Alex+ Agree! Very clean design, it looks like the car that could be Honda's VW bug. Now, we wait for the two most important parameters - range, and price. (and perhaps availability?)
Robert, I am a 36 year old man in the United States and I've been planning my tiny house for the last 10 years, for retirement, in 30 years, and now my plan includes an electric RV. It has been an evolving thought for several years now and hopefully by the time the four kids (8,6,4,2 years of age) have moved on, electric motorhomes will be the standard. Long time consumer of fully charged. Thanks for all you do! We are all better off for it. Maybe we'll cross paths on our motorhome adventures some day. Cheers.
Aaron Bounds You'll be able to order an autonmous Honda E-pallet that is built like a bedroom suite, on demand, from a transportation as a service provider, without having to save up for your own vehicle. It will also drive you to different cities while you sleep.
*Toyota Personally I'm wary of getting a powered RV - they don't have the consumer protections that you'd expect an auto to have and uhhh... kinda scandalous business practices. Once you sign, they give no shits. Whereas a trailer or 5th wheel is just a glorified box you can modify to your heart's content, choose whatever you want to move it, not lose as much depreciation on the tow vehicle (Muricans love their big trucks), and use the tow vehicle for other purposes. Somebody really needs to build a proper EV truck ... there's not even a hybrid out there.
That ferry is a sightseeing ferry, that also carries the odd passengers to the few people who live along that fjord. There are also actual electric car ferries being built, but not this one.
I really don’t get why all these charging companies are having such a hard time unifying payment. What about frickin credit cards? Everyone has one. Seriously.
It's the age old exclusivity play, if you can get your system to flood the market and no one else can use it without your license then you come out on top, more over you can cash in for decades to come.
Guys, when you press that bell, you get more than an alert, you get two lerts. Jonny and Robert, two of the biggest lerts in the business‼️ Great video.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Vehicle to grid would give cars something to do the 90% of time or so they are not being driven. As long as most people want to use a car at about the same time, morning to work, evening home from work, there is no way to reduce the over all number of cars. Yes they stand still 90% of the time but since the demand is not a flat curve the over all number of cars can't be cut by much.
Cars would be cheaper to use (or rent) depending on the time of the day, so if there is an advantage to it people and company's will take it. This revolution is about so much more then cars, it will democratize the energie market and change many more things.
TBH most of the things i own, i'm not using 90% of the time. Toilet, shower, TV, kitchen table, oven, toaster, etc. Do you know how often i'm actively using my front door? Yet there it is. Go out & get a job, door.
I'm actually worse than that. during a normal work week my car sits in excess of 94% of the time. Probably 95.5% On the weekends it's slightly less for bad weather (80-85ish% i guess) or on good weekends 100%, cause i take the motorbike. So yes, you are spot on, we need V2G as standard.
I wish they do the same in my country UPS company, get rid off the VW T5's and install chargers and buy Nissan's ENV200 to make deliveries......they laughed at me....... It's sad they don't believe in future......
That Honda design looks awesome. Probably won't be available in the US. I have driven a honda Insight, we used to call it the most comfortable motorcycle they ever made.
Yeah, but giving them enough range to travel would make them insanely expensive. Plus, charging these huge batteries off of the little hookups that you find at RV parks would take ages.
So do most cars, as Robert said at the end, only 4% utilisation, so the other 96% grid stabilisation?? Tony Ceba does also go into this ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ox5LtxqQNHw.html. Tony is a bit optimistic but Colin McKerracher (who dresses the same as Tony) provides another view of the future ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-t9LwRUI1xcQ.html.
Mr. Wrigley we travel into our golden years in a 2500 Sprinter.Would you be so kind to give us some additional information about electrification.Thank you kindly. Friends in Canada.
Roger Starkey Naysayers don't matter. Just invest in the companies that will do well, and see if you can short some of the businesses that he thinks will be disrupted. That, and understand the implications for the real estate market.
I always loved in the past how Robert used to call out the Patron names. Then he stopped the way he did and kept on editing out the funnier parts. But, now it's even funnier when both are doing it together. Please keep it uncut. I couldn't stop laughing when you made fun of Mr. Genge.
It's still only about 5 miles/day max, so it works if you travel very slowly (and are somewhere sunny). For some people this is plausible, but it's not going to work for many.
Wook, Where did you get that number? Winnebago gives there's at 910 Wh/Mile. 12 solar panels at 320 watts peak, and 5 sun-hours per day (sunny places), gives 19 kWh charge per day, which equals 21 miles per day.
I agree that too many EVs have so far looked like their old ICE counterparts only with the engine and transmission replaced by a battery and motors. I am hoping that Honda, and others, will take the freedom that EV technology provides to design and mass produce a more radical solution to personal/family transport.
You don't need a new brand, just cars that are designed to be EVs from the start. If you try to squeeze a traction battery into a car that wasn't designed around it, you're going to end up with a battery that's so small that it's useless.
"try to squeeze a traction battery into a car that wasn't designed around it" is just a BS talking point. When u compare the 1st EVs like the Leaf and the Spark EV the converted ICE was often superior,
Pls explain beside it looks. How this Honda Uban EV is a radical solution to personal/family transport? U need to look at the BMW i3 or the Bollinger EV for something at least unique for an EV in its construction method or its design. The Honda Urban EV is just fashion statement. And Clarity was a FCV 1st so y was it even mention it?
Great video. I've shared a lot of this information with a lot of people. The part at the end about personally-owned cars -- that sit idle 96% of the time -- got me thinking about the future of transportation. What if, instead of a car with a fully-decked out interior for passengers, we went entirely to flatbeds of various sizes? Freight could be loaded on easily. Passengers could ride in pods, that would be loaded from the flatbed onto a train (for instance) to get to a more distant location, then off-loaded from the train to another flatbed upon arrival, for delivery to the final destination. You wouldn't even have to get out, or check your luggage on the train, or whatever. Pods could be like Smart Cars only smaller because no engine, no wheels, etc. The flatbeds could be multi-purposed, not just for people or freight but for any purpose. Some flatbeds would carry more than one pod because they were going to the same neighborhood. Racks for ebikes so the flatbeds wouldn't go into more congested areas; unload the ebike for the last mile. Just thinking here, boss.
We rode on an EV tourist catamaran last summer in Norway. It was an amazing trip. Especially around the ~30th minute when the diesel engine started, and we all suddenly realized we had been sailing on pure electric this whole time. It was a very "woooow" moment. After the ride we were staring at the charging system on the dock with two monster cables pluged in the boat. If anyone has the opportunity to try this, they must.
Having an electric RV with solar panels makes so much sense. Assuming 1KW panels on roof and travelling in sunny days of Australia and you stay at a destination for 5 days; 1KW x 6KWh/KW x 5 days will provide 30 KWh electricity which driven conservatively in a RV can provide 100 Km of range. That is fun and quite possible for cross country adventure.
Good video. Lots happening. Wish there were more going on here in the US. VW promised us lots of charging infrastructure to make up for dieselgate but I haven't seen any yet.
Where has nissan officially published the thermal management for the large battery leaf? I have not seen it. I also dont think its going to happen :/ i hope im wrong.
I have a 24kWh leaf and had an leaf2 for the weekend. its awesome! I tried to get a test drive of the e-golf recently from my local dealer in Poole in dorset. They don't have one! the nearest place to test drive one is either Southampton or Bath!
Andy McCabe It is agreed that once a trend has seized approximately 10% of the population it tends to accelerate exponentially. And that point is not far away, as also indicated by Roberts report from Amsterdam.
You did not cover Tata Evision EV from Geneva 2018 Expo...!!!! Have a look and share your views..!! much appreciated..!! Good job educating folks around the world about greener future. Lets make this planet Green Again!!
Speaking of electric delivery vehicles, in Holland I work at this online supermarket company called Picnic that does deliveries in small fully electric trucks. Maybe interesting to check out!
For a moment there Richard I thought you had on one of your kryton heads from Red Dwarf... then I realised you’d just had a shave and looked all soft and smooth lol. Keek up the great work fully charged is doing, can’t wait for each episode.
I love the patreon read, it's best when names are pronounced wrong or dodgey assumptions about the person. Much like my favourite podcast, they do a patreon read the same way.
Haha, I thought I was the only one that had totally fallen in love with the Honda EV. Still not sure if I would ever own a car (born and raised in the center of a capital), but If I am ever gonna own one, it is gonna be this one!!!!
Great. I was thinking about getting a ZOE. Now I have to wait for this cute little Honda. You made me fell in love with this thingy. I really hope, they don't mess it up!
Ever since this show started I've been dreaming of an all electric RV. Single power source, ability to at least partially run on sunlight when you chill somewhere on the road. I love the idea and now that I know it's true I've also updated my retirement plans :)
It puzzled for ages what that Honda EV reminded me of when I saw it in the earlier episode. Seeing it again and I immediately saw the old Peugeot 206 in there, a car I loved the design of.
Nope, no waiting lists here (USA) for the E-Golf. They are NOT selling. I was offered $7000 off list to take one off their hands. Too little range, too late. (125 mile range on a 2018 car).
American campgrounds are either old school 25 amps at 240 volts single phase or the newer ones are 50 amps at 240 volts single phase. Perfect place to recharge a electric Winnebago, range will probably be in the 300-400 miles or thereabouts. Ought to work out just fine plus most rv's carry a gas or diesel generator which could be used to recharge the traction battery at a slower rate as the most common generator is an Onan 8 KW. More than sufficient as the whole idea of Winnebagos is your not on a schedule. Interesting concept. Cheers!
Tony Seba predicted everything that we have seen happen in solar in back 2008. The guy has NEVER been wrong. All his projections keep being damn accurate.
No mention of Graphene or Carbon in alternative battery technologies? Nonetheless, thanks, Robert and Johnny, for an interesting and thought-provoking video.
I was wondering when the Nissan Leaf would go thermal battery management. I live in central California where July normally exceeds 105 degrees daily. And June through September is 90°to 100° daily. Without thermal management it is certainly not the car to own here.
Not just cross channel ferries - what about electric for the cross Solent ferries between isle of Wight & the mainland? That's well within the range of the featured electric ferry, and usually takes at least 20 minutes to unload/reload.
Nando's Now ! You guys just made me think of something, the ability to share energy from your car at higher prices. So you maybe at the beach or somewhere and you can help out someone who's low on juice, eg your new P200D is near full but you home is 10 mins away. It's not unreasonable to think someone will be willing to pay double or more in some circumstances. You can't put chargers everywhere, sometimes due to cost etc. just control it thru an app and advertise the ability to share etc, it's like legal siphoning :) just need to negate the cost of the cable or connectors etc.
Hi Jonny & Robert, just wanted to say how much I really, really enjoy your channel. I've never really been into cars and came across your channel a few months ago having watched a lot of content around solar and other renewal energy sources. My goal in the next 5-6 years is to sell/ rent out my flat in the big city and move into a solar powered prefab SIP home somewhere green and quiet. Alongside my future efficient home, I've been paying attention to the current and near future cars in the UK EV market and up until now, have been quite disappointed with manufacturers offerings. This appears about to change with the new Honda; I know BMW will be releasing a fully EV Mini Cooper next year, however, I will discount the Mini off the bat as the price of the ICE version is ridiculous for what it is, so I'm not holding out hope for its EV cousin. Cutting to the chase, you had a brief discussion on minerals used in EV batteries and I was wondering if you could go a step further by creating some content around battery production and its disposal/recycling. I'm struggling to find credible info on the full life cycle of batteries, which is a big concern for me (and I hope others) as I flirt with the increasingly compelling draw of EV vehicles.
Great news about electric RVs, but remember that most UK Motorhomes don't tend to have huge engines. My 7.71 metre long Motorhome is powered by a Fiat 2.3 litre diesel and would be perfect for an electric basis. I do use it regularly and do about 10,000 miles a year, so there would be a considerable saving on fuel!
@fullychargedshow, what you have to take into account for a ship is that the range is most likely through water, so if you have a 2 knot current against you the distance you've traveled through water will be 2 miles longer than over ground every hour, so while on land 4 miles left on the charge would be fine in water you want a bit more safety margin. Also, 1.4MWh may sound impressive when comparing against a car but when talking about ships that's tiny, a ship that size could easily have engine capacity of 1-2 MW meaning it would probably have an operating time of less than 1 hour on that kind of battery capacity, though it would probably be able to be fitted with more in the close future as battery density continues to rise. As a comparison Stena Jutlandica, a 182m ferry from Gothenburg to Frederikshavn, has announced that they are going to install 1 MWh of batteries to use when operating in the harbor area, if I remember correctly they've estimated that this will be enough for about 20 minutes of maneuvers, which should be enough for mooring and some of the approach (Google Stena Jutlandica Electric for more information).
Thank you for putting me onto the Tony Seba lecture. Just 10 years to flipp to a new normal. People already drive hamds free down our expressway in electric cars. The Tesla battery is killing cost spikes and brown outs in the Australian energy market. Interesting times....
Tourism holdings in New Zealand have developed a camper van for the tourist rental fleet, based on the electric LDV cab/chassis. Jucy rentals have a small camper using the Nissan e-NV200 van.
Sorry lads, Future og the Fjords is not a ferry. It's a sighseeing catamaran for people traffic only. No cars there. However, the first full electric ferry in Norway is "Ampere" which went in service in 2015. The ferry operator Fjord 1 will put 19 more full electic ferries in service in the period 2018 to 2020. They operate today 63 conventional ferries. Also a lot is being done to converting conventional ferries to hybrids. For example, in Jektevik at Stord the ferry Folgefonn is operating. This is the worlds first induction charging hybrid ferry with a battery of 1MWh, charging with an effect of 1,2 MW from a distance of to 50 cm to zero.
It's a partnership with Arrival with an initial pilot fleet of 35 and a range of 150 miles. Stylistically they look great (considering they're turd brown)!
that catamaran might be able to go across the Channel. However, it is a bit to small. Problem is - Channel is not always calm. And the bigger the ferry is, the worse weather conditions it can coupe with. Also, Dover-Calais ferrys have to supply power to multiple refrigeration lorries on-board for the duration of the journey. Besides, sometimes they are not able to dock because of the weather. There have been situations when ferry would stay out in a see for 10 hours.
Hi guys, I have a plug-in hybrid as a company car tax dodge and would love to move to a fully electric car BUT we live in a townhouse with no garage or off-street parking. Are there any companies working on on-street charging devices? I am sure I am not the only frustrated EV lover who has no chance to have a charger on a drive or in a garage. I did contact my local council (Shropshire) but received no reply. Thanks and keep up the great programme.
If you Brits try to say "BREUdrenneh Awe", it will probably sound pretty similar to how Brødrene Aa is supposed to be pronounced. Bonus fact: It means "the Aa Brothers". Bonus fact 2: "Aa" is an archaic spelling of "å", which in the context of Norwegian surnames is an archaic word for river. Oh, and by the way, Flåm is also pronounced with the å sounding like "awe", only a bit shorter.
Brødrene Aaen translates to Brothers Stream. Pronounce Aaen as Ohh-en and you'll be close enough. Don't bother saying brothers in Norwegian. And that ferry looks suspiciously like an opera house.
What they could do with the car and passenger ferry is drive a truck (lorry, to our British friends, lastebil to our Norwegian friends) with a big battery on it which is "fully charged," to coin a phrase, and went it gets to the other docks change it with another fully charged truck/battery.
Harry M There was an interesting concept presented by Dethleffs called the e.home solar motorhome. It was based on the Iveco Daily Electric chassis and covered with solar cells. Sadly it didn't get past the prototype stage.
Re Roberts legs hooked around the chair, probably a legacy of the standard Starbug restraint position, allowing synchronized movement of all crew members? (Almost...... Usually)
Robert, my local Hyundai dealer told me not to bother even trying to order/buy the Ioniq pure electric. He couldn't give me any idea when one might possibly be available.
I'm gonna be a stickler now. The Insight was the first hybrid sold in North America in 1999, but the Prius was sold in Japan and imported to some other countries in 1997; so imo the prius was the first production hybrid. Ready, fight!
