Everything Electric Podcast

In this week's podcast Robert is joined by Darren Palmer, Vice-President of Global EV Programs at Ford, to learn more about how their development of the F150 Lightning, with its V2X capability, is at the forefront of their electrification strategy and the vehicle they believe will take EVs mainstream. Forget about the noisy V8s….the new sound of performance is silence!

Easing his way into the New Year, in this week's podcast Robert speaks with Robert Safrata, a Vancouver based entrepreneur and former Canadian Olympic Alpine Team skier. With over 25 years experience in acquiring, building and growing companies (Canadian) Robert takes (Fully Charged) Robert through his approach to making sure sustainability is at the heart of all that he does. As inaugural member of Vancouver's "Greenest City Action Team", helping the city toward the goal of making Vancouver the greenest city in the world by 2020, Robert explains how by moving a business to a more sustainable future can yield many positive and unanticipated benefits not only for the company, but also for the employees and the wider local area.

For our last podcast of 2022 Robert wanted to catch up with 'our man in China' Elliot, to find out what he's been up to, and get the lowdown on all the local news. With updates on BYD's growing dominance, China's grid capacity challenges, the tough times ahead for Tesla, and how by increasing their use of burning coal China are set to smash their emission targets. Elliot also shares details on the new 'largest wind turbine in the World', and Robert affectionately describes a very popular and cheap EV as being 'like the box your fridge gets delivered in!' From Robert and all the Team at Fully Charged we hope you've enjoyed the podcasts in 2022 and please do stay tuned for more of the same in 2023. And finally, please help us reach 100k subscribers on this channel by SUBSCRIBING, LIKING & SHARING this podcast with all your friends! We really do appreciate all the support.

Ever since Robert filmed his first pilot for the Fully Charged SHOW, some 12 years ago, he's always wanted to record a podcast in front of a small, high quality audience. Well in this week's edition of the Fully Charged Podcast he does just that. Joined by Fully Charged CEO Dan Caesar and presenter Imogen Pierce, this pilot of the new Fully Charged FRIENDS video podcast showcases a new format that will begin rolling out from April 2023. Don't worry it doesn't necessarily mean you will lose out on the current podcast format! This week's special guest and long-term friend of Fully Charged is Juliet Davenport OBE, former CEO of Good Energy and current Chair of Atrato Onsight Energy, which focuses on commercial solar rooftops. Alongside being on the board of EV charging company Connected Kerb, Juliet has also recently published The Green Start-Up which brings her extensive industry knowledge and experience together to help guide founders and business through the journey of making their organisations greener and better for the planet.

In this week's podcast Robert is joined by Giles Parkinson, founder and editor of The Driven, Australia's most-read online electric vehicle news site - and one of Robert's go to favourites. In their first proper catchup since 2019, Giles brings Robert fully up to speed with all that's been happening recently in Australia. Discussing topics like the new more eco-friendly Government, Teals, how the boom in rooftop solar is disrupting the Aussie energy industry, increasingly extreme weather events, and the growing demand for electric Utes! We also find out what Robert did when he experienced his first proper Australian rainstorm!!

In this week's podcast Robert is joined by Imogen Pierce, and they reach out to the Twitter audience to see what questions have been on their minds recently. Discussing topics like whether COP27 was a success or a disappointment, the proposed UK Road Tax measures for new EVs, grid flexibility, and cheap overnight on-street charging. They also cover the impact that wind, hydro and solar generation has had on our dependence on gas recently - it's BIG, Terawatt kinda big!!!

This week Robert speaks with Fastned co-founder Michiel Langezaal about their growing roll out of premium charging stations across Europe. With the aim to provide electric vehicle drivers with "the most welcoming charging experience", Michiel shares his insights and perspective on this fast growing and constantly developing essential piece of the electrification of transportation puzzle. Fastned is a Dutch company that owns and operates a network of over 200 EV charging stations in the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, Belgium, and Switzerland. Fastned was co-founded back in 2012 by Michiel Langezaal and Bart Lubbers. The first British location was in Sunderland, Fastned now has stations in Oxford, Newcastle, London, Glasgow and more.

This week Robert is joined by his old mate Roger Atkins, and as you can imagine in their own very distinct style they discuss a wide range of news topics and interesting stories from around the world of electrification. Where would we be without Elon? Supply Chain Challenges! Always expect the unexpected, and Politicians! Yes, they went down that road too!

This week Robert is joined by Andrew Mott (Planning Manager) and Mark Rowcroft (Development Director) from Exagen. As a company, Exagen take an integrated approach to pairing utility scale solar farms with co-located grid balancing battery storage solutions, but how practical is it to create new solar farms? Andrew and Mark talk through some of the challenges and successes they've experienced working with Government and local communities to deliver these large scale projects.

Simon Evans is a Senior Policy Editor at Carbon Brief. UK-based website covering the latest developments in climate science, climate policy and energy policy. They specialise in clear, data-driven articles and graphics to help improve the understanding of climate change, both in terms of the science and the policy response. We publish a wide range of content, including science explainers, interviews, analysis and factchecks.

Teague Egan is the Founder and CEO of EnergyX. He is responsible for all aspects of building the company into a world leader in renewable energy technologies. His focus is on commercializing the LiTAS™ technology for direct lithium extraction and the company's SoLiS™ solid state battery electrolytes.

Paul Martin is a chemical engineer, with 30 years of experience across the full breadth of the chemical process industry. Now heading up his own Spitfire Research Inc, he offers his expertise in chemical process development, the vetting of research, hydrogen, biofuels, electrification and decarbonization.

Professor David Cebon has authored or co-authored more than 200 peer-reviewed papers on dynamic loads of heavy vehicles, road and bridge response and damage, asphalt micromechanics, weigh-in-motion, advanced suspension design, safety, productivity and energy consumption. In this episode, he hones in on Hydrogen and sets straight a few myths about its uses and cleanliness.

Helen Czerski is a British physicist and oceanographer and is a presenter on the Fully Charged Show. She has presented documentaries on a wide range of incredible subjects for both FC and the BBC. She is passionate about conveying the beauty and ingenuity of the physical world around us, and the perspective on the world that science provides.

After the amazing experience that was Fully Charged Live San Diego, Robert records a rant fueled solo podcast in his hotel room from across the pond. Robert talks about dams in British Columbia the Canadian show next year, ridiculous fracking the UK and Jacob Rees-Mogg's attitude towards climate change.

Jeni is the Director of Clean Transportation at San Diego Gas & Electric where she is responsible for developing, advocating and leading innovative program design and implementation in order to advance clean transportation as it supports California's clean energy policies and customer objectives.

Electrify America is installing more rapid chargers across the United States than you can poke a stick at. They currently have over 800 charging stations with around 3,500 individual chargers from 150 kW up to 350 kW. They are currently installing 4 new charging stations or hubs every week. This is a seriously rapid roll out. Electrify America have developed ways to reduce strain on local grids with their installation of multiple rapid chargers. Robert Barrosa is the Senior Director of Sales, Business Development & Marketing for Electrify America, and in this week's episode of the Fully Charged Show Podcast, he explains how this is being achieved and a little bit about the history of the funding that has made much of this expansion possible. In late 2016, the U.S. Justice Department fined VW $30 billion after the company was caught rigging two of its diesel engines to pass U.S. emissions tests. That figure included the funding new zero-emissions vehicle technology and in particular charging networks. Quite a sensible way of using the money from a corporate fine.

Robert is joined by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield from Youtube channel, Transport Evolved. Her knowledge of the US EV market is exceptional. Robert and Nikki talk about the EV's that are currently available, and the trials and tribulations the manufactures are facing. Nikki updates us with the crew's latest (inefficient) secret and how she intends to off-set this with perhaps THE most efficient EV in the future. There are four reasons to go to www.fullycharged.show. Fully Charged Live tickets, local and International event tickets are available there. If you are looking for wonderful suppliers and firms that pass the strict Fully Charged guidelines for sustainability and technology, check them out on our fabulous A-Z guide. Merchandise - We have a brand new selection of sustainable merch on there to. And don't worry all sales profits go straight back into making the show better. Lastly, Patreon - a huge thank you to all our Patreon supporters, without your help we simply wouldn't be able to keep you informed with all our content we make. So if you would like to support us, Patreon might be a good fit. But as always no pressure to do so. So if you have been, thank you for listening.

Matt Ferrell lives in the Boston area and is a UI/UX designer by trade, but has always been obsessed by technology and how it works. In 2018 he started his Youtube Channel, 'Undecided with Matt Ferrell' which boasts over 1 million subscribers and explores sustainable and smart technologies like EVs, solar panels, clean tech and smart homes.

Ben Sullins is a Youtuber, EV Reviewer and host of the 'Free The Data' Podcast. Ben Has also presented on The Fully Charged Show and will be appearing at Fully Charged LIVE North America in San Diego on the 10th and 11th of September.

In 1988, Sandy Munro started his own consultancy, Munro & Associates specializing in lean design and tearing down automotive products to study and suggest improvements and innovations. The company now performs electric vehicle benchmarking and consults in the aerospace, defence and medical sectors. He also has a Youtube channel with over 300k subscribers which only started in 2020.

Mark is a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University and director of its Atmosphere/Energy Program. He is also a co-founder of the non-profit, Solutions Project. His most recent book "100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything" is out and available now.

Chelsea Sexton is a former Fully Charged presenter and current employee of the United States government. Chelsea Sexton has proven to be not only one of the most passionate advocates for more responsible transportation but also, perhaps one of the most prescient people in the business.

Jack Scarlett is head of automotive content and presenter for Fully Charged, Jack has of course become a real, firm fan favourite here at FC after his first appearance a little over a year ago and now makes his debut appearance on the Plus Podcast.

Toddington Harper is CEO of Gridserve. A tech-enabled international sustainable energy business. Gridserve develop, build, own and operate solar energy and energy storage solutions for critical power infrastructure and are well known for their EV charging networks, particularly in Braintree and Norwich.

Robert goes solo, reminiscing over the years, and how the conversation has changed. Where does the energy come from? Oil refineries, MASSIVE ships, and Robert gets into the genesis of his sustainability dreams. There are four reasons to go to www.fullycharged.show. Fully Charged Live tickets, local and International event tickets are available there. If you are looking for wonderful suppliers and firms that pass the strict Fully Charged guidelines for sustainability and technology, check them out on our fabulous A-Z guide. Merchandise - We have a brand new selection of sustainable merch on there to. And don't worry all sales profits go straight back into making the show better. Lastly, Patreon - a huge thank you to all our Patreon supporters, without your help we simply wouldn't be able to keep you informed with all our content we make. So if you would like to support us, Patreon might be a good fit. But as always no pressure to do so. So if you have been, thank you for listening.

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

With a clean energy advantage thanks to a long history of hydroelectric generation, BC Hydro delivers 98% renewable and clean electricity to its 4 million customers. To ensure a reliable supply of this critical product, BC Hydro will spend approximately $2 billion per year over the next 10 years to refurbish and expand its electricity assets. BC Hydro are a sponsor of the Canadian FC live show later this year.

ev.energy is an app that manages EV charging. Using a smart, cloud-based platform that automatically optimises your charging, for a greener, cheaper charge. Nick Woolley who has been in the energy sector for 15 years has built a world-class team that brings decades of expertise from the energy and software industries.

Greg is the founder and CEO of Octopus Energy Group, recently valued at 3.3 Billion pounds. The green energy tech pioneer is based in the UK with over 3.1 million customers, further operations in 13 countries and over 23 million accounts licensed worldwide to its green technology platform, Kraken. Launched in 2016, the company's mission is to bring cheaper, greener power all across the world.

Robert Llewellyn, Dan Caesar and Imogen Pierce have a chat around the kitchen table about electric car efficiency, the future of hydrogen, Toyota's (odd) future plans and an update with Fully Charged LIVE Amsterdam. There are four reasons to go to www.fullycharged.show. Fully Charged Live tickets, local and International event tickets are available there. If you are looking for wonderful suppliers and firms that pass the strict Fully Charged guidelines for sustainability and technology, check them out on our fabulous A-Z guide. Merchandise - We have a brand new selection of sustainable merch on there to. And don't worry all sales profits go straight back into making the show better. Lastly, Patreon - a huge thank you to all our Patreon supporters, without your help we simply wouldn't be able to keep you informed with all our content we make. So if you would like to support us, Patreon might be a good fit. But as always no pressure to do so. So if you have been, thank you for listening.

Roger Atkins drops into the pod for a short and sweet chat about the development in Formula E. This podcast was recorded on the roof of the fantastic Genesis stand at Fully Charged LIVE (And is absolutely nothing to do with Phil Collins). Roger has just been on a media run talking about electric cars in America, focusing on the shift in perspectives on EVs since the dramatic rise in the price of fossil fuels.

Doug Gordan is a co-host of the podcast 'The War on Cars'' about the epic, hundred years' war between the car and the city. They deliver news and commentary on the latest developments in the worldwide fight to undo a century's worth of damage wrought by the automobile.

Dan Caesar doesn't need much introduction to the Fully Charged aficionados as he drops into Roberts's kitchen to make his podcast debut and talk all things FC, including some amazing info about the upcoming live show in Farnborough. There is of course some time for debate about blue and green hydrogen, Elon Musk's Twitter activities and of course, it wouldn't be a chat with Dan without some proper home energy discussion.

What is the importance of mining lithium in North America? CEO Philip Gross and his company Snow lake Lithium explore lithium mineral resources and are positioned to capitalize on the rapid growth in demand for lithium, driven by the electrification of the global automobile fleet. This could have a huge impact on EV production, especially in the US and Canada.

A San Diego native, Ricky Roy is a Mechanical, Aero and Software Engineer and known predominantly for his Youtube channel 'Two Bit da Vinci' which focuses on amazing sustainable stories around the world. Ricky Roy is also the new North American Correspondent for Fully Charged having recently reviewed the Rivian Electric Truck.

Ian Johnston is CEO of Osprey who are currently building a rapid charger network nationwide. Osprey's aim is to provide the maximum power to as many customers as possible simultaneously Osprey provides charging sites that are accessible, easy to use, require no membership or connection fee and operate a simple contactless, no fuss payment method. Robert (unsurprisingly) can't wait to get out there and test them out.

Jenny is a Solar Analyst for Bloomberg NEF produces the best data and analysis available on the global solar industry, which is going to grow dramatically for the foreseeable future. She is also author of "Solar Power Finance Without the Jargon" Solar power has become big business, with $131 billion invested in 2018, up from just $11.2 billion in 2004, but which countries are really doing their bit?

Dr Brian Hongdi Gu is Xpeng Vice Chairman and President. Xpeng was founded in 2014, two years after the Launch of the Tesla Model S and it has since gone from strength to strength ever since. Dr Gu received a PhD in biochemistry from the University of Washington in 1997, a master's degree in business administration from Yale University in 1999, and a bachelor's degree in chemistry from the University of Oregon in 1993.

Metis Engineering was founded in 2016 by Joe Holdsworth, providing bespoke electronics and software design services to industry-leading organisations, covering projects from world speed records to space planes. Joe's career has included a role with the Land Speed Record as Head of Systems, projects on nuclear submarines, next-generation propulsion systems at Reaction Engines, the Jaguar E-trophy electric race series and the electric airspeed record project ACCEL.

At Fully Charged we're fortunate to have an incredible team, but we can barely onboard talented individuals fast enough. And it's not just us. Cleantech and E-mobility companies are at the beginning of an exceptional demand curve. Demand for something as critical as lithium; talent. Today, we are delighted to announce the formation of Fully Charged RECRUITMENT, headed by industry expert David Hunt. In this podcast Robert speaks to David and Stephen from Hyperion Executive Search about this exciting new partnership.

The better-known concept of Universal Basic Income (UBI), which would provide everyone with a basic level of financial support has certainly got airtime over recent years, but a similar concept has caught the attention of us at Fully Charged and beyond. In Oakland, California a UBM trial has recently seen 500 residents given a prepaid card of $300 a month to spend on shared mobility services and public transit, aiming to help people find better jobs and change cities for the better, new FC member Imogen drops in to see Robert to talk through a recent article she wrote about it.

James Barclay was appointed team director for Jaguar's Formula E programme in November 2015 and he has been responsible for managing the exciting return to motorsport in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship for the British brand. Over the last six years, James has overseen the growth of Jaguar TCS Racing into a race-winning team, thanks to the team's first Formula E win at the Rome E-Prix in April 2019. Jaguar's first international motorsport victory since 1991. Since then, the team have secured three further wins, the first double podium for Jaguar in more than 30 years. There are four reasons to go to www.fullycharged.show. Fully Charged Live tickets, local and International event tickets are available there. If you are looking for wonderful suppliers and firms that pass the strict Fully Charged guidelines for sustainability and technology, check them out on our fabulous A-Z guide. Merchandise - We have a brand new selection of sustainable merch on there to. And don't worry all sales profits go straight back into making the show better. Lastly, Patreon - a huge thank you to all our Patreon supporters, without your help we simply wouldn't be able to keep you informed with all our content we make. So if you would like to support us, Patreon might be a good fit. But as always no pressure to do so. So if you have been, thank you for listening.

Doron Myersdorf is CEO of StoreDot Ltd. is a battery developer and materials innovation leader, developing ground-breaking battery technologies based on the design and synthesis of both organic and inorganic compounds. Replacing known materials and technologies with enhanced electro-chemical properties, StoreDot's proprietary compounds, combined with nano-materials, are optimized for Extreme Fast Charging - XFC of electric vehicles. There are four reasons to go to www.fullycharged.show. Fully Charged Live tickets, local and International event tickets are available there. If you are looking for wonderful suppliers and firms that pass the strict Fully Charged guidelines for sustainability and technology, check them out on our fabulous A-Z guide. Merchandise - We have a brand new selection of sustainable merch on there to. And don't worry all sales profits go straight back into making the show better. Lastly, Patreon - a huge thank you to all our Patreon supporters, without your help we simply wouldn't be able to keep you informed with all our content we make. So if you would like to support us, Patreon might be a good fit. But as always no pressure to do so. So if you have been, thank you for listening.

Mobility Service is a Dutch-based EV lease company that aims to promote electric driving throughout Europe. As a very early adopter and at the helm of Mobility Service, Paul Harms has helped spread the use of EV's widely in Holland & across the continent. Robert and Paul discuss Fully Charged Live in Amsterdam in May, charging across Europe and Paul's EV journey. There are four reasons to go to www.fullycharged.show. Fully Charged Live tickets, local and International event tickets are available there. If you are looking for wonderful suppliers and firms that pass the strict Fully Charged guidelines for sustainability and technology, check them out on our fabulous A-Z guide. Merchandise - We have a brand new selection of sustainable merch on there to. And don't worry all sales profits go straight back into making the show better. Lastly, Patreon - a huge thank you to all our Patreon supporters, without your help we simply wouldn't be able to keep you informed with all our content we make. So if you would like to support us, Patreon might be a good fit. But as always no pressure to do so. So if you have been, thank you for listening.

In this episode, Robert's all on his tod again in this episode but do not fear, that won't stop the chat. We hear about some exciting and baffling news from the cleantech sphere. Topics and news include an Ocean bladder battery, Electro magnetic cement, BP's chargers, CCS con-job, YouTube's carbon footprint, The Dayak Spiritus and there might even be a micro-rant or two about the fossil fuel industry peppered in there for good measure. Ocean Bladder Battery https://electrek.co/2022/01/10/will-this-ocean-battery-buried-in-the-seabed-be-an-offshore-wind-game-changer/ Electric magnetic cement https://www.holcim.com/holcim-magment-develop-concrete-solutions Sony Car https://electrek.co/2022/01/04/sony-may-actually-build-their-concept-ev-forms-sony-mobility-inc-and-shows-suv-variant/ BP chargers profitable https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/bp-car-chargers-overtake-pumps-profitability-race-2022-01-14/ hydrogen on desmog blog https://www.desmog.com/2021/12/10/mapped-europes-fossil-fuel-backed-hydrogen-lobby/ CCS con job https://www.eenews.net/articles/ccs-red-flag-worlds-sole-coal-project-hits-snag/ Gravitricity https://gravitricity.com/ McKibben ships https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/the-happiest-number-ive-heard-in Wood pellets https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-59546278 https://www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2022/01/13/the-jig-is-up-on-green-credentials-of-burning-trees-for-energy-climate-committee-remarks-suggest/ YouTube carbon impact https://www.iea.org/commentaries/the-carbon-footprint-of-streaming-video-fact-checking-the-headlines Dayak Spiritus https://electrek.co/2022/01/08/video-crypto-mining-daymak-spiritus-ev-takes-its-first-test-drive/ There are four reasons to go to www.fullycharged.show. Fully Charged Live tickets, local and International event tickets are available there. If you are looking for wonderful suppliers and firms that pass the strict Fully Charged guidelines for sustainability and technology, check them out on our fabulous A-Z guide. Merchandise - We have a brand new selection of sustainable merch on there to. And don't worry all sales profits go straight back into making the show better. Lastly, Patreon - a huge thank you to all our Patreon supporters, without your help we simply wouldn't be able to keep you informed with all our content we make. So if you would like to support us, Patreon might be a good fit. But as always no pressure to do so. So if you have been, thank you for listening.

Andy has very much been a figurehead in the automotive world and has led transformational change at two of the world's most recognisable businesses in the industry. Andy was credited with pioneering ground-breaking technologies, including leading the development of the Nissan LEAF electric car which went on to be a groundbreaking EV. Back in 2012, AutoExpress voted him as the "Most Influential British Person in the Global Automotive Business" Andy was also made an Ambassador for the COP26 Business Climate Leaders campaign and in 2014 he was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the New Year Honours for services to the British automotive industry. There are four reasons to go to www.fullycharged.show. Fully Charged Live tickets, local and International event tickets are available there. If you are looking for wonderful suppliers and firms that pass the strict Fully Charged guidelines for sustainability and technology, check them out on our fabulous A-Z guide. Merchandise - We have a brand new selection of sustainable merch on there to. And don't worry all sales profits go straight back into making the show better. Lastly, Patreon - a huge thank you to all our Patreon supporters, without your help we simply wouldn't be able to keep you informed with all our content we make. So if you would like to support us, Patreon might be a good fit. But as always no pressure to do so. So if you have been, thank you for listening.

Balázs Csuvár leads the delivery of our innovation projects, solving challenges through the integration of new technologies and holistic thinking. His recent projects have included the Smart Mobility Living Lab: London, Project Endeavour, D-Risk and the fleet electrification strategy for the Royal Borough of Greenwich. In this episode, Robert and Balázs discuss how London and more specifically Greenwich, is embracing the future of electric and autonomous cars. There are four reasons to go to www.fullycharged.show. Fully Charged Live tickets, local and International event tickets are available there. If you are looking for wonderful suppliers and firms that pass the strict Fully Charged guidelines for sustainability and technology, check them out on our fabulous A-Z guide. Merchandise - We have a brand new selection of sustainable merch on there to. And don't worry all sales profits go straight back into making the show better. Lastly, Patreon - a huge thank you to all our Patreon supporters, without your help we simply wouldn't be able to keep you informed with all our content we make. So if you would like to support us, Patreon might be a good fit. But as always no pressure to do so. So if you have been, thank you for listening.

"Look around you, everything you see is either mined or grown," say Rohitesh in the opening of this podcast. Rohitesh is an Economist, Geographer and President and CEO of ICMM. His previous roles have included Director in Global Strategy and Head of Sustainability Advisory Services for the Africa region. In this conversation, Robert and Rohitesh discuss the perception and misconceptions of mining and how it is a much bigger part of our lives than we all realise. There are four reasons to go to www.fullycharged.show. Fully Charged Live tickets, local and International event tickets are available there. If you are looking for wonderful suppliers and firms that pass the strict Fully Charged guidelines for sustainability and technology, check them out on our fabulous A-Z guide. Merchandise - We have a brand new selection of sustainable merch on there to. And don't worry all sales profits go straight back into making the show better. Lastly, Patreon - a huge thank you to all our Patreon supporters, without your help we simply wouldn't be able to keep you informed with all our content we make. So if you would like to support us, Patreon might be a good fit. But as always no pressure to do so. So if you have been, thank you for listening.