Articles on electric vehicles, sustainability, and supply chain management.https://www.tomstacey.co.uk/https://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/austin-texas-tech-innovation/https://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/austin-texas-tech-innovation/A visit to the greater Austin area — Robotaxis, The Boring Company, Hyperloop Plaza — and a reflection on what genuine tech innovation looks like at scale.Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/beyond-the-arms-race-scaffolding-ai-for-the-business-school/https://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/beyond-the-arms-race-scaffolding-ai-for-the-business-school/We cannot prepare students for an AI-saturated future by forcing them to work in a pre-digital past. Instead of building walls, we need to build scaffolds.Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/navigating-the-left-hand-drive-tesla-model-s-plaid/https://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/navigating-the-left-hand-drive-tesla-model-s-plaid/After months of agonising over LHD warnings from fellow owners, I finally pulled the trigger on a Model S Plaid. Eight months and thousands of miles later, here's what I've learned.Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/brewai-at-three/https://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/brewai-at-three/A personal reflection on three years building BrewAI from Anglia Ruskin University — the grants, the pivots, the late nights, and what academic entrepreneurship actually looks like.Fri, 28 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/will-the-government-have-to-revise-the-dates-planned-for-banning-ice-cars/https://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/will-the-government-have-to-revise-the-dates-planned-for-banning-ice-cars/The road map to replacing old fashioned carbon emitting cars with electric vehicles is well developed – at least in theory. All the major car makers (and even sThu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/just-stop-oil-protests-will-be-even-more-disruptive-if-they-kick-off-panic-buyin/https://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/just-stop-oil-protests-will-be-even-more-disruptive-if-they-kick-off-panic-buyin/Protesters from the climate activist groups Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion have blocked at least 11 fuel depots across England and disrupted supplies (tTue, 19 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/tesla-model-3-model-y-buyers-guide-discounts-when-is-the-right-time-to-buy-for-t/https://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/tesla-model-3-model-y-buyers-guide-discounts-when-is-the-right-time-to-buy-for-t/The hottest property in EVs (Electric Vehicles) right now is almost certainly the duo of medium sized saloon and SUV from Tesla known as the Model 3 and Model YSun, 06 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/paint-protection-film-for-electric-cars-is-it-worth-it/https://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/paint-protection-film-for-electric-cars-is-it-worth-it/As it says on the right hand side of this page (or down at the bottom if you're on mobile) I hate stone chips on cars. I mean, really, they are inevitable - afWed, 16 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/road-use-charging-the-only-sane-way-to-replace-lost-fuel-duty-for-evs/https://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/road-use-charging-the-only-sane-way-to-replace-lost-fuel-duty-for-evs/It was inevitable really wasn't it? The £35bn black hole in the UK government's finances through the loss of road fuel tax revenue and a CO2 based Vehicle ExcisFri, 04 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/farewell-bmw-i3-so-good-i-bought-two/https://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/farewell-bmw-i3-so-good-i-bought-two/News is breaking over social media and automotive websites that after nine years in production, the revolutionary BMW i3 electric car is finishing production inTue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/bridging-the-skills-gap-is-key-to-our-greentech-revolution/https://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/bridging-the-skills-gap-is-key-to-our-greentech-revolution/I recently wrote an article for East Anglia in Business magazine about how the skills gap is a huge issue in our move to a low and de-carbon economy (and let'sThu, 13 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/droning-on-the-future-of-drones-for-supply-chains/https://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/droning-on-the-future-of-drones-for-supply-chains/Note: This article was originally published in 2019 for TALE (Transport and Logistical Efficiencies)Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/polluting-suvs-will-be-on-roads-for-the-next-two-decades-what-should-we-do-with-/https://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/polluting-suvs-will-be-on-roads-for-the-next-two-decades-what-should-we-do-with-/Read this article in Turkish - Bu makaleyi Türkçe okuyunWed, 12 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/are-electric-cars-the-best-option-for-company-car-drivers-in-the-uk/https://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/are-electric-cars-the-best-option-for-company-car-drivers-in-the-uk/I recently spoke to the Daily Telegraph for their article entitled "Ford falls out of favour as drivers plug in to Tesla". In my quote, I said that "Since the TSat, 08 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/e-highways-should-lorries-use-overhead-power-on-motorways-in-the-uk/https://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/e-highways-should-lorries-use-overhead-power-on-motorways-in-the-uk/Road transport accounts for around a quarter of all CO₂ emissions – reducing this is crucial to reaching net zero emissions in the next 25 years. When it comes Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/are-chinese-cars-the-best-in-the-world/https://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/are-chinese-cars-the-best-in-the-world/Read this article in Turkish | Bu makaleyi Türkçe okuyunThu, 06 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/how-rising-wholesale-electricity-prices-will-affect-the-switch-to-electric-vehic/https://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/how-rising-wholesale-electricity-prices-will-affect-the-switch-to-electric-vehic/Europe is facing an energy crisis thanks to low wind-power generation, broken connections that allow electricity to be shared across nations and shrinking nucleThu, 06 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/electric-cars-could-one-day-power-your-house-here-s-how-to-make-it-happen/https://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/electric-cars-could-one-day-power-your-house-here-s-how-to-make-it-happen/Read this article in Chinese | 用中文阅读这篇文章Wed, 05 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/review-of-tesla-model-3-paint-protection-film-kits/https://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/review-of-tesla-model-3-paint-protection-film-kits/If you don't know, I drive a Tesla Model 3 electric car. I absolutely adore it, it's by far the best car I have ever had. One issue with the Model 3 is that, beWed, 05 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/why-nissan-may-actually-be-tesla-s-key-competitor/https://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/why-nissan-may-actually-be-tesla-s-key-competitor/Nissan recently announced a new £13 billion investment to help transition its business to being focused around electric vehicles (EVs). The investment is centreWed, 05 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/welcome-to-tomstacey-co-uk/https://www.tomstacey.co.uk/blog/welcome-to-tomstacey-co-uk/... home to my writings, musings and other stuff I find. I hope you enjoy the content here, and please drop me a line if you want to talk further (or comment beWed, 01 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT