
The Fully Charged Podcast
Robert Llewellyn (Red Dwarf, Scrapheap Challenge) hosts a podcast about sustainability, eco-news and interviews from around the globe. Filled with interesting stories, almost breaking news, a pinch of wit and a dash of banter. A few guests who know what is going on in the world of EVs, renewable energy and sustainability.
Latest episodes

Sep 21, 2020 • 50min
Ben Lane - Co-Founder Zap Map | Fully Charged Show Podcast
Robert chats with Ben Lane, Co-Founder of Zap Map, a popular application in the UK which helps drivers locate and use the ever growing network of public chargers, from 7 kW 'dumb sockets' to the latest ultra rapid 350 kW chargers. Zap Map and now launching 'Zap Pay,' where EV drivers, using the same App, can now pay for certain chargers using the app.

Sep 14, 2020 • 53min
Jonathon Porritt – Resolutely Hopeful | Fully Charged Podcast
Jonathon Porritt has been on the green scene for as long as anybody can remember. He campaigns agitates and demands, but always polite and quintessentially English— a respectable man, a safe pair of hands. With Hope in Hell he abandons all that. Suddenly it’s no more Mr Nice Green. This is hopefully an informative and entertaining ramble through the topics Joanath is passionate about. For more information about Jonathan's book: http://www.jonathonporritt.com/hope-in-hell/

Sep 7, 2020 • 28min
Gareth Dunsmore - Nissan ARIYA - | Fully Charged Show Podcast
A very informative discussion with Gareth Dunsmore, Vice President, Marketing Communication, Customer Experience & Connected Car Services, Nissan Europe. A long title, but a very well informed and interesting man, Gareth gives the low down on the soon arriving Nissan ARIYA, on type 2 vehicle to grid developments, and liquid cooled batteries in a Nissan. in a Nissan. All good stuff. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FullyChargedShow

Aug 31, 2020 • 1h 8min
David Hunt - Hyperion Executive Search | Fully Charged Show Podcast
A fascinating conversation between Robert and David Hunt, founder and CEO of Hyperion Executive Search, a talent acquisition company specialising in the clean energy space. Hyperion has been helping businesses grow and succeed since 2014 and recently expanded its operations in Europe with a new office in Munich. David’s headhunting team now operates across EMEA and the US. More info: https://hyperionsearch.co.uk/

Aug 3, 2020 • 5min
Fully Charged Show Podcast August announcement
We're hoping you won't all stop listening. We will be back, bigger, better and smoother at the start of September. Stay calm, stay safe, wear a mask.

Jul 27, 2020 • 51min
Materials for 1 Billion Batteries, Gerard Barron and DeepGreen
Gerard Barron, CEO and chairman of DeepGreen Metals, patiently explains to Robert the aims of the company, how the polymetallic nodules came to be where they are, what they contain and how we can approach a time when we stop extracting materials and simply use them again. https://deep.green/

Jul 20, 2020 • 52min
Getting Paid to Charge Your Electric Car - Octopus Energy
Fiona Howarth explains to Robert how Octopus Energy is offering a wide range of electricity tariffs some of which follow the wholesale price, which, in recent years has occasionally gone 'negative.' At these times, some electric car owners have been paid to charge their cars. More info.https://octopus.energy/ Patreon support for Fully Charged Show https://www.patreon.com/FullyChargedShow

Jul 13, 2020 • 45min
Charging Electric Vehicles Without Wires
A very interesting conversation with Michael McHale from Momentum Dynamics in the USA. They have recently launched an induction (wireless) charging system for Jaguar I-Pace taxis in Oslo. Please take a look at our main channel. It's much more fancy: https://www.youtube.com/user/fullychargedshow And if you don't like it, you definitely won't enjoy our fancy website: https://fullycharged.show/

Jul 6, 2020 • 37min
Smart batteries and the future of distributed energy storage with Moixa
Moixa are on a mission to make batteries smarter. Batteries that talk to each other and create networks of energy storage that responds to supply and demand. You can, if you wish, support us on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/FullyChargedShow Please take a look at our main channel. It's much more fancy: https://www.youtube.com/user/fullychargedshow And if you don't like it, you definitely won't enjoy our fancy website: https://fullycharged.show/

Jun 29, 2020 • 46min
Graphene and future materials with Versarian
As Neill describes, Professor Sir Andre Geim and Professor Sir Kostya Novoselov of the University of Manchester discovered and isolated a single atomic layer of carbon for the first time in 2004. Since then, an enormous amount of research and development has taken place developing this truly remarkable material. Please take a look at our main channel. It's much more fancy: https://www.youtube.com/user/fullychargedshow And if you don't like it, you definitely won't enjoy our fancy website: https://fullycharged.show/