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Cormac Farrell
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Feb 25

How not to drive an electric car to Europe

I’ll start at the low point. It involes a Lidl car park, outside of giant shopping mall in Lens, on a grey February morning. Lidl was our plan C, after trying and failing a few times earlier. There we found a 22kW charger which momentarily raised hopes. …

Electric Vehicle Chargers

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How not to drive an electric car to Europe
How not to drive an electric car to Europe
Electric Vehicle Chargers

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Dec 23, 2022

Should I get an EV or drive my petrol car into the ground?

It depends. It depends on whether you want a short answer or a nuanced long answer which considers criteria such as the vehicle age, efficiency and mileage. As you are reading this blog and not the economist, I assume it’s the short one. On a purely cost savings basis, EVs…

Electric Car

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Should I get an EV or drive my petrol car into the ground?
Should I get an EV or drive my petrol car into the ground?
Electric Car

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Dec 22, 2022

What happens to all those dead EV batteries?

This question has been difficult to research. The short answer is that we don’t yet know. My optimistic view is that if you buy a new EV now, it is highly likely that most of the battery will be recycled when it is retired in 2035. Here is why. One…

Electric Vehicles

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What happens to all those dead EV batteries?
What happens to all those dead EV batteries?
Electric Vehicles

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Dec 21, 2022

Are EVs all that good for the planet?

Every technology advancement solves one problem here, and creates another there. Such is the law of unintended consequences. In the wonky world of energy, there are debates around whether EVs do more damage than good. …

Electric Vehicles

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Are EVs all that good for the planet?
Are EVs all that good for the planet?
Electric Vehicles

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Mar 31, 2022

What are the best-priced EVs in 2022?

If I had a dime for every person that has said to me ‘my next car will be electric’.. I would be able to buy 1/100th of a bitcoin, and then cross my fingers, you never know, I might retire at 63. Now, there are a confluence of reasons to…

Electric Vehicles

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What are the best-priced EVs in 2022?
What are the best-priced EVs in 2022?
Electric Vehicles

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Feb 3, 2022

How much is a litre of EV charge?

Within this decade, electric vehicles will cost the same or less than petrol cars. However, in 2022, EV early adopters are paying more upfront and then saving on the running and fuel costs over time. Despite owning an EV for over a year now, there are a few simple questions…

Electric Vehicles

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How much is a litre of EV charge?
How much is a litre of EV charge?
Electric Vehicles

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May 21, 2021

What could possibly go wrong?

The more you can anticipate problems, the more likely you are to avoid or overcome them. In ‘A Promised Land’ it was interesting, though perhaps not surprising, to learn about how the Navy Seals recreated Osama Bin Laden’s compound and rehearsed, for months, how the mission could play out, before…

Product Management

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What could possibly go wrong?
What could possibly go wrong?
Product Management

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Feb 10, 2021

‘Why do I still do this everyday?’

Why do I still do this everyday? There is a haunting piece of street art on a stretch of fence along the M40 as you make your way into London. It asks the simple question: ‘Why do I still do this everyday?’ Imagine the torture of reading this sign at…

Work

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‘Why do I still do this everyday?’
‘Why do I still do this everyday?’
Work

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Dec 23, 2020

Why I’m hopeful about the energy transition in 2020

Why I’m hopeful about the energy transition in 2020 If you knew, 10 years ago, how the next 10 years would play out in the energy sector, would you be happy with the progress that has been made? This question has been on my mind as we reach the end…

Solar Energy

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Why I’m hopeful about the energy transition in 2020
Why I’m hopeful about the energy transition in 2020
Solar Energy

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Energy Geek, Product Manager, Cyclist, Dad. Not in that order.

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