a less-virtuous Land Rover Discovery too, with lots of seats and a three-litre diesel engine to haul supermarket buyers around flower fields in comfort. The fuel consumption seems gratuitous, so I ration its use.