The EV Musings Podcast Gary Comerford

In Episode 212 Gary tackles the thorny subject of car dealers. Are they set up for success when it comes to selling electric vehicles?
How are they incentivised? Do they make any money from servicing now? What is the education they get given about EVs?
Why don't more of them drive EVs?
Guest Details:
Simon Acton :Irish EV Awards 2024 Winner, eMobility expert, Founder & Managing Director at Next Eco Car, Irish distributor for AVILOO EV Battery Diagnostics.
Simon's Website
@nextecocar on Twitter
Simon on YouTube
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:
Clothes dryer vs the car: carbon footprint misconceptions - Carbon FactIt's electric! Metallica summer tour hits the road with electric semi - Cool thing
Episode produced by Arran Sheppard at Urban Podcasts: https://www.urbanpodcasts.co.uk
(C) 2019-2024 Gary Comerford
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In this episode, Gary talks through a cause very close to his heart: making film and TV production green.
How do prouction companies reduce emissions from diesel generators, transportation and even simple things like catering?
What can the film and TV industry do to green up electricity generation, catering, transportation and recycling?
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:
BA decarbonsing Heathrow - - Cool ThingThe Albert Initiative
Episode produced by Arran Sheppard at Urban Podcasts: https://www.urbanpodcasts.co.uk
(C) 2019-2024 Gary Comerford
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In this episode, Gary talks with Anthony Browne the current minister for decarbonisation in the UK.
We talk about his brief, some upcoming announcements and initiatives, and touch on items such as decarbonising aviation.
What are his thoughts on reducing the price of public charging? What about hydrogen? What about decarbonsing aviation?
Anthony Browne : Minister for Technology and Decarbonisation - UK Department for Transport
@AnthonyBrowneMP on Twitter
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:
A fossil fuel economy requires 535 times the resources. - Carbon FactDairy farm installs huge solar and battery array - Cool thing
Episode produced by Arran Sheppard at Urban Podcasts: https://www.urbanpodcasts.co.uk
(C) 2019-2024 Gary Comerford
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In Episode 209 Gary chats with a number of people who live without home charging.
It's, obviously, easier if you can charge where you live. But that doesn't mean that not having a home charger makes EV ownership untenable.
We talk to people who find it easy, difficult, complex, good value, or expensive.
Is it expensive? How much is AC/ destination charging vs how much is rapid/ ultra rapid charging? Is it easier with a Tesla?
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:
Charging without off-street parking - The EV Musings Podcast139 - The Co- Charger Episode - The EV Musings Podcast169 - The Cheap Public Charging Episode - The EV Musings Podcast186 - The Charger Pricing Episode - The EV Musings PodcastAir Pollution affects our help - - Carbon FactRainwater Harvesting coming to Clepington Road - - Cool thing
Episode produced by Arran Sheppard at Urban Podcasts: https://www.urbanpodcasts.co.uk
(C) 2019-2024 Gary Comerford
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In Episode 208 Gary answers the questions you wanted answering.
We talk with ChargeUk about price drops on public charging, 3TI about V2G, and Colin Walker about dropping EV sales amongst others!
What are the questions you have about owning and running EVs? We asked you to provide the burning questions you had and we answered them (with a little help from some friends)
Guest Details:
Chris Pateman Jones is the Chair of ChargeUK and the CEO of Connected Kerb
Mark Potter is the Chief Technical Officer at 3Ti Energy Hubs. Read more about V2X Fast Hub.
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.
This particular episode is kindly sponsored by 3Ti.
Links:
Shell gives up 1,000 petrol stations; favours EV charging | electrive.com - Cool ThingEstimated global co2 emission share by income groups - Carbon FactFind out how 3Ti are turning the UK's car parks into renewable energy power stations
Episode produced by Arran Sheppard at Urban Podcasts: https://www.urbanpodcasts.co.uk
(C) 2019-2024 Gary Comerford
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In Episode 207 Gary looks at some of the tariffs you can get on the open market that provide reduced rate charging if you have an electric vehicle.
We speak specifically with Alex Thwaites from OVO Energy.
Guest Details:
Alex is the Director Of Electric Vehicles at OVO Energy, a service dedicated to providing services to EV owners in the UK. The OVO Anytime offering provides cheap home charging, a home charge unit and an app for public charging, too.
Alex's Website
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:
Vidde Electric Snowmobile - - Cool ThingHow many trees would you need to plant to offset your holiday flight? - Carbon Literacy FactOVO DriveOctopus Energy tariffs - Tariffs in your postcode may differ.
Episode produced by Arran Sheppard at Urban Podcasts: https://www.urbanpodcasts.co.uk
(C) 2019-2024 Gary Comerford
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