This is episode 111 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 looking specifically at workplace charging. This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap Map. LINKS Zap-Map Partners with Allstar Business Solutions https://www.zap-map.com/zap-map-partners-allstar-business-solutions-fleet-payments/ Destination Charging Episode https://evmusings.libsyn.com/103-the-destination-charing-episode No H...
Dec 13, 2021•15 min•Season 6Ep. 111
This is episode 110 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 looking back with a couple of EV owners to check in on their EV owning experience and how much it has changed since they got their cars. This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap-Map . LINKS Take It EV Podcast https://takeitev.transistor.fm iPace Owner’s You tube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/iPaceOwner The Digital Lifesty...
Dec 06, 2021•57 min•Season 6Ep. 110
This is episode 109 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 looking at running an electric vehicle if you are disabled. What’s out there, what problems are there and what happens if you get to a charger where you can’t use it with your wheelchair? This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap Map . LINKS Jon Brooks on Twitter https://twitter.com/B_McBeardface Cool thing: Tesla opening thei...
Nov 29, 2021•31 min•Season 6Ep. 109
This is episode 108 of EV Musings a podcast about renewables, electric vehicles and things that are interesting to electric vehicle owners. On the show today I’ll be updating you on where I am with the new EV. This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap-Map . LINKS The New Car Episode https://evmusings.libsyn.com/95-the-new-ev-episode I discuss the ID.3 with Rob Shaw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6KvquxtlXI Cool thing: e-Pipistrel crosses the Cook Straight https://evsandbeyond.co.nz/e-air...
Nov 22, 2021•22 min•Season 6Ep. 108
This is episode 107 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 looking at getting your electric vehicle serviced. We talk with James Coates (from James and Kate) of Cleevely EV about the mobile EV servicing offering he has pioneered. This season of EV Musings is sponsored by Zap-Map LINKS Zoe Electric van as a mobile service vehicle https://youtu.be/4J0ZdG7rWk8 MG5 refit as a mobile service va...
Nov 15, 2021•48 min•Season 6Ep. 107
This is episode 106 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 looking at charging etiquette. Now that EVs are becoming more anymore ubiquitous we need to make sure that chargers are being used in the best - and most equitable - way LINKS This season is sponsored by Zap Map https://www.zap-map.com/apps/ Need To Charge https://www.needtocharge.com Cool thing: The Stella Vita https://jalopnik.co...
Nov 08, 2021•23 min•Season 6Ep. 106
This is episode 105 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 looking at DNOs. Who are they, what do they do and why are they important to the roll-out of electric vehicles. Our special guest is Stewart Reid from SSEN. This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap Map . LINKS Stewart’s Linked in account https://www.linkedin.com/in/stewart-reid-95a07436/ Connecting to the networks – Energy Ne...
Nov 01, 2021•55 min•Season 6Ep. 105
This is episode 104 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 looking at Charger Pricing. It’s going up - always up - but is it really such a big issue? Can we really have reliable, available charging without the price increase? This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap Map. LINKS Zap Map https://www.zap-map.com Cool thing: Soaps uniting to raise climate awareness https://www.futurenetze...
Oct 25, 2021•16 min•Season 6Ep. 104
This is episode 103 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 looking at destination charging. What it is, where it is, and why it's possibly more important than rapid charging This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap Map. LINKS Zap Map https://www.zap-map.com/apps Wireless charging episode https://evmusings.libsyn.com/68-wireless-charging Wireless charging pilot https://www.autocar.co....
Oct 18, 2021•18 min•Season 6Ep. 103
This is episode 102 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 taking an electric car on a 1000km road trip in a single day. 600 miles across The Charging Wastelands of the UK This season of the EV Musings Podcast is sponsored by Zap Map LINKS RSthinks Road trip video https://t.co/COwWR3eskR?amp=1 Rob Shaw Twitter...
Oct 11, 2021•24 min•Season 6Ep. 102
This is episode 101 of EV Musings a podcast about renewables, electric vehicles and things that are interesting to electric vehicle owners. This season of EV Musings is sponsored by Zap-Map On the show today we'll be looking at Ying and Yang. EVs aren’t perfect (no car is) So what are the downsides and what are the upsides? LINKS Visit our Sponsors: Zap Map https://www.zap-map.com Zap Map Episode of the podcast https://evmusings.libsyn.com/88-the-zap-pay-episode The Charging Mindset https://evmu...
Oct 04, 2021•24 min•Season 6Ep. 101
This is episode 100 of EV Musings a podcast about renewables, electric vehicles and things that are interesting to electric vehicle owners. On the show today we’re chatting with several EV and renewables enthusiasts about a number of topics as today is the last episode of this season and it’s another round table! Today we’re discussing the following items: Should Tesla open their Supercharging network to other marques? Flexibility on public chargepoints. Slow charging cars on fast chargers Like ...
Aug 02, 2021•54 min•Season 5Ep. 100
This is episode 99 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 looking at electric motorbikes and mopeds. We'll be chatting with an owner and a company that markets and sells them in the UK.. LINKS Episode 67 - Rideables https://evmusings.libsyn.com/xx-rideables Super Soco TC Max https://www.supersoco.co.uk/bike/tc-max/ Green mopeds: https://www.green-mopeds.com Cool thing: Universal Hydrogen d...
Jul 26, 2021•17 min•Season 5Ep. 99
This is episode 98 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 looking at carbon. More importantly topics such as Carbon offset, carbon capture and storage, and decarbonisation. LINKS Guardian article on carbon offsetting https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/08/business-and-finance-group-reveals-plans-for-carbon-offset-regulator Emissions calculator: https://flightfree.org/flight-em...
Jul 19, 2021•28 min•Season 5Ep. 98
This is episode 97 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 getting philosophical about charging speeds. Is there a right charging speed? Why do we care how fast our EV charges? And doesn’t it all depend on the chargers anyway? LINKS Cadence Charging https://evmusings.libsyn.com/83-the-cadence-charging-episode A Better Route Planner https://abetterrouteplanner.com/ Cool thing: Instavolt Refe...
Jul 12, 2021•16 min•Season 5Ep. 97
This is episode 96 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 looking at EV Confusion. (Stick with me). Why are Chademo connectors being reduced across the country? More to the point why do we have different connector standards? (And have we chosen the right one?) LINKS XKCD: Standards. https://xkcd.com/927/ 36 - The Basics: Charging cables. https://evmusings.libsyn.com/36-the-basics-charging-...
Jul 05, 2021•13 min•Season 5Ep. 96
This is episode 95 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 doing something a little different. I’m looking at getting a new EV. We’ll go through the thought process and the things to consider when getting one. Plus you’ll get to know what options I’m considering for something to replace my Kia Soul. LINKS James and Kate mobile EV servicing video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ44dUiYZz0 D...
Jun 28, 2021•21 min•Season 5Ep. 95
This is episode 94 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 looking at all the other electric vehicles that aren’t cars. Planes, boats, trains, trucks, bin lorries. The world's your oyster when it comes to electrifying vehicles. We also get an update from Melanie Shufflebotham from Zap-Map on the latest release of the software. LINKS Episode 82 - The Electric Boat Episode https://evmusings.l...
Jun 21, 2021•22 min•Season 5Ep. 94
This is episode 93 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 doing something a little different. It’s all about ‘Conversations I’ve had with people who don’t want EVs’ LINKS Episode 1 - Myths and Legends https://evmusings.libsyn.com/myths-and-legends Episode 89 - The Education Episode https://evmusings.libsyn.com/89-the-education-episode Episode 18 - No Home Charger https://evmusings.libsyn.c...
Jun 14, 2021•18 min•Season 5Ep. 93
This is episode 92 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 looking at why there are still huge chunks of the country which are a bit of a charging wasteland. Why do some areas seem to have plenty of fast chargers but others might as well have never heard of the phrase high voltage? LINKS Cool thing: Cleantech and renewables stories: https://twitter.com/UntoldEVStories/status/139093529654444...
Jun 07, 2021•22 min•Season 5Ep. 92
This is episode 91 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 looking at the state of multi-unit rapid charging in the UK. That's right, today we're talking hubs! LINKS The Gridserve Episode: https://evmusings.libsyn.com/81-the-gridserve-episode Cool thing: Polestar test drive hub: https://theenergyst.com/polestar-opens-test-drive-hub-in-milton-keynes/ Social Media: EVMusings: Twitter https://...
May 31, 2021•23 min•Season 5Ep. 91
This is episode 90 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 looking at the first car to come out of VWs ID range of electric vehicles, the ID.3. In today’s episode, we have a post-credits sequence for premium Patreon subscribers at the All-Access and VIP level where I have a little moan about something that happened when I was charging at a well known CPO's unit in Luton recently. LINKS RS T...
May 24, 2021•25 min•Season 5Ep. 10
This is episode 89 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 looking at educating EV owners. More importantly, we’ll be looking at who else needs educating on EVs, why they need educating and how we can educate them LINKS Episode 1 Myths and Legends : https://evmusings.libsyn.com/myths-and-legends EV Groups Nexus on Twitter : Fully charged.show : https://fullycharged.show Fully Charged Live :...
May 17, 2021•22 min
This is episode 88 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 talking with Melanie Shufflebotham from Zap-Map about her company, the products it makes and where she sees EVs and renewables heading LINKS Zap Map: https://www.zap-map.com The Charge Point Operators episode: https://evmusings.libsyn.com/69-charge-point-operators Cool thing: Electric Highway Opens Largest Motorway Fast-Charging Sit...
May 10, 2021•25 min•Season 5Ep. 88
This is episode 87 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 getting to know EVA England. What is it about? Who’s involved and what can it do for you? LINKS Episode 56: https://evmusings.libsyn.com/56-the-round-table EVA England: https://www.evaengland.org.uk Episode 3 : https://evmusings.libsyn.com/mainstream-dealers-and-evs RS Thinks Youtube channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUFkb6...
May 03, 2021•27 min•Season 4Ep. 87
this is episode 86 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 looking at electric flying cars. That's right. Cars. That are Electric. That fly. We're talking with Airspeeder who are running a race series for electric-powered flying cars. Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads! LINKS Airspeeder : https://airspeeder.com Airspeeder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AirspeederHQ Cool thing: Kl...
Apr 26, 2021•24 min•Season 4Ep. 86
This is episode 85 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 looking at the iPhone and how that technological evolution is very relevant to electric cars. It sounds like a bit of a weird topic to talk about, but I hope it'll make sense in the end. Join our Patreon for early access, post-credit sequences and Patreon only episode: Patreon Link : http://www.patreon.com/evmusings LINKS Drax data ...
Apr 19, 2021•22 min
This is episode 84 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 looking at what happens when you take your car on a European road trip from the UK! LINKS Episode 2 - Charging : https://evmusings.libsyn.com/charging Andrew Till Europe road trip : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSg5EYFk1I8&list=PLp8YzZVs16m0hv-b4PnMBYVX1iqWQnXBt A Better Route Planner: https://abetterrouteplanner.com/ Cool th...
Apr 12, 2021•18 min•Season 4Ep. 84
This is episode 83 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 looking at Cadence Charging. What is it and why should you be using it? LINKS The Mindset episode: https://evmusings.libsyn.com/73-the-charging-mindset-episode Ev-database: https://ev-database.uk/ Andrew Till running out of charge in his Eniro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62nNXVO-ZFk Cool thing: New bp Pulse Ultra fast charging ...
Apr 05, 2021•16 min
This is episode 82 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 looking at electric boats. Specifically, we’ll be talking to Vita Yachts - a company specialising in high-end electric yachts while also trying to put together a global Charge Point network for marine vessels. LINKS LINKS Web : Vita Power www.vita-power.com Aqua Power www.aqua-superpower.com Instagram @vita.yachts @aqua.superpower C...
Mar 29, 2021•56 min•Season 4Ep. 82
