The EV Musings Podcast

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...

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 net...

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.supe...

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-gr...

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...

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. http...

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 Ki...

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...

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://e...

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...

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://theen...

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...

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-lege...

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.libs...

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.libsy...

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 Airspe...

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...

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=PLp...

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...

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 P...

This is episode 81 of EV Musings a podcast about renewables, electric vehicles and things that are interesting to electric vehicle owners. Welcome to a new season of the podcast! Over the next 20 episodes, we’ll be covering numerous topics - both old and new - and in today’s episode we have an EV Musings patron post-credits sequence where we’ll be talking about the recent announcement that the gov...

This is episode 80 of EV Musings a podcast about renewables, electric vehicles and things that are interesting to electric vehicle owners. Today’s show is the last in of season three and - as is becoming something of a tradition - we’re holding a Round Table. LINKS Round table 1 : https://evmusings.libsyn.com/20-the-round-table Round table 2 : https://evmusings.libsyn.com/56-the-round-table Chargi...

This is episode 79 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 how to pay for your charge. I wanted to remind you that next week is the season finale for season three. I have a round table set up with a couple of names that will be familiar to those of you in the EV scene. Look out for...

This is episode 78 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 battery degradation. What is it and what causes it? I wanted to remind Patreon subscribers that we have a post-credits sequence on this episode. This week we’re having a quick discussion about the new Osprey Charging subscr...

This is episode 77 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 vehicle efficiency. What is it, how is it measured, and how can we improve it? LINKS Episode 42- Man Made Moon : 42 - Man Made Moon Cool thing: https://cleantechnica.com/2021/01/02/31-countries-states-and-cities-have-ice-bans-...