In Brisbane, I swapped out busing to work a couple of years to riding an e-bike (I built it using a kit). Now instead of paying ~$1380 per annum for bus trips that take 1 hour each trip door to door, I pay less than $255 in electricity (3.3 kwh at $0.28 to charge 13.5ah battery, let me know if I have calculated this incorrectly) to charge my e-bike (less, due to solar) and what I don't spend on electricity is spent on wear and tear on the bike. The bike trip is 30 minutes door to door gaining me 1 hour back and the freedom to leave and arrive when I want, not according to a bus timetable. It only took me 1 year to pay for the kit ($1200 + bike etc).
I think eBikes are replacing more bus journeys than they replace cars. I think I have made one bus journey in the last 4 years and my eBike has taken me where no buses go. Means I can survive on less without any reduction on living standards.
@@SuperDrakmar You should visit Sydney! I am lucky as I am now retired. But I used to drive in the city all the time. Now it is just a tangled web for cars, all going nowhere slowly.
I have recently returned to the UK from a 3 month visit to Brisbane, taking in some of the state and a few days in Sydney. The previous visit was December 2022. The increase in numbers of BEV seen on the roads was as remarkable as it was noticeable. Everywhere! Brilliant, I was rather impressed. Enjoy your stay Robert.
Why do they have all these stupid apps for charging ? Why can’t you just charge, then when it stops just pay for what you use with a debit or credit card ? This system has been working in petrol stations for decades.
Why not just link "A credit card" to a charging account, store the details on *the car* and "plug in"? It's the same account you would use, just a better method. You forget that the credit/ swipe card system needs a data connection? . If the data is backed up on the car and plugging in completes a handshake with the charger, you get the best of all worlds. . 1) Instant charging. . 2) If there's a datalink failure, you get your energy, the record of the transaction just stays on the car, (and in memory of the charger) next time the car connects, and/ or the charger goes live, the data downloads to the system. . 3) No security risk to the driver while trying to make the swipe card connection at the charger. (Tesla chargers are up and running faster than you can get back to your seat) . It's "better"
@@rogerstarkey5390 I’m not sure about needing data connection to pay, I’ve paid for things on Apple Pay without any data connection at all and it’s still worked, although to be honest I don’t understand how.
@@rogerstarkey5390 Too much personal informtion to too many different apps...they should all just have a card reader/nfc reader for payment... your address, telephone, email, gender and location information aren't needed to make a transaction...so why allow it?
You need to get up to date. They do this already. All new chargers have contactless payment. Even when they have a specific RFID card or an app they still have contactless terminals. Funny how people who live in a world run by devices using thousands of apps only find apps stupid when they're used for starting an EV charge.
If you type EV into the Sky News Australia UA-cam Search bar you'll see a misleading article released every 2 days. My current favourite: "it's possible for EVs to be controlled by Chinese officials". I give it 4 stars for originality, 5 stars for absurdity and 5 stars for BS
@@marksjudgycarBruh, your "regular" hacker can do whatever they want since cars got connected to cell services, these are not news. So if some dude with a phone can hack a car, I think whatever is connected to the web is pretty much f_cked.
I absolutely love my 2023 Nissan Leaf SV PLUS (this is my second one) and I drive close to 200 miles every day here in the middle of the U.S. Yes, Fast chargers are mostly down here, but I can fully charge with Level 2 in less than 8 hours.... when I'm sleeping. I love "filling up my car" while I sleep. It's very nice. 😁
It's something petrol and diesel car owners will never experience. Going to sleep with 10% left in your "tank" and waking up with at least 80% in your "tank" and you didn't have to do a damn thing. No waiting, no paying issues, no smelly fuel spilled on your shoes, no need to go anywhere to get topped up. Everyone has electricity at home. Almost no-one has a fuel pump.
Being privileged enough to have driven around the Salton Sea in a Tesla, I can tell you it has not “been destroyed over the last 100 years by extracting water from agriculture. In the 50’s it was an extremely posh and beautiful place attracting celebrities and politicians. The runoff from the farms (which is full of pesticides) made the lake toxic (killing 98% of the 100 million fish) and evaporation raised the salinity. Great episode!
I'm clocking up almost 500km a year on my ebike, just from riding around my 20 acre property North of Brisbane. It's the closest thing to teleporting, as I can be anywhere within minutes. Solar is so good for farmers, retirees, working from home. It's just brilliant being able to harvest energy from the nearest star so we can tow produce for and from the farm several days a week. Can't wait to fill up our future tractor with sunshine..
Another positive farmer story - Win 9 News (Australia NSW South Coast) had a story last night about farmers who have wind turbines on their property. Worth a watch - the income they receive from the renting of their land from the renewable energy providers has helped sustain the farm during drought / floods etc.
I did catch that one. They were perfectly sensible, rational people who discussed the subject very clearly. Unusually for a media drone, the presenter was sensible too!
Very informative as always welcome to Australia, we are lucky to have you here. Definitely seeing the trend lately of EV car fires online, they sure do love them. Keep up the good work and stay fully charged.
Stink bugs are an issue here in the States, too. Specifically, brown marmorated stink bugs that were accidentally introduced in the late 90s. Now they're endemic east of the Mississippi, and starting to appear on the west coast too.
the best thing about owning an ev in australia is we don't worry about cold weather and many home has solar to power it we also don't really have as much bias towards ice cars, most of my friends (30-35) that's not buying an ev is only because their apartment doesn't let them install the charger
@@JJ-vy2rh I looked it up on ABRP because I was curious and it turns out there's fast chargers all the way along the route from the coast to Mt Isa, so that would actually work just fine.
@@JJ-vy2rh yeah I almost bought a BMW I3 but there was no way to drive it 2 hours south of Perth without putting a generator in the back, was no compatible chargers on the way.
Sadly the news isn't so good from the other side of the Tasman. The new government has removed EV subsidies and introduced road user charges for EVs resulting in a 90% crash in EV sales.
The stupidity of some Luddite conservatives is astounding. The previous government in Oz held progress back for a decade to appease their fossil fuel donors and were booted in 2022 as a result.
Sorry but that's inaccurate about EVs on the ship. The local news channel posted videos of scorched EVs being trailed out and moved by crane. The biggest difference between EV and ICE fires is that it's much easier to put out an ICE fire. With EV fire bring a chemical reaction the danger of recombustion is also much higher. Also a generator is much better in an emergency than an EV. I mean, how do you recharge your EV if floods have knocked out the electricity. EVs are amazing but not the solution for every situation.
NB the Salton Sea isn't a natural lake, it was made by accident when irrigation channels breached and flooded a valley. Its presence has caused problems because of stagnation etc, and over irrigation have affected the Colorado river downstream.
Love your shows and podcast Robert! We own a 2024 R1S Rivian, I know, I know, it does not get the greatest miles/Kwh (about 2.5 so far). I am so glad you are able to debunk a lot of the Diesel laden stories! Thank You so much!
Leaf blowers can also be harmfull if they blow right at a piece of dog poo. That poo is suddenly everywhere in the air and then in the lungs of the dude (its usually a dude) operating that blowing machine. Poo in the lungs is not healthy.
Most electric leaf blowers are in land fill in 2 years ! All are poorly Chinese made and have a fraction of the power of the petrol equivalent for more money.
He is an actor and his wife is an Australian. We shouldn't be that surprised that he's good at his job, particularly when he's got a voice training coach living with him. And his most famous role, as Kryten in Red Dwarf, has always had an American twang throughout.
As an Aussie, I'm not entertain by good accents. I hear then every day. I love bad accents. The Simpsons did amazingly bad Australian accents and I love them. ... "NinE Hundred DollarY Dooos!" ..
Wholley Carp! That is the first time I've heard a non-Aussie actor do a version of an Australian accent, that didn't grate all the way to the spine from being wrong.
I wish I could start every day by listening to one of Robert's rants against all the b.s. surrounding EV's. It reminds me that I'm not the crazy one. I find it quite therapeutic 🙂
The fully charged show is funded by the UK government to promote EV propaganda. If you do your own fact checking, the so called bullshit is actually verifiable facts.
So nice to see you in Brissie, Rob! That St Lucia/West End/Highgate Hill area is so special to me. Enjoy your time with family- would love to grab a beer with you here one day! 🍻
Australia suffered for years under a terrible inept and corrupt conservative government. On a positive note, I can’t wait to see you all the Sydney show!
Thank you for another great video ! I discovered this UA-cam channel when it had about 50 000 subscribers. I am no car enthusiast but I just love reading and watching good news on the energy transition front. Keep up the great work !
So all these people stuck in the snow in USA with flat EVs are happy customers. What about the two EV london buses that burst into flames in last month.
People need to stop buying 2.9 ton trucks, and start buying 2.9 ton electric hatchbacks 😂 Just to be clear, I'm 100% into EVs, but this was too funny to watch.
Wow! So much passion about an electric future. I, like growing millions, fully agree. We need to remember the following; Arthur Schopenhauer once said, “All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed; second, it is violently opposed; and third, it is accepted as self-evident." As we weather the storm of opposition, as we persist with renewable energies, we will soon transition into a fully renewable energy world. You are a beacon of bright light in the dark, shining for us all Robert. A golden age is right around the corner. Cheers! All my love to Aussies, Kiwis and Tasmanian Devils!
I have an ICE car.Its propulsion system is derived from oil.Plastic is derived from 99.9% oil. Bobby can you tell me how the world would function without plastic ?
Your point on vehicle fires is pretty weak. Yes, an electric vehicle is less likely to catch fire then ICE vehicle but the difference lies in that an ICE vehicle fire is relatively straight forward to put, an EV in thermal runaway is a completely different beast, not too mention the chemical vapour that is released when they are burning. How long is it until one goes up in an underground car park? Sprinklers aren't going to put it out and it maybe hard for the fire department access, it is probably as serious as the charging network to address before mass roll out
I ride an electric scooter in Copenhagen all year round (a lot of frost in winter) about 2500 km on semi slicks that don't last long, but give good road contact, annual cost of electricity and spare parts about $100. Fresh air and halved travel time as well as an annual saving of approx. 3000$ compared to when I drove diesel!
I like the way the new ev's have the inbuilt anti boredom feature whereby they spontaneously self combust, taking everything around with it. Keeps the owners awake.
@@simony2801 Yes I know Simony2801 and despite what the idiot Bowen thinks here down under you can't force people to buy things they don't want. Maybe the EV will come of age but it's a long time in the future yet. Even the dealers that sell them won't accept them as a trade-in because they have no idea what sort of condition the battery pack is in. OMG the battery pack and cause a slight amount of damage to it and the cars a write off insurance wise. There are just too many downsides to owning and EV at present.
The current Salton Sea was formed when Colorado River floodwater breached an irrigation canal being constructed in the Imperial Valley in 1905 and flowed into the Salton Sink. The Sea has since been maintained by irrigation runoff in the Imperial and Coachella valleys and local rivers.
Ha, I'm literaly watching you in Brisbane while sitting an hour north of Sydney where you actually are! Good news Robert. Thank You for producing, the show.
I'm part of the RACWA Members Voice page, and the amount of EV fire talk is bananas. I'm always putting up links to dismiss claims, but boomers gotta boom! There is currently a poll on the site where 75% are not even considering buying an EV in the future..which is nuts to me
Great video debunking the myths. It was your interview with a fleet manager that got me off the fence and prompted me to order a Tesla Model 3. We couldn't be happier with it. Faster, nicer to drive and more convenient (I never have to make a detour to a petrol station again) than driving our old ICE car. Zero regrets
Welcome to sticky Brisvegas Robert! I'm sick of the humidity up here and can't wait for winter...Good luck with the show and next time you're up here , pop in for a Cuppa! Love the show Sir. Long time viewer of your shows. Cheers Gregg.
Hi Rob have to thank you and the electric roadshow for helping to increase the sales of electric vehicles and renewable devices. As your road show grows so will the rest of the renew economy. Enjoy Oz thanks again.
Hi Robert, I live in Mudgee NSW. In 2022 my wife and I were in the market for a new car. A hybrid to be exact. We went into the showroom of our main dealership for Mitsubishi. The outlander PHEV seemed like a clever option. The manager was presented to us and we followed him into his office. I had done a lot of research and knew something about the technology. He completely contradicted everything I said suggesting that we were in the middle of nowhere and electrical vehicles were not worth considering. I have heard nothing but great reviews about the phev and would like to know how to educate the ignorant….. great show by the way
You are obviously aware of our vast road network. So I assume you have a solution for towing our 800,000 caravans and even more trailers all the vast distances between the highway networks and make the distance in a powerful enough and affordable EV. Please let me know this solution so I can be confident about affording and surviving an EV trip in the outback.
I can’t explain enough how much I appreciate news about Australia. It’s usually skipped because politics has delayed us here even though we are HUGE solar uses for decades.
Welcome to Brisbane. Yes, we are experiencing real growth in EVs. I can guess the place you went to, and did you notice they have put free WiFi so you can connect. The issue is that the sign is easy to miss. As to stink bugs issue, it is interesting that when Toyota had an issue they were allowed to send a local team to deal with them. Coming from China may be the issue and not the bugs. Our teams are more than capable to fumigate the ships efficiently.
As far as I know, chargers use cards/tags following the MiFare/MiFare+ standard. As do some "smart" door locks. The name suggests this standard was originally intended for public transport.
I can feel his rant all the way back in the U.K. India will never be the same, the noise and fumes from all the scooters is part of the fun. It would be strange clean air and less noise. Don’t worry they still shout at each other.
Living in Brisbane, this video was such a delight to watch - and welcome to our hot and muggy city! I would happily swap with you for a cold climate any day! Great articles and points you've raised as well. Loved it!
Young Mr Robert LLewellyn You are a G.O.A.T. = Greatest Of All Time in your campaign for EVs. Now given the mainly EU adoption of EVs, when do you think the UK will follow suit, because at the moment most EVs are beyond the Low Income Wages we have here in the UK, my mother and I especially as she has retired and I am her sole carer. I would love to replace our 2009 second hand car with an EV, but the British Government is offering no real incentive to do so. Love your vids.
Let's be real.... Australia is at least 30 years if not more behind America in terms of doing anything sustainable. In 2025 emission standards come into play for New South Wales. Something California was doing in 1985, 40 YEARS AGO!
There are people on this planet who have bought a new diesel vehicle. Yes the well know motor journalist and youtuber Harry Metcalfe. After 4 years of agonising EV use he went back to a diesel Range Rover. Sensible chap.
I was reading recently about USA government statistics of vehicle fires (ev v ice). It would appear that the problem is not ev fires but ev fires publicised by the media, which are significantly less per 100,000 vehicles than ice vehicles.
Multiple small frustrations tend to stick in your mind and eventually become a big giant negative impression for most people. Combine that tendancy with the enormous negative megaphone that is the Internet, and it's easy for a positive movement like electrification to get derailed. So when chargers don't work, the app doesn't work, the station has no chargers available, etc. and those things happen over time to one person, that person can decide EVs aren't worth it. Or they get on social media and complain and influence others to not even consider an EV. This is why channels like Fully Charged Show are important. Keep the truthful, positive and FUD free information flowing.
I know, in the Netherlands we are spoiled with the charging infrastructure. You can pay in various ways, but my preference is really for an RFID tag. It works quickly and reliably. (Hangs on the car key) Even if the network has a malfunction, you can just charge. (Charging point passes it on when the network is working again) No hassle with apps, network connection, taking debit card out of your inner pocket. What works even better is auto charge at Fastned. Plug in, done.
I have a Tesla Model 3 in North Queensland, no Tesla fast chargers up here so I have Chargefox & Evie RFID cards, charging is easy :) Western Australia have just installed dual access CCS2 chargers all over the State which use Chargefox so I will have no trouble charging over there on my way around Australia :) Chargefox is now owned by Australia's various motoring organizations so I will get a discount for being a member of RACQ :) Try to make it to the Fully Charged Live Show exhibiting electric vehicles and solar power for homes on 9, 10 & 11 Feb 2024 in Sydney :) I'm looking after a beach hut & town house in wet season so I won't make it :(
Its not just cars going electric, but also caŕavans. Our caravan has 400 watts of solar on the roof and a 200amp lithium battery. We have just spent 53 days travelling Tasmania and never had to plug into mains power even once. Not once. Excellent! Also, many new caravans are now going gasless - no gas stove or heater. Just an induction cooker, electric water heater, batteries and LOTS of solar on the roof. Progress.
BTW I calculated that being able to charge our van from solar rather than having to plug into mains power at caravan parks during this tour has saved us about $1000 because we can free camp instead of having to pay to stay connected to mains power. We have spent some of the savings on good food, which is important to us pensioners.
I am in West Oz the charging network is so shyt calling it shyt is a compliment. I remember when we were told all electricity in Australia would be underground by 1999 lol...
Hehe I love you enthusiasm about full electric car. It no way the future on its own. And a lot of car companies have seen this. There is no way government can afford the infrastructure needed, let alone people be bothered waiting for so long to charge vehicles most people that brought new electric cars have gone back to petrol vehicles after realising all the down falls to crappy electric vehicles
I have no interest in debating the topic with you. You have your sources of information you are prepared to believe, you accept the story told you that out of the 400+ million people around the world who have adopted electric vehicles of all types, they have ALL gone back to paying a lot for imported, toxic liquid fuel and burning it in inefficient combustion engines that require constant spare parts and endless servicing to keep them chugging away. That's fine. Please don't think about electric vehicles, they obviously upset you.
I liked the Australian farmer story at the end. The great thing about solar panels in a wild and desolate place, is once assembled and in-place, you don’t have the slightly annoying need to drive a heavy fuel or energy mass cross-country to your energy repository/gas station, to ‘fill it up’. The energy helpfully, has come to you. This must be the only example of where energy can travel several million miles, more cheaply than the rival energy product can travel a couple of thousand - in fact, it’s infinitely cheaper for sunlight to get to the outback than petrol or diesel because it’s completely free delivery. A great update, roll on the future, we’ll get there.
I am happy to report that While on holiday in Belize (Central America) I noticed a public charger being installed in the City. I will admit that I have not seen any electric vehicles here yet though.
The EVs are also getting a 3x parking fee in France, but can be a bit heavier than the fossil ones. 1600kg for fossil cars and you have to pay extra, and 2000kg for EVs. My Polestar 2 weight about 200-300kg to much for the French to want it in their towns. :) Still support their decision.
I love the Tesla model 3, really wanted it for our business but the numbers were terrible. Cheapest new model 3 with 629 KM range was $76,000 AUD. New Camry hybrid with 960 KM range was $45,000. Model 3 insurance was over $3000 per year vs Camry's at $950. Dollar depreciation on the model 3 is more than double the Camry each year. Add in super charger costs @ $0.69/kWh and rising..... Hopefully the economics for running a Telsa will improve soon.
You may also ask your “team” to balance the exposure and colour dynamic between your main camera and your cut away camera. As it’s a minor distraction to see the front on camera then cut away to a side camera that’s not correctly balanced. Best in your podcasting 😊
In Brisbane, I swapped out busing to work a couple of years to riding an e-bike (I built it using a kit). Now instead of paying ~$1380 per annum for bus trips that take 1 hour each trip door to door, I pay less than $255 in electricity (3.3 kwh at $0.28 to charge 13.5ah battery, let me know if I have calculated this incorrectly) to charge my e-bike (less, due to solar) and what I don't spend on electricity is spent on wear and tear on the bike. The bike trip is 30 minutes door to door gaining me 1 hour back and the freedom to leave and arrive when I want, not according to a bus timetable. It only took me 1 year to pay for the kit ($1200 + bike etc).
- lucky you - use muscle instead 30 mins you don't need to spend in the gym...
@kadmow depending on my schedule, I will use my racer. But this is my commute. 50% effort is better than zero.
I think eBikes are replacing more bus journeys than they replace cars.
I think I have made one bus journey in the last 4 years and my eBike has taken me where no buses go.
Means I can survive on less without any reduction on living standards.
@@Paul-yh8km I got mine mid covid to eliminate the bus ride. Driving into the city just isn't viable for one.
@@SuperDrakmar You should visit Sydney! I am lucky as I am now retired. But I used to drive in the city all the time.
Now it is just a tangled web for cars, all going nowhere slowly.
I have recently returned to the UK from a 3 month visit to Brisbane, taking in some of the state and a few days in Sydney. The previous visit was December 2022. The increase in numbers of BEV seen on the roads was as remarkable as it was noticeable. Everywhere! Brilliant, I was rather impressed.
Enjoy your stay Robert.
Why do they have all these stupid apps for charging ?
Why can’t you just charge, then when it stops just pay for what you use with a debit or credit card ?
This system has been working in petrol stations for decades.
Why not just link "A credit card" to a charging account, store the details on *the car* and "plug in"?
It's the same account you would use, just a better method.
You forget that the credit/ swipe card system needs a data connection?
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If the data is backed up on the car and plugging in completes a handshake with the charger, you get the best of all worlds.
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1) Instant charging.
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2) If there's a datalink failure, you get your energy, the record of the transaction just stays on the car, (and in memory of the charger) next time the car connects, and/ or the charger goes live, the data downloads to the system.
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3) No security risk to the driver while trying to make the swipe card connection at the charger.
(Tesla chargers are up and running faster than you can get back to your seat)
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It's "better"
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I’m not sure about needing data connection to pay, I’ve paid for things on Apple Pay without any data connection at all and it’s still worked, although to be honest I don’t understand how.
Because then you are more easily controlled..
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Too much personal informtion to too many different apps...they should all just have a card reader/nfc reader for payment... your address, telephone, email, gender and location information aren't needed to make a transaction...so why allow it?
You need to get up to date. They do this already. All new chargers have contactless payment. Even when they have a specific RFID card or an app they still have contactless terminals. Funny how people who live in a world run by devices using thousands of apps only find apps stupid when they're used for starting an EV charge.
It's absolutely diabolical how the news is twisted so badly and the difference in stats is crazy!
same with palestine. Really tells you all about the world we live in.
If you type EV into the Sky News Australia UA-cam Search bar you'll see a misleading article released every 2 days. My current favourite: "it's possible for EVs to be controlled by Chinese officials". I give it 4 stars for originality, 5 stars for absurdity and 5 stars for BS
@@marksjudgycarBruh, your "regular" hacker can do whatever they want since cars got connected to cell services, these are not news.
So if some dude with a phone can hack a car, I think whatever is connected to the web is pretty much f_cked.
Yeah they reckon EV's are good.If they was any good they wouldn't have to push them.
@@marksjudgycar Which facts upset you the most?
Welcome back to Australia, Robert. You are always a breath of FRESH air! Hope the show at Olympic Park goes great!
I absolutely love my 2023 Nissan Leaf SV PLUS (this is my second one) and I drive close to 200 miles every day here in the middle of the U.S. Yes, Fast chargers are mostly down here, but I can fully charge with Level 2 in less than 8 hours.... when I'm sleeping.
I love "filling up my car" while I sleep. It's very nice. 😁
It's something petrol and diesel car owners will never experience. Going to sleep with 10% left in your "tank" and waking up with at least 80% in your "tank" and you didn't have to do a damn thing. No waiting, no paying issues, no smelly fuel spilled on your shoes, no need to go anywhere to get topped up. Everyone has electricity at home. Almost no-one has a fuel pump.
That sounds really satisfying and productive. I love small efficient EVs!
Being privileged enough to have driven around the Salton Sea in a Tesla, I can tell you it has not “been destroyed over the last 100 years by extracting water from agriculture. In the 50’s it was an extremely posh and beautiful place attracting celebrities and politicians. The runoff from the farms (which is full of pesticides) made the lake toxic (killing 98% of the 100 million fish) and evaporation raised the salinity. Great episode!
Evaporation with, little rain over years and no outlet will do that All by itself. There are many lakes that have had that happen.
I'm clocking up almost 500km a year on my ebike, just from riding around my 20 acre property North of Brisbane. It's the closest thing to teleporting, as I can be anywhere within minutes.
Solar is so good for farmers, retirees, working from home. It's just brilliant being able to harvest energy from the nearest star so we can tow produce for and from the farm several days a week. Can't wait to fill up our future tractor with sunshine..
Another positive farmer story - Win 9 News (Australia NSW South Coast) had a story last night about farmers who have wind turbines on their property. Worth a watch - the income they receive from the renting of their land from the renewable energy providers has helped sustain the farm during drought / floods etc.
But wait, don’t wind turbines make cows kill themselves or something?
I did catch that one. They were perfectly sensible, rational people who discussed the subject very clearly. Unusually for a media drone, the presenter was sensible too!
Unfortunately Farmers in Victoria are saying the infrastructure to hook up the wind farms and going through land will devalue the property
Brilliant show again Robert, keep doing what your doing it gives me hope in the future
I wish there was an affordable electric car for the masses.
Very informative as always welcome to Australia, we are lucky to have you here. Definitely seeing the trend lately of EV car fires online, they sure do love them. Keep up the good work and stay fully charged.
Full points for that Aussie accent, much better than some of your older attempts 😆
Stink bugs are an issue here in the States, too. Specifically, brown marmorated stink bugs that were accidentally introduced in the late 90s. Now they're endemic east of the Mississippi, and starting to appear on the west coast too.
the best thing about owning an ev in australia is we don't worry about cold weather and many home has solar to power it
we also don't really have as much bias towards ice cars, most of my friends (30-35) that's not buying an ev is only because their apartment doesn't let them install the charger
EVs only work on the eastern seaboard. Try driving to mount Isa...
@@JJ-vy2rh oh forgive me for making a generalization without considering the tens of thousands of people driving to mount Isa every day.
@@JJ-vy2rh I looked it up on ABRP because I was curious and it turns out there's fast chargers all the way along the route from the coast to Mt Isa, so that would actually work just fine.
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Have you considered that there may not be enough chargers to meet the demand?
@@JJ-vy2rh yeah I almost bought a BMW I3 but there was no way to drive it 2 hours south of Perth without putting a generator in the back, was no compatible chargers on the way.
Sadly the news isn't so good from the other side of the Tasman. The new government has removed EV subsidies and introduced road user charges for EVs resulting in a 90% crash in EV sales.
I'm pretty sure people will continue to buy ev's it is still cheaper to run a electric
I don't share your optimism. Driving a mild hybrid probably works out cheaper now. @@nicholaskeenan898
@@nicholaskeenan898the point though, is that we need more electric vehicles not less being purchased and used.
The stupidity of some Luddite conservatives is astounding. The previous government in Oz held progress back for a decade to appease their fossil fuel donors and were booted in 2022 as a result.
Then maybe people aren't ready to buy them yet. Give it time.
Sorry but that's inaccurate about EVs on the ship. The local news channel posted videos of scorched EVs being trailed out and moved by crane. The biggest difference between EV and ICE fires is that it's much easier to put out an ICE fire. With EV fire bring a chemical reaction the danger of recombustion is also much higher.
Also a generator is much better in an emergency than an EV. I mean, how do you recharge your EV if floods have knocked out the electricity. EVs are amazing but not the solution for every situation.
Thanks Robert , love your work keep ripping them a new one.👍
You neglected to mention the farmer who gets free electricity for his car spent $50,000 on solar panels to charge everything. Not so free now!
NB the Salton Sea isn't a natural lake, it was made by accident when irrigation channels breached and flooded a valley. Its presence has caused problems because of stagnation etc, and over irrigation have affected the Colorado river downstream.
Love your shows and podcast Robert! We own a 2024 R1S Rivian, I know, I know, it does not get the greatest miles/Kwh (about 2.5 so far). I am so glad you are able to debunk a lot of the Diesel laden stories! Thank You so much!
Agree about the leaf blower. It turns out that a simple broom is faster and better for most cleaning jobs!
Much more peaceful as well
Electric ones smell less offensive and do just as good a job. And like electric lawn mowers they get more out of the energy they expend.
Leaf blowers can also be harmfull if they blow right at a piece of dog poo. That poo is suddenly everywhere in the air and then in the lungs of the dude (its usually a dude) operating that blowing machine. Poo in the lungs is not healthy.
@@trevorberridge6079 wouldn't want to do 13000 hectares with mine, tho, mate .
Most electric leaf blowers are in land fill in 2 years ! All are poorly Chinese made and have a fraction of the power of the petrol equivalent for more money.
Honestly that Aussie accent at the end was spot on.
He is an actor and his wife is an Australian.
We shouldn't be that surprised that he's good at his job, particularly when he's got a voice training coach living with him.
And his most famous role, as Kryten in Red Dwarf, has always had an American twang throughout.
As an Aussie, I'm not entertain by good accents. I hear then every day. I love bad accents. The Simpsons did amazingly bad Australian accents and I love them. ... "NinE Hundred DollarY Dooos!" ..
Wholley Carp! That is the first time I've heard a non-Aussie actor do a version of an Australian accent, that didn't grate all the way to the spine from being wrong.
No it wasn’t.
I wish I could start every day by listening to one of Robert's rants against all the b.s. surrounding EV's. It reminds me that I'm not the crazy one. I find it quite therapeutic 🙂
The fully charged show is funded by the UK government to promote EV propaganda. If you do your own fact checking, the so called bullshit is actually verifiable facts.
So nice to see you in Brissie, Rob! That St Lucia/West End/Highgate Hill area is so special to me. Enjoy your time with family- would love to grab a beer with you here one day! 🍻
Me to please
Yes, there are thousands of battery powered cars on the road, some actually make it home.
A very interesting and informative talk. Pity our government in the UK no longer seems to care about changing from fossil fuel vehicles.
Australia suffered for years under a terrible inept and corrupt conservative government. On a positive note, I can’t wait to see you all the Sydney show!
Yep, who also ended car manufacturing so we just have to take what we can get and pay through the nose.
both sides are corrupt and only play the role of opposition
I've had my E-Scooter for 4 years now and have traveled 9000km on it going to work and back. same battery. love it!
Thank you for another great video ! I discovered this UA-cam channel when it had about 50 000 subscribers. I am no car enthusiast but I just love reading and watching good news on the energy transition front. Keep up the great work !
So all these people stuck in the snow in USA with flat EVs are happy customers. What about the two EV london buses that burst into flames in last month.
As always, great. Oh, and Happy Birthday to your mother-in-law!
it's not that people prefer the heavy trucks, the Australian government subsidizes them
People need to stop buying 2.9 ton trucks, and start buying 2.9 ton electric hatchbacks 😂 Just to be clear, I'm 100% into EVs, but this was too funny to watch.
Its a dull life if you're only fufilling needs and not wants hey
@@justmechanicthings And when what you want is destroying the environment for everyone else?
@@AegisK Non, and he knows that. Despite his claim clearly a troll.
@@AegisKThe 2024 Mercedes EQS SUV comes pretty close.
Wow! So much passion about an electric future. I, like growing millions, fully agree. We need to remember the following; Arthur Schopenhauer once said, “All truth passes through three stages: First, it is ridiculed; second, it is violently opposed; and third, it is accepted as self-evident." As we weather the storm of opposition, as we persist with renewable energies, we will soon transition into a fully renewable energy world. You are a beacon of bright light in the dark, shining for us all Robert. A golden age is right around the corner. Cheers! All my love to Aussies, Kiwis and Tasmanian Devils!
Fully renewable world? How?
I have an ICE car.Its propulsion system is derived from oil.Plastic is derived from 99.9% oil. Bobby can you tell me how the world would function without plastic ?
Your point on vehicle fires is pretty weak. Yes, an electric vehicle is less likely to catch fire then ICE vehicle but the difference lies in that an ICE vehicle fire is relatively straight forward to put, an EV in thermal runaway is a completely different beast, not too mention the chemical vapour that is released when they are burning. How long is it until one goes up in an underground car park?
Sprinklers aren't going to put it out and it maybe hard for the fire department access, it is probably as serious as the charging network to address before mass roll out
I ride an electric scooter in Copenhagen all year round (a lot of frost in winter) about 2500 km on semi slicks that don't last long, but give good road contact, annual cost of electricity and spare parts about $100. Fresh air and halved travel time as well as an annual saving of approx. 3000$ compared to when I drove diesel!
when you say that the cost to own a electric car costs $720 per year does that include the cost of a new battery every 10 to 15 years
do not expect ev to succeed here "down under"
Love your enthusiasm Llewelyn ❤ See you at Everything Electric London!
I like the way the new ev's have the inbuilt anti boredom feature whereby they spontaneously self combust, taking everything around with it. Keeps the owners awake.
Troll, A petrol car is 10 times more likely to explode... solid stats... ie throw a match in a petrol tank boom vs a match at a battery.. fizzle.
@@scottcunningham8528Where's the link to your "solid stats" Mr EV Evangelist.
@@AussiePom he hasn’t got any, these batteries are a environmental time bomb, costing thousands to make, last a few years then no one wants them.
@@simony2801 Yes I know Simony2801 and despite what the idiot Bowen thinks here down under you can't force people to buy things they don't want. Maybe the EV will come of age but it's a long time in the future yet. Even the dealers that sell them won't accept them as a trade-in because they have no idea what sort of condition the battery pack is in. OMG the battery pack and cause a slight amount of damage to it and the cars a write off insurance wise.
There are just too many downsides to owning and EV at present.
The current Salton Sea was formed when Colorado River floodwater breached an irrigation canal being constructed in the Imperial Valley in 1905 and flowed into the Salton Sink. The Sea has since been maintained by irrigation runoff in the Imperial and Coachella valleys and local rivers.
Ha, I'm literaly watching you in Brisbane while sitting an hour north of Sydney where you actually are! Good news Robert. Thank You for producing, the show.
Thank you I thoroughly enjoyed your video and I will definitely be watching more later
Spare head 3 came out a couple times in this vid and im here for it!
I'm part of the RACWA Members Voice page, and the amount of EV fire talk is bananas.
I'm always putting up links to dismiss claims, but boomers gotta boom!
There is currently a poll on the site where 75% are not even considering buying an EV in the future..which is nuts to me
whooa there ... in the UK most of the early adopters of EVs have been "boomers"! Robert is a "boomer" ... don't tar us all with the same brush!
Good job yet again! Extracting all that money from local economies for petrol and sending it overseas should be illegal. If nothing else!!
Great video debunking the myths. It was your interview with a fleet manager that got me off the fence and prompted me to order a Tesla Model 3. We couldn't be happier with it. Faster, nicer to drive and more convenient (I never have to make a detour to a petrol station again) than driving our old ICE car. Zero regrets
Welcome to sticky Brisvegas Robert! I'm sick of the humidity up here and can't wait for winter...Good luck with the show and next time you're up here , pop in for a Cuppa!
Love the show Sir. Long time viewer of your shows.
Cheers Gregg.
22:07 - that is a jolly decent Aussie accent you give there, Robert!
Hi Rob have to thank you and the electric roadshow for helping to increase the sales of electric vehicles and renewable devices. As your road show grows so will the rest of the renew economy. Enjoy Oz thanks again.
Always good to SEE and HEAR you Robert
Thanks for yet another great video. I always enjoy listening to Robert and the many stories. Have a great trip.
Hi Robert,
I live in Mudgee NSW. In 2022 my wife and I were in the market for a new car. A hybrid to be exact. We went into the showroom of our main dealership for Mitsubishi. The outlander PHEV seemed like a clever option. The manager was presented to us and we followed him into his office. I had done a lot of research and knew something about the technology. He completely contradicted everything I said suggesting that we were in the middle of nowhere and electrical vehicles were not worth considering. I have heard nothing but great reviews about the phev and would like to know how to educate the ignorant….. great show by the way
Enjoy Oz and 93 is a fantastic mile stone. Send my best wishes and do send lots of love 🥰 for you all
Now electric time.
Thanks Robert.
You are obviously aware of our vast road network. So I assume you have a solution for towing our 800,000 caravans and even more trailers all the vast distances between the highway networks and make the distance in a powerful enough and affordable EV. Please let me know this solution so I can be confident about affording and surviving an EV trip in the outback.
I can’t explain enough how much I appreciate news about Australia. It’s usually skipped because politics has delayed us here even though we are HUGE solar uses for decades.
Welcome to Brisbane. Yes, we are experiencing real growth in EVs. I can guess the place you went to, and did you notice they have put free WiFi so you can connect. The issue is that the sign is easy to miss.
As to stink bugs issue, it is interesting that when Toyota had an issue they were allowed to send a local team to deal with them. Coming from China may be the issue and not the bugs. Our teams are more than capable to fumigate the ships efficiently.
A podcast and ABN in one day! You are spoiling us. 🎉🎉
Also happy running my ev off solar PV and still amazed at the prosumer production.
Pro tip, you can add a Opel or any other RFID card to a Chargefox or Evie account, we use a Sydney Opal card to operate chargers.
As far as I know, chargers use cards/tags following the MiFare/MiFare+ standard. As do some "smart" door locks. The name suggests this standard was originally intended for public transport.
Another great episode. You tell 'em, Rob.
I can feel his rant all the way back in the U.K. India will never be the same, the noise and fumes from all the scooters is part of the fun. It would be strange clean air and less noise. Don’t worry they still shout at each other.
Living in Brisbane, this video was such a delight to watch - and welcome to our hot and muggy city! I would happily swap with you for a cold climate any day! Great articles and points you've raised as well. Loved it!
Hi Robert I love your skill at switching between cameras nearly as much as the content of ABN. 👏👏
Young Mr Robert LLewellyn You are a G.O.A.T. = Greatest Of All Time in your campaign for EVs. Now given the mainly EU adoption of EVs, when do you think the UK will follow suit, because at the moment most EVs are beyond the Low Income Wages we have here in the UK, my mother and I especially as she has retired and I am her sole carer. I would love to replace our 2009 second hand car with an EV, but the British Government is offering no real incentive to do so. Love your vids.
Always worth watching, and great to bask in positivity (and the occasional quality rant!)
I am with you on your rant about car fires mate.
Let's be real.... Australia is at least 30 years if not more behind America in terms of doing anything sustainable. In 2025 emission standards come into play for New South Wales. Something California was doing in 1985, 40 YEARS AGO!
Made me smile,enjoyed your video, thank you.
There are people on this planet who have bought a new diesel vehicle. Yes the well know motor journalist and youtuber Harry Metcalfe. After 4 years of agonising EV use he went back to a diesel Range Rover. Sensible chap.
I was reading recently about USA government statistics of vehicle fires (ev v ice). It would appear that the problem is not ev fires but ev fires publicised by the media, which are significantly less per 100,000 vehicles than ice vehicles.
Superb! 👍 This piece should be called 'Robert Rants'. 😮💨😆
Love your short rants, and news 😊❤
Multiple small frustrations tend to stick in your mind and eventually become a big giant negative impression for most people. Combine that tendancy with the enormous negative megaphone that is the Internet, and it's easy for a positive movement like electrification to get derailed. So when chargers don't work, the app doesn't work, the station has no chargers available, etc. and those things happen over time to one person, that person can decide EVs aren't worth it. Or they get on social media and complain and influence others to not even consider an EV. This is why channels like Fully Charged Show are important. Keep the truthful, positive and FUD free information flowing.
I know, in the Netherlands we are spoiled with the charging infrastructure. You can pay in various ways, but my preference is really for an RFID tag. It works quickly and reliably. (Hangs on the car key) Even if the network has a malfunction, you can just charge. (Charging point passes it on when the network is working again) No hassle with apps, network connection, taking debit card out of your inner pocket. What works even better is auto charge at Fastned. Plug in, done.
Wonderful 😀 Always love a good rant…and Roger is especially adept at it 😅
I have a Tesla Model 3 in North Queensland, no Tesla fast chargers up here so I have Chargefox & Evie RFID cards, charging is easy :) Western Australia have just installed dual access CCS2 chargers all over the State which use Chargefox so I will have no trouble charging over there on my way around Australia :) Chargefox is now owned by Australia's various motoring organizations so I will get a discount for being a member of RACQ :) Try to make it to the Fully Charged Live Show exhibiting electric vehicles and solar power for homes on 9, 10 & 11 Feb 2024 in Sydney :) I'm looking after a beach hut & town house in wet season so I won't make it :(
The Cybertruck has vehicle to load or grid capability. Hopefully the other Tesla models will follow suit.
Its not just cars going electric, but also caŕavans. Our caravan has 400 watts of solar on the roof and a 200amp lithium battery. We have just spent 53 days travelling Tasmania and never had to plug into mains power even once. Not once. Excellent!
Also, many new caravans are now going gasless - no gas stove or heater. Just an induction cooker, electric water heater, batteries and LOTS of solar on the roof. Progress.
BTW I calculated that being able to charge our van from solar rather than having to plug into mains power at caravan parks during this tour has saved us about $1000 because we can free camp instead of having to pay to stay connected to mains power. We have spent some of the savings on good food, which is important to us pensioners.
Brilliant rant as usual Robert
What a shame sales are going through the floor because people have not only woken up to the climate con, but also the growing issues with EVs !
Rfid cards can be on your phone . They are in many countries . I guess your provider offers this to ( specially with Apple Pay )
Love Brisbane! Hope you're having a great time out there, Bobby. My wife, who used to live there, calls it BrisVegas!
Adam (Sheffield, UK)
Dear Robert too long between episodes thank you for the laughs and the informative information I also charge my car from our solar
I am in West Oz the charging network is so shyt calling it shyt is a compliment. I remember when we were told all electricity in Australia would be underground by 1999 lol...
Preach on, Brother Robert!
Hehe I love you enthusiasm about full electric car. It no way the future on its own. And a lot of car companies have seen this. There is no way government can afford the infrastructure needed, let alone people be bothered waiting for so long to charge vehicles most people that brought new electric cars have gone back to petrol vehicles after realising all the down falls to crappy electric vehicles
I have no interest in debating the topic with you.
You have your sources of information you are prepared to believe, you accept the story told you that out of the 400+ million people around the world who have adopted electric vehicles of all types, they have ALL gone back to paying a lot for imported, toxic liquid fuel and burning it in inefficient combustion engines that require constant spare parts and endless servicing to keep them chugging away.
That's fine.
Please don't think about electric vehicles, they obviously upset you.
That accent was spot-on, Robert. 👌🙂
Where can one find the statistics from the London Fire Brigade? It wasn't in the description.
Ive finally got an electric car. Delivered 31st jan im absolutely loving it.
I liked the Australian farmer story at the end. The great thing about solar panels in a wild and desolate place, is once assembled and in-place, you don’t have the slightly annoying need to drive a heavy fuel or energy mass cross-country to your energy repository/gas station, to ‘fill it up’. The energy helpfully, has come to you. This must be the only example of where energy can travel several million miles, more cheaply than the rival energy product can travel a couple of thousand - in fact, it’s infinitely cheaper for sunlight to get to the outback than petrol or diesel because it’s completely free delivery. A great update, roll on the future, we’ll get there.
I am happy to report that While on holiday in Belize (Central America) I noticed a public charger being installed in the City. I will admit that I have not seen any electric vehicles here yet though.
Come to Melbourne instead of Sydney at some point soon, please!
The EVs are also getting a 3x parking fee in France, but can be a bit heavier than the fossil ones. 1600kg for fossil cars and you have to pay extra, and 2000kg for EVs. My Polestar 2 weight about 200-300kg to much for the French to want it in their towns. :) Still support their decision.
without government subsidies and incentives EVs would be completely irrelevant
At first I thought it was windy, but I think the trees are alive and suffering from the heat. They are trying to shake the sweat off.
They sway around to be a moving target for the scorching sunlight, maybe some of the photons will miss their target 😄
I love the Tesla model 3, really wanted it for our business but the numbers were terrible. Cheapest new model 3 with 629 KM range was $76,000 AUD. New Camry hybrid with 960 KM range was $45,000. Model 3 insurance was over $3000 per year vs Camry's at $950. Dollar depreciation on the model 3 is more than double the Camry each year. Add in super charger costs @ $0.69/kWh and rising..... Hopefully the economics for running a Telsa will improve soon.
Maybe use the citations and sources you rely as a lower third title so we can gauge your sources as you go on.
That is a very good idea. I'm just about top record a new episode, I'll suggest it to the team. Thanks.
You may also ask your “team” to balance the exposure and colour dynamic between your main camera and your cut away camera. As it’s a minor distraction to see the front on camera then cut away to a side camera that’s not correctly balanced.
Best in your podcasting 😊
I'm still waiting for Robert's follow up book, "He was Wispy-Haired and Very Wise."