The EV Musings Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode of EV Musings, Gary discusses the common mistakes new electric vehicle owners make when charging their vehicles for the first time. Using a real-life example, Gary highlights the importance of proper preparation, including using apps like Zapmap, filtering for reliable charge point operators, and understanding the charging process. The episode aims to educate new EV owners on how to avoid pitfalls and ensure a smooth first charging experience.

What are the key things you need to bear in mind before you set out to do our very first public charge

We'll look at apps you need (or don't need), identifying the chargers you should be looking for using Zapmap filters, and how you identify those chargers that are either bust or not working.

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 in the show notes:

• Reservations Are Open For The $12K Eli ZERO Electric Microcar In The US - CleanTechnica - Cool Thing

Episode produced by Arran Sheppard at Urban Podcasts: https://www.urbanpodcasts.co.uk

(C) 2019-2025 Gary Comerford

Support me:

Patreon Link: http://www.patreon.com/evmusings

Ko-fi Link: http://www.ko-fi.com/evmusings 

The Books:

'So, you've gone electric?' on Amazon : https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X

'So, you've gone renewable?’ on Amazon : https://amzn.to/3LXvIck

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EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv

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Upgrade to smarter EV driving with a free week's trial of Zapmap Premium, find out more here https://evmusings.com/zapmap-premium

Mentioned in this episode:

Zap Map

The EV Musings Podcast is sponsored by Zapmap, the go-to app for EV drivers in the UK, which helps EV drivers search, plan, and pay for their charging. Zapmap is free to download and use, with Zapmap Premium providing enhanced features which include using Zapmap in-car on CarPlay or Android Auto and help with charging costs with both a pricing filter and 5% discount*"

In this episode of EV Musings, Gary delves into the topic of electric vehicle (EV) tyres, addressing common myths and facts surrounding their efficiency, wear, and particulate emissions. The discussion covers the role of tyres in vehicle efficiency, the impact of driving style on tyre wear, and the misconception that EVs produce more tyre particulates due to their weight. The episode also introduces innovative solutions like the Tyre Collective's device for capturing tyre particulates and explores the broader implications of tyre and brake dust on environmental pollution.

You'll have heard the stories going around social media about the impact that heavier EVs are having on tyre wear - they're wearing out quicker and pushing particulate matter into the air.

Well, as with most social media stories the truth is a little less dramatic. This week we look at tyre wear in EVs.

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 in the show notes:

• The Tyre Collective
• 3. The implications of electric vehicle uptake for non-exhaust emissions | Non-exhaust Particulate Emissions from Road Transport : An Ignored Environmental Policy Challenge | OECD iLibrary
• KiteX - Cool Thing
• The Tyre Collective
• Fully Charged Show Episode on KiteX
• FairCharge 'Little Book of EV Myths' | RAC Media Centre

Episode produced by Arran Sheppard at Urban Podcasts: https://www.urbanpodcasts.co.uk

(C) 2019-2025 Gary Comerford

Social Media:

Patreon Link: http://www.patreon.com/evmusings

Ko-fi Link: http://www.ko-fi.com/evmusings EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv

and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763

Octopus Energy referral code (Click this link to get started) https://share.octopus.energy/neat-star-460

'So, you've gone electric?' on Amazon : https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X

'So, you've gone renewable?’ on Amazon : https://amzn.to/3LXvIck

Upgrade to smarter EV driving with a free week's trial of Zapmap Premium, find out more here https://evmusings.com/zapmap-premium

Mentioned in this episode:

Zap Map

The EV Musings Podcast is sponsored by Zapmap, the go-to app for EV

In Episode 213 Gary covers a topic of great importance to the majority of current EV drivers: finding and installing a home charger.

Why do you need one? What should you look out for and how much will it cost?

We speak with reps from a couple of the top charger manufacturers.

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 in the show notes:

• In-depth Q&A: Can ‘carbon offsets’ help to tackle climate change? - Carbon Fact
• Self-extinguishing batteries could reduce the risk of deadly and costly battery fires - Cool thing

So You’ve gone electric: https://amzn.to/3JAW458

209 - The No Home Charger Episode evmusings.com/episode/no-home- charger

186 - The Charger Pricing Episode evmusings.com/episode/186-the- charger-pricing-episode

207 - The ECO Tariffs Episode evmusings.com/episode/eco-tariffs

Indra: https://www.indra.co.uk

Ohme: https://ohme-ev.com

Myenergi: https://www.myenergi.com

Zaptec: https://www.zaptec.com

Episode produced by Arran Sheppard at Urban Podcasts: https://www.urbanpodcasts.co.uk

(C) 2019-2025 Gary Comerford

Social Media:

Patreon Link: http://www.patreon.com/evmusings

Ko-fi Link: http://www.ko-fi.com/evmusings EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv

and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763

Octopus Energy referral code (Click this link to get started) https://share.octopus.energy/neat-star-460

'So, you've gone electric?' on Amazon : https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X

'So, you've gone renewable?’ on Amazon : https://amzn.to/3LXvIck

Upgrade to smarter EV driving with a free week's trial of Zapmap Premium, find out more here https://evmusings.com/zapmap-premium

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.geotab.com/blog/fleet-refueling/ Living with a hydrogen car https://youtu.be/M0_RsqR37-E

Cool thing: Brompton Hire https://bromptonhire.com

Social Media: Patreon Link: http://www.patreon.com/evmusings

Ko-fi Link: http://www.ko-fi.com/evmusings EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 Octopus Energy referral code (Click this link to get started) https://share.octopus.energy/neat-star-460 'So, you've gone electric?' on Amazon : https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X

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/?search=-+The+Basics%3A Michael French’s Episode https://evmusings.libsyn.com/108-the-new-car-update-episode Matthew Thompson’s episode https://evmusings.libsyn.com/117-the-polestar-episode Kate Tyrell’s Episode https://evmusings.libsyn.com/119-the-charger-safety-episode Quentin Willson’s Episode https://evmusings.libsyn.com/121-the-quentin-willson-episode

Cool thing: National Savings Green bond https://www.nsandi.com/green-saving

Social Media: Patreon Link: http://www.patreon.com/evmusings

Ko-fi Link: http://www.ko-fi.com/evmusings EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 Octopus Energy referral code (Click this link to get started) https://share.octopus.energy/neat-star-460 'So, you've gone electric?' on Amazon : https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X

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-pricing-episode Charging hubs 1 https://evmusings.libsyn.com/91-the-charging-hub-episode Charging hubs 2 https://evmusings.libsyn.com/115-the-hubdate-episode Model S acceleration reactions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smqc8wqrlN4

Cool thing: Polestar O2 concept car: https://electriccarsreport.com/2022/03/polestar-o2-concept-envisions-new-age-for-electric-roadsters/

Social Media: Patreon Link: http://www.patreon.com/evmusings

Ko-fi Link: http://www.ko-fi.com/evmusings EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 Octopus Energy referral code (Click this link to get started) https://share.octopus.energy/neat-star-460 'So, you've gone electric?' on Amazon : https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X

LINKS

Quentin Willson On Twitter https://twitter.com/QuentinWillson Faircharge UK https://www.faircharge.co.uk BritishVolt https://www.britishvolt.com

Cool thing: Haliade-X Wind Turbine.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9OGeiAu1g4

Social Media: Patreon Link: http://www.patreon.com/evmusings

Ko-fi Link: http://www.ko-fi.com/evmusings EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 Octopus Energy referral code (Click this link to get started) https://share.octopus.energy/neat-star-460 'So, you've gone electric?' on Amazon :

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 hogging: should we stop chargers at 80% charge?

This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap-Map

LINKS

Sara Sloman on social media https://twitter.com/SaraSloman1 Pam Barbato on social media https://twitter.com/pamelabarbato

Round Table Series 5 https://evmusings.libsyn.com/100-the-round-table-v-episode

Round Table series 4 PUT https://evmusings.libsyn.com/80-the-round-table-iii

Round Table Series 3 https://evmusings.libsyn.com/56-the-round-table

Round Table Series 1 https://evmusings.libsyn.com/20-the-round-table

Cool thing: Fusion Solar Systems https://solar.huawei.com/eu/

Cruise Self Driving: https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/01/cruise-loaded-with-another-1-35b-from-softbank-opens-up-driverless-ride-hailing-to-the-public/

Social Media: Ko-fi Link: http://www.ko-fi.com/evmusings

EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 Octopus Energy referral code (Click this link to get started) https://share.octopus.energy/neat-star-460 'So, you've gone electric?' on Amazon : https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X Patreon Link: http://www.patreon.com/evmusings Ko-fi Link: http://www.ko-fi.com/evmusings

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 Tyrell from ChargeSafe about what she's doing about this.

This season of the podcast is sponsored by Zap Map.

LINKS

The Chargesafe website https://www.chargesafe.uk Kate on social media https://twitter.com/kate_tyrrell

Cool thing: https://reneweconomy.com.au/scientists-find-way-to-turn-used-face-masks-into-low-cost-batteries/

Social Media: Patreon Link: http://www.patreon.com/evmusings

Ko-fi Link: http://www.ko-fi.com/evmusings EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 Octopus Energy referral code (Click this link to get started) https://share.octopus.energy/neat-star-460 'So, you've gone electric?' on Amazon : https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X

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.libsyn.com/107-the-ev-servicing-episode The EV Toolkit https://ev-toolkit.co.uk EVA England https://www.eva.scot EVA Scotland https://www.eva.scot EVA Northern Ireland https://evani.uk

Cool thing: Seaweed wave thingy https://www.fastcompany.com/90693066/these-seaweed-inspired-generators-create-underwater-wave-power

Patreon Link: http://www.patreon.com/evmusings Ko-fi Link: http://www.ko-fi.com/evmusings EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEv and Facebook http://www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763 Octopus Energy referral code (Click this link to get started) https://share.octopus.energy/neat-star-460 'So, you've gone electric?' on Amazon : https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X