197 - The Education Episode
About this episode
Exploring the critical gap in electric vehicle education, this episode highlights real-world challenges new EV drivers face, like locating chargers, understanding charging speeds, and navigating dealer misinformation. Through personal stories and expert insights, it discusses the need for better education at multiple levels—from initial purchase to everyday use—and the role of dealers, manufacturers, and government in providing clear, accessible information. The episode also showcases resources like podcasts, clubs, and apps that help bridge knowledge gaps, emphasizing that effective education is key to wider EV adoption and satisfaction.
In Episode 197 Gary discusses the whole aspect of educating new EV drivers. What are the different types of education? Who should be doing this education, and what happens when people are left to their own devices?
There's many aspects to EV education. We'll discuss dealer-side education, ongoing education and sources of education.
What do you really want to know?
We'll also listen to EV drivers telling us about the issues they had learning about electric vehicles.
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