David Brake

An ongoing series of newsletter entries/blog posts drawing on my own experience and research aiming to debunk some of the myths and highlight the true barriers to wider EV adoption. Mainstream car owners thinking of making the switch to BEVs
will find practical tips for how to do it successfully, and policymakers and businesses can read about how best to support the coming change. I am mainly focused on the Canadian context but of course will highlight research and best practices from other countries as I go.

An eight page article (starting p. 76) covering a trip by EV from Newfoundland to Ontario and back including photos, interviews, technical information and policy context.

Web version of a debate I helped foster about the need for greater EV infrastructure funding in NL.

Published by Dorling Kindersley as part of their Essential Managers series.

Book published by Palgrave about social media users and their audiences drawing on my PhD research, plublished in hardback and paperback. Created and maintain a Facebook page to promote it https://www.facebook.com/sharingourlivesonline to promote it.

Brokered an interview to promote public transit as an issue in the municipal election.

David Brake, head of the Essential Transit Association, wants voters in St. John's to cast a ballot for better bussing. And if you've ever tried to get around the city without a car, you'll know why.

Discusses barriers to transit in NL and how federal funding support could help address them.

The main article on the leading Canadian science education site explaining climate change's causes, impacts and how humans can tackle it, for readers in grade 6 and upward.

Provincial policy makers should recognize a major push to improve public transit would be one of the most cost-effective ways of improving the quality of life of people on a tight budget.

The government of Newfoundland and Labrador is keen to emphasize how their new carbon pricing plan will cost consumers almost nothing, as price increases on gas in the first year are offset by the elimination of existing gas taxes and home-heating fuel will be exempt from the tax.

Large swathes of industry (agriculture, fishing, forestry, offshore and mineral exploration) are also being protected from tax altogether.

But this just plays into the hands of those who misrepresent carbon taxes as...

Analysing the state of transit in NL

About the province's underfunded library system

This month could see the start of big improvements to transit in St. John’s and the surrounding areas, but only if those of us who see the importance of a better service work together to support them.

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