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Thanks William, good to hear your story. I think you’re right, an EV can be a simpler first step to significant change in emissions. Pleased the Zoe is working well!!

Yes I think you’re right in lots of cases, and that is most of the cost, changing rads and pipework in a home. There will be many homes that don’t need a lot of work. Easy way to trial is to set flow temp on the boiler to 45° on the coldest day, leave it to run for a long time and see which spaces don’t get warm Tom

Do you get a payback on a sofa? A new car? A new kitchen? A holiday? Why should a lifestyle choice not to emit CO2 need a payback? Savings are a bonus! Did a video about this here…. Are heat pumps a good investment? The answer might surprise you ruclips.net/video/hYcW65Oz3qI/видео.html

Thanks Ian, yes that is something I might consider, an external socket rather than an expensive charger… need to get some costs!

You are making some very fair points! In working out my old petrol car emissions I am converting miles driven to litres used (based on MPG) and then converting litres of fuel into CO2. I suspect there are some parts of this process that are not accounted for appropriately i.e. emissions in mining, transporting and processing crude oil. But happy with my assumptions for this purpose. And then RE electric, absolutely as the grid changes every second the CO2 intensity changes, in carbon reporting we tend to use the UK average for the previous year, so although where I live is a bit cleaner than most areas, we still use the average. But you are exactly right, an EV is multiple times better than a fossil car!!

That is fantastic to hear, thanks for sharing your story, the e-Niro does look like a great car but was a bit outside our price range. What do you think you would get next?

Thanks for your helpful perspective Jason, appreciate the support. I have a feeling that some of the comments may be bots, as very rarely reply to my responses and seemed to get a flurry of comments on a not very well viewed video!

Thank you. Keep up the great work and informative information. 👍😎

Thanks Dan, Although there are Tesla's available at a similar budget, tend to have done 100k+ miles, which would concern me a little with any car. But you are very right, they are better cars! Shame about the boss...! Yes this version still has the Chademo, this is the main concern I had in getting it, I dont think this version has active thermal management of the battery. The battery report that came with the car suggested it was 93% battery health, at 43000 miles, which definitely is degraded but something I was comfortable with. We won't do lots of rapid charging so hopefully it won't degrade too fast. I am sure I have a lot to learn about all this!

Yes true, the Teslas will be higher mileage. I thought Nissan may have improved the design on the later larger battery, from a quick search it looks like it has an air cooled battery pack and also a heater. I'm not sure if that is an improvement over the earlier cars or not. All EVs suffer some battery degradation at the start of their lives and then the degradation slows. I'm sure your car will have plenty of life left in it 👍 My Model S is 8.5 years old now and over 100k miles 🙂

Nice! I haven't tried a zip car but an EV in London makes so much sense with the air quality policies

Thanks Chris - quite a few recommendations for Zappi in response so far. Really helpful!

Hi Susan, yes we had a 3pin charging cable included when we bought the car, so can charge via extension if needed at home (not ideal permanently!) and can charge at work most of the week at 7 kW. The Chademo charger is a bit frustrating but I suspect we can make it work for the majority of the time. We shall see!

Hi Keith, you have commented on a fairly old video, but over the last couple of years I think I have saved at least £200 per year vs a gas boiler for the same comfort. And that is in a home from the 1870s, not a well insulated property. Many homes would be able to run more efficient heat pumps and could probably save more. There are a lot of examples of heat pumps saving more money. CO2 is very important to many people. And as the climate continues to change, may well increase in importance. Tom

Thanks so much for your support Christine! Absolutely right about the Leaf, an oversight from me living only 15 miles from the factory! Pleased to hear you have had a good experience, we are a week or so in, and I am really pleased!!

Fantastic Matt, agree on PV - free miles!! I am a Ripple Coop member so some reduced costs for charging at home when we get all that set up!

Hi Alan, yes still Chademo - maybe why the Leafs stand out as being a bit cheaper...? I am not anticipating too many situations where we will need a rapid charger out and about, but obviously it will happen, and used one for the 1st time last night (which went very smoothly!) I wonder what Mr Musk's politics will do to the Tesla brand in the UK, a car that has disrupted an industry but completely agree with your point of view. Maybe opens the space for BYD / other Chinese brands. Kia Niro - great car, was a bit out of our price range for a similar mileage, but definitely something I considered. Thanks for engaging with the vid as always! Tom

Great stuff David, hope you are able to switch asap! Really enjoying our first week or so. You may well be right about the world realising how much better they are. Although, last month EVs were 21% of the total market share, so the 2nd hand market will keep getting better and better. All the best!

Thanks Edwards and for your emails - I will have a look! And, noted about the Arnison... we love a late night Sainsbury's trip anyway...!

Thank you!

And digging it up, transporting it to a refinery, processing it, getting it to the pump, and then spills at the petrol station... I wonder how much goes missing in reporting!

Oooo interesting! Hadn’t seen that announcement until just now. Very interesting!

Great stuff - do you use that out and about? Seems to be on the pricier side of charging...?

Facelift Leaf uses Type 2 for AC, but would agree regards Chademo. Leaf's a great car for local driving but CCS definitely going to become ever more important for road trips.

Thanks both, Chademo was one of my concerns but feel it is manageable as most our charging will be at home / at work. We have done our first long trip this week and found Chademo points when required. Although whether this lasts into the future could be an issue... Some comments have mentioned looking into adapters, which do seem expensive but may be the way forward eventually. Thanks for engaging

@@TomBray-LowCarbonLifestyle the adapters should get cheaper over time.

Or he could take car to work once a week and charge at 10p/kWh as said in video whilst being productive. Much cheaper than petrol or diesel. Most families don't live 30 miles from their place of work.

Thanks Dougaldog as always standing up for sense! Richard - I am not sure what has provoked you to be unpleasant to me but good for you. It is very strange how anti you are to new technology, whether heat pumps or, now, electric vehichles. Lots of people work from home. Lots of people commute on a bike. There are a lot of places people can charge whilst they carry out day to day activities, and waiting around for a charge is quite unusual. Tom

Fantastic Ian, you have the full set!! The end goal! When generation, heating and travel all come together in an electrified home, it makes so much sense!

Hi Andrew - which part was brainwashing? Nearly every country on the planet is signed up to responding to climate change, what makes it zero carbon crap? I could have done a 5 second video saying we bought a Nissan Leaf, but that would not explain why, whcih I think is the important bit.

Thanks Graham - that is helpful perspective. My brother has a zappi but I would agree simplicity often trumps complexity!

What issues do you have with your EV other than local shopping, be interested to know what problems you have on longer journeys ?

Thanks Dougal Edsimps - we drove 280 miles with one stop last night, everything went well. Is that not proper driving? We don't drive much around our city, as I ride my bike and we are walking distance to the city centre. So main driving is weekend trips away.

That's great advice! In my head I have ABC - always be charging...! I have used fast chargers before, but I am sure each system is different. Used a Gridserve last night which went very smoothly. Thanks for engaging with the video!

Who in their right mind wouldn't ? At less than 2p per mile for many to run it's a 'no brainer' .

I guess some people like paying significantly more for their fuel, a less comfortable journey, more noise and leaving a trail of air pollutants 🤷

Thanks for commenting MrWood - what is not green about an EV or other Green Solutions?

Great stuff Rich, pleased you’ve made the jump and are enjoying it! MG4 seems like a great car!!

Thanks for sharing your experience, interesting to hear there are other options for cheap charging. With our heat pump we need to work out what would be best for us, particularly over the winter!

@@TomBray-LowCarbonLifestyle Exactly, it's all in the numbers! Without a heat pump it's an easy decision for me. I expect it's an easy decision for you outside of winter that the EV tariff is better. During winter can you run the heat pump in the last few hours of the cheap night rate for a cosy house and then pay the higher rate later on? Or how much extra would the EV cost if you charged for during the Cosy hours at 12p, and would this suit your lifestyle? Especially if you're on trickle charge if you don't have a wall box yet. Keep in mind that Octopus lets you switch between tariffs whenever you want whereas E-On have locked me in for 12 months. Which is fine by me as I fee happy to have locked in the 6.7p rate as the price cap is only going up soon. Better get the spreadsheets out though.....

Thanks Ian, my brother got a Zappi and it works really well, I will definitely be considering. We need to do a bit of work to get a cable to the back garden so it may not happen quickly!

UK electricity on average is 32% wind 28% gas 15% nuke 20% imports 5% solar no coal so beg to differ. Plus off peak use is lower % gas.

Burning methane is cleaner than burning coal, which UK no longer does. According to National Grid (NESO) 38.3% of Decembers electricity was gas generated, a figure that decreases each year. And 37% renewables (includes biomass excludes nuclear), or 42% Carbon neutral (includes nuclear excludes biomass). Where I am in North Scotland it's more often than not 100% renewable (NESO App' is a good tool for this data).

Final point to add to Lewis and Dougal - an EV is that much more efficient than a petrol car, even if all the electricity was from gas, it would still have lower emissions.

Hi Tony - thanks for the insult, really nice of you! But to be clear, you are disagreeing with scientific consensus - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_consensus_on_climate_change Good for you if you want to ignore this, and believe the doubt and delay that is cast by the fossil fuel industry to protect their profit. I will do my part, and help others to do theirs, next time there is a disaster linked to climate change, I hope you can look yourself in the mirror / sleep well at night!

Ignorance must be bliss is it Tony ? For the undereducated the CO2 concentrations are now double what they were prior to industrial revolution. Likewise lung disease and coronary ill health rocket where pollution levels from fossil burning is high.

Thanks Sean! My brother has a Zappi charger too, which works well for them. Our challenge is going to be getting a cable to where our parking spot is, the other side of a shared path / track at the back of our terrace. We'll get there one day! Where are you based?

@@TomBray-LowCarbonLifestyle Great. I'm using an untethered Zappi with a 15m cable. Sounds like it could be a challenge getting a permanent cable to where it's needed in your case! I'm a few miles away from Durham. Cheers

Top man - will have a look! We have a bit of work to do to extend out parking and get a cable over a back path, so we may not be in a rush to install but we'll get there!

Hi Stuart - thanks for sharing your story, sounds fantastic. And yes should be a big reduction in costs, even before solar and battery. Hope it improves comfort too. This video was recorded a while back, and since then I have had time on Octopus Agile and now back to cosy, agile tends to be cheaper outside of the winter, but cosy is more consistent (one less thing to worry about!). We have just got an EV so possibly even more important to get the cheapest rates, and, when we have a charger, I think I will look at it all again .... Final cheeky request... If you do switch, and you don't have a friend or family member with a code - please do use my referral code for Octopus - we both get £50 off bills! share.octopus.energy/azure-hero-218

You could get a brand new MG4 64kWh (201hp) for £22,695 and three years interest free...... Or £21,525 for the lowest powered Fabia (94hp).....

Thanks Michael - that’s a kind message! Yea I’ve signed up to Electroverse, looks like a useful system. Thrilled with the experience so far. What a quick car…!

I think you are right - drove to work 3 days this week! Didn't even have a pass for my old car....!

That looks like a fantastic trip! Definitely conscious of the Tesla charging network (and the superior driving experience!) although a bit outside our budget this time.

Tesla is best, but this is just as possible in non-Tesla, get the app so you can charge EV on best network. Makes huge difference & cheaper!

100% - it is such a more enjoyable driving experience, and so quick!!

@ you might become a ‘car guy’ after all 😀

Thanks Lyle, lovely comment to read, and pleased to hear good news from the US on electrification - can be worrying for us watching from across the pond!! All the best!!

Thank you!

Thanks Joe - Chademo was my only concern with the car, and I suspect it could be a challenge going forward. But, my hope is that most of our charging will be at home / work and it will be pretty rare to charge out and about. We will see!

@ well if chademo is hard to find you can always buy a chademo to ccs adapter

@@Joe-420-69 Yeah will definitely look into that

I think you are right!

I get the point, the Chademo charging is a bit frustrating, but does feel like it meets our requirements, particularly as charging out and about will be fairly rare