This is episode 51 of EV Musings, a podcast about renewables, electric vehicles and things that are interesting to electric vehicle owners. On the show today we're looking at electrifying road cargo. Links to Articles etc. If you want to support the podcast financially we have a Paypal tip link: https://www.paypal.me/gaz4695 . Any donation is very welcome The Last Mile Delivery episode: https://evmusings.libsyn.com/17-allsorts Cool things Auke Hoekstra on Twitter: ttps://twitter.com/aukehoekstra...
Jun 29, 2020•14 min•Season 3Ep. 11
This is episode 50 of EV Musings a podcast about renewables, electric vehicles and things that are interesting to electric vehicle owners. On the show today we’re looking at buying a second hand EV. We talk with Jonathan Porterfield who runs one of the countries most well respected outlets for second hand electric vehicles. Links to Articles etc. If you want to support the podcast financially we have a Paypal tip link: https://www.paypal.me/gaz4695 . Any donation is very welcome Eco Cars: https:...
Jun 22, 2020•15 min
This is episode 49 of EV Musings a podcast about renewables, electric vehicles and things that are interesting to electric vehicle owners. On the show today we’ll be discussing what happens if you need to go back to driving an ICE vehicle. What are the problems and pitfalls and are they really as bad as everyone makes out? Links to Articles etc. The Road trip Episode: https://evmusings.libsyn.com/22-the-road-trip Cool things Fully Charged Show episode with The National Grid: https://www.youtube....
Jun 15, 2020•12 min•Season 3Ep. 9
In this episode we talk with Theo Priestley - a futurist - about his thoughts on renewables, big oil, paying for EV charging and Elon Musk. Theo worked alongside big Oil for a while and has some inside knowledge about how green they really are. Links to Articles etc. Theo Priestley on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tprstly We Didn't Start The Fire podcast: https://anchor.fm/theo Cool things Solar farm in Faverhsam: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/faversham/news/all-you-need-to-know-about-kents-900-ac...
Jun 08, 2020•22 min•Season 3Ep. 8
This is a rebroadcast of episode 24 'ICE, ICE, baby0. During this week friend of the podcast Andrew Till posted an excellent video doing a Top gear style review of a Fiat 500 petrol vehicle in the same style as Top gear tended to review electric cars. This reminded me of an episode we posted last year entitled ICE, ICE, baby where I did a similar thing in written form. These two make good companion articles. (EV Musings has had techncial and timing issue this week which meant the episode schedul...
Jun 01, 2020•16 min•Season 3Ep. 7
This is Episode 46 of ‘EV Musings’ a podcast about Electric Vehicles and things that are interesting to Electric Vehicle owners. On today’s show we’ll be talking about EV groups. What are they, should you join one, and what do they do for you. Links to Articles etc. The Myths and Legends Episode https://evmusings.libsyn.com/myths-and-legends EV Nexus: htttp://evgroups.co.uk Neil Roberts: https://twitter.com/neileroberts Cool things Million Mile Batteries at GM https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...
May 25, 2020•14 min•Season 3Ep. 6
This is Episode 45 of ‘EV Musings’ a podcast about renewables, Electric Vehicles and things that are interesting to Electric Vehicle owners On today’s show we’ll be talking to people who’ve bought the first mass-market industry leading EV, the Model 3. We’ll be talking to Gary Wales and John Hast, two gents who’s first tesla was the Model 3. Links to Articles etc. Gary Wales https://twitter.com/GaryLWales John Hast https://twitter.com/ElectricTempus EV Musings Model S episode: https://evmusings....
May 18, 2020•23 min•Season 3Ep. 5
This is Episode 44 of ‘EV Musings’ a podcast about Electric Vehicles and things that are interesting to Electric Vehicle owners On today’s show we’re looking at what happens if you run out of charge with your EV. Nobody likes doing it but it’s going to happen, statistically to one or two of you. The good news is it’s not the end of the world. Timestamps Intro: 00:08 Feature topic: 00:48 Cool things: 10:41 Outro : 11:51 Links to Articles etc. Sales figures for motor vehicles in the UK : https://w...
May 11, 2020•13 min•Season 3Ep. 4
This is Episode 43 of ‘EV Musings’ a podcast about Electric Vehicles and things that are interesting to Electric Vehicle owners On today’s show we’ll be talking about how you’re dealing with lockdown and your EV. We’ll look at what you need to do to preserve battery life and consider one or two benefits of which you might not have thought. Timestamps Intro : 00:08 Feature topic : 01:03 Cool Things : 09:34 Outro : 10:26 Links to Articles etc. Ketan Joshi article on Planet Of The Humans: https://k...
May 04, 2020•12 min•Season 3Ep. 3
On today’s show we’ll be talking with Duncan Jones, Writer, director and producer as well as EV champion and environmental supporter. This is a change of plan as this episode was originally going to be The lockdown Episode. But Duncan became available at fairly short notice to record this discussion and I didn’t want it sitting in a queue for several weeks so I made the decision to move it up a week. Timestamps Intro: 00:08 Feature topic: 01:13 Cool things: 43:15 Outro : 44:21 Links to Articles ...
Apr 27, 2020•46 min•Season 3Ep. 2
On today’s show I’ll be talking about zealotry in the EV world. What it is and why it’s not good. Twitter is full of people who hate EVs. Lots of their hatred is based on inaccurate and outdated information. Also lots is based on pure unwillingness to consider something different. But whatever the reason there’s always someone in the EV community who will dive into the comments and ‘dog-pile’ whoever doesn’t lie or support EV’s. Usually it’s easy to do because we can all knock down the arguments...
Apr 20, 2020•17 min•Season 3Ep. 1
On today’s show we’ll be asking the question ‘Is the charging infrastructure really there?’ The answer might surprise you. We also make a big announcement about the future of the podcast. (Don't worry it's not going away any time soon!) Timestamps Intro: 00:08 Feature topic: 01:32 Cool things: 15:47 Outro : 16:52 Links to Articles etc. Cool things https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/mar/16/electric-scooters-get-green-light-to-go-on-britains-public-roads Social media Gary Comerford: https:/...
Mar 30, 2020•18 min•Season 2Ep. 20
In this week’s episode I’m addressing the newbie question which goes along the lines of “How far can I ACTUALLY go in my EV?” It’s a completely understandable question from someone who has never driven an EV or who has recently bought one and is concerned that they’ll run out of charge. Timestamps Intro: 00:08 Feature topic: 00:40 Cool things: 12:19 Outro : 13:03 Links to Articles etc. Episode 11 - the Leaf http://evmusings.libsyn.com/11-the-leaf Neil Roberts : https://twitter.com/neileroberts L...
Mar 23, 2020•14 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Today we’re asking ‘How much does it cost to charge my EV? It’s a natural enough question when looking at getting an EV. Everyone says they’re cheaper than ICE cars so, naturally, you want to find out how much it’s going to cost you. Timestamps Intro: 00:08 Feature topic: 02:11 Cool things: 06:47 Outro : 08:06 Links to Articles etc. Episode 15 - The Cost Of Charging : http://evmusings.libsyn.com/15-The-Cost-of-Charging Octopus referral code: https://share.octopus.energy/neat-star-460 (£50 for yo...
Mar 16, 2020•9 min•Season 2Ep. 18
This is episode 37 of ‘EV Musings’ a podcast about Electric Vehicles and things that are interesting to Electric Vehicle owners Today’s show is another mini pod where we’ll be looking at newbie questions and providing an idiot’s guide. This week it’s the different types of chargers. Slow, fast, Rapid, Ultra Rapid - what are the differences? Timestamps Intro: 00:08 Feature topic: 00:28 Cool things: 08:23 Outro : 09:37 Links to Articles etc. Yorks EV Meet photo with fast chargers: https://twitter....
Mar 09, 2020•11 min•Season 2Ep. 17
This is Episode 36 of ‘EV Musings’ a podcast about Electric Vehicles and things that are interesting to Electric Vehicle owners Something slightly different today. This is the first in a series of ‘quick pods’ looking at some basic concepts around EVs. Our feature topic today concerns cables. Timestamps Intro: 00:08 Feature topic: 00:48 Cool things: 09:15 Outro : 10:17 Links to Articles etc. Episode 30 - The Apps : http://evmusings.libsyn.com/30-the-apps Episode 07 - Always be Charging : http://...
Mar 02, 2020•11 min•Season 2Ep. 16
This is Episode X of ‘EV Musings’ a podcast about Electric Vehicles and things that are interesting to Electric Vehicle owners. On today’s show we’ll be answering that major question that seems to get levelled at EV drivers whenever all the arguments about range, battery life and CO2 emissions have failed: ‘But they’re just so expensive’. So how much do EVs really cost? Timestamps Intro: 0:08 Feature topic: 00:34 Cool things: 10:24 Outro : 11:42 Links to Articles etc. Toyota Quote https://www.to...
Feb 24, 2020•13 min•Season 2Ep. 15
This is Episode 34 of ‘EV Musings’ a podcast about Electric Vehicles and things that are interesting to Electric Vehicle owners Today’s show is called ‘The FUD Episode’ (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt), subtitled ‘They’re banning Fossil Fuel cars in the UK from 2035!’ The UK government announced recently that they are bringing forward the deadline at which new fossil fuel cars will be banned from sale, from 2040 to 2035. There have been commentors throwing out lots and lots of positive and negative...
Feb 17, 2020•18 min•Season 2Ep. 14
This is episode 33 of ‘EV Musings’ a podcast about Electric Vehicles and things that are interesting to Electric Vehicle owners On today’s show we’ll be talking about ‘The Narrative’ - the fossil fuel-created story that governs many people’s views of EV’s versus Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) cars. Timestamps Intro: 00:07 Feature topic: 00:49 Cool things: 16:17 Outro : 17:32 Links to Articles etc. Vehicle range and efficiency numbers: https://motoreu.com/ Cool things Audi e-tron “Let It Go’ Co...
Feb 10, 2020•18 min•Season 2Ep. 13
This is Episode 32 of ‘EV Musings’ a podcast about Electric Vehicles and things that are interesting to Electric Vehicle owners On our podcast today we’ll be talking about the Hyundai Kona TIMESTAMPS Intro: 00:07 Feature topic: 01:55 Cool things: 12:46 Outro : 16:42 LINKS 'N' STUFF Links to Articles etc. Episode 20 The Round Table: http://evmusings.libsyn.com/20-the-round-table Episode 24 Your first day with an EV: http://evmusings.libsyn.com/24-your-first-day-with-an-ev Episode 28 2019 -The Yea...
Feb 03, 2020•18 min•Season 2Ep. 32
This is Episode 31 of ‘EV Musings’ a podcast about Electric Vehicles and things that are interesting to Electric Vehicle owners. On our podcast today we’ll be looking in a little more depth about public charging networks. LINKS 'N' STUFF Timestamps Intro. 00:07 Feature topic. 01:36 Ionity Discussion/Rant. 14:30 Cool things. 18:29 Outro. 25:05 Links to Articles etc. UK Charging Networks: https://www.zap-map.com/charge-points/public-charging-point-networks/ Ionity announcement: https://ionity.eu/e...
Jan 27, 2020•26 min•Season 2Ep. 11
This is Episode 30 of ‘EV Musings’ a podcast about Electric Vehicles and things that are interesting to Electric Vehicle owners On our podcast today we’ll be looking at the major apps you can use to help you identify, locate and track charge points. Not charging apps but Charger apps. A subtle difference. There are lots of apps out there that help you start a charge. Just about every charge provider has one. They usually have maps and options to initiate and stop a charge. We’re not looking at t...
Jan 20, 2020•31 min•Season 2Ep. 10
This is Episode 29 of ‘EV Musings’ a podcast about Electric Vehicles and things that are interesting to Electric Vehicle owners On our podcast today we’ll be talking facts and figures. Just how widespread is EV take-up and what sort of data is out there regarding topics such as renewable power, energy efficiency and chargers? LINKS 'N' STUFF Timestamps Intro:00:07 Feature topic: 01:40 Cool things: 18:18 Outro : 23:05 Links to Articles etc. https://insideevs.com/news/332584/efficiency-compared-ba...
Jan 13, 2020•24 min•Season 2Ep. 9
This is Episode 28 of ‘EV Musings’ a podcast about Electric Vehicles and things that are interesting to Electric Vehicle owners On our podcast today we’ll be taking a look back over the last 12 months and picking our highlights from the EV and Renewable world. We'll also be releasing 'The Audio Outtakes' from an earlier episode. Stay tuned for that. LINKS 'N' STUFF Timestamps Intro: 00:07 Feature topic: 02:08 The Audio Outtakes: 29:47 Cool things: 39:21 Outro : 42:28 Links to Articles etc. The R...
Dec 30, 2019•44 min•Season 2Ep. 8
This is Episode 27 of ‘EV Musings’ a podcast about Electric Vehicles and things that are interesting to Electric Vehicle owners On our podcast today we’ll be talking about Electricity. More specifically how can we best get charge into our EVs at home. When looking at an EV the main advantage you have over an ICE vehicle is the ease with which you can charge your car. Nobody has a petrol station at home. Almost everybody has an electricity supply at home. (Even if they can’t actually use it to ch...
Dec 22, 2019•24 min•Season 2Ep. 7
In the last season of episodes we looked at the various EVs available to buy in the UK (Or, generally across the world). We covered the Leaf, i3, the iPace, the Soul and the Zoe. This season we’re going to do some of the larger battery models including the Kona, the eNiro and the Tesla range. Today we’re looking at the Tesla Model S. LINKS 'N' STUFF Timestamps Intro: 00:08 Fully Charged Live update: 00:33 Feature topic: 02:51 Cool things: 16:07 Outro : 22:22 Links to Articles etc. Fully Charged ...
Dec 16, 2019•24 min•Season 2Ep. 6
This is Episode 26 of ‘EV Musings’ a podcast about Electric Vehicles and things that are interesting to Electric Vehicle owners On our podcast today I’ll be talking about batteries. In particular we'll be looking at the trade off you need to make with EV batteries by putting a larger battery in which will go further but take longer to recharge vs a smaller battery that means you'll need to stop more often but probably for not quite as long. Timestamps Intro: 00:07 Feature topic: 00:38 Cool thing...
Dec 09, 2019•15 min•Season 2Ep. 5
This is Episode 24 of ‘EV Musings’ a podcast about Electric Vehicles and things that are interesting to Electric Vehicle owners On our podcast today we’ll be talking about preparing for the arrival of your recently purchased Electric Vehicle, So you’ve made your decision to purchase an EV, you’ve done the test drives, borrowed whatever car you actually want and made sure it works for your lifestyle and - after sorting out the finance and other monetary decisions (Insurance etc.) - you’re due to ...
Dec 02, 2019•26 min•Season 2Ep. 4
On our podcast today we’ll be talking about charginq etiquette, a topic that is close to many EV driver’s hearts and one which will become more and more important as EV uptake increases and more cars are on the road. What are the dos and don'ts associated with charging a car: Can you unplug somebody else's vehicle? What about plugging in but not initiating a charge? Should you leave your details if you don't stay with your car while charging? All these things are discussed in this week's episode...
Nov 25, 2019•16 min•Season 2Ep. 3
This is Episode 22 of ‘EV Musings’ a podcast about Electric Vehicles and things that are interesting to Electric Vehicle owners. On our podcast today we’ll be taking a long range road trip in a short range EV. It’s all well and good with EV Vloggers doing these 1000km road trips in a Model 3 or a large capacity battery vehicle with fast, high powered Ionity or Tesla Superchargers along the route. Under ideal circumstances you can do a trip like that in fewer than 12 hours. But what if you want t...
Nov 18, 2019•30 min•Season 2Ep. 2
