Episode 2: Electric planes, V2G, hydrogen explosions, & an electric Harley!

Its time to get back on the horse! Welcome to Episode One of Season 2.

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On your show today we cover - Toyota: Their latest efforts to stay in the game, new research on how traditional ICE cars can harm living beings just by breathing, the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, makes another brilliant bet – BYD, The World Economic Forum's recent report on the need for millions of public level 2 chargers in the US by 2030, The Church of England's surprising move and its global implications, The UK Government's pivot on Net Zero goals, The State of the Union: Why Tesla could emerge as a big winner amidst ongoing union strikes in the US. And finally, the moment you've all been waiting for – an inside look at what we've been up to for the past three years!

Here's the links to the Now You Know interview and review:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7NxsWv-wQk&t=2155s

https://www.patreon.com/NowYouKnow/posts

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On your show today Emme and I have an open discussion about the different perspectives between men and women when it comes to EV charging and marketing of new vehicles, what the NZ budget (appears) to hold for the environment and EVs, and some new EVs coming down the pipeline,

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On your show today we feature a good chat with Jonno Leonard, a self-confessed scooter geek, Aucklander and someone who practices what he preaches! We cover:

1. Sharing versus owning
2. Speed limits & 90km Scooters
3. Why the bike lane and a helmet are best
4. The ins and outs of scooter options

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On your show today we feature a good chat with Oli Krollman, a Hyundai Ioniq owner, Northlander and a man convinced that price-parity is a pipe dream! We cover:

1. Air quality
2. Price parity - why this isn't realistic
3. German engineering
4. Making the environment better

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On your show today we feature a good chat with Jez Thomas, a Zero Motorcycle owner and rider, Wellingtonian, and thoughtful environmentalist! We cover:

1. Electric motorbikes - what it's really like to own one
2. Restomodding old vehicles
3. Carbon footprinting and why this isn't the driver behind EVs
4. Thoughtful consumerism

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On your show today we feature a good chat with Richard Yoakley, a small business owner, EV owner and driver and a self-confessed EV sceptic! We cover:

1. Short-range EVs - why they can be impractical
2. Affordability
3. Why towing is important
4. Electricity generation globally

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On your show today we feature a good chat with Tony McConnochie, an old mate of mine based in the UK and looking to make the shift to electric. We cover:

1. AC versus DC
2. Battery size and why it matters
3. Battery maintenance
4. EV charging etiquette 
5. Mental fast EVs

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On your show today we feature a good chat with Dave McCoid, Editor/Director at Long Haul Publications:

1. Truck electrification
2. The impact of COVID-19 on truck driver numbers
3. The future of autonomous trucks
4. Why Dave got into trucks as a child
5. What the big truck brands are working on and predicting

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On your show today we feature a good chat with Paul O'Connor, GM at OEM Audio covering:

1. An insiders view of China's COVID-19 recovery
2. How you go from military policeman to car dealer
3. The importance of safety when buying EV chargers
4. How to cram a 47kWh battery into a 2015 Nissan Leaf
5. A wide-ranging EV chat!

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On your show today we feature:

1. Why is Mazda tuning their EVs to feel like ICE Cars?
2. E-bikes could be the top-selling EVs this decade
3. Let’s take a look at Kia’s sporty Imagine EV 
4. DAF is now producing an EV truck, say goodbye to the retrofitted stuff
5. Jaguar Land Rover’s parent company, Tata have released their first EV
6. GM could be bringing Hummer back but as an EV brand, who would’ve thought!