Everything Electric Podcast

A New Aussie Electric Era with Giles Parkinson

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!!

Robert & Imogen's Twitter Q&A

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!!!

Jack and Robert Go Rogue!

Super Charging Europe with Michiel Langezaal

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.

Elon. China. Arrival departs! With Roger Atkins

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!

Mega Solar Farms Boosting Biodiversity with Exagen

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.

Will Energy Bills Continue To Rise? With Simon Evans

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.

Why Lithium Is The Most Important Part Of The Puzzle with Teague Egan

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.

Why Canada Is Nailing Renewables with Paul Martin

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. 

How Clean is Hydrogen, Actually? With Prof. David Cebon

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.

Fusion, Whale Earwax and Flat Earth? With Helen Czerski

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.

Raging Robert's Remarkable Rant!

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.

Vehicle to Grid with Electric School Buses? With Jeni Reynolds

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.

The Story Behind a 'Rapid' Rollout with Robert Barrosa

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.

The Electrified States of America

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.

What's The Next Game-Changing Technology? With Matt Ferrell

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.

Ford, Rivian & The Electric Hummer! With Ben Sullins

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. 

Are Tesla Just...Unbeatable? With Sandy Munro

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.   

The Climate Crisis with Mark Z. Jacobson

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.  

Fixing America with Chelsea Sexton

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.

Audi, Lightyear, Goodwood and more with FC's Jack Scarlett

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.

The New Sunlight with Gridserve's Toddington Harper

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. 

12 years of repetition | PLUS Podcast

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.

Tesla Supplies, Norway & Rapid Chargers with Fiona Howarth

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

Producing Renewable Electricity with BC Hydro's Chris O'Riley

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.