The Electric Viking
von Sam Evans
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How I operate the iGarden K70 without an underwater app connection
How I operate the iGarden K70 without an underwater app connection
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Welcome to The Electric Viking, your go-to podcast for everything electric! Join us as we explore the cutting-edge world of electric vehicles, renewable energy, and the technologies driving the shift to a cleaner, greener future. With expert insights, interviews, and the latest news, this channel is designed for anyone passionate about the EV revolution and sustainable innovation. Whether you're a seasoned enthusiast or just curious about the future of energy, you're in the right place.
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- How I operate the iGarden K70 without an underwater app connection · 5 Min. · Folge 9233The cordless cleaner I tested offers up to seven hours of runtime, but that is not its full-pool cleaning runtime. Including the walls and waterline brings it to about three and…
- Silicon's Return to Space: What JA Is Testing · 3 Min. · Folge 9278The first solar satellites ran on silicon in 1958. I explain the material choice: gallium arsenide is tough and efficient but expensive, while rooftop silicon offers a much…
- What Germany's Restored EV Incentive Means for Buyers · 3 Min. · Folge 9265Germany's renewed EV incentive is worth about $3,350 US dollars, with lower-income families eligible for up to double that support. That is purchase assistance for buyers; the…
- What South Korea’s narrow renewable lead over coal actually measures · 2 Min. · Folge 9300The gap is narrow: renewables sit at just over 41 gigawatts, with coal a touch under 41 gigawatts. I’m comparing installed capacity, not electricity generated; coal still…
- 95,000 kilometers a year: the Model 3 ownership record explained · 5 Min. · Folge 9282Roughly 95,000 kilometers per year went onto this Australian 2021 Tesla Model 3 standard range plus. I explain how lifting off the accelerator slows the car through regeneration…
- What 20 billion US dollars in displaced oil means for drivers · 3 Min. · Folge 9298The oil displaced by EVs worldwide was worth around 20 billion US dollars. That figure covers the first six months of the year, not a full year. I explain the connection between…
- More than 90% renewable power: the economics behind Ethiopia's EV ban · 5 Min. · Folge 9291More than 90 of Ethiopia's electricity comes from renewable energy, mostly hydro. For drivers, replacing imported petrol with locally generated electricity means lower running…
- Cybercab Avoids a Paint Line Costing Hundreds of Millions of Dollars · 3 Min. · Folge 9274Tesla says Cybercab avoids a paint line costing hundreds of millions of dollars. I explain the physical difference: the colour is moulded into the body panels rather than applied…
- Why the silver lines are disappearing from solar panels · 4 Min. · Folge 9251LONGi's mass-produced back contact panels are approaching over 25% efficiency. If you cannot see the panels I'm discussing, the missing silver lines are the front wiring: moving…
- My road trip made the case for visible charging prices · 3 Min. · Folge 9289My road trip covered more than 3,000 kilometers in a Hyundai Ioniq 9. Picture a roadside board listing E10, unleaded, diesel and premium, with an electric row underneath at 35…
- Why Tesla is giving Cybertruck's factory space to Cybercab · 4 Min. · Folge 9279The Cybercab has two seats, and Tesla wants Cybertruck's Texas factory space to build more of it. It has no steering wheel or pedals, and production has already started; it is…
- Home charging and battery ageing: what the ownership figures mean · 3 Min. · Folge 9288For drivers charging mostly at home on a wall box, Geotab puts annual battery capacity loss at about one and a half percent. I explain the distinction between gradual capacity…
- Optimus Explained: A Price Target Is Not a Rental Quote · 4 Min. · Folge 9297A price below 20,000 US dollars remains Musk's long-term Optimus target, not an announced rental offer. I explain the distinction between rehearsed robot movements and AI-driven…
- Sungrow's commercial battery fills or empties in two hours · 3 Min. · Folge 9277Sungrow's liquid-cooled Powerstack can fill or empty in two hours. Picture a roughly wardrobe-sized cabinet weighing about three tons, craned onto a slab rather than mounted on a…
- Tesla updates and the loss of working home backup · 4 Min. · Folge 9284An owner told me update 2026.38.3.1 ended his Tesla's overnight home supply. His Sigenergy system had been taking energy from the car to power his house; afterwards, each session…
- Why Three and a Half Kilowatt Hours Can Store More Heat · 3 Min. · Folge 9270I explain how about three and a half kilowatt hours of electricity can store about 10 kilowatt hours of heat. Picture the hot-water tank: surplus solar powers the heat pump…
- How I retrieve my Scuba S3 and how it scrubs sideways · 4 Min. · Folge 9281With the water drained, my Scuba S3 weighs just over eight kilograms. It parks at the water line after cleaning; I can grab it by hand, let the water drain and lift it out…
- Tesla's Nearly $1 Billion Software Business: What Buyers Are Paying For · 4 Min. · Folge 9301Nearly $1 billion a year in recurring revenue is what Tesla agreed its paying software customer base represents. These are payments for full self-driving software, mostly through…
- Inside the Updated Model 3 Performance: Cabin Changes and New Hardware · 3 Min. · Folge 9285Tesla's 16 inch screen now comes in every Model 3, replacing the previous display with a larger, sharper one. The Performance also swaps its grey headliner for black; I think…
- The 4.8-metre T1 plug-in hybrid: shape, battery and range explained · 3 Min. · Folge 9259The boxy T1 plug-in hybrid stretches 4.8 metres long. Picture a tough-looking family SUV with a squared-off shape that I think looks really good. I estimate around 120 kilometres…
- What the Gold CyberCabs Suggest About Tesla's Texas Ramp · 3 Min. · Folge 9272I look at a reported Austin fleet of more than 300 CyberCabs as a possible clue to Tesla's production plans. For listeners, the visual detail is rows of gold CyberCabs in the…
- Kia EV7: my conditional 20 minute charging estimate · 3 Min. · Folge 9267I estimate around 20 minutes from 10 to 80 percent if the upcoming EV7 gets the discussed battery improvements and charging technology. For family trips, that would mean a…
- 300 miles EPA expected: Ford's compact electric pickup explained · 3 Min. · Folge 9264With the bigger battery pack, Ford expects around 300 miles of EPA range. I explain the size without relying on pictures: a Ford Maverick footprint, smaller than a Ranger, with…
- The Lightning's Climb From 40,000 US Dollars After Incentives · 3 Min. · Folge 9261Ford initially announced the Lightning at 40,000 US dollars after incentives. Within a year, its base price was close to 60,000 US dollars, while Ford mostly promoted the…
- Tesla’s 47,742 German sales: why the delivery calendar matters · 2 Min. · Folge 9275Across the first 10 months, Tesla sold 47,742 cars in Germany, more than triple the corresponding period last year. October is normally quiet because most Tesla deliveries arrive…
- Why I Wouldn’t Expect to Feel a CyberCab Inverter Upgrade · 2 Min. · Folge 9273I raised a possible efficiency gain of a couple of percent, not a figure supplied by Tesla. For anyone listening, the physical clue is matching shape and connections: engineers…
- CATL's Truck Economics: Nine US Cents Saved Per Kilometre · 3 Min. · Folge 9271CATL says fleets save about nine US cents per kilometre by running an electric truck. I explain how swapping an empty battery pack for a full one addresses charging downtime for…
- 3,000 horsepower, a guardrail impact and an intact cabin · 3 Min. · Folge 9269The 3,000 horsepower Yangwang crashed during a run targeting 450 kilometers an hour; its exact impact speed is unknown. For listeners, I describe the footage: a hard guardrail…
- VW ID Polo: A 4.05 Meter Hatchback With Different Battery Choices · 3 Min. · Folge 9268At 4.05 meters long, the ID Polo is a small electric hatchback, not an SUV. I explain the battery choices, including the 52 kilowatt hour NMC version with up to 455 kilometers of…
- Wheels or Legs? What Xiaomi's Factory Robots Actually Do · 4 Min. · Folge 9266Xiaomi claims eight hours of autonomous work at a car-factory station. The job I describe is moving plastic console trim from bins to racks, not assembling an entire car. One…
- Why I Think UK EVs Could Take Around 37 Percent This December · 3 Min. · Folge 9263My December projection puts UK electric cars at around 37 percent and petrol at maybe 32 percent, if last December's pattern repeats. For listeners, I explain the comparison…
- Kia EV5's dashboard explained: main screen right, driver display slimmer · 3 Min. · Folge 9262The Kia EV5's proposed 2027 update changes where the dashboard's main screen sits. Picture the current long display behind the steering wheel: its replacement starts in the…
- 30-amp battery rentals: my Australia–US discussion with Tim Montague · 38 Min. · Folge 9247Base Power uses a 30-amp air-conditioning circuit for its rental battery system in Texas. In my conversation with Tim, we explain the physical setup: the battery connects through…
- The 4.64 meters-long V25: baby Defender looks, electric drive · 3 Min. · Folge 9260With a length of 4.64 meters, the V25 occupies a Toyota RAV4-sized footprint. Picture a tall, squared-off body rather than a streamlined SUV; I think it looks like a baby Land…
- Inside the Seal 07: Battery, proportions and charging limits · 3 Min. · Folge 9258BYD pairs a 76.7 kilowatt hours LFP battery with a single rear motor in the new Seal 07 sedan. For scale, I describe a car slightly longer than a BMW 5 series—not a compact…
- What 500 kilometers an hour means from the driver’s seat · 3 Min. · Folge 9254A car travelling at 500 kilometers an hour covers nearly one and a half football fields in a single second. I describe the driver's surroundings: a real road in desert heat, with…
- Denza N8: 5.15 Meters Long, Yet Seats Five · 3 Min. · Folge 9255The Denza N8 measures 5.15 meters long and two meters wide. For listeners picturing it, think Range Rover-sized, but with five seats in the version I discuss. I think that body…
- Why I Focus on the Steering in This 5.1 Meter Electric SUV · 3 Min. · Folge 9257The IM LS7 is 5.1 meters long, yet it is said to turn tighter than a Toyota Corolla. There is no mechanical connection between the steering wheel and the front wheels, and the…
- 10 kilowatts from the XE Dual Inverter: inside the installation · 12 Min. · Folge 9252The XE Dual Inverter provides 10 kilowatts of output, described as enough to run an EV charger and oven together. At my brother’s installation, the inverter and battery share a…
- My F700 drive: a wide cabin and precise control on rocks · 7 Min. · Folge 9243The F700 measures 2.05 meters wide, and I could see that space across the rear seat. Inside, I found room for three men in the back, soft-touch surfaces and a broad centre…
- Smart’s electric Fortwo successor measures 2.75 meters · 3 Min. · Folge 9256At just 2.7 meters long the electric Fortwo successor has seats for two, not a rear bench. Its single rear motor produces 60 kilowatts; I explain why that is plenty for a car…
- Inside the Staria Load Electric: two screens and a walk-through cabin · 14 Min. · Folge 9250The Staria Load Electric has two 12.5 inch screens, with the driver's display mounted above the steering wheel. I describe the physical navigation shortcuts and the fixed rotary…
- Five metres long: my driving impressions and the cabin-space catch · 5 Min. · Folge 9253The SUV measures five metres long, two metres wide and 1.6 metres tall. For anyone listening, I describe its appearance as Ferrari Purosang-like, but that larger exterior does…
- Flex AIO's 20 Kilowatt Backup and Modular Battery Design · 11 Min. · Folge 9249I discuss a Flex AIO version whose 20 kilowatt inverter module supports 20 kilowatts of dedicated backup load. For listeners, the physical layout is an inverter module above a…
- More than two metres wide: inside my F700 drive · 18 Min. · Folge 9217The F700 I inspected is more than two metres wide, with a broad tray and a spare tyre sitting inside it. I describe the cabin's physical buttons, grab handles, reclining seat and…
- Electric Golf funding: separating VW's losses from its Porsche write-down · 7 Min. · Folge 9244One-off charges totalling 8.7 billion euros weighed on Volkswagen's quarterly result. I separate the reported loss of 6 billion euros from the Porsche stake write-down of 6.4…
- Why I Looked Closely at a 505 Watt All Black Solar Panel · 13 Min. · Folge 9246I examined a 505 watt residential panel whose front has no visible silver lines or wiring. The electrical conductors sit behind the cells, leaving more of the front exposed to…
- Solid-state in the early 2030s: why I would not wait · 5 Min. · Folge 9242For buyers, I see solid-state as an early 203s halo product, not a reason to postpone an EV purchase. I explain the scale gap in plain terms: CATL’s samples are 20 amp hours…
- My Dad’s Caravan Keeps Four Hundred Watts of Solar After Its Upgrade · 5 Min. · Folge 9241My dad’s caravan still charges from four hundred watts of rooftop solar after its battery upgrade. The car also tops up the batteries while driving, and a mains charger handles…
- Zeekr 7X: the hardware Australia gets, and the upgrades it misses · 5 Min. · Folge 9239Australia’s updated Zeekr 7X retains 800 volt architecture, not China’s 900 volt system. I explain the hardware differences and describe the cabin change: the storage bump behind…
