It's February's Almost Breaking News | Everything Electric Show
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- Опубликовано: 3 июл 2024
- This week’s episode is your regular monthly Almost Breaking News update from Robert, where, as it happens, during the actual recording there is some breaking news!!
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0:00 FC LIVE Sydney Update
01:20 Demand Flexibility Service
04:22 It’s not a flat battery, yet!
06:23 Autobahns full of EVs
08:33 Irish EV uptake soars
09:07 Ghana’s EV Pioneers
10:22 Toyota Good News?
13:45 New GM V8s! Really?
15:13 EXXON Knew!
16:53 Cheap(er) Teslas
Links to the News Stories:
Autobahns full of EVs
www.electrive.com/2023/01/09/...
Irish EV uptake soars
www.irishtimes.com/business/2...
Ghana’s EV Pioneers
africanev.org/
Legendary Land Cruiser and HiLux $1bn Electric Shock
thedriven.io/2023/01/18/austr...
General Motors Invest in V8s!
electrek.co/2023/01/20/why-is...
EXXON knew all along!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/s...
Cheap(er) Teslas!
www.electrive.com/2023/01/13/...
Tesla’s Giga Gets Bigger
www.teslarati.com/tesla-4680-...
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As an Aussie, I’m glad for Australian news. We get so little of it.
Me too !!
As someone from the UK I love seeing Australian electrification news. The country is in an excellent position to make a colossal difference.
I could like that twenty times. There's more American news here.
@@AlexxMk2 we burn coal, ev makes no sense here.
Shame about the Gggggeelong naming though 🤣
Thank you Robert for mentioning Ireland in your news.
It’s been great to see the infrastructure start to appear, after being dubious about the practicality I think Ireland is finally crossing that tipping point, even outside larger towns.
Ireland should be focusing on the dismal public transport
I predict Ireland will be Dublin it's number of EVS in future!
@@verygoodbrother Calm down fash.
@ calm down about?
The production on this video was great. Some of the pics really made me laugh
Great episode ❤
Loving these roundups. You always pop something in that isn't reported enough so cheers for that. These slightly retrained reports from Oz are making me chuckle for the lack of rants!😅 I reckon you're worried about being caught being even more of a loon by the rellys! Great show Robert.👍🇬🇧❄️💚
Great update - thanks
Great episode and good to see Robert and the FCL Team in Australia.👍☀️⚡🔋
I've been paid £50 for the octopus saving sessions.
I bought a battery to go with my existing solar setup.
The first 2 sessions were pre-battery. Then I got the battery, and used that.
Now I'm charging it with off peak electricity, going full eco hippie and well I only got 16 octopoints for the last session :( but my effective electricity rate is 13p/kwh so I've got that.
I’ve got solar and battery, and I’m not in until later so the house uses nothing during the “saving sessions” but I get absolutely nothing for it… however I do get paid for export 😀
@@bigjd2k I ordered my battery and it got installed after the first 2 sessions.
We did those first 2 normally.
The next ones we charged the battery before - we were on a flat rate, but I think that altered our usage profile, making it look really high.
Then we switched to go and moved the time it charges the last few sessions we've earned practically nothing.
We get FIT payments so going into a SEG scheme doesn't benefit us.
End result is that we really need to be given something extra to make export worthwhile during the saving sessions.
Oops I've crossed threads, was arguing with someone else who didn't believe / understand me.
Appologies.
@@bigjd2k 'saving session' payments are based on how much you reduced your demand at that time, compared to your normal demand... if you normally don't use power at the time, alas you don't get paid for not consuming
That's good news about the British volt site. It's just down the road from me. The area needs the work and the world needs the batteries.
Well done Robert you kept it positive! Now shring!!
Thanks for another excellent video Robert
Thank you
Thanks!
I have been enjoyed, so thank you for delivering.
I love this format so much. Thank you for producing these
great video
Great show mate
Cheers for the video mate 😎 👌
Why the Tesla price reductions?
1) It's a finger to the US government, suggesting that politicians "get with the program" instead of playing politics with the environment (any effect on "other car companies " is simply collateral damage)
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2) Because it's what they said they would do (when conditions allowed)
They were proactive in hedging against material and other price rises.
Other vehicle manufacturers weren't (they couldn't be because they didn't make enough margin on EVs)
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3) (Related) "Because they can!
The latest factories are built.
They *still* have industry leading margins even after the cuts.
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Very very enjoyable show
If we as humans can prioritise the right kinds of transport we can have a very pleasant urban environment
see you at the show!
SUPERB REFERENCE TO THE BEST THING EVER ON TV. 3;47
RED DWARF.
Great reporting as usual :) You've unfortunately scheduled the Fully Charged in Aus on the same weekend as Womadelaide :( Booked that ages ago... Oh well, next year - should be *even better* now that our government is supporting EVs and it feels like we're getting a bit more traction and interest.
Another great ABN episode! 😁
In Belgium it's the "capacity tarif", measured per 15min and if you're having a peak usage you'll get charged for the extra capacity during the hour. It needs some more flexibility me thinks.
i really really REALLY love ABN!
A great round up of the latest news. You missed an opportunity for 2 rants though by not mentioning the record profits of Shell and BP, and BP's reneging on emission targets.
Bobby should do a rants past show, ranting about events in history
That "war chest" will be used to delay the transition by reducing prices, tempting the not so bright to stay with ICE
He probably thought he wouldn't be able to stop until his head explodes😱🤯to be fair...🤣💚
Lol!!!! You still talk crap about oil companies when even you you are still very heavily relying on it without knowing!
@@alanmay7929 I'm pretty sure like a lot of us he's well aware of how much oil use goes into a lot of the stuff he uses.
Unlike a lot of us Robert is not only doing his best to minimise his own consumption but he is doing excellent research and reporting to try and help us all reduce our usage.
He introduces us to other pioneers who have innovative ideas to change the way we make stuff to reduce the "hidden" uses of oil.
I'd be very interested to know what you've done other than spout rubbish in the comments section?
Can you do a review of the new eSprinter once one is available? Thanks! Love the channels.
See you in Sydney Fully Charged Live, another great video Robert, we can't transition fast enough away from toxic fossil fuels. We are living an unsustainable lifestyle on a increasingly finite planet.
Are you planning any shows in France, would love to see you here
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Thanks Robert for the show I sit here thinking about my dad turn that light off close the door 🚪 were do you think you live in a barn the good old 70s 😂😂😂😂😂👍🏻
Automating electric retrofitting? YES!
Great show! Small correction from an electric utility guy. Coal power plants are not peakers , they are base load, constant output plants. Gas plants can quickly ramp up and down so they are the peakers.
For the Sydney show, very curious to see if there's cars like the Nimbus heading for Australian sales.
13:30 not to meantion the reduced outlay on ventilation requirements and equipment as don’t need to evacuate combustion fumes.
On Ireland they have about 67000 Bev's out of fleet of over 6 million so about 1.1%. makes Germany look good !
Can you please do a story on Vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFB) - could be an emerging large scale storage battery type?
On your last comment Robert I absolutely agree with you.
Robert, Don't knock Toyota!
13 years ago Toyota gave me a new engine, after my ViTT engine starting making rude noises. They replaced it at over 4,500 quid, and I left the UK never to return, during Gordon Brown's tenure. I now live in Thailand after spending time in Kazakhstan and 6 years in China. All things Japanese are very popular with the Thai population, because they work. Toyota and Honda have assembly plants here. Great show - new subscriber.
Hi the only problem with all electric cars is the time you have to wait to charge the batteries. A better way of doing this is to drive up to a battery station and swop the entire battery . They are doing this in either Japan or China . The change can be completed in under five minutes . Instead of twiddling your thumbs weighting to recharge . A redesign is needed .
I sat in the dark for 90 minutes and used as little power as possible during the last UK energy saving session. I got about 20p back for it - really wasn't worth it for me because I use so little electricity to start with.
Yup - you get paid based on how much you didn't use *compared to your normal usage*. The 'trick' to game the system will be to start deliberately using more power at that time (when there isn't a saving session) in order to use far less when saving, and getting a bigger payout :p
The purpose of this scheme isn't really so that you can make lots of money ... as you say, you don't. It does save some costs but it most usefully avoids having to use high carbon generation. So you are not just doing this for your own financial gain, you are helping the atmosphere and in the most extreme circumstances you could even be helping to avoid imposed power cuts (which had been feared may be necessary earlier this winter).
If Octopus were to make the overnight rate the same as the export rate, those with batteries and PV would charge them overnight to use during the day. BUT as the export value is 4p everyone waits for the sun to charge their batteries and their EVs. At the same charge/discharge rate that would mean charging batteries at night would not be worth worrying about if there is sun tomorrow, also as soon as the sun comes up the solar panels would export to the grid. A simple solution would make a huge difference.
I'd love an electric Hliux. They are great Africa vehicles. It would probably need a huge solar array in the back to unfold at your camp site so you could extend your travel but I'd still love it :-)
Electric vehicles like that arent made for travelling definitely not Australia Let alone going Overlanding....
@Jebus Hypocristos nonsense!!! Who is corporate terrorist?! You think raw materials around the world are without any problems!!? Wtf! You built a trailer with Tesla batteries! Lol!!!!! Why don't you make a video to show it instead of just commenting!? Why didn't you out a link?!
@Jebus Hypocristos again oil is used for millions of different things including the roads on which you drive on, your clothes....... So are soooo ignorant!
ROBERT, how are you this sunny morning in Goonellabah on North Coast NSW? It's February's Almost Breaking News 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍✌
A cost-effective midterm solution to energy: supplemental off-grid solar, ideally enough to run a refrigerator & a window air conditioner or small electric heater. These systems would be well-suited to kit form. Incentives / subsidies would be a cost-effective use of tax $ ...or £.
100%
The way I do it is 3.2kW PV array set up for 220 Vmpp DC which powers my water heater until the water heater reaches its set point. Then a second output channel from the same PWM controller on the same PV array a space heater. I have been doing this for seven years now. NO grid connection needed. In development is a boost-mode DC-DC converter to use the same PV array to charge an EV. Soon: Charge the EV first. When the EV is charged or out and about, the PWM controller picks up (same exact PV array) and powers the water heater and then space heat during cold weather. No grid connection needed for any of these three loads run perfectly well on DC and the all have some version of energy storage built in.
@@peteinwisconsin2496 innovative ways to optimize off-grid
Great point about EV fuel-agnosticism - I'd never thought of it that way!
Mate you do know its England's high business tax that is killing the economy there, nothing else including the EU brixit or mandates. Just saying. Glad you are here down under injoying the sunny weather. 🌞
The business tax rate hasn't changed significantly since before Brexit... when we were doing far better. Ergo the tax rate - by itself - is not to blame.
Why is Tesla not coming to the Fully Charged Event in Sydney?
As a fellow Brit, could you please do a video looking at what home kits are available to allow people to potentially go off grid for power, using solar panels & batteries?
Two bit di Vinci just did a video looking at Ecoflow, & I found they have a UK division, with products like "EcoFlow DELTA Pro + 400W Rigid Solar Panel" designed for people to setup themselves; they can put the panels anywhere, even just on the floor. I think a video looking at DIY kits like this, when having "professionals" do it costs a fortune, would be VERY useful for your viewer's. If you included UK available suppliers focus, as there's no-one really doing that, it would be especially appreciated!
I'm a pretty low power user at home so can see myself with a solar setup one day.
Check out Will Prowse on YT he makes awesome easy to follow content on solar.
I live in a place that has 4 real seasons. I can not use a rear wheel drive car most of the year. I will never buy a rear wheel drive car and I don't understand how anyone could be fooled into it if they live in a place with snow and ice. As soon as cars moved to front wheel drive accidents in the US fell drastically. Now with the switch to rear wheel drive accidents are up - again.
Robert 🙂.
2:05 A very important start in changing the way people (on the whole) think about how and when we use energy. When grid level batteries are common, you don't want the masses draining the life out of them in the first couple hours of each evening.
Chinese brand Nio is losing about $20,000 per car they sell according to a recent publication, so this recent Tesla price drop must be extremely worrying to them.
great show Robert! Just one thing, and maybe this is my monitor, but your Irish flag looks a lot more like an Italian one!
Tesla did make statements regarding the price drops. They said the higher prices were temporary due to pandemic issues... As they have been saying about the higher prices...
Awesome that the fully charged show will be coming to Australia, Tesla not officially being there, not so much WTF?
Love the B word sneaking as they say where you are at the moment “too f***in right mate”
Tesla lowers prices because it can. Their innovations in production have saved them so much money that they're still making huge profits after price cuts, while GM loses money with each vehicle. When prices drop, demand grows. Expansion and improvement of the charging infrastructure have to grow with demand. That, along with improved range through new battery technology and the fact that, by investing in a solar array, you can literally charge your car for free and, by doing so, save thousands a year in fuel costs, ... that, is what will tip it all over. We are on the cusp of a dramatic shift, not unlike when we stopped riding in horse-drawn buggies and started driving stinkycars.
Surely you're not calling the 1949 Ford Pilot V8 old fashioned?? :-) I'd love a converted one..
My dad had a Pilot when I was about 9; wish I had it now.
Not _quite_ right with combustion engines, as they may be able to run on ethanol or be converted to gas, but yes, good point to make.
That is just petrol engines, because diesel engines are even much more flexible in what they run on, biodiesel, even up to hydrogen..... We even have biogas
@@alanmay7929 Fair point. Not to be in the anti-electric camp or anything, but absolutely a very good point.
Or the mythical SynFuels that a lot of companies keep promoting (despite not being able to produce in any quantity).
Robert, Tesla controls demand with pricing. They're at 2 mln cars capability for this year and without price reduction it would be harder to sell all of them quickly. Also Tesla rised prices slightly as waiting list got too long after price cuts.
Very informative, from former nuclear submarnier, thank you!
There is obviously a huge demand for a hilux like electric ute. Those US utes are a bit ridiculous. LDV have a more practical electric ute.
A reth of besh air me and my dog Morse love this news this happy happy news 😂😂😊😊
G'day
Hi I follow your channel and love all your reviews. I live in Albany Western Australia about 400 kms south of Perth and charging infrastructure is a big issue down here. I don't have an EV at present I'm waiting for a decent range van or dual cab ute (pickup) to be available in Australia. Due to a lack of charging infrastructure I'm investigating the possibility of carrying a 8-9 kVA generator on board with me for when I do any work out in the "bush" as an emergency " EV jerry can". A bit extreme I know but the single chargers that are very few and far between may not even be working if you find one.
Just a suggestion for content. Maybe not as relevant to the UK but your channel goes worldwide and many may find it informative.
I've had the idea for a while that, if I lived in a high-sunshine area like you, I would rig up a trailer with an array of pv panels. If you just needed to extend your range, these could be directly charging the vehicle; if you wanted power for remote stationary use on-site, then with its own battery storage. This could then become a very adaptable mobile micro power station - great for all kinds of off-grid needs, not least emergencies such as earthquakes and other natural disasters.
@@bengrillet yes I have had similar thoughts. But my idea of using a genset is only as an "emergency EV jerry can" in a just in case scenario. Besides having 7kw+ of panels to match the 8-9kva genset charging capacity is a rather large towable installation. Although heavy at approximately 90-100kg and a bit of space in the back of a van. A genset is no worse than carrying an extra passenger in reality. Once the remote trip is over I would remove the genset from the van.
Charge rate might be a bit 'leisurely' and don't forget you would need to carry fuel.For WA a diesel hybrid is probably more practical in more remote areas. Full electric would be fine for Perth and most centres in the south west.
Germany needs to put solar farms in Sicily and import the energy over power lines
I thought Robert said fossil fool @ 16:00 ;-)
Great episode as usual, keep 'em coming. I would love to understand how Tesla managed to achieve all that it has done. Just developing the cars seems to be all that most companies can manage but they also managed to finance and develop their charging network. How? I wonder if some of the price reductions they can do now are the result of not having to invest so much in this area. Is the charging network now a money making and self sustaining entity in its own right?
The two Toyota related stories were interesting. Perhaps Toyota will begin moving in the right direction again. Are they too late to keep up? I suspect they might just survive and remain one of the biggest car companies as they have the expertise, they (may) now have the drive at the top. The conversion of Hiluxes to EV is a great story but will the company doing it have a future when Toyota may be about to do it themselves?
Why? (In simple terms)
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1) Because very clever people were given the task of not "buying stuff" to build an EV, but (when funds allowed) asking the right questions ("what's the best way to do ") and *designing* the "stuff" to achieve that.
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2) Because they had two VERY clever people at the top, one of whom was willing to literally lay everything on the line in terms of personal wealth (numerous times) and *health* (both mental and physical.... Plus, was (is) able to hold, understand and make fast decisions on high level topics related to every aspect of the business, including detailed technical questions....
That's rare (I would say unique) at this level.
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Name another person with the balls, tenacity and overall ability?
You might find two out of three, but all three?
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Oh, I forgot dedication to a cause not limited by desire for personal profit. (That's an incidental effect of the necessary success of these companies)
@@rogerstarkey5390 Thanks. Laid out like that, it makes sense, it is 'the perfect storm'!
Aside from the above points, I would also say: an emphasis on engineering as a priority - and using engineering to reduce production costs... meaning more profit per vehicle.
coupled with using that higher per-vehicle profit to fund more R&D and expansion, rather than focusing on paying shareholders etc.
Oh - and not spending billions on advertising, etc.
Unfortunately, the downside of the 'engineering to reduce production costs' is a vehicle that is far harder and more expensive to repair :(
Tesla dropped the price to qualify for the US Tax incentive. The discount was rolled out globally to make everyone feel better about not being left out. Genius move because Tesla have the margin to cope with it while their competitors do not, some already making EVs at a loss.
The Tesla Highland project (matching the Ford model T plant upgrade) will make the cars
Faster to build
Cheaper to build
more accurately built due to limited parts
and the safest in the world.
I just want to afford one.
Now if you took the filthy pistons out of a V8 and replaced then with electric solenoid actuators you'd have an electric V8 with a manual gearbox if you wanted too. Not sure what the range would be though.
Build one and find out. The friction loss will be ~24% more than just attaching an electric motor to the gearbox
Tesla taking £5k off a car means they were to expensive in the first place,the difference with tesla is they only make EV'S.
It's true tgey have margin that other manufacturers dont have up their sleeves but Tesla are also benfitting from agressove volume increases and lower costs via some smart design choices (ie large castings for major frame/bodywork partsm.
Regarding the UK scheme to pay for demand reduction. It appears to me that all my European friends all have a nightime and daytime tariff as standard. So everybody runs dishwashers washing machines etc at night when electricity is cheap .
In the UK we can get off peak tariffs but that normally comes at the cost of higher peak rates so you have to give it a lot of thought to see if you will benefit or pay more.
Why not legislate to have a night time rate as standard so that everybody and the grid can benefit instead of this nonsensical scheme they are trialing. We are careful anyway but over a period of time we have to use a certain amount of electricity for washing cooking etc. If the algorithm works out that it looks like we are making an effort, we get some cash. Guaranteeing cheap electricity will encourage people to get the manuals out and work out how to use the timer.
It would be interesting to see what different countries offer, and while you are there, what does Australia do?
the V8 fetischists could connect a 500hp electric motor to the drive shaft of a V8 and run it completely without gas. yes, it is less efficient and it will suck out the batteries faster, but you might get a similar sound.
If only technology could produce an easier way to replicate that sound/noise
@@rp9674 nobody is stopping an enthusiast from putting an integrated motor assist in place of the clutch or torque converter. Ferrari Honda and Toyota already did this. It’s a compromised solution because the motor assist needs to get the output shaft above the idle speed of the engine before series engagement
Roughly 5 in, you mentioned the downfall of Britishvolt being caused by Brexit. I want to thank you Robert for that, now I know what caused my hemorrhoids! Otherwise - good video.
Brexit is bad for exporters such as Britishvolt, since it makes sending goods to Europe very difficult, so all the British exporters went to Germany. See Financial Times RUclips video on Brexit.
But Brexit being bad for exporters is not the same as saying this firm collapsed because of Brexit. I don't know the full story but you can't trust this channel to give you the full picture as Robert plays to his base, exaggerates the upsides, omits the negatives then blames the rest on Brexit using the simple formula: did it go wrong? Check! Did it happen in Britain? Check! Then it was because of Brexit.
If you are so keen on facts then shed light on what is happening in the Congo. You are in Australia then listen to ABC radio program Late Night Live with Phillip Adams and his guest talking about Cobalt mining. Broadcast Wed Feb 9.
How about connecting your exercise bike, make the waste of time worthwhile !
An efficient waste of time
I didn't know Robert was Neil from the young ones 15:23
Not using power at peak times sounds a bit like 2 weeks to flatten the curve.
Monash already did the experiment. It was called peak shave
Great up date on EVs, thanks Robert, pity on your baa, baa, baa on Ukraine….
In my opinion, Toyota today is 000 full of life. Reading directly from Toyota symbol. IMO
Still, after owning a Tesla MS for over 6 years and being a blind fanboy, I wouldn't recommend to buy a Tesla at all. After few years of ownership they provide the worst ever experienced service. Refusing to deliver a replacement panel after a crash is just one of the reasons I cannot recommend to buy a Tesla anymore at all.
Old MuskyPants ... 🤣🤣
How is Robert taking advantage of the DFS, surely with his panels and batteries he doesn’t normally use grid import between 4-7pm, so how could he reduce any further?
"Juh-long" not "Gee-long"🙂
Teslas made in the UK!
Wouldn't that be great? :)
So WHY doesn't this positive news get out onto the main channels? I wonder who owns or has a major influence on those channels? Investors? Politicians? (same thing as investors really).
An all electric Toyota Land Cruiser is the object of my sexy dreams.
You'd think Octopus would offer a tariff for normal (especially poorer) people to discourage using electricity at peak times when it's dirtiest and most expensive. I expect a lot of struggling households would delay cooking dinner and using energy intensive appliances from 4-7pm every day if it meant they got cheaper energy outside of that time.
If I wasn't already on Octopus Go with overnight charging I'd be interested in something like that.
As civilization has advanced we use more and more energy. If we use less does that mean we have peaked as a civilization? Perhaps we need to keep generating and using more each year? Just a thought and not sure whether correct or not...
Hi I'm a 61 year old man and iv lived off grid for 30 year's there is a esey anser
Demand flexibility is only available to a tiny number of households I bet also the wealthiest consumers are going to benefit from the extra money.
There's little money to be made ... it's little more than an acknowledgement that you are helping out (£2.23 in my case). If it prevents turning on a coal power station then we all benefit. If it avoids those previously predicted power cuts then we all benefit. (It's not a tiny number of households even though it is small in overall percentage of households. Just the Octopus customers have already saved 1,628,227 kWh.)
Also, in a mine, underground air quality is a big issue. No exhaust is a really good thing.
Lol.... As if your useless electric equipments can really have any utility there!!! Those things can run 24/7 a f needs to be super flexible, I don't see any battery making it possible anytime soon
The GM V8 announcement was simply to hedge their bets and give a big wink wink to their base to let them know that they can still get their muscle cars from GM, etc.
Unlikely, given that 90% of the announced funding was for the V8s, apparently
Pehaph GM understand thier customers better than Roddy?
For more on what the oil companies knew, check out the podcast "Drilled".
Uk is in Europe .get it.
If tesla had built the mega factory in the UK there would be 9000 people ON STRIKE 😂