Tesla Backtrack BIG Style and Other (Almost) Breaking News!
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- čas přidán 17. 05. 2024
- It's hard to keep up with what's going on at Tesla at present- is Model 2 tabled in favour of the Robotaxi or will we really see both?! We can't promise the latestTesla gossip in this episode, but what it lacks in up to date live reporting, it makes up for in Robert ranting! In this month’s Almost Breaking News Robert takes us through some of the stories that have caught his eye recently. From super-efficient solar PV technology to Tesla autonomous taxis, and a new car from China that has a reported 1000 km range!! @fullychargedshow @EverythingElectricShow
00:00 Intro
01:16 Supermarkets Charge more!
03.39 Energy blockage
06:10 Super Efficient Solar
07:45 Tesla Autonomous Taxis
10:14 It’s the end for oil
13:23 Volta Trucks are BACK!
14:27 Battery News
16:10 EVs by the sh** load
17:14 Is 1000km range enough?
20:04 Hyundai US sales skyrocket!
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Sainsbury’s chargers roll out: transportandenergy.com/2024/0...
Octopus To Build Grid Network: www.energylivenews.com/2024/0...
Tesla Mess Up Big Style: finance.yahoo.com/news/exclus...
Oil shock: assets.publishing.service.gov...
Volta Trucks: www.electrive.com/2024/04/04/...
Yutong and CATLT buss battery: www.electrive.com/2024/04/04/...
thedriven.io/2024/04/03/catl-...
iML6: electrek.co/2024/04/08/im-mot...
electrek.co/2024/03/25/im-mot...
Hyundai :electrek.co/2024/04/08/hyunda...
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We have these at my local Sainsbury's - they're bloody amazing. A great upgrade from the old, slow ones they had before. Just tap my card and go 20 minutes later, after my doing my shopping, with a full tank.
Great show Bobby. Keep it up!
What folks heard: model 2 is cancelled!
What they actually said: We're working on a platform that will work with assembly lines in our current factories. We don't need to build a new factory, and we should be able to start production of new models (including model 2) quicker this way.
How the mainstream can so thoroughly mis-understand what management team says in a conference call is mind boggling.
I listened to the call... Tesla announced that they stopped building a separate factory to build the model 2 because they have enough room to build using the existing lines. They are making a next generation platform for the model 2 and the robotaxi, and they hinted at other models on the same platform, and they will build them on the current lines, so they might even come out ... they said... this year. There are a few concessions in the platform to make it compatible with the current assembly lines. so... the model 2 isn't cancelled at all. It might even be accellerated.
The MSM jump on anything that can be misconstrued as negative. 99% of people have no idea of the rapid progress of FSD since the roll out of v12. I'm surprised that Robert is not better informed rather than showing his ignorance or indifference to the massive disruption which is about to happen.
Bob hates Elon that’s all so no more facts.. just hate from here on in shame
Yes they said end of this year or early next year for model 2 on existing production lines
Stop applying logic and disrupting the poor listening comprehension sensationalist media narrative
Funny isn't it how they consistently misrepresent Tesla, and how this seems to affect the share price. Almost as if that was the intent...
When I hear "Autonomous Taxi" my mind goes straight to the Johnny Cab from Schwarzenegger's Total Recall.
"swollen sack"
"kettle of puissant"
"spinning behemoths"
"cock-a-hoop"
"I'll probably get sued"
Robert on fire today.
puissant -> poisson
(it's French for fish).
I thought he'd had a vasectomy there for a bit...😅
@@alanhat5252 Yeah I wasn't sure which one he said. Thought it was puissant which can mean power, which seemed appropriate for a rant about electric power, but fish seems better.
Can't Wait for FC outtakes to add to SNL shorts. LMFAO
@@judebrown4103Bag of frozen peas is your friend.
Robert, you didn't fact- check the Reuters article against what Tesla explained in their quarterly call. Model 2 plans are not on hold; they're accelerated versus a pure change to the unboxing manufacturer process.
Well said i usually like the fully charged but as soon as they got the fact wrong about tesla turn off.
This is t the first time Reuters have run a fake anti-EV news article, this propaganda is only getting worse.. with Musk getting full BSD agreed in China I doubt he cares.
AND Musk posted on X that the news report was a lie. How could a channel that follows EV companies so closely get this so wrong???
@@2000Richardw Frankly Robert is never right about Tesla. He always follow main media and repeat what they saying, then people who go to the source and listen what they says got upset at Robert, then Robert got upset because people try to correct him and him thinks it is an attack on him ;) Every time is the same problem, he never learn to check the source.....
Correct unfortunately a bit of FUD spread here
We drive an Ioniq5 - and we love it!!! Our first EV
You'll get fat, eating all that food while waiting to charge😂
On the plus side it does mean there's time to eat the food without indigestion and then nicely dispose of the rubbish in a bin at the charging station; so not littering the road side as so often seems to happen with old world fossil burning technology ... another hidden positive of electrification of transportation. Besides gyms are opening up at many of the bigger charging centres, there's one close by that has a McDonalds and a gym side by side. Now I would say that is real consumer choice.
9:57 I do not like pickups but I am French, I have no need for a pickup, it would just be a pain to drive and park. But trucks are the most sold vehicles in the USA so Tesla had to have one for EVs to continue to take shares in the US. At least people can chose to buy a model 3 ou Y or S or X or a CT, and with time let's hope US citizens will buy more sedans than trucks. Regarding a Tesla cheaper than the model 3 it is not so easy to answer because it is not clear what a cheaper car than a model 3 is. A smaller car implies a new production line so huge investments, so the best way for now could be to just make the model 3 cheaper. Furthermore I think individual cars have no future in cities, and 80% of Europeans live in cities. In cities we need large sidewalks, secured bike lanes, good public transportation, and shared cars or taxis. So do we need a small city car ? For who ? To conclude I think a robotaxi is a better choice than a smaller Tesla, with of course always cheaper versions of the model 3. Because I think we need cheap electric taxis for when a car is needed, in low density areas, but also sometimes in cities. Because I think as long as FSD works the investment for vision based robotaxis is low with high profits. And because I think FSD will work fine and be safer than humans. However it does not mean it will be easy, but if Tesla had only played safe we would not have so many EVs on the road nowadays, not from Tesla and so not from other brands as well.
They didn't *have* to sell a truck and they certainly didn't *have* to sell this 3 tonne monstrosity even if they did. This is all on them as are any injuries or deaths these vehicles cause. Though I suspect Musk simply doesn't care. I am just glad this garbage likely won't see the light of day in Europe and many other regions.
It's actually not a surprise. Musk has a definite pattern - setting companies the task of solving very difficult problems so that they maintain an advantage over the competition. Building a basic smaller EV now that everyone has copied the giga-casting methods they pioneered in car-making is not going to cut it. High voltage EV drive train and batteries, 48V Lo-voltage architecture, ethernet; All these are will now be copied and will not be a competitive advantage. FSD is the differentiator for a few years if they can crack it.
I've got a 3 row SUV with 8 inches of clearance. I put the seats down and throw a big sheet of foam underlayment down across the inside as a bedliner when I need to haul something messy. (It's not electric but it is the 2.4L 6-speed version so it gets 28MPG city, 31 hwy, thank you. Electric will come one day. My other car is already electric.) On other days I can carry 7 people in comfort. THAT'S utility.
@@alexhouseman Exactly. As long as the Chinese governments are willing to spend money to own EV manufacturing the only path forwards for Tesla automotive is falling profits. Eventually negative profits. Not saying a limited time recovery from the current problem is impossible. For that matter China may stop heavily subsidizing its cars. In short Tesla set out to accelerate EV adoption and it has succeeded. It doesn't have to make all the cars. Things looked much differently when they announced the goal of 20 million. Better to pivot to AI and license the software that runs the software defined car. Then if and when automotive is no longer profitable it is no longer the bulk of the company. Note energy is at 25%
It's rubbish - I can't modify it to belch black smoke - yee haaaa! :D :D :D
Glad to hear more positive news than rant and I can confirm that Sainsbury’s fast chargers only require a credit card, (no app, no data collection etc)! 😀 And you’re absolutely right Robert, during a recent stay in Plymouth where did I go shopping each time? Correct, Sainsbury’s Marsh Mill supermarket so I could charge up whilst shopping!! Well done Sainsbury’s, you’re leading the field!!
I will look out for our installation in the big Sainsbury's at Crawley , West Sussex 😊 💚🌐
BZ4X is absolutely a compliance car.
That’s my point: those stats are using supervised fsd and were compiled before v12. China has just agreed to let Tesla release supervised fsd to Chinese owners and Europe is currently on the same track. They would not have done so without seeing data we don’t have access to, especially China considering their data security concerns
Ahh, but we do have access to some of the data that shows Teslas using FSD are 15 times safer than all other cars right now.
What's relevant is.. Are they safer than human drivers? @tedmoss is suggesting they're 15 times safer. That's sounds optimistic to me but I'm guessing that they are safer now, or very soon will be. We need two things..
• Proper research. Everything we're getting at the moment screams at us from one side of the argument or the other.
• Proper supervision of over the air updates including staged rollouts - just in case.
@@tedmoss Do you have a reference for this figure of 15?
Please let this be the end of expensive superchargers. I'm not a massive fan of supermarkets, but they do have the power to do this!
To do what ? Supermarkets are not on highways between cites. And they often have "accelerate charging" (eg 11 kW) or at best 50 kW fast charging. How could you do a 1000 km trip with "supermarkets" ? Regarding the price, superchargers are cheap regarding the costs, and it is probably why Tesla is making a break in the expansion to deal with less sales. But if you do not need superchargers and if you have less expansive alternatives, it is great ; but please understand that other people have other needs.
Tesla does cheaper superchargers. Everyone else is going to have to compete now they’re opening up, so I hope prices will drop.
@@MePeterNicholls Less than 24 hours before you made that comment, Elon laid off the *entire* Tesla supercharger team. As of this writing there are ZERO people employed at Tesla working on building new stations.
@@Smidge204
And about the same time you commented, a post on X stated that chargers under construction will be completed and "Gaps in the Tesla network" will be addressed.
That would be quite difficult with "ZERO" people working on new stations? Eh?
@@rogerstarkey5390 There are zero people employed at Tesla working on building new stations.
Actual construction is done by local contractors, not Tesla employees. Any station that's already broken ground will be completes since they're already contracted. However, there is nobody at Tesla to answer questions because, again, they fired that entire team.
It's very likely that at some point they'll try to hire a few back, just like what happened when Musk took over Twitter and fired everyone who didn't immediately kiss his ass, only to try and fill some of those positions again after a few months.
I'm boycotting app based chargers, can't be bothered with that.
Every charger station should be required by law to have a kiosk interface and accept wireless payment without discriminating against users in any way. Doesn't stop people using apps but they should not be financially incentivized to do so.
Totally agree.
I like the chargers than put an amount stop on your card until they want to give it back. hahahaha
Sainsbury’s smart charge network is not App based. Just swipe credit card takes £60 confirmation credit then connect up and charge. Press button to end and account charged with actual cost and confirmation charge refunded. Just like filling up with petrol at a station.
@@CosyP sounds like a good model. Hopefully more to follow them
It seems almost impossible for people to grasp how we cannot SOLVE anything as long as we have a financial SYSTEM that DEMANDS infinite growth in order for the system to 'work'. The system beats any ideas of sustainability ..it's better but even the circular economy idea still demands GROWTH in order to work.
Yes, exactly. Glad to see another crazy communist here 🤣
Degrowth communism is the only thing that makes sense now. Hopefully these people figure it out very soon.
Infinite growth driven by cheap energy, labour and resources.
Infinite growth is the modus operandi of Cancer
It's the supermegagiantmammoth in the room, isn't it? Everything we do is still founded on this fundamental necessity, which is 100% NOT sustainable. Somehow, we have to come up with, and transform our global society to, an economic model that doesn't collapse as soon as growth flattens out.
@@latheofheaven1017 Deg-rowth comm-unism.
unfortunately Sainsbury think they are going to get 75p per Kw, not when I can use A TESLA for 42p
The market will equalise as it expands and prices will come down I am sure.
What you will see is the supermarkets offering %% off a kWh, if you spend £50-100 with them. They've done the same with petrol for decades.
And soon, the government will be pressured into a VAT reduction on fast chargers to match home prices.
You'll see that 75p drop to 50p soon enough - but then Tesla will drop too, but Tesla are not few but are far between...
They gotta claw back the investment somewhere
Exactly, espy now Tesla opened up even more yesterday
Pity Sainsburys are laying off bakery staff in the hundreds!
8:30 Tesla Model 2 cancelation.
Several days ago we found out that the real reason is they plan to produce the vehicle earlier.
They want to use existing factories because world demand is down.
By using unused capacity in existing factories they could be producing vehicles this year, but more realistically 2025H1. They plan to use it as the platform for multiple vehicles.
This was stated pretty clearly in the earnings call.
Iirc they also stated that it would be based on the Model 3, rather than being a 'new platform' (which is what the 2 was going to be)... in that sense, Reuters is correct... the 'planned' next-gen model 2 has been shelved, in favour of a 'cheaper' model 3 built on the current production lines. Tesla still produce a cheaper EV (good), but not a 'smaller' EV (not so good).
@logicalChimp
Yes - the plan changed.
The car was not canceled- the plan changed.
The plan changed so they could utilize existing unrealized factory space - which means they delayed the true unbox method for a while.
I listened...
Ah , yes, but ... who can take Elon seriously these days?
All of a sudden we learn he's closed down his supercharging department and tells all drivers of any car that they'll have to fend for themselves.
When you have a bloke in charge of "anything" with such a capricious nature then it's a bit of a worry to staff and shareholders alike.
His so called "management" of Twitter should have been a wake up call to all and sundry that Elon does things on a whim sort of thing.
There again he certainly is consistent when it comes to "downsizing" his workforce.
For all we know elements of his workforce might well be snapped up by other manufacturers on an information mining expedition.
You couldn't blame ex Tesla staff for feeling just a little miffed and consequently happy to "share" Tesla secrets despite any NDA contracts.
Perhaps a Google of the term "idiot savant" might be useful? Then consider this Cybertruck idea.
Yes, well.
@@t1n4444
You are acting like an idiot.
@t1n4444
Who can take Musk seriously these days?
Musk is one of the most effective entrepreneurs in human history.
Yeah... Who in their right kind would take a person like that seriously...
Think about how out of touch you sound...
I understand hyperbole- an exaggeration to make a point t.
You are accusing one of the most successful people ever of having no skills.
You really have to hate a person to be so constantly and powerfully wrong.
And that is the worst part.
You are a person who hates other people. That is fucking broken.
I was a heavy equipment operator for 26 years I ran diesel equipment that had at least a million miles or 20,000+ hours on them.
Congratulations
@@truebrit3670Why the crass and dismissive comment? It is well known that well maintained diesels on buses and the like regularly do more than a million miles yet Robert reckoned a quarter of that was doing well. The poster was just politely pointing out Robert's figures were incorrect.
Agree the 200-300k miles on a bus diesel is nothing. Seen them with well over 500k miles with only basic servicing.
If you look there are bound to be 1 million mile+ vehicles on the original engine depending on their use. Vehicles used for longer journeys rather than sitting at every traffic light in the City.
@@WhiteDieselShed Just adds to the original point doesn't it? Even more diesel burnt and CO2 emitted.
If you pay for the peas with your card, they already have your data.
15:20 million mile truck engines have been around for several decades, they're not unusual at all, that's why CATL have set that as their milestone.
Not without multiple major overhauls. Electric motors don’t do a million miles either, even if the battery can.
My local Sainsbury's has replaced 20 free to use 7kW chargers with 4 ultra fast charged for chargers. Fewer people will see a benefit.
Yes. No more taking the free electric home and running the house on it 😂
First silicon solar cell celebrates 70th birthday on April 25, 1954.
The efficiency at that time was around 6%.
Agree about buying a Toyota EV, why buy an electric car from a company who are against them. Unlike the UK, here in Québec there’s a lot of their EV's on the road ! 😮
Last week I got a polestar 2. I’m now FULLY CHARGED!
Never mind
@@barriewilliams4526 why did you even bother? Do you just come here to be a troll? Like grow up man. I’m nearing 50 and you’re acting like a child.
Level 2 at a shopping area makes sense . You can take your time, shop, fill up.
If Chinese auto manufacturers built their cars in the EU, they wouldn’t need the ships
That is the thing. Car making is a jobs program and they want it all for themselves. Will be interesting to see what happens around the world when humanoid robots build cars.
I'm not a fan of app based grocery stores in general.
Musk said the Reuters story was a lie. Will see in august
Coming from a man who lies about pretty much everything that doesn't mean too much.
At the Tesla earnings call on April 24th, they said they are accelerating the timeline by 6 months, so a smaller car should be coming out in early 2025.
Its sad to see Bobby paying attention to reuters
Yes, and no... based on various posts, it sounds like the 'next-gen' Model 2 *has* been cancelled, and that Tesla are now working on a modified/cheaper Model 3 to take its place (because that's quicker and cheaper than designing an entire new platform from the ground up)... (based on Musks own Twatter ramblings)
In that respect, the Reuters article *is* correct, even if Tesla are still working on a cheaper vehicle - but it's a 'cheaper 3' not a smaller & cheaper 2 (and in the UK, the 3 is actually a comparatively big vehicle, that barely fits on my drive)
@@logicalChimp
That's not what was said.
a bit behind on the tesla piece. Listen to the announcements on the latest earnings call and mention in your next news.
Yep, my local Sainsbury's have chargers installed,
As someone who sports a similar hairstyle to your good self, it is so nice to be interrupted by adverts for 'Head and Shoulders'.
I get ads for solar panels and really big shears.
Who the heck doesn't use an adblocker in 2024? It's so simple!
@@gdutfulkbhh7537 it’s between and during segments of YT videos. Adblock doesn’t block those.
Stop burning gas, ahem, petroleum! We need it for fertilizer. And other things. So we must stop burning gas.
We can make fertiliser with renewable energy. Look it up.
Oddly I thought of the Woodsmith Project reading the same comment ... environmentally mined high grade polyhalite fertiliser to be powered by offshore renewable wind.
Apparently, Lidl has the 2nd highest number of charge points in France 😮 (rapid I presume). Charging at supermarkets makes very much sense. I am just wondering if 22kW instead might be sufficient as most current and up-coming EVs will have 11-22kW on-board AC charging capability.
REPEATING MEDIA MISREPORTING
There have been various wrong conclusions that are circulating despite recent clarification by Tesla in the Q1 earnings call.
○ Tesla priority is autonomous taxies, but they are ALSO going to make several smaller car models.
○ They are making smaller cars SOONER than planned (rather than being cancelled).
○ What is POSTPONED is their ideal small car design, to make small cars sooner they will use a slightly less advanced design.
○ A model suitable for taxis MAY also be suitable as private cars. They are not necessarily mutually exclusive.
Yes, but it's true what he said that Yorkshire always has lovely weather.
Thank you for the video.
Talk about the corrupt reviewers who give good reviews to bad cars in order to keep a good relationship with car makers.
When i was studying geology back in the 20naughties, we were told peak oil was only a few years away and that big oil would be spending huge money to extract oil, rather than just putting a hole in the ground.
The global supply of oil has held up only because of fracking. That will soon end
I saw a YT video about the latest tech pylon cables. (Just have a think...I think) The new cables simply replace the existing ones, but are capable of transmitting way more power, so this will probably/hopefully help with the demand issues.
Just watch the video - it's excellent as usual for Just Have A Think. Those new cables will have a HUGE positive effect on the grids.
The name of the clip is "Rethinking electricity grids."
It's more than just cables being replaced. It's also the insulation and structure. You can't just add voltage and weight for no impact.
@@EP-bb1rm I'm guessing that you haven't watched the video.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hmm ... new cables that can transmit more power you say?
Was there any science offered in the clip?
Why not Google up national grid transformers, why they exist, and how they work.
You might Google up the efficiency of transformers while you're at it to understand why transformers are a "good thing".
Always a good idea to fact check any info given by so called experts.
Plus might be a good idea to Google up "transmission line" theory too.
And why national grid transmission lines are AC, extremely high voltage and not much current.
Think "power".
Hope that helps.
It's not a demand issue, it's a supply issue. The supply must meet the demand for the grid to work and using only solar and wind will never- even under the best conditions for them - produce enough energy to meet demand. For this reason 'net zero' policies won't work, but if you really want clean air- go nuclear.
I do a lot of my shopping at Tesco purely because there is a Tesla supercharger round the corner. Rapid chargers should be like WIFI and subsidized to bring in customers. I'm not going to shop somewhere that charges 75p/KWh
Thanks for the summary
Robert, great show I have watched from the beginning, but you need a Tesla expert to help you not spread Tesla media FUD. Since the earnings call 23rd April we have known model 2 is still going ahead. Keep up the otherwise top show I will continue to support you!
please have more public ac charges... its really easy and the locals need them ... they should be ubiquitous
All depends on cost. I used to use Tesco ac regularly when shopping and BP Pulse AC in council car parks. Now they cost to much and they sit empty most of the time. People used to see them full, probably making people think EV demand has fallen.
Fun and informative episode. Well done Robert.
"I have a lovely swollen sack of....."
I'm over here hollering...!!! 🤭🤣😂
Careful Robert, many of your viewers are huge Elon/Tesla fans. The robotaxi and the cheap model 2 are one and the same. If you have a look at some of the videos of FSD and it is very impressive and already much safer than a human driver. You should be excited about it; when you’re old and infirm you’ll be able to get anywhere in your Model 3. 😂
This is my favorite format. Not only do ou offer great news, but you do it in a way that's enjoyable thus making me want to listen.
The recently decommissioned coal fired power station at Aberthaw in South Wales is already connected to the National Grid. The site sits within inches of the second highest tidal range in the World ! 2 tides a day regardless of the weather conditions ! Why hasn't someone put 2 + 2 together yet ?
There's a *lot* of investment going into tidal power... the problem is that salt-water is extremely corrosive, and maintenance is far harder when the generator is under water... some years back, FC did an episode on a Tidal Testing Grounds up in Scotland (around the Orkneys, I think, which have some of the strongest tidal races in the world)...
So yes, hopefully they will get something that can be commercially deployed soon, as it would address so many RE generation issues in the UK (esp. in Winter)
@@logicalChimp Zero investment in it where I live here :( I sit and watch countless Gigawatts of energy being wasted twice a day
@@zenzen9131 because it's still at the research level - hence only at research and testing grounds so far.
@@logicalChimp Tidal turbines are already operating and have been for a couple of years off the Scottish coast. Look up Simec Atlantis, they have the world record in tidal generation to date.
@@logicalChimp There are currently 4 tidal turbines operating in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth, they've been there for 6 years and as far as I'm aware have not had a single operational failure. I've also watched them raise a turbine for maintenance and return to the seabed during a single period of slack water of about 40 minutes, a process that initially took 12 hours.
Various studies have put the total generating capacity of the Pentland Firth at between 9GW and 22GW, and because of the way the tides flow the total output wouldn't drop below 70% of peak.
The estimated cost of installing 12GW of capacity is £40bn, about the same as a new nuclear station but with 4 times the peak output.
I drove FSD v12 (my first drive with 12) last Saturday over to the local college. I've driven this hundreds of times. And the STUPID car comes to a stop at an intersection I turned on all the time, only to look over and see there is a NEW STOP sign. That I didn't see.
Oh and my wife drove the same road, stopped, and watched a van blow through the intersection. To watch the woman in the van with her hand over her mouth, as she realized, what she just did.
Primates are the ultimate drivers.
I'd be interested to see how FSD copes with my local roads. Single track in the Scottish Highlands, no markings just signs for passing places, blind bends, sheep and cattle wandering across. What does it do when it meets an articulated truck coming the other way, will it reverse to the nearest passing place? Will it see a vehicle approaching 1/2 mile away and be able to plan where to pass? Will it stop to allow a following vehicle to overtake as required by law?
@@garysmith5025 FSD is trained via the training data. If it is not trained to handle your test conditions it may not handle them correctly. It has driven paved roads w/o lane markings. It will get better over time as it is trained to handle more situations. Instead of looking at what it can not yet do consider how well it can do with what it has been trained to do. Does it drive naturally.
@@danharold3087 In which case it's only partial self drive and not full self drive. Musk wants to make this Tesla's point of difference, but if it's only relevant to a small part of my driving why would I pay the extra for a car that has it?
@@garysmith5025 Simple. Self driving is not for you if all you do is drive up and down 1 lane roads, I expect Tesla will address this sort of driving eventually. Many US farmers live on gravel roads that are primarily single lane roads with additional width on the hills for passing. You can pass other places but your outside the driven path with a lot of lose gravel so it is best to slow down some.
The script writer actually made you say "swollen sack?"🤣
Not just swollen sack "I've got a LOVELY swollen sack"
He’s probably an optimist with a pair of very strong binoculars.👀🙄🙈
The only thing we know for certain is that the Model 2 wont be £20k. I doubt it will even be £25k.
@everythingelectricshow Question re: the gov report you link to about the depletion of conventional oil by 2030 - the report was written in 2009, has this been updated? Seems quite old. Thanks
I appreciate the rant on apps/memberships/rfid-tags. Just accept card-payments like every other store!
Tesco not free near me now and no other supermarket free any more as far as I know
Back in the 70s the Saudis jacked the price of oil to $40/bbl ... it caused pandemonium and the 3-day week.
So here we are today with oil around $85/bbl, and it has been a lot more than that in recent memory.
Get used to the idea that oil at $200 will become the expected norm.
Another excellent show. Grid connection is extremely difficult it has to get better. I am having to wait around 6 weeks for approval to connect my solar PV installation. I should not be surprised as there are eight EV rapid chargers in a public car park locally which have been sitting there unused for at least 15 months to my knowledge due to a lack of grid connection.
Rivian is killing it with styling.
thank you.
Thank you.
I am looking forward to the OxfordPV panels coming onto the market.
This should not have been published. The Tesla story was plain wrong. I knew the model 2 was still coming 2 days before the video was put online.
Also by then the massive cuts at the Tesla Superchargers were over a day old.
Always love to hear Roberts comments
Love your presentation style! (And the content of course) Thanks!
Brilliant news update Robert! Moving stuff by the petrol supplies, I didn’t know that either. And let’s hope you are still here next time.😅
The other point about oil extraction is when the amount of energy needed to extract it is greater than the yield itself, which is why many remote oil fields remain untouched. Using 5 barrels of oil to extract 4 barrels worth is not viable.
So you put a barrel of oil on the ground and magically it turns into an extraction facility?! Or the energy cost to make the materials is making the extraction less profitable. We are paying more per kWh with renewables than we ever did with just coal,gas or nuclear- even the power companies are stating without government support they wouldn't invest in renewable energy.
Top job bob loving your work
Tesco is not free any more and so slow when it was you only got what you had used to get there and back.
Great (almost) Breaking News, PLUS the occasional "What the waaa!" 10:45. Love it!
Consistently entertaining and informative, and perfect pronunciation of Renault.
"I'm going to ask Helen about that." What a privilege to have such a fantastic physicist available to answer your really hard questions. You are Sooooo lucky Robert.
As an aside to answer your question - I live alone, so I am one of those who just want a small electric car. But one that can, when needed, run for long trips on a hot summer day, so about 300km at 110kph with A/C on, is indicated. I gather this is really not an unusual request, most of ICE cars around where I live are pretty small. What I do *not* want is a mid-sized car, or one of the MANY big electric SUVs we keep getting pushed at us.
18:50 did you mean high ionic conductivity or high iconic conductivity?
The first one makes more sense to me.
Thank you.
News with an added dash of comedy by Robert. I'd love to see him do this as Kryten, as this subject is undoubtedly close to his mechanical heart.
In this day and age, I love Robert's honesty. It's hard to find on some of these CZcams platforms the Highlander.❤❤❤
The words preceding “Prime clean tech news” were momentarily mildly alarming in the beginning of this episode! 😆
Fantastic news in this one. Good stuff Robert 👍
Well done Sainsbury's
ABN is the most enjoyable way to keep abreast of the important Alternative Energy news, especially 'Roberts Rants'! Looking at the UK ERC peak supply report mentioned it's a bit scary to see they conclude that "Forecasts that delay the peak of conventional oil production until
after 2030 rest upon several assumptions that are at best optimistic and at worst
implausible"..... Yikes.....
Robert, your presentation is bloody riveting. Another great show !!
Great pack of current info!
Fracking is absolutely wringing out the last bit of oil from the sponge.
petrol should be reserve for commercials and strategic military. BEV is best for personal transportation
Great point
BEVs simply have to be better than petrol and diesel. When they are, people will buy. No need for BS laws that simply distort the market.
BEVs are _already_ better then ICE. And no non-renewable fossil fuels required. Sadly, laws are required to nudge people to #StopBurningStuff
You must be kidding.
Commercial vehicles are already going electric. They benefit more, because they are driven more, so save more money on fuel.
*Just when you forget the host used to be Kryten in Red Dwarf, he does that awesome sound effeft at 10mins 50sec* 😂👏🏽👏🏽
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Great info, great video 🤙🏽
INteresting thank you
I'll plump for the autonomous taxi please. I can't drive so having a safer, cleaner and cheaper taxi sounds great (assuming the AI doesn't have a racist/misogynist mode that talks to you constantly during the trip)
Thanks Robert. Very informative and big fan
Great as always Robert!
Our Tesco chargers in Northamptonshire were previously free, Pod points in other locations now all charge here too, and they didn't wind up the cost slowly either.
It was always going to happen, I'm surprised Robert can find them.
If only we had a technology that works well together with our legacy grid but is also safe and low carbon…
Nuclear?
Absolutely 😊
Hopefully once all the supermarkets get installing rapid chargers we will have a price war.. Until then keep using Tesla unlocked chargers because they are cheapest for rapid charging
Nice one
Supermarkts should just put in level 2 (A/C slow) chargers, lots and lots of them, perhaps powered by their own solar (on roof or corporate owned farms).
That way, most shoppers get their shopping trip mileage free, plus a little bit extra maybe. The first mover will grab a lot of customers. No need for fast chargers to completely fill up their cars for all their other transportation needs (at ridiculous prices). A lot of these cars wil sit there full up, long before they finish shopping!
You think supermarkets make enough profit to do all this building? No way. Further, we don't need grocery prices to go up any more.
@@jamesengland7461People will spend more time in store, as well as choosing your store over others. That's free money for the store. The amount spent on SLOW A/C charging would be well under the extra sales brought i. Tthis kind of energy is peanuts to a large store, they can even generate it themselves, on the roof or at store owned/leased solar/wind farms.
Also, as not everyone access to home charging, giving more people access to even slow "public" charging (at stores and workplaces) will increase the number of potential EV users drawn to your "free" charging.
12:48 oil: lubricants, plastics, pharmaceuticals… mind if less is used for transport then it frees up more for non combustion purposes.
About time someone pointed out the shear number of Toyota trucks that find their way to the Middle East.
10:47 your sense of humour still to this day is so funny
OMG! One of the best episodes 😅 well done 👍
You had me at "swolen sack".
Tap to pay is a big issue in australia. It just doesn’t exist
Just out of interest, why the branding split between Fully Charged and Everything Electric? Fully Charged seemed like an all inclusive name for everything electric already?
You gotta love Robert.
In the UK we need more district heating systems run from the heated water from old coal mines
You are Simon Clarke and I claim my five quid!
Tried it. Turns out it's quite hard to locate the old coal workings.
😆That Toyota dig at the end!🔥🔥🔥
Toyotas aren’t safe
It probably costs a lot to install ultra fast charging points so why would Sainsbury’s do it and not get the best return possible. They might end up excluding people who want to shop there but can’t because the chargers are full of non-shoppers?
Really surprised at this channel criticizing those that try and cause harm to the electricity vehicle cause for Robert then to continue to repeat the Reuters fud that is aimed at causing harm to Tesla. Really shocked.
If you have made an honest mistake, or have some counter points it would be interest to compare what Reuters reported and what Tesla is planning to do.
The Tesla q1 2024 earnings report / call of Tesla could be interesting reading