Your weekly chat with Paddy Comyn & Blake Boland

This week on the podcast, Paddy Comyn speaks to Pat Ryan Managing Director of IM Group in Ireland about the new <a href="https://ora-ev.ie/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ora Funky Cat</a>Paddy and Blake discuss new road toll increases and new increases to ESB eCars public charging network.Subscribe to us wherever you get your podcasts and read more for us on our blog at www.theaa.ie/blog

S2 Episode 6 | New Toll Charges, New EV Charging Prices & The Ora Funky Cat

Also, the Return of UK Imports and we drive the BMW X1 and Polestar 2 BST

The AA Podcast talks to AA Ireland Commercial Director Don Brennan about Car Insurance. We also speak to Shane O'Donoghue from <a href="https://www.completecar.ie" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CompleteCar.ie</a> about the potential return of UK imports. We also cover the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-mRPeYtrFQ&amp;t=32s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Polestar 2 BST</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiNoDoFMeuQ&amp;t=182s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BMW X1 M Sport 23i. </a> Special Podcast listen travel offer: <a href="aa.ie/podcasttraveloffer " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">aa.ie/podcasttraveloffer </a>

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Our Mizen to Malin Head Challenge, the EV charging network. 

In this episode we chat through our challenge to take an EV (the Mercedes-Benz EQS) from Mizen Head to Malin Head, on one charge. Can we do it? Did we do it? If you'd like to see a video of the drive we did, then click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8e6sbTiITw&amp;t=39s" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here.</a> If you want a special offer on Travel Insurance, go here: <a href="aa.ie/PodcastTravelOffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">aa.ie/PodcastTravelOffer</a>

Season 3 Episode 1 - Mizen to Malin by EV 

We talk to the Irish boss of the new EV brand

In this Episode, we speak to Polestar Ireland boss Kieran Campbell about the brand, its ambitions and the challenge of launching an all-new brand to the Irish market.

S2 Episode 8 | Polestar's Kieran Campbell

Some hints, tips and advice

With a cold snap on the way, attention turns to how to drive in wintery conditions. Blake Boland and Paddy Comyn discuss some hints and tips for staying safe in the car during colder weather conditions. For more go to www.theaa.ie/

S2 Episode 7 | How to drive in Winter

Liveable cities and the end of the car?

Associate Brian Caulfield (@brian_caulfield) is an Associate Professor &amp; Head of the Department, at Trinity College Dublin, He does research in Transport, Public Transport, Transport Emissions &amp; Climate Change. Here he speaks to Blake Boland about what he thinks needs to happen to move us all to cleaner cities and a lower-emission future. We also chat about the EV Summit, the Volvo C40 Recharge, the Polestar 2 and all this week's news. Subscribe to The AA Ireland Podcast wherever you get your podcast shows!

Season 2 | Episode 5 Associate Professor Brian Caulfield

Why are there big EV delays and why will Chinese EVs be a success?

In this episode, we speak with Martyn Lee of <a href="https://www.evnewsdaily.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EV News Daily</a> about his hatred of the phrase "Range Anxiety", just why there are so many delays to EVs and why some of the bigger, traditional manufacturers were slow to adapt. For more from AA Ireland go to www.theaa.ie/blog

S2 Episode 4 | Martyn Lee

With Paddy Comyn & Blake Boland

In this week's episode:<ul><li>Blake Boland has been to the Road Safety Authority's Conference on Speed</li><li>We discuss rising Diesel prices</li><li>Polestar open their first Polestar Space</li><li>We've driven the Citroen C5x, Suzuki S-Cross and Škoda Enyaq 80x</li><li>We say farewell to the Ford Fiesta, what else might follow?</li></ul> Subscribe to the AA Ireland Podcast, wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn.

S2 Episode 3 - Road Safety, Emissions Based Parking Charges, the Citroen C5x and the end of the Fiesta

More EV chat with Paddy Comyn & Blake Boland

In this episode, Paddy Comyn is joined by Blake Boland to discuss electric vehicle charging costs.<ul><li>You could be paying up to 3.5 times more to charge your EV than your neighbour</li><li>We run through some of the basic EV terminology</li><li>We chat about the winner of the AA Car Awards</li><li>We discuss some of our favourite EVs</li></ul> Subscribe to the AA Ireland Podcast wherever you get your podcasts

S2 Episode 2 - Electric Vehicles - Charging Costs, ones we like and the new MG4

The AA Ireland Podcast takes a deeper dive into the topics that affect motorists and road users in Ireland. Hosted by Anna Cullen and Paddy Comyn from The Automobile Association in Ireland, it talks to experts from Ireland and around the globe about the issues that matter in transport.

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