Everything EV

Join us this week on the Everything EV Podcast for an electrifying conversation with Luke Broad, Brand Director at Dacia UK, as they unveil the much-anticipated launch of the UK's most affordable electric car - the Dacia Spring! Discover the game-changing impact of compact EVs on market expansion and delve into insightful discussions on governmental support for both individual and corporate electric car buyers. Tune in now to stay ahead in the electric revolution! #DaciaSpring #ElectricVehicles #EVMarketGrowth #GovernmentSupport

This week, I’m joined by Tom Bloor, the managing director of Manchester-based EV charging company, evac. Launched in 2022, evec aims to provide some of the UK's most affordable chargers and so we spoke to Tom about the journey of the company so far, why affordability and accessibility is so important to the brand, and what the landscape of EV charging could look like next year.

This week, I’m joined by Dr Sara Ridley, the Engineering and Quality Director at Autocraft Solutions Group. Sara is here to talk about Autocraft and specifically its work in identifying electric battery faults. In this episode, Sara breaks down some of the biggest myths surrounding electric vehicle batteries and offers some advice on how to maximise the health of EV batteries, whilst also sharing her perspective on what it’s like to be a woman in the sector and why we should be doing more to encourage women to join the EV industry.

This week, we're joined by George Thurman, the founder of Women Drive Electric. George created the Women Drive Electric platform to provide a safe environment for women EV drivers, or women that want to find out more about electric vehicles. In this podcast, George will share the inspiration behind the platform, the challenges women face when it comes to electric vehicles, and what more can be done to encourage women to get behind the wheel of an EV.

In the 100th episode of the Everything EV podcast, we're joined by Rodi Basso, the founder of the E1 electric raceboat series. Recorded exactly 100 days before the first E1 event, Rodi talks about the journey of E1, the challenges he's faced along the way and how the series has been supported by the likes of Tom Brady, Sergio Perez and Rafa Nadal.

Following the news of the fire at Luton Airport, host Charlie Atkinson looks at the safety of electric vehicles, particularly when it comes to fires. Here, we look at how frequent electric fires are, if they're more dangerous than internal combustion engine vehicles and if the news will impact the growth of the electric vehicle industry.

This week, we're joined by Chris Allen, Managing Director of the London Electric Vehicle Company. Chris outlines the growth of LEVC and how it is transforming iconic black cabs, before talking to us about the company's new electric vehicle technology. We will also have a review of an LEVC black cab coming to our YouTube channel very soon, so stay tuned!

This week, we’re joined by Thom Groot of the electric car scheme, a salary sacrifice initiative to help businesses and employees get behind the wheel of EVs. Thom is here to discusses the many benefits of the scheme and electric vehicles in general, whilst also sharing some wider thoughts on the industry.

In this episode, we’re joined by Mike Nakrani, the CEO of fleet electrification firm, Vev. Having previously worked for the likes of Ford and bp, where he was Vice President of Mobility and Electrification, Mike has been involved in the industry for a number of years and extensive international experience in the electric vehicle sector. Here, Mike discusses the UK’s electrification movement and how it can learn some important lessons from the likes of China and Norway, as well as explaining why time is running out for companies to electrify their fleets.

In this episode, we’re joined by Joe Holdsworth of Metis Engineering. Joe is here today to talk about the development of Metis Engineering’s Cell Guard technology, which has been designed to prevent the unnecessary scrappage of electric vehicles, with a sensor that can provide data on the condition of an EV battery. Joe outlines the many benefits of Cell Guard, where it will be used in the EV industry, as well as sharing some insights into other technologies Metis is developing.

This week, we speak to Melanie Shufflebotham, the director and co-founder of EV charge point mapping service, Zap-Map. Zap-Map has become one of the most important parts of an EV drivers life, helping users locate charge points all across the country, providing map data with real-time chargers status, payment services and up-to-date insights on the UK’s rollout of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Melanie is here to share the story behind Zap-Map, to detail the UK’s EV charging progress, and to share her views on the wider industry of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

In today’s episode, we ask if Australia is the next big in the EV world? And to help answer that question, we have Dr Scott Dwyer, the research director for the institute for sustainable futures at the university of technology Sydney. Scott details the current landscape of electric vehicles in Australia and outlines some of the biggest challenges it faces in its transition to EVs, before giving his verdict on whether the future of Australia is electric.

In this episode, we speak to Chris and Julie Ramsey, the husband and wife team that are attempting to drive from the magnetic North Pole, all the way down to the South Pole in a fully electric Nissan Ariya. Along the way, Chris and Julie will travel 17,000 across several regions and continents, battling extreme conditions through the arctic and north, central and South America before crossing to Antarctica. In partnership with Nissan, this epic mission will aim to spread the word of electric vehicles and sustainability, and Chris and Julie join us today to tell us all about the journey so far.