I tried an electric car, and found one major problem

Today we've launched our podcast 'So, you want to save the planet?'

With the Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow just around the corner, we wanted to explain why it's such a big deal, not just to politicians and world leaders, but for all of us.

READ MORE: All you need to know about Cop26

My colleague Natalie Crawford-Goodwin and I have been investigating how we can be more sustainable and climate friendly in our day to day lives.

How to travel more sustainably:

For me, travel is a major hurdle to tackle and whilst we are urged to ditch the car where possible, that's not really practical for a journalist who needs to be places at short notice.

So an electric car seemed to be the way to go, and thanks to Arnold Clark and their Innovation centre, I got a day to test drive a Hyundai Kona.

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And it wasn't one of your round the block and back again test drives, I took this wonderfully silent car on a trip of about 250 miles, from Aberdeen to Bo'ness and back.

But here's the thing, if we are all going to start driving EVs - which is the plan, with new petrol and diesel car sales to be banned in Scotland by 2030 - then we've got a serious issue to tackle.

And that's charging.

Listen to episode 1 of 'So, you want to save the planet?' NOW to find out why.

I talk about my experience with an electric car, and what the experts are saying about the future and how we are all going to charge our shiny new motors.

Plus, we hear about public transport and how systems which are already far more climate friendly than most private travel, are still making strides to lessen their impact on the climate.

You can find 'So, you want to save the planet' on all podcasting apps and on our website here.

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