In Episode 212 Gary tackles the thorny subject of car dealers. Are they set up for success when it comes to selling electric vehicles?

How are they incentivised? Do they make any money from servicing now? What is the education they get given about EVs?

Why don't more of them drive EVs?

Guest Details:

Simon Acton :Irish EV Awards 2024 Winner, eMobility expert, Founder & Managing Director at Next Eco Car, Irish distributor for AVILOO EV Battery Diagnostics.

Simon's Website

@nextecocar on Twitter

Simon on YouTube

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:

• Clothes dryer vs the car: carbon footprint misconceptions - Carbon Fact
• It's electric! Metallica summer tour hits the road with electric semi - Cool thing

Episode produced by Arran Sheppard at Urban Podcasts: https://www.urbanpodcasts.co.uk

(C) 2019-2024 Gary Comerford

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In this episode, Gary talks through a cause very close to his heart: making film and TV production green.

How do prouction companies reduce emissions from diesel generators, transportation and even simple things like catering?

What can the film and TV industry do to green up electricity generation, catering, transportation and recycling?

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:

• BA decarbonsing Heathrow - - Cool Thing
• The Albert Initiative

Episode produced by Arran Sheppard at Urban Podcasts: https://www.urbanpodcasts.co.uk

(C) 2019-2024 Gary Comerford

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In this episode, Gary talks with Anthony Browne the current minister for decarbonisation in the UK.

We talk about his brief, some upcoming announcements and initiatives, and touch on items such as decarbonising aviation.

What are his thoughts on reducing the price of public charging? What about hydrogen? What about decarbonsing aviation?

Anthony Browne : Minister for Technology and Decarbonisation - UK Department for Transport

@AnthonyBrowneMP on Twitter

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:

• A fossil fuel economy requires 535 times the resources. - Carbon Fact
• Dairy farm installs huge solar and battery array - Cool thing

Episode produced by Arran Sheppard at Urban Podcasts: https://www.urbanpodcasts.co.uk

(C) 2019-2024 Gary Comerford

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