EV charging vs fuel stops. Episode 10

We realised that there wasn't a podcast out there talking about EV's in a balanced way, most being in an "EV bubble" as it were.

The YEV Team:

Alex Grant is a life-long car enthusiast turned award winning motoring and tech journalist, specialising in fleets, electric vehicles, automation and modified / classic cars.
Formerly of MAX POWER, and subsequently editor of Fleet World magazine he's written about electrificationsince 2011 and launched EV Fleet World as editor.
Now freelance, he's copywriting for a range of B2B clients, is a judge for the UK Car of the Year Awards and still writes monthly for Performance VW magazine... a mix that gives him a broad overview of the automotive industry.

Kevin Booker has been driving EV's since 2015. His first EV was a Renault Zoe and has worked in the industry for 20 years.
Holder of four EV Guiness World records from John O Groats to Lands End and Longest distance to a single charge in an electric van. Taken part in the Greenfleet EV Rally. Entered a number of Layer Marney cup efficiency rallies and many other efficiency challenges.

Tim Aylen, thats me, is a 17 year motor trade professional in multiple brands, with 8 years used car buying experience which also includes EV. Buying in the last couple of years in the motortrade up to 1,000 cars a year to retail at main dealers. The last year and a half he has been specialising in EV solutions, specifically the DC charging market, in sales and events. With a keen passion for electrification, his mission is to encourage, inspire and push the boundaries of the EV scene!

As some will know, I had already started the Chargeheads Live podcast, Thursday's at 8pm, and as I was looking for a way of improving content, I thought this could be a great way of producing a balanced, interesting and worthwhile podcast with a focus on electric cars.


Where Chargeheads began:
At the start of 2021 I created Chargeheads to ELECTRIFY petrolheads essentially get more car enthusiasts into electric cars. An Electric Petrolhead if you like....A CHARGEHEAD!!!!

To start I decided to do an EV conversion and went on an amazing journey visiting many of the big companies in this field.
I selected the not so well known TVR Tasmin 350i, AKA the Wedge (#tvrwedgee ) to electrify after careful consideration of other cars. As I already had a TVR Griffith which I enjoyed driving and with my passion for raw, powerful, tail happy cars with no driver aids TVR was the obvious choice when selecting a car to electrify.

The 2nd build is the #SpecialTrikee project a 1970's BSA Aerial 3 Tricycle Scooter that me and my mate Vinny have turned into a e-Trike. I use this for local trips and it's a load of fun. Mrs Chargehead calls it my special scooter.....that originally had a 50cc two stroke motor and has a 250 watt motor in it, of course.

The Latest project is Rustee #RusteeTesla the Tesla build to make a Model 3 Long Range....well.....better! Better in looks, handling and performance while keeping her a monster mile daily and the efficiency intact. Focusing again on modifying with used parts to keep it green, where possible.

I hope to not only entertain with ChargeheadsUK Channel and the #TVRWedgee, #SpecialTrikee and #RusteeTesla builds, but also to inspire watchers to create their own greener transport.
With the help of leaders in their field like Ralph Hosier (Engineer, designer, builder of special vehicles, teacher, writer, TV presenter and trouble maker.
Ralph teaches Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Training (IMI Techsafe), builds some amazing one off projects and most of all is a top bloke!
He's the engineer behind #TVRWedgee the Electric TVR.

So let the fun begin......safely in a controlled environment using the right EV safety equipment! ;0)
Did I mention myself and Ralph have also done an EV Conversion safety video as well.

Welcome to the Modified EV revolution!
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[NZherewecome]

My Atto 3 has predicted range on the charge.

Most of the north island New Zealand goes green when full. 😂

[antoniopalmero]

Cheers guys, loving my 2020 model 3 LR, I’ve had it 2 weeks and beginning to realise why Tesla is so popular . The feel good factor is a real thing too .

[michaelgoode]

We have been out and about for a few days. Our holiday destination was comfortably within range of home for our ID.3 1st Edition so we didn't charge during our journey. We used the destination charging and then used the car locally for a number of outings without needing to charge again. Came home today having destination charged again last night.

Cost of destination charging was at standard domestic tariff rate which is well below what the cost is at rapids.

[michaelgoode]

Before we got our EV I had calculated that 200 miles range was the essential threshold. This was a huge factor in what car we bought.

Our ID.3 meets this need but I have realised that range is more like 2 hours before one or other of us needs a stop. When we stop we plug in if we know that our journey exceeds remaining range regardless of whether we have 30% or 70% in the battery at that time.

In 19 months we have not managed to need to stop just because we have run the battery down.

Onstreet charge funding: many councils are not pursuing this and my local authority, Warwickshire County Council is one of these. It is so frustrating.

[IanThompson-pr]

I share my home charger with a neighbour, this is private arrangement but the plug share App is also possible. I only charge what I pay plus extra 10p / kW hour to offset the initial cost of the charger. Works fine and by the way I don’t have a drive the cable runs across the pavement with a cable protector as advised by our local council (we reel it in when not in use)

[IanThompson-pr]

I’ve only had charging problems trying to use council funded chargers. The apps are rubbish could not get payment accepted to start the session. I think the operators pocket the grant money and no one checks if they are used, or even usable! The fast chargers operated by commercial companies work fine never had problems