Ivo Wengraf, PhD FRGS FCIHT
@wengraf.bsky.social
Research & Data Manager at the RAC Foundation (www.racfoundation.org). Cars, transport, open data, maps, etc.
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go.bsky.app/F3dtivX had a go at making a starter pack for UK road transport and automotive stuff.
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>1 in 20 UK car miles is now zero emission
We have updated the
@racfoundation
#GreenFleetIndex to the end of 2024
5.3% of car miles are zero emission vehicles (which are only 3.8% of the fleet)
EVs now neck and & with diesels in annual mileage terms
racfoundation.org/media-centre...
We have updated the
@racfoundation
#GreenFleetIndex to the end of 2024
5.3% of car miles are zero emission vehicles (which are only 3.8% of the fleet)
EVs now neck and & with diesels in annual mileage terms
racfoundation.org/media-centre...
At least one in twenty car miles driven is now zero emission
More than one in twenty car miles in the UK is now driven by a zero-emission car.
Analysis by the RAC Foundation shows that at the end of 2024 zero-emission
racfoundation.org
July 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
>1 in 20 UK car miles is now zero emission
We have updated the
@racfoundation
#GreenFleetIndex to the end of 2024
5.3% of car miles are zero emission vehicles (which are only 3.8% of the fleet)
EVs now neck and & with diesels in annual mileage terms
racfoundation.org/media-centre...
We have updated the
@racfoundation
#GreenFleetIndex to the end of 2024
5.3% of car miles are zero emission vehicles (which are only 3.8% of the fleet)
EVs now neck and & with diesels in annual mileage terms
racfoundation.org/media-centre...
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relatedly, i wish the ICE goon squads they’re allegedly sending to seattle all the best hiking up capital hill
June 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
relatedly, i wish the ICE goon squads they’re allegedly sending to seattle all the best hiking up capital hill
I'm looking forward to starting work with Agilysis on this Road Safety Trust grant to the RAC Foundation to match STATS19 vehicle records with admin/commercial data to explore the links between deprivation and vehicle technologies, histories and characteristics. (lnkd.in/eqi6m92C) #roadsafety
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April 28, 2025 at 9:02 AM
I'm looking forward to starting work with Agilysis on this Road Safety Trust grant to the RAC Foundation to match STATS19 vehicle records with admin/commercial data to explore the links between deprivation and vehicle technologies, histories and characteristics. (lnkd.in/eqi6m92C) #roadsafety
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Tracking the Buses in England by @OpenInnovates
open-innovations.org/blog/2025-01...
We've got data for everywhere -2 weeks in September 2024- but the tool only works for The North West and Yorkshire & The Humber - hit us up if you want to do more with this data, infrastructure & tools.
open-innovations.org/blog/2025-01...
We've got data for everywhere -2 weeks in September 2024- but the tool only works for The North West and Yorkshire & The Humber - hit us up if you want to do more with this data, infrastructure & tools.
January 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Tracking the Buses in England by @OpenInnovates
open-innovations.org/blog/2025-01...
We've got data for everywhere -2 weeks in September 2024- but the tool only works for The North West and Yorkshire & The Humber - hit us up if you want to do more with this data, infrastructure & tools.
open-innovations.org/blog/2025-01...
We've got data for everywhere -2 weeks in September 2024- but the tool only works for The North West and Yorkshire & The Humber - hit us up if you want to do more with this data, infrastructure & tools.
Excellent stuff.
Tracking the Buses in England by @open-innovations.org
open-innovations.org/blog/2025-01...
We've got data for everywhere -2 weeks in September 2024- but the tool only works for The North West and Yorkshire & The Humber - hit us up if you want to do more with this data, infrastructure & tools.
open-innovations.org/blog/2025-01...
We've got data for everywhere -2 weeks in September 2024- but the tool only works for The North West and Yorkshire & The Humber - hit us up if you want to do more with this data, infrastructure & tools.
January 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Excellent stuff.
Not sure what’s the worst thing about this: (a) this man trapped in a robo-taxi endlessly driving around a car park roundabout, … (1/2)
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January 9, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Not sure what’s the worst thing about this: (a) this man trapped in a robo-taxi endlessly driving around a car park roundabout, … (1/2)
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Who could have predicted that something might go wrong with cars sending vast amounts of user data back to their makers?
cyberinsider.com/vw-suffers-m...
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VW Suffers Major Breach Exposing Location of 800,000 Electric Vehicles
A massive data leak involving over 800,000 Volkswagen EVs has left sensitive user information unprotected on the internet.
cyberinsider.com
December 27, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Who could have predicted that something might go wrong with cars sending vast amounts of user data back to their makers?
cyberinsider.com/vw-suffers-m...
cyberinsider.com/vw-suffers-m...
Currently looking at UK BODS bus location data to examine where the blackspots are. Spotting some fairly consistent spatial issues like here (the inbound TfL 265).
December 22, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Currently looking at UK BODS bus location data to examine where the blackspots are. Spotting some fairly consistent spatial issues like here (the inbound TfL 265).
Nothing says Saturday night in your 40s like trying to perfect your Marey diagram of UK bus punctuality in ggplot2.
December 14, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Nothing says Saturday night in your 40s like trying to perfect your Marey diagram of UK bus punctuality in ggplot2.
Happy Christmas!
December 5, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Happy Christmas!
I keep my three Liverpool degrees in my downstairs bog, so this feels appropriate. (HT @timchatterton.bsky.social)
December 4, 2024 at 3:51 PM
I keep my three Liverpool degrees in my downstairs bog, so this feels appropriate. (HT @timchatterton.bsky.social)
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Wish I was still writing sniffpetrol.com so I could post a fake column from a ruddy faced man who’s FURIOUS because Jaguar released a teaser that wasn’t just Stirling Moss wanking off a bulldog in a BRG E-Type parked next to a Supermarine Spitfire and who has never bought a Jag in his life.
Sniff Petrol | Car-based drivel
sniffpetrol.com
November 23, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Wish I was still writing sniffpetrol.com so I could post a fake column from a ruddy faced man who’s FURIOUS because Jaguar released a teaser that wasn’t just Stirling Moss wanking off a bulldog in a BRG E-Type parked next to a Supermarine Spitfire and who has never bought a Jag in his life.
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November 21, 2024 at 3:53 AM
New inflation data out today...has car insurance turned a corner? www.racfoundation.org/data/cost-of...
Cost of motoring against inflation
This chart plots the percentage change in the price of various aspects of motoring over a rolling ten year period. Also plotted is the cost of living (RPI) over
www.racfoundation.org
November 20, 2024 at 9:53 AM
New inflation data out today...has car insurance turned a corner? www.racfoundation.org/data/cost-of...
go.bsky.app/F3dtivX had a go at making a starter pack for UK road transport and automotive stuff.
November 19, 2024 at 3:52 PM
go.bsky.app/F3dtivX had a go at making a starter pack for UK road transport and automotive stuff.