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.
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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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