CEO Fiona Howarth on the Octopus EV salary sacrifice scheme in WhichEV Podcast Episode 29

About this episode

James Morris interviews Fiona Howarth about Octopus Electric Vehicles' initiatives to make EV ownership more affordable and discusses the viability of hydrogen as an alternative to battery electric vehicles.

Send us Fan Mail Octopus Electric Vehicles aims to make it cheaper to own an EV. WhichEV editor James Morris talked to CEO Fiona Howarth about how the company plans to achieve that, the current state of play with EVs, and whether hydrogen is really a viable alternative to battery electric. Music by Soonripe Collective. Support the show

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Host: James Morris

Guest: Fiona Howarth

Topics covered

• electric vehicles
• salary sacrifice scheme
• hydrogen alternatives
• EV ownership
• business strategy

Keywords

• Octopus Electric Vehicles
• EV salary sacrifice
• hydrogen
• battery electric
• EV ownership

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Octopus Electric Vehicles, WhichEV

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