The EV Musings Podcast
Gary Comerford
Updated 6 days agoA podcast about electric vehicles, renewables, and things that are interesting to electric vehicle owners. In each episode, we'll be discussing one aspect of EV ownership in depth. Episodes are released one per week (usually on a Monday) so make sure you're subscribed in iTunes, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Episodes (301)
25 - Batteries, batteries, batteries!
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 things: 12:47 Outro : 14:24 Links to Articles etc. Episode 7 - Charging http://evmusings.libsyn.com/7-always-be-charging Cool things James May’s new cars. The Model S : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzDzv4NVlfE&t=394s The Mirai : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2Ovn4REO2w&t=329s Social media Simon Roe : https://twitter.com/theevside and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWjTTQM5s3W3J9sXL0KMcw Gary Comerford: https://twitter.com/TheRealGaryC EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 “So, you’ve gone electric?” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X
24 - Your first day with an EV
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 take delivery of your car. What now? LINKS 'N' STUFF Timestamps Intro: 00:08 Feature topic: 03:03 Cool things: 21:33 Outro : 24:45 Links to Articles etc. Previous episode: Always be charging: http://evmusings.libsyn.com/7-always-be-charging ZapMap : https://www.zap-map.com/ iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/zap-map/id964082746?mt=8 Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zapmap.zapmap Plugshare : https://www.plugshare.com/ iTunes : https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id421788217?pt=420148&ct=Directory&mt=8 Google Play store : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xatori.Plugshare&referrer=utm_source%3DDirectory Cool things The Lister SUV- E https://www.motoringresearch.com/car-news/lister-suv-e-concept-jaguar/ The Tron-style hubless motorcycle: https://electrek.co/2019/11/05/rmk-e2-verge-ts-electric-motorcycle/ - Social media Simon Roe : https://twitter.com/theevside and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWjTTQM5s3W3J9sXL0KMcw Gary Comerford: https://twitter.com/TheRealGaryC EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 “So, you’ve gone electric?” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X
23 - Charging Etiquette
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. LINKS 'N' STUFF Timestamps Intro: 00:07 Feature topic: 02:09 Cool things: 12:14 Outro : 14:44 Links to Articles etc. Cool things EV Bikes - https://youtu.be/yYI6B1h9Lg8 Social media Simon Roe : https://twitter.com/theevside and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWjTTQM5s3W3J9sXL0KMcw Gary Comerford: https://twitter.com/TheRealGaryC EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 “So, you’ve gone electric?” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X
22 - The Road Trip
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 to do it in a ‘normal’ everyday EV with just the charging network we have in the UK? Today we find out what's possible. LINKS 'N' STUFF Timestamps Intro: 00:08 Feature topic: 02:21 Cool things: 24:18 Outro : 28:48 Some Statistics from the run (NOTE: Timings are approximate and do not indicate exact time spent charging rather they indicate the overall length of the stop). Leg1 Hitchin to Ponton Arrived at 08.50 with 10% charge. Left at 09.25 with 90% charge Cost £5.90 for 23.61kWh Alfa Power Leg2 Ponton to Doncaster Arrived at 10.39 with 23% charge. Left at 11.15 with 85% charge. Cost £7.89 for 22.96kWh Geniepoint Leg3 Doncaster to Gristhwaite Arrived at 12.27 with 35% charge. Left at 13.00 with 91% charge Cost £7.99 for 20.5kWh. Shell Leg4 Gristhwaite to Sunderland Arrived at 14.00 with 36% charge. Left at 14.43 with 98% charge Cost £7.75 for 19.87kWh. Not-So-FastNed Leg5 Sunderland to Kendal Arrived at 17.15 with 19% charge. Left at 17.57 with 98% charge Cost £8.41 for 24.02kWh. Instavolt Leg6 Kendal to Haydock Park Arrived at 19.11 with 34% charge. Left at 19.43 with 82% charge Cost £2.28 for 15.2kWh. Polar Leg7 Haydock Park to Cannock Arrived at 21.30 with 8% charge. Left at 22.00 with 92% charge Cost £7.98 for 22.8kWh. Instavolt Leg8 Cannock to Milton Keynes Arrived at 00.35 with 15% charge. Left at 00.54 with 52% charge Cost £2.50 for 16.61kWh. Polar Links to Articles etc. A Better Route Planner com: https://abetterrouteplanner.com/ Simon’s video of this trip: Part1: https://youtu.be/XISJoBFQlCU Part2: https://youtu.be/8J586GVmOho Cool things Cambridge students build an EV - https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/cambridge-students-build-electric-car-17198047 Social media Simon Roe : https://twitter.com/theevside and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWjTTQM5s3W3J9sXL0KMcw Gary Comerford: https://twitter.com/TheRealGaryC EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 “So, you’ve gone electric?” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X
21 - The Tesla Episode
This is Episode 21 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 Elephant in the Room. The company whose presence lurks over any discussion of electric vehicles. That’s it. Not a specific vehicle or a specific aspect. Just the elephant. I’m talking, of course, about Tesla. LINKS 'N' STUFF Timestamps Intro:00:10 Season 2: 00:35 Charging 02:11 Our feature topic: 03:51 Are Teslas worth the money? 07:34 The purchasing experience: 09:14 The Tesla app 11:29 The Supercharger network 12:42 Performance 15:36 The unique features 17:00 The bad and the ugly 20:07 Cool things: 25:28 Outro : 27:45 Links to Articles etc. If you want to buy one: https://tesla.com Tesla Summon videos: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tesla+smart+summon Tesla reaction videos: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tesla+reaction+videos “He’s gone Plaid” (Spaceballs) video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAWL8ejf2nM Gary Wales: https://twitter.com/GaryLWales Cool things Mum makes frame for kit to skateboard with cerebral palsy- https://twitter.com/_sjpeace_/status/1186654340087533569?s=21 US Electric Vehicle sales by month: https://youtu.be/dpsd0yRYk8c Social media EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 Simon Roe : https://twitter.com/theevside and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWjTTQM5s3W3J9sXL0KMcw Gary Comerford: https://twitter.com/TheRealGaryC “So, you’ve gone electric?” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X
20 - The Round Table
This is Episode 20 of ‘EV Musings’ a podcast about Electric Vehicles and things that are interesting to Electric Vehicle owners. Today's podcast is our 20th and it marks the end of season 1 of EV Musings. As a special feature our podcast today will be a round table talking about numerous topics. In our roundtable today we have Neil and Leanne Roberts - founder members of the Sussex EV group. Neil has also taken on the mantle of being a point man for all the local EV groups around the country. We also have Jon Brooks - also known as Beardy McBeardface on Twitter. He’s the man behind the Kent EVs group and he has just taken delivery of his very own EV - a BMW i3 in sporty red. There’s James Hastings who has been a long time EV driver having bought an early version Tesla Model S 60kWh and had it upgraded to the 75 kWh model. Finally Simon Roe - my co-presenter - who has had his I3 for well over a year and has no home charging. LINKS 'N' STUFF Timestamps: Intro: 00.08 Feature section: Round table 01:43 Cool things 42.28 Outro: 45:50 Links to Articles etc. Leanne Roberts: https://twitter.com/leanne_bicker Neil Roberts:https://twitter.com/NealeRoberts Jon Brooks https://twitter.com/B_McBeardface James Hastings (Unfortunately James doesn't do social media....) Cool things Space X Star ship update - https://youtu.be/sOpMrVnjYeY Gary Wales https://twitter.com/GaryLWales Duncan Jones https://twitter.com/ManMadeMoon Social media Simon Roe : https://twitter.com/theevside and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWjTTQM5s3W3J9sXL0KMcw Gary Comerford: https://twitter.com/TheRealGaryC EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 “So, you’ve gone electric?” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X
19 - Myth-understood
On our podcast today we’ll be updating our most popular podcast episode ‘Myths and Legends’ with some continuing myths that either persist or have sprung up since our first episode. Timestamps Feature topic 03:10 Cool Stuff : 14:27 LINKS 'N' STUFF Links to Articles etc. Episode 1 Myths and legends: http://evmusings.libsyn.com/myths-and-legends Euan McTurk’s Youtube channel. Plug Life TV: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgBPvqu6vqvO3MmTjQZ0lfg Cool things Electric penny farthing - https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/cyclopic-penny-farthing-lsbu/ Autocar article on 800 miles in an EV: https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/advice/800-miles-week-electric-car-12-things-i-learned Social media Simon Roe : https://twitter.com/theevside and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWjTTQM5s3W3J9sXL0KMcw Gary Comerford: https://twitter.com/TheRealGaryC EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 “So, you’ve gone electric?” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X
18 - No Home Charger
On our podcast today Simon is running solo and he's going to be talking about living without a home charger. Today he will be taking you through a typical week of living without a home charger. You’ll hear about where he charges, what sort of mileage he does, and how much it costs. Although this is a specific week out of his scheduled and any random week will be slightly different, overall it will even out to around the same process and the same figure every week. Timestamps Intro 00:00 Day 1 : 01:99 Outro : 08:54 Links to Articles etc. BMW i3 VLOG | Week in the life of public EV charging https://youtu.be/NPuUdgxogfI Elinor Chambers: Living without a home charger. Social media Simon Roe : https://twitter.com/theevside and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWjTTQM5s3W3J9sXL0KMcw Gary Comerford: https://twitter.com/TheRealGaryC EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 “So, you’ve gone electric?” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X
17 - Allsorts
On our podcast today we’ll be talking about a couple of different topics in the EV world. Usually we just focus on one item in particular and talk in detail about that. But today we wanted to talk about three major topics in the EV space and these are: - Last mile deliveries - Vehicle to Grid - Hydrogen power LINKS 'N' STUFF Links to Articles etc. Cargo bikes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2019/08/30/study-finds-cargobikes-beat-vans-in-cities-so-u-k-government-backs-flying-urban-taxis/ We Drive Solar (AC Vehicle To Grid) in Utrecht: https://www.wedrivesolar.nl/ Cool things Refabricated House - http://bit.ly/1EP27cW Polestar 2: https://www.polestar.com/uk/cars/polestar-2 Social media Simon Roe : https://twitter.com/theevside and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWjTTQM5s3W3J9sXL0KMcw Gary Comerford: https://twitter.com/TheRealGaryC EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 “So, you’ve gone electric?” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X
16 - ICE, ICE, baby!
In this special episode we’re going to be following up on something we talked about back in episode 4. The mainstream media. We talked in that podcast about the fact that mainstream media tends to not be too serious about EVs at the moment. They regularly send one of their journalists out with an EV and ask him or her to do a really long journey to see if EVs can do it. More often than not the resulting article ‘proves’ that EVs aren’t ready for the mainstream. But when you look at the detail you find one or two things that don’t quite add up. See to balance the situation here's the article I wrote about 'Driving an ICE vehicle' to show how one-sided media coverage can be. LINKS 'N' STUFF Links to Articles etc. Ice, Ice Baby: http://musings-cafe.blogspot.com/2018/07/trying-out-new-ice.html The article in question: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/electric-car-volkswagen-e-golf-london-cornwall-drive-a9056226.html Cool things Metal Amorphous Nanocomposite Materials : https://insideevs.com/news/365482/soft-magnets-lighter-electric-motors/ Social media Simon Roe : https://twitter.com/theevside and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWjTTQM5s3W3J9sXL0KMcw Gary Comerford: https://twitter.com/TheRealGaryC EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 “So, you’ve gone electric?” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X
15 - The Cost Of Charging
Our feature topic today is charging. Again. We’ve covered various aspects of charging since we started this podcast including chargers & cables and the whole process surrounding charging itself (costs/ Apps/ RFID cards etc). Links to these episodes are included below. Since we published those episodes things have moved on quite a lot with regard to charging so we wanted to go back to the topic and discuss - in a bit more detail - exactly what charging options you have ‘generically’ and what you need to be looking at with regard to what sort of car you have. LINKS 'N' STUFF Links to Articles etc. Ep 2 - Charging http://evmusings.libsyn.com/charging Ep 7 - Always be Charging - http://evmusings.libsyn.com/7-always-be-charging @KonaElectric’s video about the MG ZS EV: https://twitter.com/KonaElectric/status/1162446616810479616?s=20 BP Chargemaster announcing their 150kW chargers at Cranford: https://twitter.com/BPChargemaster/status/1161271495580164096?s=20 Cool things Tweet from @rodread about a kite-based wind turbine: https://twitter.com/rodread/status/1088725284763983872?s=20 Windswept and interesting: http://windswept-and-interesting.co.uk Social media Simon Roe : https://twitter.com/theevside and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWjTTQM5s3W3J9sXL0KMcw Gary Comerford: https://twitter.com/TheRealGaryC EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 “So, you’ve gone electric?” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X
14 - The iPace
Our feature topic today continues our series on EVs on the market today. On recent episodes we’ve discussed the i3, the Kia Soul, The Nissan leaf, and the Renault Zoe. This week we’re looking at the first UK designed and built EV: The Jaguar iPace. LINKS 'N' STUFF Links to Articles etc. Garry Whittaker’s iPace Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYIwYgUqqsXw_0xkLJjLmNg The Two Gar(r)ys in an iPace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vck2ZgVGcIY&t=11s The Porsche Taycan review (Fully Charged) : https://fullycharged.show/episodes/porsche-taycan/ Cool things Instavolt installing 125kW chargers: https://instavolt.co.uk/instavolt-deploys-next-generation-chargepoint-inc-ultra-rapid-electric-car-charging/ Social media Simon Roe : https://twitter.com/theevside and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWjTTQM5s3W3J9sXL0KMcw Gary Comerford: https://twitter.com/TheRealGaryC EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 “So, you’ve gone electric?” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X
13 - Undecided
On our podcast today we’re taking a quick break from our series on individual EVs to put ourselves back in the position of someone who hasn’t, yet, bought their EV and is not sure about whether it’s a good idea. We’ll be asking the newbie questions we hear from people who are undecided about whether to buy an electric car. LINKS 'N' STUFF Links to Articles etc. Cool things BMW i3 sales https://www.bmwblog.com/2019/08/01/in-the-first-half-of-the-year-bmw-i3-sales-climbed-21-percent-worldwide/ Engenie to double rapid chargers in the UK: https://engenie.co.uk/engenie-to-double-uks-number-of-rapid-electric-vehicle-charging-points-following-record-35m-investment/ Instavolt installs 72 chargers in one month: https://www.zap-map.com/instavolt-installs-record-number-of-rapid-chargers-in-march/ Social media Simon Roe : https://twitter.com/theevside and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWjTTQM5s3W3J9sXL0KMcw Gary Comerford: https://twitter.com/TheRealGaryC EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 “So, you’ve gone electric?” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X
12 - The Renault Zoe
This is Episode 12 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 Renault Zoe. This is the next in our series on EVs available to buy today. We’ve already covered the i3, the Soul and the Leaf in earlier episodes and links to these are in the description. Links to Articles etc. Emma Jackman on Youtube: https://youtube.com/c/emmajackman Episode 7 -Always be Charging: http://evmusings.libsyn.com/7-always-be-charging Cool things Record breaking wind production in the Uk: https://www.energyvoice.com/otherenergy/204363/uk-wind-power-hit-record-generation-in-2018-new-beis-figures-find/ Wind power in Scotland: https://www.nationofchange.org/2019/07/20/scotland-generates-enough-wind-energy-to-power-itself-twice/ Wind power in Texas: https://t.co/chX5CjWmlZ?amp=1 Social media Simon Roe : https://twitter.com/theevside and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWjTTQM5s3W3J9sXL0KMcw Gary Comerford: https://twitter.com/TheRealGaryC EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 “So, you’ve gone electric?” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X
11 - The Leaf
On our podcast today we’ll be continuing our series on specific EVs that are on the market at the moment. We’ve already covered the BMW i3, and the Kia Soul. Today we’re looking at the Nissan Leaf 40kWh. Range? Efficiency? Specs? What's it like to drive? We also look at Rapidgate and see if it's as big a problem as everybody thinks. We have input today from Dean Snelling and Mike Stanton (Who you will know from our episode on Charging (episode 2). Thanks to them for their thoughts and comments. LINKS 'N' STUFF Links to Articles etc. Episode 2 - Charging - http://evmusings.libsyn.com/charging Episode 9 - The i3 - http://evmusings.libsyn.com/9-the-i3 Episode 10 - The Kia Soul - http://evmusings.libsyn.com/10-the-kia-soul Dean Snelling https://twitter.com/SnellingDean Mike Stanton https://twitter.com/MrMikeStanton The Roborace https://driveev.net/2018/07/02/11520/#.XTLOtbPTUlQ Cool things Fully Charged Podcast on Particulate Matter. https://fullycharged.show/podcasts/podcast-24/ Space X https://news.sky.com/story/amp/elon-musk-says-spacex-could-beat-nasa-and-land-on-moon-within-two-years-11766521 Social media Simon Roe : https://twitter.com/theevside and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWjTTQM5s3W3J9sXL0KMcw Gary Comerford: https://twitter.com/TheRealGaryC EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 “So, you’ve gone electric?” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X
10 - The Kia Soul
On our podcast today we’ll be continuing our new series on specific motor vehicles. Over the next few weeks we’ll take time to focus on one electric car per episode. We’ll talk about the history of the car, the specs, the price, performance etc. We’ll also talk about the pros and cons of each car and who we think the starter audience is for that. This week we talk about the 2018 Kia Soul EV LINKS 'N' STUFF Links to Articles etc. BP Chargemaster Polar price changes: https://bpchargemaster.com/polar-network-pricing-and-access-changes-from-5th-august-2019/ Instavolt pricing: https://instavolt.co.uk/rates/ Engenie pricing : https://engenie.co.uk/help-with-charging/ Cool things Formula E London 2020 https://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2019/february/london-e-prix Social media Simon Roe : https://twitter.com/theevside and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWjTTQM5s3W3J9sXL0KMcw Gary Comerford: https://twitter.com/TheRealGaryC EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 “So, you’ve gone electric?” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X
9 - The i3
Imagine you haven’t yet bought your new EV. You’re still looking at buying but you’ve made your mind up that an EV will be your next car. How do you decide which to buy? Well each choice is different and, obviously, personal. But what we want to do over the next few weeks is look at the major EVs currently for sale on the market and talk about each one individually. This week we’re talking about the BMW i3. Links to Articles etc. Cool things Simon's trip in the Model 3 :https://youtu.be/Ezw8obgT15U The Alice electric plane: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48630656 Social media EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 Simon Roe : https://twitter.com/theevside and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWjTTQM5s3W3J9sXL0KMcw Gary Comerford: https://twitter.com/TheRealGaryC
8 - Your EV Story
On our podcast today we’re discussing why people made the choice to move to an electric vehicle. We’ve spoken to a few people and asked them their reasons for buying an EV, what they bought and why, and we’ll also be talking about our own experiences in the world of getting an Electric Vehicle. LINKS 'N' STUFF Links to Articles etc. Fully Charged episode for the Honda E: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEKq8jmckz0 Fully Charged episode on the e-Golf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah4lrqWx8E0 Simon’s ride in a model 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezw8obgT15U Bjorn Nyland’s Youtube channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG1QcV31eoSaX4rE8avQL4A Sussex EVs: https://twitter.com/evsussex Leanne Roberts: https://twitter.com/leanne_bicker RZOC: https://twitter.com/rzoc Cool things Etron sales in the US: https://insideevs.com/news/357881/june-2019-e-tron-sales-us/ Extreme Sports organiser. https://www.extreme-e.com/ Social media Simon Roe : https://twitter.com/theevside and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWjTTQM5s3W3J9sXL0KMcw Gary Comerford: https://twitter.com/TheRealGaryC EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 “So, you’ve gone electric?” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X
7 - Always Be Charging
On our podcast today we’ll be talking about physically charging your EV. We’ll discuss the cables, the chargers, AC vs DC charging, destination chargers and Rapids. Everything you need to know. LINKS 'N' STUFF Links to Articles etc. New Renault Zoe: http://fr.zone-secure.net/-/Renault/PresskitRenaultZOE/-/#page=1 Zappi Charger: https://myenergi.com/product/zappi/ C & C Taxis on Twitter https://twitter.com/candctaxis Cool things Tesla Model 3 truck : https://youtu.be/jKv_N0IDS2A Ludicrous mode reaction videos on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=tesla+ludicrous+mode Social media Simon Roe : https://twitter.com/theevside and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWjTTQM5s3W3J9sXL0KMcw Gary Comerford: https://twitter.com/TheRealGaryC EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763
6 - Range Anxiety
This is Episode 6 of ‘EV Musings’ a podcast about Electric Vehicles and things that are interesting to Electric Vehicle owners On today’s podcast we’ll be talking about Range Anxiety: What it is, how to remove or reduce it and whether it’s something we actually need to be worried about at all. We also briefly discuss the new Ionity chargers at the Milton Keynes hub and try to work out exactly what the long term pricing model is going to be for them. LINKS 'N' STUFF Links to Articles etc. The AA looking at portable chargers: http://www.theaa.com/breakdown-cover/news/aa-gears-up-for-electric-car-breakdowns.html Cool things EVEZY - single month EV leasing: https://www.evezy.co.uk/ Falcon Heavy rocket photo: https://twitter.com/coffeetabletsla/status/1139587435506085890?s=21 Social media Simon Roe : https://twitter.com/theevside and Youtube Gary Comerford: https://twitter.com/TheRealGaryC “So, you’ve gone electric?’ on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/So-Youve-gone-electric-Electric-ebook/dp/B07Q5JVF1X/
5. Fully Charged Live 2019
This is Episode 5 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 Fully Charged Live. This is a smaller bonus episode covering things we saw and liked in Silverstone when we visited the Fully Charged Live Show. Showlinks: Fully Charged Show on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/fullychargedshow Robert Llewellyn: https://twitter.com/bobbyllew Cows on Fully Charged Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYB4rokqmfM E-golf on Fully Charged Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah4lrqWx8E0 Engenie site: https://engenie.co.uk/ BP Chargemaster Site: https://bpchargemaster.com/ Gridserve: https://www.gridserve.com/post/breaking-news-1 Razor scooters https://www.razor.com/ Micro Scooter : https://www.micro-scooters.co.uk/adults Social media Simon Roe : https://twitter.com/theevside and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWjTTQM5s3W3J9sXL0KMcw Gary Comerford: https://twitter.com/TheRealGaryC “So, you’ve gone electric?’ on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/So-Youve-gone-electric-Electric-ebook/dp/B07Q5JVF1X/
4. EVs and The Mainstream Media
This is Episode 4 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 mainstream media and how they tend to portray electric vehicles in a negative light. We'll cover topics such as the type of articles that get written, who reads and comments on them, the influence of Big Oil and how we can help move the conversation forward constructively. Showlinks: Evolt charged me £60 to charge my car! https://youtu.be/rLv3zZjPLQ8 Daily Mail article search phrase: inurl:dailymail.co.uk renault electric car Living with an EV didn’t go well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fThI2bCFqxQ&t=3s Electric cars will lead to National grid collapse: https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/cars/854502/electric-cars-UK-2017-National-Grid-collapse Electric vehicles at risk by charging from home mains supply. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/may/30/electric-vehicle-drivers-at-risk-by-charging-from-home-mains-supply EVs use more Co2 than ICE cars in their manufacture: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-04-21/new-study-shocks-electric-cars-considerably-worse-climate-diesel-cars New York times article on Big Oil pushing back: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/13/climate/cafe-emissions-rollback-oil-industry.html Cool things Charging sites outnumber petrol stations: https://www.zap-map.com/ev-charging-sites-outnumber-petrol-stations-for-first-time/ Tesla Gigafactory: https://cleantechnica.com/2019/04/09/elon-musk-confirms-that-construction-of-teslas-new-gigafactory-in-china-is-on-track/ Social media Simon Roe : https://twitter.com/theevside and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWjTTQM5s3W3J9sXL0KMcw Gary Comerford: https://twitter.com/TheRealGaryC “So, you’ve gone electric?’ on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/So-Youve-gone-electric-Electric-ebook/dp/B07Q5JVF1X/
Bonus! - The Model 3 Episode
The Model 3 Bonus Episode This is a bonus episode of ‘EV Musings’ a podcast about Electric Vehicles and things that are interesting to Electric Vehicle owners On our shortened bonus podcast we’ll be talking briefly about the Tesla Model 3 UK-based customers have just started taking delivery of the Model 3. But back in March Simon and Gary went to Tesla in Brent Cross and were one of the first to spend time in a Model 3 in the UK. Simon made a video for his Youtube channel (link below) and after drooling over the car for a while we went back and sat in my car to share our thoughts. This is that discussion. Links to Articles etc. Simon’s Model 3 video: https://youtu.be/Ig9DgvK_ow0 Social media Simon Roe : https://twitter.com/theevside and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWjTTQM5s3W3J9sXL0KMcw Gary Comerford: https://twitter.com/TheRealGaryC EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763
3. Mainstream dealers and EVs
On Episode 3 of our podcast we’ll be talking about Mainstream Car Dealers and how they fail at selling EVs. Is this intentional? Do they have a hidden agenda? Or are they just, plain, bad at it? Obviously we’re not talking about companies such as Tesla who seem to have perfected the EV sales model. We’re talking about the established Fossil Fuel vehicle dealers and how they’ve managed to alienate pretty much anyone wanting to buy electric cars. We'll also have a quick discussion about the new CorsaE. Enjoy! Showlinks:. The new CorsaE Cool things The boring company racing a Tesla under LA Ionity Rapid chargers have arrived in the UK Social media Simon Roe : https://twitter.com/theevside and Youtube :https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWjTTQM5s3W3J9sXL0KMcw Gary Comerford: https://twitter.com/TheRealGaryC “So, you’ve gone electric?’ on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/So-Youve-gone-electric-Electric-ebook/dp/B07Q5JVF1X/
2 - Charging!
This is Episode 2 and on our podcast today we’ll be talking about Charging and the future for companies like Polar, Ecotricity and Gridserve. Something of a hot topic just at the moment. Many thanks to the people we interviewed for this podcast: Emma Jackman, Neil Roberts, John Launder, Dean Snelling and Mike Stanton. Showlinks: Emma Jackman’s Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwrlri5bMy9XfCulIA_MFA Neil Roberts (Sussex EVs): https://www.sussexevs.co.uk/ Dean Snelling : https://twitter.com/SnellingDean Mike Stanton: https://twitter.com/MrMikeStanton Cool things Electrek debunking of BrusselsTimes article: https://electrek.co/2019/04/22/study-electric-cars-dirtier-diesel-debunked/ Social media Simon Roe : Twitter: https://twitter.com/theevside and Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWjTTQM5s3W3J9sXL0KMcw Gary Comerford: https://twitter.com/TheRealGaryC