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002: ADVENTURE, PLUGGED IN
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This week on PTERODACTYL, we interviewed Chris Ramsey, a wonderful delight to speak to, the Electric Vehicle Adventurer, EV Educator, and Founder of Plug In Adventure. You can find all of his glorious adventures documented at www.PlugInAdventure.com.
PTERODACTYL's home is www.CentralEV.org/podcast.
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timestamps:
00:00 ~ Introduction and Announcements
01:50 ~ What is Plug In Adventure? Who is Chris Ramsey?
07:07 ~ Haggis and Burns' Night
08:19 ~ The Edinburg to Monte Carlo Rally
08:44 ~ Driving through political turmoil and warzones
10:18 ~ How is an adventure funded?
11:47 ~ The irony of Big Oil divesting itself from Oil
13:48 ~ Game - "Breaking the Record"
16:09 ~ Cars are Magic, Chris's profound moments
18:45 ~ The EV Community
19:24 ~ Guy's best adventure in a vehicle
22:01 ~ The Mongol Rally route
25:55 ~ The World Wildlife Federation
27:15 ~ Social Media plugs
29:02 ~ Dealerships and EVs
30:13 ~ Is Nissan losing its status as a leader in EV?
34:14 ~ What is "RapidGate"?
36:11 ~ Stories from CES
37:43 ~ What happened to Ecotricity?
42:40 ~ The Orkney Islands, and Island power generation
45:20 ~ Charging Standards
47:27 ~ Defending Ecotricity ~ CCS vs. Chademo
51:58 ~ How EV Chargers got to Kazakhstan
57:10 ~ EV Chargers are spreading across Siberia ~ What it was like before there were any
59:13 ~ The Adventure lifestyle
59:48 ~ The Nissan Leaf's retrofits
1:02:36 ~ Batteries and Weight vs. Power ratios
1:07:25 ~ The Do-It-Yourself movement ~ Converting vehicles from gasoline to battery electric
1:17:54 ~ Final Thoughts
1:25:38 ~ Epilogue
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