[S4, E27] EV Special: Is The World REALLY Ready To Go Electric?

Behind The Glass

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🗓️ 27 May 2021

⏱️ 72 minutes

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This week Tony and I are joined by Sam Clarke from GridServe to do a deep dive on the world of electric vehicles and more importantly, the infrastructure around them. Here's what we discussed:

0:00 - Intro

0:45 - Introducing Our Guest

04:00 - Why Are We Doing An EV Special?

05:00 - Sam ‘Ruins’ Tony

06:00 - Is The National Grid Going To Fry?

10:30 - The “Problem" With Electric Cars

15:00 - The EV Barrier To Entry

18:00 - Is Charging Getting More Expensive?

23:30 - Can The Infrastructure Keep Up With Demand?

27:00 - Why Is Charging So Complicated?

28:15 - https://www.coincorner.com/stg

35:00 - Are Teslas Still The Best?

38:30 - Battery Life

41:30 - Used or Second Hand EVs

45:30 - The Cost Of Owning An EV

52:30 - Are EVs Really Environmentally Friendly

56:00 - Summary & Patreon Questions

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0:00.0	Hello and hello and welcome to Behind the Glass. I'm your host Sam from the YouTube channel Seen Through Glass and I'm Tony from Gravelwood car cells.
0:08.0	Yes you are. Each week we get together we talk about cars, motorsport, F1, car, one has a car, cars, cars, cars, cars.
0:16.0	You can listen to us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. You can watch us on YouTube.com for a flash behind the glass. Don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications.
0:24.0	Tony, if people want to support this podcast, what should they do? Watch it.
0:28.0	But also head to Patreon. You can support us on Patreon.com for a flash behind the glass. Thanks for tuning in. We hope you enjoy the episode.
0:37.0	Tony, we've been teasing it for a long time. It's finally here, our EV special.
0:43.0	Someone that knows what he's talking about for a challenge because we don't. We have to introduce you Sam. Welcome to Behind the Glass the Podcast.
0:50.0	Thank you very much. Pleasure to be here. Thank you so much for coming.
0:53.0	Especially this thing. I'm sorry to feel like.
0:56.0	What the hell have I done? You are a brave man. Not for coming on the podcast but for coming to a room with Tony here.
1:02.0	I would say resident EV Hater. And you did turn up in a Tesla today, right?
1:07.0	I did. Did he? He turned up in a Tesla.
1:09.0	Are you really? How funny would it have been if he had turned out in a big V12?
1:14.0	I think he would have said please don't talk about this on the podcast. I dropped him right in it.
1:20.0	Before we go any further, we should probably credify. Have I just made that word up? I think I have.
1:26.0	It's a good word though. At least you know explain why you are our expert this week.
1:31.0	We're going to certify you. That's the word. Verify you as if you wanted to verify. Yeah, we're going to blue tick you.
1:38.0	Is that certified before you crucify? Yeah, probably. So yeah, if you were to elevate a pitch yourself to someone,
1:46.0	could you explain to audiences? I guess a little bit of your background in the world of EVs.
1:50.0	We can go right back to school if you want, but I think that's keeping on EVs.
1:53.0	That's not killing the audience.
1:55.0	Yeah, so I've been driving EVs for 18 plus years, I think. Start it.
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