Chris Till

  • It’s time to stop asking for Bike Infrastructure

    At COP26, all I’ve heard from cycling people are calls for world leaders and governments to not forget that cycling is essential for any kind of sustainable future plan; whether that be the fantasy one they mean (green growth capitalism), or one that actually works (degrowth, equal society). But what they almost always forget is…

    Chris Till

  • The Earthshot Prize shoots for the Moon and misses

    I don’t want to be too critical of the Earthshot Prize; it did do some things right. But at the end of the day, the focus was almost entirely placed on innovation and green growth as our way out of this disastrous situation, rather than the real solution of slashing consumption and shrinking the economy.…

    Chris Till

  • Lessons from My 4 Years of Car (EV) Ownership

    I feel like I’ve waited forever to get rid of my car and get out of my finance deal a year early. I decided I wanted to go car free about a year ago and have been counting down the months ever since. And on Tuesday it finally happened. As you might expect with the…

    Chris Till

  • Electric Cars are Getting More Expensive, Not Less

    If you want to talk about an industry completely tone-deaf to the world, take a look at the car industry. Not only does it not want to change, but it doesn’t even understand its audience or the market. What customers are crying out for now is affordable electric vehicles. We know that most people don’t…

    Chris Till