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Andrew Till • Mr EV @tillathenun.bsky.social · 15h

After a great time in Tuscany and Lake Garda, we start the long drive home in the VW ID.7 Tourer via the Italian Alps with plenty of hikes, food, and opinions from my wife. (“Bleep” button on standby!)

How was the trip, and how much did the charging cost after 2,500 miles?

youtu.be/X4X6FVH3XIA 👀

Epic EV Road Trip: Italy to England through the Alps | Part 2

YouTube video by Andrew Till / Mr. EV

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Tim & Kat's Green Walk @timwaskett.bsky.social · 15h

Yeah, you never know. I imagine they might get around to it one day.

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Tim & Kat's Green Walk @timwaskett.bsky.social · 16h

Time to petition Dan Caesar.

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Tim & Kat's Green Walk @timwaskett.bsky.social · 17h

Well, this is cool, the new Everything Electric West show is just down the road from us!
fullycharged.show/blog/everyth...

Everything Electric announces three new UK venues for 2026 - Everything Electric

Everything Electric confirms 3 UK locations in 2026 to enable more visitors than ever to attend – Cheltenham, Harrogate & Twickenham.

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Tim & Kat's Green Walk @timwaskett.bsky.social · 1d

We're now in the position where we can get away with one car but if we needed a second one this would be top of the list, for sure.

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Speak to the Geek @speaktothegeek.co.uk · 2d

UPDATE your automations NOW to avoid them BREAKING! Big changes for Home Assistant and Intelligent Octopus Go discussed in this video and the updates you need to make:
youtu.be/95X7MR5a-Gg

#HomeAssistant #IntelligentOctopusGo #octopusenergy #givenergy #homeautomation

UPDATE NOW to avoid BREAKING automations! Home Assistant and Intelligent Octopus Go Big Changes

Home Assistant's Octopus Energy integration by BottlecapDave has been updated and from v17 onwards there are some breaking changes related to its behaviour around the Intelligent Octopus Go tariff.…

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Andrew Till • Mr EV @tillathenun.bsky.social · 2d

We had solar panels and batteries installed back in April (thanks to @heatableuk.bsky.social), and it’s been a great summer of generation. ☀️

I’m amazed at how much profit we’ve made with export. Negative energy bills are a wonderful thing!

youtu.be/1Hr0cJYT-3s 👈

What a summer! ☀️ How much have we earned from our 13.5kW solar and 20kWh batteries? 🔋

YouTube video by Andrew Till / Mr. EV

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Tim & Kat's Green Walk @timwaskett.bsky.social · 3d

If you did I don't think we were overly bothered by it, I don't remember being annoyed by anything. That's what happens in queues!

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Tim & Kat's Green Walk @timwaskett.bsky.social · 4d

Holy cow the Inster is good.

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Tim & Kat's Green Walk @timwaskett.bsky.social · 4d

Yup, that's the plan. They won't be very thorough but we'll do something on both.

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Tim & Kat's Green Walk @timwaskett.bsky.social · 5d

We test drove the BYD Dolphin Surf today and will be trying the Hyundai Inster tomorrow. It'll be interesting to see how they compare.

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Tim & Kat's Green Walk @timwaskett.bsky.social · 5d

Bumped into a couple of fellow YouTubers while at Everything Electric Farnborough today (@tillathenun.bsky.social and UpsideDownFork). Plus loads of viewers said hello, which was lovely. Going back tomorrow so if we missed you today feel free to say hello tomorrow. Great job, @bobbyllew.bsky.social

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Speak to the Geek @speaktothegeek.co.uk · 5d

New Video! This mmWave 3D Presence Sensor knows EXACTLY where you are: LinknLink eMotion Ultra.
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#mmwave #presencesensor #homeautomation #mqtt #smarthome #motionsensor

This mmWave 3D Presence Sensor knows EXACTLY where you are! LinknLink eMotion Ultra

LinknLink have kindly sent me their new eMotion Ultra to have a play with. In this video I’ll go over the advantages of mmWave technology in presence sensors like the LinknLink eMotion Ultra and how…

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Tim & Kat's Green Walk @timwaskett.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, that rings a bell now that you mention it.

Tim & Kat's Green Walk @timwaskett.bsky.social · 6d

Haha! No flower I'm afraid. I'm sure you'd recognise us regardless. We're certainly hoping to catch the Zapheap stuff while we're there.

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Tim & Kat's Green Walk @timwaskett.bsky.social · 6d

It's odd that they dropped the North one this year. I hope they bring it back.

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Tim & Kat's Green Walk @timwaskett.bsky.social · 6d

You might get lucky and catch all three of us (and maybe some other YouTubers) all at the same time.

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Tim & Kat's Green Walk @timwaskett.bsky.social · 6d

Kat and I will be at Farnborough on both Saturday and Sunday, so likewise, say hi if you spot us!

Andrew Till • Mr EV @tillathenun.bsky.social · 6d

I'll be at Everything Electric in Farnborough tomorrow. If you see me, say hello!

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Tim & Kat's Green Walk @timwaskett.bsky.social · 6d

We certainly will!

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Tim & Kat's Green Walk @timwaskett.bsky.social · 8d

😂

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Tim & Kat's Green Walk @timwaskett.bsky.social · 8d

Think of it as "becoming more distinguished"

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Tim & Kat's Green Walk @timwaskett.bsky.social · 8d

Wow, five years ago. A lot has changed in that time!

Andrew Till • Mr EV @tillathenun.bsky.social · 8d

5 years ago today! My big Land's End to John O'Groats trip for charity in the Kia e-Niro with my sister-in-law, Ceci. We had massive support from the EV community and raised £3,300 for charity.

Back then a trip like that seemed quite a big deal. These days? So easy! ⚡️

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Tim & Kat's Green Walk @timwaskett.bsky.social · 9d

@chrisdeleon.bsky.social you may be interested to hear this. There is hope!

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 10d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Tim & Kat's Green Walk @timwaskett.bsky.social · 12d

The steep decline in the annual rolling average since March is due to us adding some extra solar panels to our roof. We're squeezing everything we can out of the space available.

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Tim & Kat's Green Walk @timwaskett.bsky.social · 12d

I've just been updating our monthly stats for how much we generate from our solar array, and how much electricity we've consumed. My aim has been to reach the point where we generate as much in one year as we consume, and we're now super close! Only 100 kWh net consumption over the last year! #solar

A chart showing my monthly net consumption (consumption - solar generation) for the last 18 months, together with the annual rolling average. The annual rolling average has been taking steadily since March and is now nearly at zero.

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