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Join us as we dive into the evolving landscape of customer experience with Alannah Martin, Value Owner at Ovo Energy. From applying Lean Six Sigma principles to tackling inefficiencies, to scaling conversational AI for real-world impact, we explore how technology and human-centric design drive innovation in service industries. Discover the secrets behind successful chatbots, operational alignment, and reducing cognitive load for both customers and employees. Whether you're a CX enthusiast or an automation advocate, this episode is packed with actionable insights and forward-thinking strategies for the new age of customer engagement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Key Moments: Focusing on Value with Bill Schmarzo 1:48Unlocking the Collective Genius with Walid Mehanna 4:07Building a Data-Literate Workforce with Valerie Logan 5:58Creating a Human-Centric AI Strategy with Sadie St. Lawrence 7:40Selecting the Right Tools with Katie Russell 11:23Implementing tools responsibly with Robert Garnett 16:00Why Clean Data Matters with Barr Moses 19:36Ensuring Responsible AI for the Long-Term with Dr. Gary Marcus 25:45 Key Quotes:“Data-driven is not important. Value-driven—that's what's important. We should focus on value.” — Bill Schmarzo, Head of Customer Data Innovation at Dell Technologies“Our role was rather to activate the organizational muscle… to try things out and tell us what has the highest opportunity and possibility.” — Walid Mehanna, Chief Data and AI Officer at Merck Group“It's really a mindset and a muscle… we need to foster this kind of lasting change.” — Valerie Logan, CEO of the Datalodge“Teaching people to ask better questions is more about critical thinking than technology.” — Sadie St. Lawrence, Founder of the Human Machine Collaboration Institute“We wanted to make analytics accessible to everyone, combining real-time data and intuitive tools so every team member can gain insights and contribute to our mission to decarbonize.” — Katie Russell, Head of Data and Analytics at OVO Energy As we are looking at applications of AI within our environment, we are focused first on responsibility, making sure that we have a broad enough data set when we're building machine learning models, for instance. And so that's at the heart of anything that we do.” – Robert Garnett, Vice President for Government Analytics and Health Benefits Cost of Care at Elevance Health“Our world is moving towards a place where data is the product—and in that world, directionally accurate just doesn't cut it anymore.” — Barr Moses, CEO and Co-Founder of Monte Carlo“The tech policy that we set right now is going to really affect the rest of our lives.” —  Dr. Gary Marcus, Scientist, Advisor to Governments and Corporations, and Author of Taming Silicon ValleyGuest Bios Bill Schmarzo Bill Schmarzo has extensive hands-on experience in the areas of big data, data science, designthinking, data monetization, and data economics. Bill is currently part of Dell Technology's core data management leadership team, where he is responsible for spearheading customer co-creation engagement to identify and prioritize the key data management, data science, and data monetization requirements.Walid MehannaWalid Mehanna is Chief Data & AI Officer at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, where he leads the company's Data & AI organization, delivering value, governance, architecture, engineering, and operations across the company globally. With many years experience in startups, IT, and consulting major corporations, Walid encompasses a strong understanding of the intersection between business and technology. Katie RussellKatie Russell is the Data Director at OVO Energy, leading teams of Data Scientists, Data Engineers and Analysts who are transforming OVO's data capability. As part of a technology led business, leveraging data using artificial intelligence keeps OVO truly innovative, delivering the best possible service for our customers. Rob GarnettRobert Garnett serves as Vice President for Government Analytics and Health Benefits Cost of Care at Elevance Health. In this role, he leads a data-driven organization supporting analytics and insights for Medicaid, Medicare, Commercial and enterprise customers in the areas of population health, cost of care, performance management, operational excellence, and quality improvement. Valerie LoganFounding The Data Lodge in 2019, Valerie is as committed to data literacy as it gets. With train-the-trainer bootcamps, and a peer community, she's certifying the world's first Data Literacy Program Leads. In 2023, The Data Lodge was acquired as the basis of a newly formed venture, Data Society Group (DSG), aimed at fostering data and AI literacy and cultural change at scale. Valerie is excited to also serve as the Chief Strategy Officer of DSG. Previously, Valerie was a Gartner Research VP in the CDO team where she pioneered Data Literacy research and was awarded Gartner's Top Thought Leadership Award.Sadie St. LawrenceSadie St. Lawrence  is on a personal mission to create a more compassionate and connected world through technology. Having grown up on a farm in Iowa she witnessed first-hand how advancements in technology rapidly changed how we work and earn a living, which in turn affected the overall success of a community. Through her work, she noticed that while many organizations and individuals have good intentions when it comes to D&I in data careers, there was a lack of progress.Dr. Gary MarcusGary Marcus is a leading voice in artificial intelligence. He is a scientist, best-selling author, and serial entrepreneur (Founder of Robust.AI and Geometric.AI, acquired by Uber). He is well-known for his challenges to contemporary AI, anticipating many of the current limitations decades in advance, and for his research in human language development and cognitive neuroscience. An Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Neural Science at NYU, he is the author of six books. Hear more from Cindi Howson here. Sponsored by ThoughtSpot.

When we build a career we have choices. One choice is to dig deep into a specific areas of expertise and become a total domain expert, and another is to have a broader reach with varied experiences. Is one better than the other? In today's episode my fabulous guest, Meg Thomson, is sharing her diverse journey with us having led projects at Apple, Samsung, BCG Digital Ventures, Coles Supermarkets, Polestar Electric Cars, and OVO Energy. We are talking today about:Going after a broad career - the floodlight (multiple sectors) versus the torchlight approach (subject matter expert in one sector)Thriving beyond your comfort zoneThe power of a clear vision to galvanise teams during crises Meg's Career Toolbelt analogy : how to expand your 'toolbelt' and look for new experiences and opportunities to broaden your skills and experiences throughout your careerSomething Meg said:"If I am not uncomfortable, I am not growing and I am not learning. I have chosen to become a a strategic operations and customer experience expert globally, but I am always learning a new sector, whether its management consulting, tech with Apple, electric cars or FMCG. The investment I have to put in early-on in a role is to learn the sector, as well as the pain points of the customer. I will ask lots of questions, be humble and acknowledge that I don't know everything and lean on others' expertise; it's a steep learning curve!" Links:  Find Meg on LinkedinWatch Rebecca's FREE Masterclass and learn how to back yourself at work and set yourself up for a senior leadership promotionAnother ep: Learn to Love What it Takes to Become a Senior LeaderGet Rebecca's free GUIDE:  The 7 Habits of Female Execs Who Get PromotedFind Rebecca at her websiteAbout Meg:Meg Thomson is a remarkable professional with a career that spans across continents and industries and is a domain expert in the area of Customer Experience. Meg has lived in South Africa, Australia and UK and has held influential leadership roles at iconic brands such as Apple, Samsung, BCG Digital Ventures, Coles Supermarkets, Polestar Electric Cars, and OVO Energy. Notably, she spearheaded the customer strategy at (COMPANY X) during the UK's worst energy crisis in 50 years, leading her team to win the Best Customer Experience in a Crisis award in 2023. About Rebecca:Rebecca Allen is an Executive Coach and Personal Brand expert who helps corporate women attain senior leadership positions. Her clients come from a range of industries and companies including Aquila Capital, Reserve Bank of Australia, Goldman Sachs, Ministry of Defence, KPMG, J.P. Morgan and Coca-Cola Amatil. Rebecca's favourite work day was recently: her client sent her a photo of a card her son had written her. In his note, he praised his mum for chasing her career goals down, getting promoted and putting her needs first. Rebecca loves that her work impacts not just the women she coaches, but their families too.

Hello, welcome and welcome back to Leaders in Conversation with me, Anni Townend. Today's guest is Guy Newey, Chief Executive Officer at Energy Systems Catapult, and the title of our conversation is ‘On Accelerating Net Zero Energy Innovation'.I have had the privilege of partnering with Guy and working with a group of Future Leaders at Energy Systems Catapult - a company committed to accelerating NET ZERO in the UK through supporting innovators to commercialise, and helping design and deliver the future energy system.Together Guy and I delve into the people, places and experiences that have made him the person and leader he is today. Guy offers valuable insights into :Communication and what he has learnt about communicating across the wider team.Resilience, how managing your own energy is key, along with helping to manage that of the team.Getting comfortable with not knowing everything, and how the more senior you become as a leader the less you know.Guy's Three Key Encouragements to Leaders looking to innovate and commercialise for Net Zero There is a huge market out there - net zero is an incredible opportunity (as well as an essential mission)It is not unusual to feel imposter syndrome - in fact it is super commonLearn fast - be prepared to pivot quickly if something you thought was going to work does not work.To connect, follow and find out more about Guy:LinkedIn: Guy NeweyWebsite: https://es.catapult.org.uk/Twitter/X: @guyneweyTo contact Anni Townend:Email me on anni@annitownend.com or visit my website www.annitownend.com, subscribe to my newsletter and follow me on LinkedIn.About Guy NeweyGuy was appointed Chief Executive Officer at Energy Systems Catapult, the innovation business, in June 2022. Guy joined the Catapult in 2018 as Director of Strategy after being an energy and political adviser to two UK Government Secretaries of State; Greg Clark and Amber Rudd. In Government, he was involved in many key decisions, including closing the UK's coal-fired power stations, greater independence for the electricity system operator, and as an architect of the Clean Growth Strategy.Before joining Government, he was Head of Policy at the challenger energy supplier, OVO Energy and Head of Environment and Energy at the influential think tank, Policy Exchange. He was previously a journalist, including three years as a foreign correspondent in Hong Kong for the international newswire, AFP. He is a non-executive director with UK100, a charity campaigning for greater environmental action by local authorities. He lives in Enfield, with his wife and two children.

Covering the news this week, the Campaign editorial team discusses adland's biggest issues across media, creativity and tech.The team, hosted by media editor Beau Jackson, discusses the Sky media shortlist and why agency pitches are moving to a holding group solution their biggest clients. Tech editor Lucy Shelley delves deeper into Brave Bison's full-year results and how the agency made the Social Chain acquisition pay off. Deputy news editor Marianne Calnan gives her verdict from being on the ground at the Rise conference last week.Plus, the team reveal the campaigns that have caught their eye in the last week, including Waitrose's fallen billboard by Saatchi & Saatchi London, Ovo Energy's "Power nap" Alexa campaign by Goodstuff and Saatchis, and Tails.com's abundance (or not?) of labradors by TheOr.Further reading:Now takes ‘heart-breaking' decision to close after 13 years Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 207 Gary looks at some of the tariffs you can get on the open market that provide reduced rate charging if you have an electric vehicle. We speak specifically with Alex Thwaites from OVO Energy.Guest Details:Alex is the Director Of Electric Vehicles at OVO Energy, a service dedicated to providing services to EV owners in the UK. The OVO Anytime offering provides cheap home charging, a home charge unit and an app for public charging, too.Alex's WebsiteThis season of the podcast is sponsored by Zapmap, the free to download app that helps EV drivers search, plan, and pay for their charging.Links:Vidde Electric Snowmobile - - Cool ThingHow many trees would you need to plant to offset your holiday flight? - Carbon Literacy FactOVO DriveOctopus Energy tariffs - Tariffs in your postcode may differ.Episode produced by Arran Sheppard at Urban Podcasts: https://www.urbanpodcasts.co.uk(C) 2019-2023 Gary Comerford Social Media:Patreon Link: http://www.patreon.com/evmusingsKo-fi Link: http://www.ko-fi.com/evmusings EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEvand Facebook http://www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763Octopus Energy referral code (Click this link to get started) https://share.octopus.energy/neat-star-460'So, you've gone electric?' on Amazon : https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X'So, you've gone renewable?' on Amazon : https://amzn.to/3LXvIckUpgrade to smarter EV driving with a free week's trial of Zapmap Premium, find out more here https://evmusings.com/zapmap-premium

Meghan ‘would never make photo mistake like Princess of Wales'Victoria Coren Mitchell in ‘despair' after Ovo Energy takes thousands from accountSturgeon making children wear masks was political, Sir Patrick Vallance wrote in Covid diaryRead all these articles and stay expertly informed anywhere, anytime with a digital subscription. Start your free one-month trial today to gain unlimited website and app access. Cancel anytime. Sign up here: http://bit.ly/2WRuvh9 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode of The Data Chief, Katie Russell, Data Director at OVO Energy shares OVO's transformative journey to become a sustainable energy leader, emphasizing the shift to Google Cloud Platform and a data mesh strategy. The discussion covers OVO's innovative use of generative AI, measuring success through customer savings, and the ongoing challenge of fostering a data-driven culture.Key Moments: OVO's mission and data support [1:05]Data transformation [7:37]Technology modernization [11:17]Data discoverability and data mesh [17:28]Measuring business contribution [22:03]Generative AI and data privacy [27:56]Data-driven culture and trust [30:51]Key Quotes: "We chose Google Cloud Platform as our underlying data platform with BigQuery then as the data warehouse. The thesis being that they practically invented the technology and so should be good at it." “My job is to represent my team, make sure that we're working on the right things, and then, build  trust with the leadership community that we're doing the right things with data for the business.”"I'm thinking that there might actually be a bit of a full circle on data privacy and sharing. I think with ChatGPT being so easy to use with its really human-centered design and with social media ups and downs over the last few years, I'm wondering if there's going to be a revolution in data privacy and data sharing and personal data." Mentions: SQL buddies programPython programGoogle CloudBigQueryMonte CarloAtlanSnowflakeHightouchGenerative AIChatGPTBio: Katie Russell is the Data Director at OVO Energy, leading teams of Data Scientists, Data Engineers and Analysts who are transforming OVO's data capability. As part of a technology led business, leveraging data using artificial intelligence keeps OVO truly innovative, delivering the best possible service for our customers. Katie joined OVO in October 2017 having spent 5 years at ONZO - an energy analytics startup  - as Head of Data Science. During that time she was chuffed to be awarded Big Data Hero by techUK in June 2016 and helped ONZO win multiple awards for their innovative solutions for utilities. Prior to that Katie worked for another analytics start up in the water industry, got a PhD in Mathematical Physics and holds a BA and MMath from the University of Cambridge. 

Steve Donovan from Ovo Energy talks with Chris Fitch about a tool that everyone working with customers will use every single day, but which most of us probably don't give enough attention, care, or love to: our voice. Steve walks Chris through the Ovo training team's ‘tone of voice' model (covering pitch, pace, volume, energy, and articulation), talks about using this with vulnerable customers, and shares his top tips on how to protect and look after our voices. Steve is Vulnerability Lead at Ovo Energy and can be found at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-donovan-865a40131/

In this episode, Matthew and Cindy celebrate World Standards Day 2023. This year's theme is ‘Standards for the SDGs'. And SDG3 in particular: ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.They look at how the standard BS 30416 – menstrual and menopausal health in the workplace – supports organizations to do the right thing regarding SDG3.Matthew speaks to Dr Maria Tomlinson of Sheffield University about the difference the standard will make to wellbeing and gender inclusivity in the workplace.He also speaks to Kirsteen Sommerville from OVO Energy and Abi Lasebikan from the Welsh Parliament. With plenty of practical examples, they describe the difference BS 30416 is already making to their organizations.Find out moreWorld Standards DayBS 30416 | Executive briefingThe Standards Show | BS 30416 launch Dr Maria TomlinsonGet involved with standardsFind and follow The Standards Show on social mediaTwitter/X @standardsshowInstagram @thestandardsshow Get in touch with The Standards ShowSend a voice messageeducation@bsigroup.comSubscribe wherever you get your podcastsSubscribe to The Standards ShowCheck out the websitethe-standards-show

Special Guest: Jane Sparrow: Author and Founder of The Culture Builders and Tuddl Jane is a business culture, people and performance expert. Author and thought leader in culture and wellbeing, she provides advice and support to some of the best known brands (and the emerging ones) including OVO Energy, BBC Studios, Costain, Selfridges, HSBC, Rugby Premiership and Salesforce. She's well known for creating and sustaining high performing teams and cultures. Jane is passionate about enabling others to perform at their best to achieve both organisational and personal goals. Her personal vision for Tuddl is that it helps large numbers of people live more productive, healthier and happier lives in cultures that become more progressive. Join us as we discuss creating and sustaining high performing teams and cultures. Listen Live (Archive Available) Host: Jo Dodds

The Human Experience: How To Make Life Better For Your Customers And Create A More Successful Organization by John Sills About the Book: The essential guide to creating a successful organization by making things easier, better, and more straightforward for your customers. Across all sectors, organizations' fixation with functionality has meant that the 'human' elements of the customer's experience have become neglected.  Strict processes and automated procedures have created organizations full of people who aren't allowed to act in a 'human' way. As a result, and despite these new technologies, customers are no more satisfied than they were a decade ago (according to the Institute of Customer Service) and, according to Edelman, they now trust big organizations even less than they did in the past. In The Human Experience, John Sills draws upon extensive research and illustrative case studies to explain that the emotional experience is just as important as the functional one, and, if done right, will create a more efficient business.  He also demonstrates that the customer experience is not just the responsibility of front-line employees, but shared across the company, from the CEO operating as the spokesperson of the business to the programmers developing a seamless and welcoming user interface. Whether you're a well-established incumbent or an early-stage start-up, on either end of your product or service is a human.  Packed full of practical advice and engaging case studies, The Human Experience is the ultimate guide to creating a culture and an experience with humanity at its heart, helping to develop a customer base that will stay with an organization, and a company that will grow in an increasingly efficient way. About the Author: After starting his career at a market stall in Essex, John Sills has spent the last twenty-five years working in and with companies around the world to make things better for customers.  He's advised organizations such as Sky, The Body Shop, Ovo Energy, Invesco, Morrisons, eBay, and UNICEF.  Now Managing Partner at customer-led growth company The Foundation, John also spent twelve years at HSBC, starting on the frontline and finishing as Head of Customer Innovation. John works closely with Young Enterprise, a charity that helps young adults become the next generation of entrepreneurs, and is a mentor for The School of Marketing. His writing has been featured in The Guardian, Management Today, and WARC, as well as having work exhibited at the Imperial War Museum, The Foundling Museum, and as part of the Bloomsbury Festival.  And, interesting fact – he was an award-winning model! Click here for this episode's website page with the links mentioned during the interview... https://www.salesartillery.com/marketing-book-podcast/human-experience-john-sills

Big themes in comms from the past week or so are put under the microscope in the latest edition of Noise in Brief, PRWeek UK's bite-sized podcast. Noise in Brief – a shorter offshoot of PRWeek's Beyond the Noise podcast – is released fortnightly and features PRWeek journalists discussing major issues from the previous seven days or so.Appearing this week are UK news editor Siobhan Holt, reporters Elizabeth Wiredu and Evie Barrett, and UK editor John Harrington. Download the podcast via Apple, Spotify, or listen on your favourite platform.The team examine some big themes from PRWeek's PR360 conference in Brighton last week, including the rise of AI and its impact on comms. We also hear about what corporate affairs and comms leaders from British Airways and Ovo Energy have to say about trends in the in-house corporate function.As PRWeek continues its coverage of the UK Top 150 Consultancies project, we look at whether clients are becoming more demanding.There's also scrutiny of the comms from ITV around Phillip Schofield's high-profile departure from This Morning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The best customer service bots deliver on consumers' preference for fast, first-interaction resolution. And when an interaction is too complex, seamless integration enables the bot to transfer a consumer and the context of their interaction to an agent.    These boss bots are essential as consumers' use of chatbots continues to rise, but their satisfaction with the experience declines. According to the benchmarking report “The State of Customer Experience,” 38% of consumers interacted with chatbots for a service interaction last year, up from one-third in 2021. But the percentage of consumers who were highly satisfied with their bot experience declined from 25% to 21% in that same timeframe.    In this episode of Tech Talks in 20, Lucas Woodward, a software engineer at OVO Energy, joins us to explain how to use automation to build better bots, faster. He'll also reveal how he automates and tests bot integration with other CX technologies. 

This week on Energy Unplugged, we discuss about the revolution in retail energy markets in the UK and internationally. We're delighted to welcome Melissa Gander, Chief Operating Officer at Kaluza in a conversation with our Managing Director for UK & Ireland, Dan Monzani. With an extensive career in energy, Melissa was a member of OVO Energy's launch team in 2009 where she headed up their Customer Services and Operations, as well as their smart metering business. In 2019, Melissa became OVO Group Chief Operating Officer and joined Kaluza in 2021 as Chief Operating Officer helping to spearhead the company's international growth. Before joining OVO Energy, Melissa spent three years at Envoy Asset Management (part of Inexus Group). Melissa graduated in Economics from Sheffield University. Melissa & Dan discuss: • OVO Energy and what drove the growth of the company in the first 5 to 10 years • Kaluza's business model as a real-time SaaS platform accelerating the shift to a zero carbon world • International retail markets and how straightforward is to scale a platform such as Kaluza • Domestic flexibility and the role EV manufacturers have to play

Welcome to My Duvet Flip, where we get real with everyday people who are way more inspiring than those out-of-reach celebrities. Each episode, I chat with industry leaders and find out what makes them flip their duvet and face the day. Today, I had the pleasure of speaking with Raman Bhatia, CEO, OVO Energy. It's going to be a super exciting convo full of all kinds of learning and insight.But seriously, hit subscribe to stay in the loop about new episodes, and follow us on social media for even more exclusive content. And a big shoutout to Aviva and EY for supporting this youthcast and all the young people out there. Because let's face it, who wouldn't want to flip their duvet when they have such awesome role models to look up to?☕️Tea break from 18:43 to 25:49 :)

Russia's war against the Ukraine underscored the need for Germany to get more from less energy – something that was already a priority in the global fight against climate change. But how can energy efficiency be increased most efficiently? What opportunities do international companies have to be active in the field in Germany? And why are heat pumps currently flying off shelvesin Europe's biggest economy? Three specialists give us the lowdown. Our guests Volker Weinmann Volker Weinmann has worked for Daikin, the world's leading heat pump producer, for twenty years. In his current position as representative for politics, environment and associations, he represents the company at numerous committees, associations, initiatives and organizations. Andrew Mack The British CEO of Munich's Octopus Energy, Andrew Mack, is an expert on the future of energy, having worked in the industry for almost two decades. Before setting up shop in Germany, he helped take London's OVO Energy from a startup to the second largest independent energy company in the UK. Marek Miara Marek Miara is a veteran in the field of renewable energies and been employed for twenty years at the Fraunhofer ISE, where he currently serves as the institute's business developer for heat pumps. He has supervised both national and international projects and is also a member of the Association of German Engineers and the energy division of the German chapter of Scientists for Future.

In this episode, we look at the world of green energy certificates, which is getting more complex. Many companies and individuals on green energy tariffs want reassurance that they use 100% renewable energy, but with the current methods of matching supply and demand over a 12-month period this is not possible. Jon is joined by Toby Ferenczi. Toby is the CEO and co-founder of Granular Energy a company building software solutions for utilities and other stakeholders to access, manage and trade time-stamped energy certificates. Toby also founded EnergyTag, an industry-led, non-profit initiative to define and build a market for time-stamped energy certificates. Prior to his current role Toby was a VP at OVO Energy, a large green energy utility from the UK where he led international expansion. His previous roles include Managing Director at the demand-response company VCharge (acquired by OVO), and co-founder at UK solar company Engensa (acquired by Hanergy). 

Jae Ruax is an entrepreneur and founder of one of Londons leading private membership clubs for women; that provides social networking opportunities, events and experiences as well as access to unique clubhouses for its members. You can see www.FienaMembersClub.com. Her skill set is in hospitality, events management, marketing and before launching the club, Jae ran a marketing agency for female led businesses, an events agency working with Buddha Bar London, and developed a successful corporate marketing career working for the likes of Sky, Universal Pictures, Ovo Energy and Carat UK within corporate marketing roles. She was also on the junior committee of The Hospital Club in Covent Garden from 2015-2017. Jae is passionate about adventure sports, and challenging traditional ways of doing business to be more lifestyle and holistically focused. You can get in touch with Jae on london@fienamembersclub.com Host: Jamie Neale @jamienealejn Discussing rituals and habitual patterns in personal and work life. We ask questions about how to become more aware of one self and the world around us, how do we become 360 with ourselves? Host Instagram: @jamienealejn Podcast Instagram: @360_yourself Music from Electric Fruit Produced by Tom Dalby Composed by Toby Wright

There is one month until the energy price cap rises and one day until Conservative Party members finish voting for the next prime minister. Sean Farrington discusses what it could mean for both businesses and households and what suggestions the boss of OVO Energy has. It's transfer deadline day for English and Scottish Premier League football clubs - a football finance expert tells Sean what's remarkable about this year's numbers. And it's been ten years since the dating app Tinder was launched - Sean hears from two bosses in the business on what it's meant for the industry.

 - Truss promises support to businesses and households on energy costs - Ovo Energy boss proposes plan to stave off household bill crisis - FTSE 100 logs worst day in seven weeks as recession worries mount 3 of 5 business stories featured in today's 90 second podcast

All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series What's your best indicator that your security program is actually improving? And besides you and your team, is anyone impressed? Check out this post for the discussion that are the basis of our conversation on this week's episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski. Our guest is Simon Goldsmith (@cybergoldsmith), director of information security, OVO Energy. Thanks to our podcast sponsor, Votiro Can you trust that your content and data is free of malware and ransomware? With Votiro you can. Votiro removes evasive and unknown malware from content in milliseconds, without impacting file fidelity or usability. It even works on password-protected and zipped files. Plus, it's an API, so it integrates with everything – including Microsoft 365. Learn more at Votiro.com. In this episode: What's the best indicator that your security program is actually improving? Does anyone care that you're actually improving your security posture? What should we be measuring to prove a security program is working and getting better?

In 2011, Fiona started a five-year stretch launching market-leading connected home products, starting at British start-up Alert Me, which later became part of the leading smart home provider, Hive. Stints with Ovo Energy and a company supplying smart meters to the Big Six energy companies followed and in 2017, Fiona became CEO of Octopus Electric Vehicles

Pippa Gawley is the Founding Partner at Zero Carbon Capital, a UK Climate Fund investing in early-stage companies that are on a mission to fix climate change through deep science innovationShe worked with eBay in the UK, moved to Silicon Valley and is one of the "re-immigrants" as she moved back to Europe.There's a lot we will learn in this episode from Pippa:how to crack the diversity problem in VC and Climate Tech in general.the level of maturity of the London and UK Climate tech scenes, how many funds exist and why there are so few Unicorns yet.How Pippa runs a VC fund with her husband.I truly think you will enjoy this one. Pippa brings a unique perspective as a woman Fund Manager AND it's refreshing!Listen and LearnZero Carbon Capital's geographical scope, ticket size and strategy (1:40)Pippa launched the fund with her husband Alex Gawley (2:00)The biggest lessons she brought back from Silicon Valley to the UK (3:30)The Climate Tech space is evolving even faster than the rest of Tech scene in Europe (5:30)Only 2 Climate “unicorns” in the UK (as of May 2022). Pippa shares the reasons why (7:00)Why we need more collaboration between funds and investors in Europe (8:00)Their collaboration with Extantia who is LP in their fund (9:00)How do we enable more diversity in Venture Capital (10:30)The responsibility from Governments, LPs, and the Climate Tech community to help more women get (12:30)Why they chose not to work with the UK government fund (14:00)There are lots of angel groups that focus on women (15:40)The triggering moment that pushed Pippa to become an Angel investor (16:00)Why we need outreach programs to encourage friends to get into Angel investing (16:30)Pippa's positioning on funding Software vs Hardware startups (17:30)Why Pippa only invest in opportunities where they can be additive (18:00)Their decision to invest in less crowded verticals: industrial hardware, hydrogen leakage (19:00)How Zero Carbon Capital runs technical Due Diligence and uses an external team of expert for sanity checks (20:00)The one area where Pippa has completely changed her mind (21:40)Why the laziness of the human species means we will need carbon removal even if the logic doesn't make sense (23:30)Why people love the idea of a silver bullet and why it unfortunately won't happen (24:00)The biggest learning and mistake since starting Zero Carbon Capital (25:00)What Pippa would do if she had to start again (26:00)Why we need more specialist Climate funds in the future (27:00)Why the smaller funds will drive more impact than the bigger ones (28:00)Pippa's great networking recommendations to transition your career into Climate, expand your Climate network (30:30)Why listening to Podcasts is the best advice to get up to speed on Climate (31:20)Show LinksThe 2 UK-based Climate Tech unicorns

In this episode Jon talks with Alex Thwaites and Michael Harper from energy retailer OVO Energy about their activity and ambitions to help households decarbonise heat. Roxanne Pieterse, Senior Analyst, from Delta-EE adds her expert views.

一、英供热企业建议客户“抱宠物取暖”｜Cuddling pets to keep warm?A British energy supplier has apologized for the "poorly judged and unhelpful" advice sent to customers which suggested they could snuggle up to their pets and exercise to cut back on their heating bills.英国的一家供热企业为其发给客户的"不当又无用的"建议而道歉，这些建议包括让客户抱着宠物取暖或做运动来减少暖气开支。 SSE, which is owned by OVO Energy, suggested 10 "simple and cost effective ways to keep warm this winter," according to the Financial Times.据《金融时报》报道，英国能源巨头OVO旗下的SSE能源公司提出了10个"今冬保暖的省钱小妙招"。Eating bowls of oatmeal, doing star jumps and cuddling pets were among the recommendations on the now-deleted web page.这些建议现在已经从网页上删除，其中包括吃燕麦粥、做星跳动作和拥抱宠物。Some British businesses and households have seen their energy bills rise in recent months, as suppliers grapple with a sharp rise in wholesale gas prices.由于天然气批发价格的急剧上涨给供热企业造成压力，一些英国企业和家庭发现近几个月的能源开支有所增加。According to National Energy Action, more than 4 million UK households are in the grip of fuel poverty -- a figure which the charity believes could rise by 2 million in April when a cap on energy prices is expected to increase.英国慈善机构国家能源行动的数据显示，逾400万户英国家庭已陷入了燃料贫困，随着能源价格上限提高，该机构预计到四月份燃料贫困家庭还会再增加200万户。二、魁北克向拒打疫苗者征健康税｜Health tax imposed on unvaccinated CanadiansThe Canadian province of Quebec will charge a health tax to residents who are not vaccinated against COVID-19.加拿大魁北克省将对未接种新冠疫苗的居民征收健康税。 Quebec, which has seen the highest number of COVID-related deaths in Canada, is currently struggling with a surge in cases.加拿大新冠死亡人数最多的魁北克省目前正在与病例激增作斗争。On Jan 11, the provincial premier announced it would be the first in the nation to financially penalize the unvaccinated.1月11日，魁北克省省长宣布，魁北克将在加拿大率先对未接种疫苗者采取经济处罚措施。Only about 12.8 percent of Quebec residents are not vaccinated, but they make up nearly a third of all hospital cases.魁北克只有约12.8%的居民没有接种疫苗，但是在住院病例中，未接种疫苗者却占据了近三分之一。According to federal data, just over 85 percent of Quebec residents had received at least one vaccine dose by Jan 1.加拿大联邦政府数据显示，截至1月1日，刚过85%的魁北克居民至少接种了一剂疫苗。On Jan 11, Quebec's death toll from COVID reached 12,028.1月11日，魁北克新冠死亡人数达到了12028人。The percentage of COVID patients in intensive care who have not been vaccinated is 45 percent, provincial data shows.魁北克省的数据显示，被重症监护室收治的新冠患者当中，没有接种疫苗的患者占到了45%。三、挪威退役士兵被要求交回内衣袜子｜Conscripts in Norway ordered to return underwearConscripts in Norway have been ordered to return their underwear, bras and socks after the end of their military service so the next group of recruits can use them.挪威要求士兵在服完兵役后归还内衣、胸罩和袜子，以便给下一批新兵使用。 The Norwegian military said on Jan 10 it is struggling with dwindling supplies in part due to the pandemic.挪威军方1月10日表示，军队目前出现供应不足的情况，这与疫情有部分关系。The Norwegian Defense Logistics Organization said because of "a challenging stockpile situation, this move is necessary as it provides the Armed Forces with greater garment volumes available for new soldiers starting their initial service."挪威国防后勤组织表示，由于"储备不足，有必要采取这一举措，此举为武装部队提供了更多服装，以供开始服役的新兵使用。"Its press spokesman Hans Meisingset said that with "proper checks and cleaning, the reuse of garments is considered an adequate and sound practice."该组织新闻发言人汉斯•梅辛塞特表示，经过"适当的检查和清洁，服装再利用是一种合理可行的做法。"四、世界上最长寿男性去世｜World's oldest man dies at 112Santiago de la Fuente, a 112-year-old Spanish man who was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the world's oldest man in September last year, died on Tuesday at home in the city of Leon in northwest Spain.当地时间1月18日，西班牙人德拉•富恩特在该国西北部莱昂市的家中去世，终年112岁。去年9月，富恩特被吉尼斯世界纪录认定为"世界上最年长男性"。 Santiago was born on Feb 12, 1909. He survived the Spanish flu pandemic that broke out in 1918 and started working in a shoe factory when he was 13 years old.富恩特于1909年2月12日出生，经历过1918年的西班牙大流感，13岁进入一家制鞋厂工作。He had eight children, 14 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren and during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic he became the first man vaccinated in Leon.他有8个孩子、14个孙子和22个曾孙。新冠疫情暴发后，富恩特成为莱昂市首个接种新冠疫苗的人。snuggle 英 [ˈsnʌɡ(ə)l]; 美 [ˈsnʌɡl]vt.使舒适温暖；紧抱；偎依vi.偎依；舒服地蜷伏grapple 英 [ˈɡræpl]; 美 [ˈɡræpl]v.扭打，搏斗；努力解决问题，应对困境（grapple with）；抓住，抓牢（某人）；用抓钩抓住 n.格斗，摔跤；摔跤比赛；抓具，抓钩；抓斗机grip 英 [ɡrɪp]; 美 [ɡrɪp]n.紧握；掌握，控制；理解；不打滑，走得稳；手柄；紧握（或抓牢）的方式；（拍摄电影时）摄影机和照明设备管理人员；发夹；旅行袋 v.握紧，夹住；（尤指通过摩擦力）牢牢地附着，紧贴；使感兴趣，吸引住（某人）的注意；对……产生强有力的影响dwindle英 [ˈdwɪnd(ə)l]; 美 [ˈdwɪndl]v.（逐渐）减少，变小；使缩小，使减少stockpile 英 [ˈstɒkpaɪl]; 美 [ˈstɑːkpaɪl]n.库存；积蓄vt.贮存；储蓄vi.积累；储备物资garment 英 [ɡɑːmənt]; 美 [ɡɑːrmənt]n.（一件）衣服

Welcome back to episode 2 of the Black Girl Finance Podcast. This week we are talking about financial privilege and privilege in general, a conversation sparked by the now infamous Molly Mae conversation with Steven Barlett on his Diary of a Ceo podcast. I share my thoughts. The second topic is the customer service failure from OVO energy. At a time when people are anxious about the imminent rising cost of energy bills amongst other financial strains, it's not the kind of customer service email you expect to get signed off, but it did, so let's explore. This weeks episode is sponsored by the investing research app - Genuine Impact - you'll get 14 days free trial to all Premium features, no card required. Plus, use my link below and you get an extra 1-month free Premium (worth £8)! https://genuineimpactapp.page.link/3h9X Don't forget to like, subscribe and share. If you are listening or Watching on Spotify (apologies I will get dressed up for next weeks episode, oh maybe not, who knows).

Hampelmänner machen und kuscheln mit dem Haustier. Mit solchen Vorschlägen zum Umgang mit der Heizkostenexplosion hat ein britischer Energieversorger seine Kundinnen und Kunden in Wallung gebracht.

- '100 invited' to Downing Street garden lockdown drinks - Omicron boosts UK supermarket spending - Ovo Energy sorry over advice to cuddle pets to stay warm 3 of the 5 stories included in today's “5 Things” Vox Markets Podcast

What's it all about? The electrification of transport continues at pace (literally and metaphorically), and one of the most interesting areas of growth, particularly for those who have to deal with high levels of local and regional road traffic congestion, is electric taxi's. One of the leading pioneers in this sector is Vertical Aerospace. I was able to speak to founder and CEO Stephen Fitzpatrick ahead of his hot footing to New York to ring the bell on their NYSE public Listing on 16th December. We talk disruption, electrification, innovation and of course entrepreneurship. I hope you enjoy the episode. About Stephen Fitzpatrick:  Cleantech entrepreneur Stephen Fitzpatrick founded Vertical Aerospace in 2016, an electric aircraft company which is pioneering electric aviations. The Bristol, UK-based company has partnered with Microsoft, Rolls-Royce, Honeywell, GKN and Solvay to build one of the world's most advanced electric VTOLs (vertical take-off and landing). Its VA-X4 aircraft will be capable of speeds of 200mph, a range of over 100miles, near silent when in flight and with zero operating emissions. Vertical has 1,350 conditional pre-orders of its aircraft for $5.4bn from the likes of American Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Avolon and Bristow. The VA-X4 will be delivered to its customers, after certification, in 2024. Stephen is also the founder of OVO Energy, the UK's largest independent energy company supplying British homes with 100% renewable energy. OVO hopes to decarbonise 5m British homes by 2030. About Vertical Aerospace: Vertical Aerospace is pioneering electric aviation. Over the past five years, Vertical has focused on building the most experienced and senior team in the eVTOL industry, who have over 1,700 combined years of engineering experience, and have certified and supported over 30 different civil and military aircraft and propulsion systems. Vertical's unrivalled top-tier partner ecosystem is expected to de-risk operational execution and its pathway to certification, allow for a lean cost structure and enable production at scale. Vertical has received conditional pre-orders for a total of up to 1,350 aircraft from American Airlines, Avolon, Bristow and Iberojet, which includes pre-order options from Virgin Atlantic and Marubeni, and in doing so, is creating multiple potential near term and actionable routes to market. In June 2021, Vertical Aerospace announced a SPAC merger with Broadstone Acquisition Corp (NYSE: BSN). Social links Stephen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-fitzpatrick-9858bb9/ Vertical Aerospace LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vertical-aerospace-ltd/ Vertical Aerospace Twitter: https://twitter.com/VerticalAero Vertical Aerospace Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/verticalaerospace/?hl=en Vertical Aerospace YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMrfQ2oH7u7IVG5z0mFlWXQ About Hyperion Executive Search Hyperion are a specialist executive search firm working with some of the most innovative cleantech companies in the world, helping to find extraordinary talent to enable their growth and success. Partnering with leading cleantech VCs, as well as directly with founders and entrepreneurs in the sector. With our clients we are transforming business and growing a strong and prosperous cleantech economy. If you want to grow your team, or move forward your career, visit www.hyperionsearch.com, or email info@hyperionsearch.com EPISODE LINKS Heathrow's flying taxis will shuttle passengers between UK cities for the price of an Uber in just four years' time https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10123779/Heathrows-flying-taxis-shuttle-passengers-UK-cities.html Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe Twitter https://twitter.com/Cleantechleader Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DavidHuntCleantechGuide Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhuntcleantech/

Nils is a creative's creative who isn't afraid to hold a mirror up to himself and the industry he loves. His recent TBD talk was going to be called ‘Life is too short to give up and become a cynical old sl@g' but being the helpful, positive soul he is, Nils plumped for ‘What to do when you are being punched in the face'. Nils knows ‘good' when he sees it and isn't afraid to burn down houses to find it. A good thing when you're asking about post-pandemic client relations to how creativity is changing because of platforms like TikTok. About Flavia: (@nilsleonard)+20 years in the advertising and design industry, Nils has worked across the most recognised agencies in London. From his time in the Chairman/Chief Creative Officer role at Grey LDN to being voted into the kill-your-grandmother-to-be-a-part- of the Ad Age's creativity 50, Nils has won a slew of accolades and titles for his creativity. From ethical brands to home staples, Nils, Lucy Jameson and Natalie Graeme are making waves at Uncommon, the creative studio building brands the real world is happy exists. Clients include Google, WWF, Ovo Energy, Unilever and ASOS.Find out more about Nils over at Uncommon.ABOUT MOUTHWASH: Mouthwash season two begins July 5, for more information, check out mouthwashshow.comThanks to Shell for supporting the show, and to Ecologi for planting a tree for every listener! TBD Conference will return in 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ex-professional rugby player Elliott Herrod-Taylor's career was cut short thanks to a spider's bite! He founded his first business UP4 Events whilst at university thanks to his love of music and juggled this alongside his degree and starting The Bunch. As the designated bill payer in his university house Elliott dealt with the frustrations of setting up contracts with utility providers and knew there was a better way! The Bunch, founded in 2017 helps students and letting agencies compile their multiple bills in an easy to manage one off payment. Now The Bunch has expanded to help 3,000+ customers per year and works with massive names such as Virgin Media and Ovo Energy. For someone that had already founded 2 companies by the age of 23, what's next for Elliott? Find out in this podcast. We're thrilled to be sponsored by Coronation Wealth Management LLP for the 4th series of this award-winning podcast series.

Avsnitt 27 av UTVECKLA är här! Vi har haft förmånen att bli gästade av programutvecklingentusiasten Christoffer Noring som jobbar som molnutvecklarrådgivare på Microsoft. Som molnutvecklarrådgivare hjälper han utvecklare att arbeta med Microsoft-teknik, i synnerhet användning av webbappar i kombination med Azure. Christoffer har utöver detta en bakgrund som frontend- och mjukvaruutvecklare på prominenta företag som McKinsey & Company, OVO Energy och Google. I detta avsnitt kommer vi fördjupa oss i bland annat Microsoft Blazor, WebAssembly och Single-page applications. Vad betyder dessa begrepp? Hur och när använder man sig av dem? Och hur går man tillväga som nybörjare för att sätta igång med detta? Det får du lära dig i dagens avsnitt av UTVECKLA. Trevlig lyssning!

Our CEO John Feddersen speaks to Guy Newey, Strategy and Performance Director at Energy Systems Catapult (ESC) - an independent, not-for-profit centre of excellence that bridges the gap between industry, government, academia and research. ESC has recently published its report called ‘Rethinking Electricity Markets – EMR 2.0', an initiative aiming to develop proposals to reform electricity markets so that they best enable innovative, efficient, whole energy system decarbonisation. Guy has had a diverse career across the energy sector. He has been a Special Adviser to two former Energy Secretaries of State, and was previously Head of Policy at Ovo Energy and Head of Environment and Energy at the think-tank Policy Exchange. Before this, Guy worked as a journalist in Hong Kong and in the UK. John and Guy discuss: • Guy's journey, his early experience as a journalist and the impact on his present role • ESC's mission in the energy transition and avoiding clean growth costs • ‘Rethinking Electricity Markets' report with a focus on the role of consumers • The agreement on decarbonisation in 5 years' time

This week we’re looking at Tesla overtaking Exxon’s market value; the UK E-scooter Trial and OVO Energy’s low carbon Heating Trial Tesla overtakes Exxon's market value in symbolic energy shift away from fossil fuels Source: financialpost.com Rental e-scooters will be allowed in UK streets from Saturday Source: Energy live News OVO Energy to lead major zero-carbon heat trial Source: current-news.co.uk Let me know if this is useful - contact me on Linkedin - linkedin.com/in/sebvandort or on Twitter:@sebvandort #energy #netzero #energytransition #Utilities #e-scooters #Tesla #OVO

Z/Yen conducts an irregular series of short webinars, CommunityZ Chest, featuring people from its various communities and clubs, viz. technology, financial services, civil society, and business. These webinars provide an opportunity to meet people from the wider CommunityZ, to share ideas, and to make connections. This CommunitZ features Brendan May. Brendan is the Founder and Chairman of Robertsbridge, a global sustainability advisory firm that has worked with some of the world's best known companies and brands on long term sustainability strategies, supply chain risk, sustainable sourcing, reputation and crisis management. Current and recent clients include Drax, Heathrow, Unilever, OVO Energy, RGE Group and Cargill, where he chairs the company's independent Land Use & Forests Sustainability Panel. He is a well respected mediator and facilitator, having been behind some of the best known reconciliations between multinational companies and campaign groups. He is a specialist in stakeholder engagement and sustainability strategy. From 1999-2004 he was Chief Executive of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and he has also been European Chairman of the Rainforest Alliance, where he served on the global board for 4 years. He has chaired several corporate advisory panels, and is a regular commentator in print and broadcast media on corporate responsibility issues. Interested in watching our webinars live, or taking part in the production of our research? Join our community at: https://bit.ly/3sXPpb5

Show #783   Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Tuesday 18th May 2020. It’s Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story so you don't have to.   Thank you to MYEV.com for helping make this show, they’ve built the first marketplace specifically for Electric Vehicles. It’s a totally free marketplace that simplifies the buying and selling process, and help you learn about EVs along the way too.   TESLA GIGAFACTORY 1 COULD GROW AS PARTNER PANASONIC REPORTS MORE PROFITS "Not only did Tesla pull a profit in the first quarter of 2020, but its battery partner Panasonic said on Monday its battery business recorded earnings in the black, too, for the second time. Now, Gigafactory 1, based in Nevada, could see an expansion." says Roadshow by CNET: "Panasonic Chief Financial Officer Hirokazu Umeda specifically said the company was "in discussions right now" to expand work at the facility. Although the company is no longer Tesla's exclusive battery provider (the company works with LG Chem in China), the partnership has blossomed in recent years and recorded two profitable quarters. Umeda mentioned demand is beyond the current capacity of 35 gigawatts per year."   And from that Reuters report, they say: "Umeda hinted that Panasonic has been developing new batteries with Tesla. “We will be working to improve materials and technologies throughout this financial year,” he said. The Tesla battery business provided a bright spot in Panasonic’s otherwise grim earnings, hit by plant closures and supply chain disruptions for its laptops, washing machines, automotive components and factory equipment. Panasonic has decided to exit solar cell production at Tesla’s New York plant this year. It also decided not to build a new battery plant for Tesla in China. The U.S. car maker has entered into partnerships with South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd (051910.KS) and China’s CATL"   https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/tesla-gigafactory-nevada-reopen-production-elon-musk   https://www.reuters.com/article/us-panasonic-results-idUSKBN22U0MF   ELECTRIC VEHICLE SALES TO FALL 18% IN 2020 "Sales of electric passenger vehicles are forecast to fall 18% in 2020, to 1.7 million worldwide – with the coronavirus crisis interrupting ten successive years of strong growth." according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance: "However, sales of combustion engine cars are set to drop even faster this year (by 23%), and the long-term electrification of transport is projected to accelerate in the years ahead.  BNEF’s analysis suggests that global sales of internal combustion engine, or ICE, cars peaked in 2017 and will continue their long-term decline after a temporary post-crisis recovery. For the first time, BNEF sees overall new passenger vehicle sales peaking in 2036 as changing global demographics, increasing urbanization and more shared mobility outweigh the effects of economic development – though the fleet size keeps growing. Electric models are seen accounting for 3% of global car sales in 2020, rising to 7% in 2023, at some 5.4 million units."   https://bnef.turtl.co/story/evo-2020/   AS COVID-19 HITS ELECTRIC VEHICLES, SOME THRIVE, OTHERS DIE And quoting the BNEF report, Bloomberg today looked at which countries will drive EV adoption: "The pandemic ravaged economy is expected to give electric vehicles a boost in China, Europe and countries committed to sparking battery power via financial stimulus and infrastructure spending, In the U.S., electric vehicles sales will shrink to just 1.7% of the personal auto market in 2021. At the same time, the sector will swell to 8.1% of all sales in China, which accounts for the largest share of global EV sales, and 5% of those in Europe, the BNEF report says."   https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-19/as-covid-19-hits-electric-vehicles-some-thrive-others-die?sref=W369vOBR   VW PARKS CARS WHEREVER THEY GO In an article translated (Google translate!) from German: "Volkswagen , the largest automobile manufacturer in the world, they are currently mainly occupied with parking. The group has had difficulties with software development for quite some time - the electric car ID.3 is therefore pre-produced without a complete operating system, in the hope that the software will be added later when it is finally ready. In the meantime, thousands of ID.3s are parked as soulless cases, partly on the premises of the VW factory in Zwickau, as shown here, partly in a huge parking lot in Saxony, which VW does not like to show to the public. But now the car manufacturer could soon run out of space: Because not only does VW have software problems with the production of the ID.3, but recently also with the good old Golf. Delivery of the Golf 8 had to be stopped because the emergency assistant was not working.  Nevertheless, the company wants to continue producing the Golf 8 and simply, exactly, park thousands of cars somewhere until this pretty embarrassing software problem is solved."   https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/vw-golf-software-problem-1.4911260   2020 BMW X5 XDRIVE45E REVIEW – THE NEW BEST BUY "Because the X5 is one of the best-selling cars it has on sale today and keeping the fleet’s CO2 emissions in check is a tricky ordeal. A hybrid will definitely help out with that, especially considering the tax systems in various countries around the world." says BMWBlog: "The new BMW X5 xDrive45e came with a host of improvements compared to its predecessor. t low speeds it does emit a hum to warn pedestrians, but it would still cause a couple of frowns from people as they probably had no idea BMW has an X5 hybrid.   Whereas the old hybrid X5 had a 9.2 kWh battery, the new one can store more than 2.5 times that, being rated for 24 kWh out of which you can use 21 kWh. So that’s a big hike, even though the physical size of the battery didn’t change that much. Keep the pedal glued to the floor and speed just keeps ticking up. This car picks up speed at an alarming rate. It may be a hybrid, 2.5-ton monster but it can move. 0-62 takes just 5.6 seconds and you’ll go all the way up to 250 km/h (155 mph) if you dare."   https://www.bmwblog.com/2020/05/18/2020-bmw-x5-xdrive45e-review/   HYUNDAI MOTOR’S EVS A POPULAR CHOICE IN POLICE FLEETS AROUND EUROPE "A growing number of police forces around Europe are turning to Hyundai EVs to use in their fleets. Amid growing concerns about inner-city air pollution, zero-emission vehicles such as battery electric (BEV) and fuel cell electric (FCEV) vehicles present an attractive solution for police officers’ mobility needs." says Automotiveworld.com: "Hyundai’s best-selling all-electric SUV Kona Electric is a popular choice for police forces in countries like Switzerland, the Netherlands, Spain and the United Kingdom. A year ago, the police force of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland added 13 Kona Electric models to their fleet – five as police cars and eight as civilian vehicles.  In the Netherlands, police forces in Amsterdam, East Netherlands and Central Netherlands are also testing Kona Electric’s suitability as a police cruiser. Its long driving range and fast charging make it an attractive choice for police use. Kona Electrics can be found in the police fleets in Valencia, Spain, in both the 39 kWh and 64 kWh editions. And in the U.K., Sussex Police and North Wales Police already have one Kona Electric each in their fleets. Additionally, Hampshire Police have ordered nine Kona Electric models for their fleet, which will be delivered early next month."   https://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/hyundai-motors-evs-a-popular-choice-in-police-fleets-around-europe/   KIA E-NIRO VS KIA SOUL EV "Now, though, there's an all-new Soul EV, which uses the same 64kWh battery and 201bhp electric motor as its e-Niro sibling. And that raises an important question if you like the idea of a fully electric family SUV: which one is better?" asks WhatCar? "If the moment does take you, you can hustle both cars down a country road at a reasonable lick, but we’d describe their handling as tidy rather than fun. Of the two, it's the e-Niro that's more agile, because it leans less than the taller, marginally more top-heavy-feeling Soul, plus its steering reacts more naturally; the Soul's is quicker but not as progressively weighted, and that takes a bit of getting used to."   https://www.whatcar.com/news/kia-e-niro-vs-kia-soul-ev/n21450   MITSUBISHI EXTENDS 10,000 FREE ELECTRIC MILES OFFER ON OUTLANDER PHEV "Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has extended its 10,000 Free Green Miles offer for Outlander PHEV buyers until September. Offered in partnership with OVO Energy, the incentive provides drivers of the plug-in hybrid SUV with 10,000 miles worth of free electricity." according to AM Online "Customers will receive a £20.40 credit in their OVO account each month, for 24 months. The deal also includes Polar Plus membership, so Outlander PHEV drivers can charge away from home for free."   https://www.am-online.com/news/car-manufacturer-news/2020/05/19/mitsubishi-offers-10-000-free-electric-miles-with-outlander-phev   WITH ELECTRIC VEHICLES, BRAND REPUTATION IS NOT A SURE THING "When the topic turns to brand reputation and electric vehicles, the case seems easy enough. Zero emission cars make an important contribution to decarbonization, and that reflects nicely on the auto companies who produce them. However, even the simplest of brand calculations can take an unexpected turn when politics are involved." writes TriplePundit: "Officials in Alameda County, California, had been working with Tesla on a May 18 reopening plan for its Fremont facility, but Musk launched a ferocious attack on Twitter demanding an earlier opening. The result was a blinding blitz of free publicity, during which Musk restarted his factory in Fremont, California days before Ford and GM were set to open. If the idea was to re-assert Tesla’s image as a maverick bucking the entrenched industry tide and bureaucrats alike, Musk certainly succeeded on that score. Last week the president tweeted his approval of Musk’s tactics over the Fremont opening, writing that “California should let Tesla & @elonmusk open the plant, NOW. It can be done Fast & Safely!” If things continue in this vein, it seems that Musk may accomplish the seemingly impossible task of turning Trump voters into Tesla buyers."   https://www.triplepundit.com/story/2020/electric-vehicles-brand-reputation-not-sure-thing/120316     QUESTION OF THE WEEK   Should Dyson have continued to make a £150,000 EV, or should we only make EVs realistic? 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Show #687   Good morning, good afternoon and good evening wherever you are in the world, welcome to EV News Daily for Tuesday 4th February 2020. It’s Martyn Lee here and I go through every EV story to save you time.   Thank you to MYEV.com for helping make this show, they’ve built the first marketplace specifically for Electric Vehicles. It’s a totally free marketplace that simplifies the buying and selling process, and help you learn about EVs along the way too.   UK PLANS TO BAN NEW INTERNAL-COMBUSTION CARS BY 2035 "A ban on the sale of new gasoline, diesel, and even hybrid cars could go into effect in the UK as soon as 2035, under a new proposal by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. That deadline is five years earlier than previously planned." reports Autoblog: "The UK government in 2018 said it planned to outlaw the sale of gasoline and diesel new cars and vans starting in 2040, but that proposal still permitted ultra-low-emissions hybrids. The new proposal not only moves the date five years closer, it permits only zero-emissions vehicles."   "Interestingly, the UK’s upcoming ban actually includes hybrid vehicles, which have long been promoted by veteran carmakers as “electrified” cars. Yet save for plug-in hybrids, which can be charged from an EV charging station, hybrids like the Toyota Prius still use petrol as their sole source of fuel." is how Teslarati sees it: "With hybrid cars now a part of the ICE ban because of their need for petrol, the UK will be focusing on pushing pure electric cars."   The Telegraph newspaper said: "Britain’s biggest car maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and other luxury UK auto firms will be among the biggest victims of a ban on diesel and petrol sales by 2035, analysts fear. Experts said that JLR is seriously exposed as profits depend on the large SUVs produced by its Land Rover arm, which outsell Jaguar models by three to one. It is understood that executives at the firm had no advance warning of Government plans to bring forward a ban on diesel and petrol sales from 2040 to 2035. Moving the deadline could also mean car companies writing off earlier investment in hybrid technology."   David Greenwood, professor of advanced propulsion at Warwick University, said: “It’s very difficult to deliver big and heavy cars, like full-size SUVs, which are fully electric and have the long range that people expect.”   According to BBC News: "The change in plans, which will be subject to a consultation, comes after experts warned the previous target date of 2040 would still leave old conventional cars on the roads following the clean-up date of 2050."   And finally from Thisismoney.co.uk: "However, the inclusion of hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles - marketed until now as green models - might have come as quite a shock to some, especially the manufacturers who have heavily invested in their development and the UK motorists who've already paid a premium to buy one. What came as more of a shock was the decision to also outlaw hybrid and plug-in hybrid cars from that date too, meaning those that run on a combination of petrol or diesel and electricity will also be drummed out of showrooms in 15 year's time. A decision to remove financial incentives to help motorists buy plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) at the end of 2018 was the first signal that the government might turn its back on hybrid technology."   https://www.autoblog.com/2020/02/04/uk-could-ban-gasoline-diesel-and-hybrid-cars-starting-in-2035/   https://www.teslarati.com/uk-death-sentence-ice-cars-hybrids/   https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/02/05/electric-car-sales-surge-confusion-reigns-policy-hybrids/   https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-51366123   FORD ENGINEER TALKS MACH-E SPECS "A Ford engineer hosted an “ask me anything” (AMA) thread on Reddit over the weekend.  In it, they let us in on a few new bits of information about the car (including battery and charging specs), and talked about his opinion of it, particularly in comparison to the Tesla Model Y, which will target a similar market as the Mach-E." writes Electrek: "The engineer was less complimentary of Tesla’s manufacturing capabilities.  While they had great things to say about Tesla’s battery and motor engineering (which “outpaces the industry by 5yrs easy”)The Mach-E has a face camera in the steering wheel cluster which will be used for future autonomous driving purposes.  It will be able to detect whether or not the driver is in the seat and paying attention to the road.  The engineer suggests that this will be better than Tesla’s “autopilot nag” warnings which require steering wheel movement every once in a while, allowing a “more natural experience and you can rest your arms.​” Also, the Mach-E’s cluster will be capable of side-by-side displays of both Ford’s “sync” infotainment system and Apple CarPlay or Android Auto."   https://electrek.co/2020/02/03/ford-engineer-talks-mach-e-specs-teases-features-compares-to-tesla-model-y/   PRODUCTION AT GIGAFACTORY TURNS PROFITABLE "Panasonic reports an increase in automotive battery sales (sadly there are no detailed numbers for the subcategory). The main factor is an increase of 21700 cylindrical cell type sales/production in North America at the Tesla Gigafactory. The production lines for Tesla are now profitable not only on a monthly basis, but for the entire Q4 2019." says InsideEVs: "On the other hand, cylindrical cells produced in Japan (the 18650 type), for cars like the Tesla Model S and Tesla Model X, continue to decrease. The decrease affected also prismatic batteries in North America."   https://insideevs.com/news/396595/panasonic-q4-2019-report/   NORWAY SOLD 4,236 NEW ELECTRIC CARS IN JANUARY "4,236 electric cars were newly registered in Norway in the first month of the new year. The market share of BEV in passenger car registrations was thus 44.3%. By far the most popular model across all drive systems was the Audi e-tron." writes electrive: "The 3,270 hybrid passenger cars included 1,919 plug-in hybrids.  If both types of drive are added together, 78.5 per cent of all newly registered passenger cars in Norway in December were thus equipped with an electric or plug-in hybrid drive."   https://www.electrive.com/2020/02/04/norway-sold-4236-new-electric-cars-in-january/   FORMULA E REVEALS GEN2 EVO WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CAR Formula E and the FIA have today given fans a first look at the newly named Gen2 EVO, using a reimagined design that will debut in season seven when the electric racing series competes under the banner of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. The modifications to the bodywork have been made midway through the current four-year cycle of the ‘Gen2’ era, to provide a fresh new look for Formula E. The car will continue to be fitted with 18-inch MICHELIN Pilot Sport all-weather tyres, specially designed for use in both wet and dry conditions. Covers will come off the Gen2 EVO for the first time on the FIA stand at the Geneva International Motor Show on March 3.   OVO ENERGY AND MITSUBISHI TEAM UP TO OFFER FREE EV MILES "Customers who purchase a Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) will be able to charge it for free for the first 10,000 miles of its use through OVO Energy, the two companies have today announced." accordingg to BusinessGreen: "New owners of the Outlander would have to switch to OVO's 100 per cent green energy Energy EV Everywhere tariff to benefit from the deal, after which their accounts wouild would credited with £20 each month for 24 months to cover the typical cost of charging the vehicle.Some 50,000 Outlanders have been registered in the UK since 2014. The plug-in hybrid SUV consumes electricity at a rate of 3.68 miles/kWh, which equates to 2,717kWh of energy to travel 10,000 miles."   https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4009988/ovo-energy-mitsubishi-team-offer-free-ev-miles   GERMAN CAR SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE, HAS ELECTRIC CARS "Cluno is a German company that helps its customers drive in a cost-effective manner. It’s marketed toward those who would rent a car often but don’t want to own one. It includes several different electric vehicle models in its lineup." reports CleanTechnica: "Cluno has six electric vehicles for you to choose from. The lowest-priced option is the Renault ZOE 50 Experience at €449 per month. The Tesla Model 3, Long Range AWD is the most expensive option at €1,299 per month."   https://www.autoblog.com/2020/02/04/uk-could-ban-gasoline-diesel-and-hybrid-cars-starting-in-2035/     RENAULT MEGANE 2020: PLUG-IN TECH OFFERED FOR FIRST TIME ON HATCH "The new Megane also offers a new powertrain with the introduction of E-Tech plug-in hybrid. This features a four-cylinder 1.6-litre petrol engine with two electric motors and an innovative multi-mode clutch-less gearbox. With its 9.8kWh battery it can run on full-electric mode for 30 miles in mixed cycle and 40 miles in urban cycle." says leasing.com   https://leasing.com/car-leasing-news/renault-megane-2020/   NEW QUESTION OF THE WEEK The MYEV.com Question Of The Week…   On a scale on 1-10, (1 being not at all, 10 being completely) how much does/did environment come into your love of EVs?   I want to say a heartfelt thank you to the 231 patrons of this podcast whose generosity means I get to keep making this show, which aims to entertain and inform thousands of listeners every day about a brighter future. 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As a trained occupational psychologist, Kim Atherton has worked with leaders and organizations to understand how they create high-performance teams. She joined Ovo Energy - a green energy tech company in the UK - when it was just 50 people in a barn, and helped to scale the company to 2,500 employees. During her time at Ovo, she recognized that misalignment was a problem for companies, which inspired her to found Just3Things, a startup that helps organizations improve alignment at scale.  Alignment With The Vision In 2012 Kim was in the final interview stage at a large bank. It was a great career move on paper, but the thought of getting out of bed every day to do succession planning for a big bank just didn’t excite her. About that time she met the founder of Ovo Energy, who told her that he needed someone to help him build the world’s best company, someone who would be willing to unlearn traditional HR practices. Kim jumped at the opportunity to help scale Ovo as she believed in its vision. [Listen from 1:45] The mission and values of a company are more important than the compensation and prestige, Barry comments. A transformative purpose pulls people together: you’re willing to put up with more when you know it’s for the greater good. It keeps you going through the tough times. [Listen from 3:45] Aligning Values With Behavior Human beings pick up on behavioral cues almost unconsciously. Creating a company culture that aligns with your vision often means unlearning traditional practices, and being intentional about using processes that result in desired behaviors. Ovo knew their success depended on being nimble and agile, so they eschewed traditional competency-based interview practices in favor of interviewing based on learning agility. Kim says that you can always upskill an employee if they don’t have a certain programming ability, but you can’t train learning agility - you either have it or you don’t. [Listen from 6:50] In the fast-paced world of a startup company, full transparency and good communication are vital. You want to create an environment of psychological safety to empower your team to experiment and learn. Reiterate the vision often and embed activities around values to remind your team that we’re all part of a bigger purpose, Kim advises. [Listen from 12:15] Learning and Unlearning Employee Incentives Barry finds that the highest performing companies are those who experiment and figure out the right practices for their context. Kim agrees that experimentation and an efficient feedback loop enabled Ovo to learn what works best for them. For example, their experiment with removing the holiday policy taught them that, trendy though it was, it wasn’t ideal for them. We need guardrails, they learned, otherwise it’s really hard to do our jobs. At Just3Things, Kim finds that they’re unlearning all the time. Feedback from customers often challenges their assumptions and they have to rethink some aspect of the product. [Listen from 19:55]   A Golden Thread Just3Things was inspired by the need for a goal-setting tool for cross-functional teams. Kim describes it as a simple and transparent tool where teams could see how the outcomes they are working on align with company strategy, then link their day to day tasks to the outcomes, forming a golden thread through the entire process. It started as a manual process at Ovo, but was developed into a digital tool when the concept proved useful in recouping lost productivity time. Kim describes how she discovered the need in the market for her product, and how she founded Just3Things to answer that market need. Barry comments that when you understand how your effort is aligning to positive customer outcomes, its an unending tap of motivation and experimentation. [Listen from 30:00] Resources Just3Things.com

Die 20. und vorletzte Etappe der Vuelta a España gewinnt Tadej Pogacar von UAE Team Emirates. Das 195 Kilometer lange Eintragesrennen "Coppa Agostoni" gewinnt UAE Team Emirates Fahrer Alexandr Riabusheno. Mathieu van der Poel gewinnt die OVO Energy Tour of Britain 2019. Das 9,3 Kilometer Einzelzeitfahren der Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta gewinnt WNT Rotor Fahrerin Lisa Brennauer. Marianne Vos von CCC gewinnt auch die zweite 139 Kilometer lange Etappe der Tour Cycliste Feminine International de l‘Ardèche.

What’s it all about? Tom is one of those, like me, that tried to bring business acumen to a very nascent, and very hippy, clean and renewable energy sector in the UK in the late 2000’s. His journey, passion and drivers are fascinating to share, as is the story of Kaluza, a company really creating the Internet of Energy (IoE), across a range of domestic devices, proving new incomes and opportunities for businesses and consumers. Take a listen. About our guest Tom Pakenham is Director of Electric Vehicles at Kaluza, OVO Group’s intelligent energy platform. Driving the transition to a distributed, zero-carbon energy system, the Kaluza platform is able to securely connect millions of smart devices and create mass flexibility, helping offset costly and carbon-intensive peaks. Tom plays a crucial role in scaling this unique technology across the fast-growing electric vehicle market. Before Kaluza, Tom helped lead OVO Energy’s transition from a pure kWh retail business into a diversified energy services company. In 2017 he spearheaded the launch of OVO’s ‘EV Everywhere’ energy bundle and developed industry-leading smart charging propositions for customers. Tom also developed strategic partnerships with key players including Chargemaster, the UK’s biggest provider of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, Indra Renewable Technologies, and ChargedEV. Prior to OVO, Tom founded greentomatocars in 2006 - the world’s first low emission taxi company, which he sold to global transport conglomerate Transdev. After selling greentomatocars, Tom launched greentomatoenergy - an energy efficiency and micro-renewables business - which was acquired by a private equity firm in 2013. After this, Tom led the Business Development and Innovation team at Transdev Plc.  Tom graduated from Cambridge University with a History MA and has a Postgraduate Diploma in Law from BPP Law School. He is a qualified solicitor. About Kaluza Our mission is to securely connect all devices to an intelligent zero carbon grid Kaluza is an intelligent energy platform able to connect and control millions of smart devices across people’s homes, such as electric vehicles, heaters and batteries. The machine learning platform introduces new flexibility into the energy system by optimising individual devices to use energy during off-peak hours, when costs and carbon are lower. An OVO Group company, Kaluza operates end-to-end, providing software, hardware and in-home installation services to a range of partners and is driving the global transition to a distributed and secure, zero-carbon grid.  GUEST LINKS Kaluza on twitter: https://twitter.com/Kaluza_tech Kaluza on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kaluza/ Tom Pakenham on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tom_pakenham Tom Pakenham on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-pakenham-7424b3/ Kaluza home page: https://www.kaluza.com/ EPISODE LINKS Small is Beautiful – EF Schumacher - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Small-Beautiful-Economics-People-Mattered/dp/0099225611 The Story of Stuff – Animations - https://storyofstuff.org/ Follow us online, write a review (please) or subscribe I'm very keen to hear feedback on the podcast and my guests, and to hear your suggestions for future guests or topics. Contact via the website, or Twitter. If you do enjoy the podcast, please write a review on iTunes, or your usual podcast platform, and tell your cleantech friends about us. That would be much appreciated. Twitter https://twitter.com/weekincleantech Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thisweekincleantech/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/davidhunt2013/

This jam-packed edition of the podcast is all about advocating for the industrial case for cycling, in a bid to convince the government that more investment is needed in the cycling sector. We were invited along to a meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group (APPCG) in the Houses of Parliament to hear how the APPCG and Bicycle Association are working with government to raise the case for more cycling investment. We spoke to APPCG Co-Chair and MP, Ruth Bradbury, about her view on how government and industry can work together to affect change. We also caught up with Brompton’s Will Butler-Adams who was speaking in the meeting, and listened to his views on the topic. A few miles east saw TfL’s Best Cargo Bike competition get underway in the Queen Elizabeth Park, where we managed to pick Walking & Cycling Commissioner Will Norman’s brain about building a case for cycling that government will listen to. And finally, across the park at Plexel for OVO Energy’s cycling participation initiative launch, we caught up with British Cycling Policy Adviser and former Olympian, Chris Boardman MBE, about his views on what more can be done to advocate for cycling, and by whom.

Abby finally gets Laura back on the phone for a little OVO Energy Tour wrap up! Plus they discuss news in cycling recently and the new Taylor Swift music! Thank you to RawVelo for supporting the podcast! voxwomen.com/podcast ravel.com

Between 2 Wheels Podcast: Cycling News, Commentary, and Analysis from NorCal; Host Tyler Janke, Curt Mills and Chris Flower. Episode 130 - Happy Father's day edition!  We finish up the Dauphine as those who aren't too sick to race, took on a short stage 8.  Fuglsang had no trouble and Tejay has his best performance in years.  We cover Tour de Suisse, Beloise Belgian Tour and OVO Energy.   Subscribe to our Podcast YouTube Channel.  Give us a rating and comment on iTunes, Stitcher, Overcast.fm, GooglePlay or Podbean and now also on TuneinSubscribe on Android Follow and share us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/between2wheels/Find us on twitter @b2w_podcast or Email: admin@between2wheels.comWebsite: www.between2wheels.com

Between 2 Wheels Podcast: Cycling News, Commentary, and Analysis from NorCal; Host Tyler Janke, Curt Mills and Chris Flower. Episode 127 - It may seem like a repeat episode of #126, but its not.  More information surfaces about Froome's crash and his injuries.  Wout Van Aert continues to WOW at the #Dauphine with a sprint win while in the green jersey making Tyler look good with his prediction of Wout winning today.  We go through some cycling news around the world with a mention of the Tulsa Tough crit, OVO Energy race and an odd connection to cycling with Kellen Winslow Jr rape case.  Lastly, Chris Froome is poised to win a Grand Tour in 2019 afterall.    Subscribe to our Podcast YouTube Channel.  Give us a rating and comment on iTunes, Stitcher, Overcast.fm, GooglePlay or Podbean and now also on TuneinSubscribe on Android Follow and share us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/between2wheels/Find us on twitter @b2w_podcast or Email: admin@between2wheels.comWebsite: www.between2wheels.com

Big 3 Mitsubishi Corporation has paid $256m for a 20% stake in energy retailer and smart systems provider Ovo Energy, which plans to use the funding as the basis for an expansion from Germany and its home country of the UK into markets such as France, Australia and Spain. Ovo’s investors also include Mayfair Equity Partners, which … Continue reading "18 February 2019 – Mitsubishi Takes 20% Ovo Energy Stake for $256m"

Understanding how humans think and what makes them tick can be enormously helpful if you're running a company. Luckily behavioural science is on hand to do just that. How far can its use improve decision making in businesses? Joining Evan Davis are: Octavius Black, CEO and Co-founder of MindGym David Halpern, CEO, The Behavioural Insights Team Kim Atherton, Chief People Officer, Ovo Energy and CEO and Founder of Just3Things

With the traditional ad industry in its final death throes… what does the ideas company of the future look like? Nils Leonard, the founder of Uncommon, and named the most creative person in advertising globally by Business Insider, joins the pod to talk us off the ledge. LINKS www.uncommon.london/ OVO Energy commercial: https://tinyurl.com/y8epysxf A Pint With Seaniebee Buy Seaniebee a pint here: www.patreon.com/seaniebee Audible Feast's list of Best Podcast Series of 2017: https://tinyurl.com/ya5yj9vs Top 12 Best New Podcast Series of 2016: http://tinyurl.com/gps9tn5 50 Best Podcast Episodes list 2017: https://tinyurl.com/y7ryajat 50 Best Podcast Episodes list 2016: http://tinyurl.com/hp83rnw Release date: November 10th 2018 Runtime: 33m Recorded: Kinsale

Seemingly stable traditional sectors- such as property, insurance, recruitment and health- are being revolutionised by new technology. This podcast, recorded live at London co-working space Fora, will take a look at how technological innovation is radically altering industries. With a panel of "disruptors" who are changing the tech landscape themselves, and hosted by tech journalist and broadcaster Georgie Barrat, join us fortnightly for The Tech Disruption Series. The third in the series look at EnergyTech, and asks all the questions we should be asking- how can new tech in energy help the energy crisis? What are the benefits of revolutionising the traditional industry? And what's coming next? Georgie Barrat is joined by Fiona Howarth Saunders of Octopus Energy; Stephen Fitzpatrick of OVO Energy; Jane Lucy of Labador; and Hayden Wood of Bulb. Apologies for any recording disruption during this podcast. It was recorded live and we did encounter a couple of technical difficulties.

Our fifth part of the series with Elizabeth Allkins from OVO Energy. Useful links: > Summary note on the consultation: www.chargingfutures.com/media/1231/ch…mary-note.pdf > Consultation page: www.chargingfutures.com/whats-happeni…arrangements/

Episode #58 - We are joined by Kim Atherton, Chief People Officer at Ovo Energy. Watch the video footage from the podcast here: http://bit.ly/HRDLeadersPodcast.

Thursday 22nd March 2018.   MUSK PAYDAY NEWS!   His payday has been approved for a nominal value of $2.6bn, however that could be as much as $55bn worth of shares if he hits all the targets of Tesla being worth a mind-blowing $650bn. Including his current holding and presuming he doesn’t sell any shares, Elon Musk would then own 28% of Tesla, worth $182bn. As of 2017 the World’s richest person is Amazon’s Jezz Bezos at $112bn.   VW EGOLF OFF THE MENU We’ll start with some good news about e-Golf sales, but if you’re listening in North America wanted to drive a new VW eGolf you better be quick. According to insight from InsideEVs, sales have been so strong here in Europe, they are almost out of stock. After all it was the best selling BEV in Western Europe according to InsideEVs sales scorecard. VW chairman Herbert Diess said: ““Our electric vehicle sales were three times more popular in 2017 than 2016 and the e-Golf nearly sold out, so it’s clear customers are willing to switch to EVs once the price is right.”   NEXT STEPS FOR BMW Fresh news from just a few hours ago, at BMW’s Annual Accounts Press Conference they confirmed their next electric car will be the iX3. Then we’ll get the i4, previously known as the i Vision Dynamics. The only look we’ve had at it is in pure, utterly bonkers concept car form, but if the production EV was anywhere near it, it’s going to look great. From one pure battery electric vehicle (BEV) now in the guise of the i3, the i4 will be one of 12 battery-electric models BMW aims to have in showrooms by 2025. BMW CEO Harald Krueger said the i4 will be produced at the BMW's factory in Munich where it builds 3- and 4-series models. There’s also the electric MINI going into production in 2019, made here in the UK in Oxford as well as Mexico, before the electric version of the X3, the iX3, to be unveiled this year and available in 2020. In 2021 comes the iNEXT as their innovation flagbearer. But he wouldn’t say where in that timeline the i4 sits. BMW do expect, within 3 years, pure electric ranges will be 435 miles as the norm and 62miles normal for PHEVs. Autonews say BMW has secured naming rights for the badges i1 to i9 and iX1 to iX9.   VW FACTORY INVESTMENT IN USA According to Fortune VW will be investing $340million in their Chattanooga factory to build a 5-seater SUV. At the New York International Auto Show on 30th March we’ll see their new SUV concept based on the MQB platform, which of course is designed for hybrid and PHEV options. The Chattanooga factory has been viewed as the likely location for VW’s plan to produce electric vehicles.   POD POINT BREAK RECORDS In the UK, charging provider Pod Point has installed 67 charge points for Skanska, and it looks like it breaks the record for the largest in the country. And one of the largest in Europe too. It took them 2 weeks to install the 7kW chargers but, the key detail, they also included the infrastructure to add another 243 more. That would be 310 charge points in one location for Skanska employees to charge their cars whilst they work. Erik Fairbairn, chief executive of Pod Point, said: “This is the largest single site charge point installation that we’re aware of in the UK, but also a sign of a larger shift over the past six months, as more businesses wake up to the benefits of EVs. We’ve certainly seen a big increase in enquiries from companies wanting future proof charge point installations that can be scaled up as their fleets make the switch to electric.” Utility Week say “Recent research commissioned by Ovo Energy suggests existing EVs in the UK could contribute more than 114MW to the National Grid, enough to power over 300,000 homes.   HYUNDAI ELECTRIFIES THE TUCSON “Hyundai will present the facelifted version of the third-gen Tucson next week” according to CarScoops, “on March 28, during a press conference at the New York Auto Show, which will be streamed live. The crossover slots between the Kona and Santa Fe Sport has been spied numerous times in prototype form with heavy camouflage covering its body. Hyundai has also confirmed hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions of the SUV”. “The 2019 Hyundai Kona Electric will join the other two in New York. The zero emission vehicle comes straight from the Geneva Motor Show, where it was revealed with a 133hp (135PS) electric motor and 39.2kWh battery pack. This version can be driven for up to 186miles (300km), whereas the long-range variant can travel up to 292miles (470km) and uses a 201hp (204PS) electric motor, paired to a 64kWh battery pack. As a final note, you can watch Hyundai’s press conference, which starts on March 28, at 12:45pm EST (5:45pm CET)” on CarScoops.com   BMW 3-SERIES SPIED Finally the all new BMW 3-series has been spotted testing in the concept form and in full-on camo gear. This car will be huge for BMW. It simple must be a huge success. They want Audi A4 buyers to choose the 3-series instead, same for Merc C-Class buyers. It’s all new from the ground up. I have no doubt there will be a strong emphasis on plug ins and hybrids in the range. The hybrid tech might be the mildest of mild, just a 48v system to run systems and take the pressure of the ICE, or to do things like spool up the turbo ready for when the engine needs it. Anything which gets the CO2 down under the new WLTP emissions system which all cars must use from September this year.   Since the first version of the Ford Fusion Energi in 2013 not much has happened on their electric front. Well, nothing actually apart from announcements. Now they’re updating it for the 2019 model year which includes a Hybrid and Phev. The Fusion Energi, the only plug in Ford sell now the C-Max Energi is no more, gets a very little battery bump. From 7.6kWH to 7.9kWH. It sits in the same space as before but, considering other auto makers like Renault have done the same but with much bigger capacity increases, like the new LEAF or the Zoe ZE40, at least we know the technology exists to do that. It’s an EPA range of 25 electric miles.   I’d love to spread the word about electric cars so, if you can, share this somebody who might be interested. You can listen to every previous episode of this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, YouTube, TuneIn, and the blog https://www.evnewsdaily.com/ – subscribe for free and get every new episode automatically and first. It would really mean a lot if you could take 2mins to leave a quick review on iTunes which will help us spread the word to a wider audience about electric cars. And if you have an Amazon Echo, download our Alexa Skill, search for EV News Daily and add it as a flash briefing. Come and say hi on Twitter @EVNewsDaily, have a wonderful day, and I'll catch you tomorrow.   CONNECT WITH ME! evne.ws/itunes evne.ws/tunein evne.ws/googleplay evne.ws/youtube evne.ws/blog

Hannah Barnes asks where the money from your energy bills goes. Do the energy companies have anything to hide and are customers are being ripped off? She visits Jane, an energy customer in Brighton, and finds her in a cold house waiting as long as she can to turn on her heating. Jane isnot alone - there are thousands like her who cannot afford to pay their bills. So why are they going up and are each of the different reasons given by the big six energy companies valid or are we paying too much. Contributors: Audrey Gallacher - Director of Energy, Consumer Futures Reg Platt - Senior Research Fellow, IPPR Omar Rahim - former energy trader and Editor, Energy Trader Daily Keith Anderson - Chief Corporate Officer, Scottish Power Alan Whitehead - Labour MP and member of the House of Commons, Energy and Climate Change Select Committee. Stephen Fitzpatrick - Managing Director, Ovo Energy.