The EV Musings Podcast

This is episode 126 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 Vans. We're chatting with Simon Brace who runs the Lakes Electric Delivery Service This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap-Map Links: L.E.D.S. on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lakes_eco_van Cool thing: Carbo...

This is episode 125 of EV Musings a podcast about renewables, electric vehicles and things that are interesting to electric vehicle owners.  Ever read a post about EVs and thought ‘Nah, not for me’? Ever listened to people wax lyrical about their Tesla and thought ‘Too expensive. Real people can’t afford them’? Ever seen pictures of people charging at home and thought ‘I live in a flat. What am I...

This is episode 124 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 myth of the five minute fill up at a petrol station. Is it really that short and is recharging quicker or slower? This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap-Map LINKS Dwell time survey from Geotab https://www.geota...

This is episode 123 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 people do when they get their first EV. The initial few days of ownership. What was the first thing they did? This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap-Map . LINKS The Basics https://evmusings.libsyn.com/size/5/?...

This is episode 122 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 basics of EV ownership for newbies. This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap-Map LINKS Charging https://evmusings.libsyn.com/31-charging-networks Charger Pricing https://evmusings.libsyn.com/104-the-charger-prici...

This is episode 121 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, amongst other things,  Britishvolt - a company in the UK making EV batteries. We’re doing that through a discussion with Quentin Willson. This season of the podcast is once again sponsored by our friends at Zap-Map . LINK...

This is episode 120 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 another Round Table Episode. My two guests are Sara Sloman from Elmtronics and Pam Barbato from Action Net Zero CIC. We'll be discussing lead times in procuring EVs, the role of public charging in the EV world and charger hoggi...

This is episode 119 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 an important topic that gets little coverage: Charger safety. Nobody really wants to have to charge in the far corner of a dark, scary, car park at night. So why are so many chargers placed there?  We talk with Kate Tyrel...

This is episode 118 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 excuses people give for why they don’t get an EV and why most of them boil down to ‘I just like petrol cars’. This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap-Map . LINKS 107 - The EV Servicing Episode https://evmusings.libs...

This is episode 117 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 Polestar 2. We're chatting with Matthew Thompson, a Polestar owner of 17 months who bought his vehicle while living in Canada and had it delivered to the UK This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap Map. LINKS Mat...

This is episode 116 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 batteries. There have been reports of batteries that have died or need changing at great expense. Plus we hear a lot about degredation of batteries  What are the myths, and what is true and accurate? This season is sponso...

This is episode 115 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 an update on an episode we did last season where we talked about charging hubs. This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap Map. LINKS Episode 91 - The Charging Hub Episode https://evmusings.libsyn.com/91-the-charging-h...

This is episode 114 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 plug and charge technology - What is it, how does it work and why do we want it?. This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap Map . LINKS ISO 15118 protocol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_15118 Cool thing: Ceiba elec...

This is episode 113 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 finding chargers. How do you know where they are? This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap Map . Email me at evmusings@gmail.com with a one line reason why you think you should get a free subscription to Zap-Map Prem...

This is episode 112 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 living with a car that has a relatively short range. This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap Map . LINKS Neil Roberts’ 30kWh trip to Yorkshire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwe_z0BCmgE Cool thing: NYC to buy £12m...

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...

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.t...

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 Za...

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/wa...

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 El...

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.c...

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...

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...

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 episo...

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?...