184 - The Newbie Q & A Episode
In Episode 184 Gary talks with Liz Allan - a new EV driver - about her experience moving into the EV world. They discuss her reservations about moving to electric as well as issues she encountered.This wide-ranging discussion encompasses: her choice of car, range anxiety, her first long-distance trip and how she coped doing her first ever public charge in front of sceptical friends.Liz Allan : Liz is the Managing Director Full Circle Continuous Improvement, a company focused on developing customised business improvement workshops that drive enhanced efficiency and profitability for companies. She's also a brand new EV driver having just bought a Hyundai Ioniq 38kWh 'Windknife' We also chat with Sara Sloman about charge payment pre-authorisations and why there's such a difference between that and petrol pre-authorisations.Sara Sloman : Sara Sloman is the Chief Strategy Officer at Paythru, payments company centred around EV charging. Sara is the driving force behind the strategic direction of Paythru, leveraging her extensive experience in delivering sustainable transport projects in both the private and public sectors over the past two decades. Her expertise enables her to lead the development and implementation of effective EV strategies. In recognition of her contributions to the field, Sara was honoured as GreenFleet EV Champion in 2018 and has consistently been included on the GreenFleet “100 Most Influential” list since 2019, achieving the #32 position in 2023. Sara's dedication to sustainability, ESG, diversity, and inclusion earned her the prestigious Barbara Cox Woman of the Year award in 2023. Sara has a passion for ensuring the right infrastructure is in the right place, and that includes the software! Sara'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:EV Musings On the Full Circle podcast - - The full- length interviewLiz Allan's podcast links.Nyobolt demonstrates 6-minute fast charging technology - electrive.com - - Cool EV ThingEpisode produced by Arran Sheppard at Urban Podcasts: https://www.urbanpodcasts.co.uk(C) 2019-2023 Gary ComerfordSocial Media:Patreon Link: http://www.patreon.com/evmusingsKo-fi Link: http://www.ko-fi.com/evmusings EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEvand Facebook http://www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763Octopus Energy referral code (Click this link to get started) https://share.octopus.energy/neat-star-460'So, you've gone electric?' on Amazon :