The EV Musings Podcast

In Episode 175 Gary looks at destination charging. He explains why it’s the secret sauce to EV adoption and why more destination chargers means fewer rapid DC chargers are needed. This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zapmap , the free to download app that helps EV drivers search, plan, and pay for their charging. LINKS Andrew Till Centreparc video: https://youtu.be/8EwiOSFlXG0 Cool thing: Li...

In Episode 174 Gary talks to someone who took the bull by the horns and travelled all over England in an EV.  3000 miles, to be exact. How was his journey, what were the issues, and how did the infrastructure hold up? LINKS This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zapmap, the free to download app that helps EV drivers search, plan, and pay for their charging. Cool thing: ZIMBL Car hire : https:/...

In Episode 173 Gary looks at some of the questions and considerations you might have when thinking about getting an electric vehicle. No #1 tip: Take one for at least a weekend as a test drive! This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zapmap , the free to download app that helps EV drivers search, plan, and pay for their charging. LINKS 161 - TheNewbies Episode : https://evmusings.libsyn.com/161...

In Episode 172 Gary looks at renewable tech and the advances company like Octopus Energy are making in a discussion with Claire Miller, former Director of Tech and Innovation at Octopus Energy. This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zapmap , the free-to-download app that helps EV drivers search, plan, and pay for their charging. LINKS Cool thing: Electric seaplane maker secures first order en...

In episode 171 Gary covers a topic that nobody seems to be talking about: Will there ever be enough chargers on the motorway service areas? He has a controversial opinion that there never will be enough. (NOTE: All data is accurate at the time the episode was written and recorded - March 2023) This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zapmap , the free to download app that helps EV drivers search...

In episode 170 Gary is joined by Tore Harritshoj, CEO of Spirii, to discuss what Norway got right and wrong with EVs and what lessons Britain can learn from them. This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zapmap , the free to download app that helps EV drivers search, plan, and pay for their charging. LINKS Cool thing: Tesla opens more superchargers to the general public : https://www.electrive.c...

Want cheaper public charging? Of course you do. Gary looks at several ways you can cut the cost of paying for public charging - and it’s not just using CPO’s who charge less! This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zapmap , the free to download app that helps EV drivers search, plan, and pay for their charging.  LINKS Zapmap charging price graphic: https://www.zap-map.com/rapid-charging-pr...

In Episode 168 Gary talks to Kate Tyrell from Chargesafe about how much progress they’ve made since Feb 2022 when Kate was last on the show, how the scope of Chargesafe has changed, and what’s ahead for the company, and for charger design in general. This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap-Map , the free to download app that helps EV drivers search, plan, and pay for their charging.   LINKS...

In Episode 167 Gary looks at Ultra Rapid Charging, why faster isn’t always better, and why a 350kW charger really won’t charge your car at 350kW. What determines charger speed and how can you tell what the limiting factors are? This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap-Map , the free to download app that helps EV drivers search, plan, and pay for their charging. LINKS Fastned Charge Curves ht...

In Episode 166 Gary talks with an insurance expert about EV insurance and how premiums are calculated. Find out why you should ALWAYS call your insurer when your premium is up for renewal. This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap-Map , the free to download app that helps EV drivers search, plan, and pay for their charging.   LINKS   Cool thing: Here’s how solar energy saved Europeans $29 bil...

In Episode 165 - The Charger Pricing Episode Gary asks how much is too much to charge your car? He also looks at the various factors playing into EV charge pricing. This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap-Map , the free-to-download app that helps EV drivers search, plan, and pay for their charging. LINKS Cool thing: Arc announces hybrid slowed-rotor aircraft with 800-mile range: https://new...

In Episode 164 Gary chats with Jonathan Jenkins from Motability Operations about the work they’re doing to get disabled people into EVs and the standards they’re setting for accessibility at chargers. With the large number of EVs being sold and the huge number of chargers being installed to meet demand, if we don't look at accessibility we're cutting out a huge proportion of potential users. This...

Episode  163- The ID3 Update Episode. It’s been 8 months since Gary took delivery of his ID3. What’s the good, the bad and the just plain ugly?  This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap-Map , the free to download app that helps EV drivers search, plan, and pay for their charging.   LINKS Episode 90 The ID3 Episode  https://evmusings.libsyn.com/90-the-id3-episode Episode 102 The 1000km trip (...

Episode 162 The EVA England Episode. Gary talks with Warren Phillips, Chairman, and James Court, CEO of EVA England. What are they working on? What are their interactions with the government? What are the key things they want to see in place this year for EV drivers? This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap-Map , the free to download app that helps EV drivers search, plan, and pay for their...

Gary highlights some of the key things first-time EV owners need to know. Don’t wait until you’re down to your last 5% of charge to get out and do your first public rapid charge. Try it when there’s no pressure. These and other tips will form part of this Noobs episode for those who’ve just got their EV and are standing, staring at the charger, wondering ’Why are there two different cables on ther...

This is episode 160 of EV Musings a podcast about renewables, electric vehicles and things that are interesting to electric vehicle owners. On the show today we'll doing another Round Table Episode and we're joined by Melanie Shufflebotham from Zap-Map and John Curtis from The EV Cafe. Topics under discussion include How much is too much for a kWh of charging, do we need an EV Ombudsman, and why i...

This is episode 159 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 our best and worst charging experiences. I wanted to thank some new Patreon members who have joined recently. A big hello to Ed Green, Peter Lawrence, Gary Day, “Kevin”, and Michael Edwards who have all joined the other pa...

This is episode 158 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 one of the poor relations of the EV charging world: Northern Ireland. For many years they had a really limited number of Rapid chargers - many of which were not maintained. The situation was dire for NI EV owners. But that...

This is episode 157 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 broken chargers, a topic that is, no doubt, very close to many listeners hearts. Especially if they’ve tried public charging recently and had issues. Reading my social media timeline would seem to indicate that this is a m...

This is episode 156 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 converting your current car to electric. There are two ways to do this:  - You take your car to a professional who has years of experience doing it - You get yourself some old batteries and stuff like that and have a bash...

This is episode 155 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 again at charging solutions for those who can’t charge at home, and in particular if you have a lot of vehicles that need guaranteed charging overnight but no home chargers to do this. This season of the podcast is sponsored...

This is episode 154 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 about the change in the weather (typical Brit, eh?) Your EV isn't going as far and things aren't working the same as they were in the summer? Why is that and what can we do about it? This season of the podcast is sponsored by...

This is episode 153 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 centralised payment processes for charging. Before you yawn and scream BORING!, bear with me a moment The UK has 80 different charge point operators. Germany has many more.  Ideally payment should be via a contactless paym...

This is episode 152 of EV Musings a podcast about renewables, electric vehicles and things that are interesting to electric vehicle owners. Today we’re speaking to different people about EV leasing, subscriptions and salary sacrifice as we look at how you can get a new electric car on your driveway. This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap-Map , the free to download app that helps EV drivers...

This is episode 151 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 some of the darker aspects of EV charging. What happens when there are queues, somebody’s blocking a charger unnecessarily and you’re running late? It’s time for charger rage! This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap...