Join me and my opinionated wife and daughter as we review EVs, sustainable home tech, go on road trips and argue. My wife is always right of course. 😬
From Andrew Till / Mr. EV . From smashed glass to fitting ventilation, there’s been a lot of activity in the last couple of months at our money pit. We’ve been fixing things, making some improvements, and just despairing at the running costs thanks to the electric radiators. Here’s a (long!) discussion about what we’ve…
From Andrew Till / Mr. EV . Having reliable rapid charging infrastructure is essential to give people the confidence to get an EV, so here’s my round up of the rapid charges I did in the UK during 2024. All the highs, the lows, and a big Shell rant. Stop press! Here’s Zapmap’s 2024 charger…
From Andrew Till / Mr. EV . As we reach the end of 2024, the family sat in front of the tree and talk about what’s in store for 2025.
From Andrew Till / Mr. EV . Teslas have always been fantastic for stressless journeys due to their route planning and Supercharger network, but what about EVs which use the Google operating system? I drive 300 miles to see my family and see how good the Polestar 2 is at navigating and finding chargers on…
From Andrew Till / Mr. EV . We hear a lot about how terrible log burners are for our health due to PM2.5 emissions, so we thought we’d test it for ourselves. Join my sleepy wife and I as we do some highly scientific tests(!) Temtop S1 air quality monitor: Amazon.co.uk: https://amzn.to/3ORH2u9 Amazon.com: https://amzn.to/4iqpaEf Amazon.de:…
From Andrew Till / Mr. EV . We’re always hearing stories about how awful EV charging infrastructure is, so I thought I’d see for myself. Having just moved house, I decided to avoid plugging into the lovely, easy, 3-pin socket at home and instead rely on public chargers for a month. This is how it…
From Andrew Till / Mr. EV . The most convenient chargers are surely the ones in places you already park your car. One of the largest supermarkets in the UK, Sainsbury’s, has decided to go big or go home. Their Smart Charge EV hubs are appearing quickly across their stores giving their customers a convenient…
From Andrew Till / Mr. EV . We’re loving our new house, but after getting a smart meter, it’s become clear that it’s costing a fortune to heat. We’ll explore insulation in a future episode but for now, what do we do with this rotten conservatory that leaks rain and air? Our viewers have a…
From Andrew Till / Mr. EV . Today’s the day we move from our house in Canterbury (where we’ve been for 3.5 years) and go to Uckfield, East Sussex — where hopefully we’ll stay for longer! As well as a tour of the new house, I show how I managed to transport four chickens and a dog.…
From Andrew Till / Mr. EV . In part one we drove 1,354 miles / 2,179 km from Canterbury to the Italian Alps in a Kia e-Niro, doing the unthinkable and not planning where we’re going to charge. https://youtu.be/H7Xrc7OO4rA How did it go? Perhaps better than expected! In this part, we spend some time in…
From Andrew Till / Mr. EV . Moving house always brings its challenges. In our case, we’ve moved to a place that clearly needs some work done to it. Using a thermal imaging camera is a great way of finding areas where heat is being lost and, since we just have electric radiators now, keeping…
From Andrew Till / Mr. EV . We changed to Octopus Energy’s Intelligent Octopus Go tariff about a year ago and, for us, it’s saved a fortune. Here’s what it is, how it works, and how you might be able to save some money as well. Here’s Octopus Energy’s Fair Use Policy: https://octopus.energy/policies/smart-tariffs-terms-and-condition — Join…
From Andrew Till / Mr. EV . We’re so fortunate to have such amazing subscribers. Over our 5½ years of having this channel, every like, subscribe, comment, and affiliate link clicked has helped it grow more than we could have ever imagined. We would like to devote more time to making videos though, so we’ve…
From Andrew Till / Mr. EV . If you’re getting a used EV, you might want to find out what its battery health is like before buying. Or perhaps you want to find out for your own EV. And maybe you have an old EV that doesn’t do good route planning with charge stops. An…
From Andrew Till / Mr. EV . Tony bought a 30kWh Nissan LEAF at auction — a decision he soon came to regret as *everything* started to go wrong. Although it’s clearly a cautionary tale about buying unseen at auction when you don’t know what to look for, it also shows that everything is fixable…
From Andrew Till / Mr. EV . If an electric car’s battery is dying, is it destined for landfill? No! Having identified a faulty battery cell in his Nissan LEAF, my neighbour decided to get it repaired. I join Dean and Cameron at The EV Workshop in Herne Bay while they show how to replace…
From Andrew Till / Mr. EV . Out of the blue, a broken 30kWh Nissan LEAF turned up outside my house with battery failure and errors all over the dash. Here’s the story of what happened: a cautionary tale about buying an old, used, Nissan LEAF blind at auction. Stay tuned for part two where…
From Andrew Till / Mr. EV . Your homework is to watch our journey to the Italian Alps in the e-Niro first! https://youtu.be/H7Xrc7OO4rA