Trevs Blog
Energy, EV’s and other ‘Wife annoying’ topics
Boring my wife to tears for 30+ years about my figures and research.
Driving to London in our Electric Vehicle
A trip from Torbay to Devon to see family - the route planned is A38 from Torbay, A303 onto the M3, then M25 around to Dagenham which is estimated to be circa 240 miles each way.Prior to leaving home the digital display on the Hyundai Hona showed 314-mile range but...
First year driving Stats
So, it’s been a whole year owning and driving an electric vehicle and here are some stats for you. In the year (pre-COVID-19) I travelled circa 12,000 miles in the year with my previous BMW X3 with a consumption of 37MPG my fuel usage was 1,474 Litres and at a cost of...
you will not freeze and die in an Electric Car
So. I hope this is a little myth breaker for you. No, you will not freeze and die in an Electric Car - you may run out of electricity, but hey, you could also run out of fuel!. I commute a lot to Dartmouth and the one thing I always hated, was getting cold on the...
Energy and EV Costs for 2021-22
So… some number crunching of costs for the last 12 months in relation to our EV cars and Solar setup. It’s a bit difficult to fully comprehend by just a few notes here, and to give exact savings figures, but here are the stats from the year of 2 x EV motoring, and our...
I actually got PAID to drive my car!
Back in early 2020 when the world was upside down with the Pandemic, we were in a unique situation where there was more energy on the grid than was needed. Due to being on a variable tariff known as 'Agile' at the time from Octopus Energy, there were times that energy...
Trevor Branton
ABOUT ME
Giday… A self-confessed spreadsheet and tech nut that loves all things electronic.
This Blog is about my own experiences in relation to driving an Electric Vehicles, ways to save energy or other boring stats some folk may find interesting
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