Can Electric Cars Ever Bridge the Political Divide?! | Fully Charged Show Podcast with Mike Murphy

In this episode of the Fully Charged Show Podcast we dive into the heart of the political debate surrounding electric vehicles with a unique perspective. Our guest, Mike Murphy is a seasoned Republican strategist and proud EV owner who is challenging the divide between Democrats and Republicans via the EV Politics Project. This initiative aims to bridge the partisan gap and accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles by understanding the key drivers underpinning electric vehicle sentiment and perception. For the survey mentioned in the interview, check out The EV politics Project website: www.evpolitics...
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[@markiliff]

What a fascinating, lucid, intelligent interviewee. And you picked the right interviewer for this one. 👍👍👍

[@Ruhdddch]

Specially interviewer did not talk much and let the interviewee explain it well

[@grahamgresty8383]

How refreshing: a sane republican!

[@treehugger3971]

Well he's a non-MAGA Republican. They are the sane kind and they're still around

[@jamesvandamme7786]

He's a Conservative, not a MAGAt. Yuuuuge difference.

[@RSwrightMD]

Lots of Republicans and independents out in the USA who agree with Mike.

[@ImLivinSD]

He is a Liberal Progressive Extremeist who's enrolled as a Republician. He claims to be a conserative but is a Liberal Leftist in Republican Wolfs Clothing. The EV idea no matter from which party is a Dangerous migration away from what has been successful unless you live in Norway.

[@chrislong6818]

Fascinating interview. I agree that as soon as one mentions the words "green" or "environment", many people's eys glaze over. So, as an EV driver myself, I tend to talk about running costs, driving experience, etc., and people do seem to listen more.

[@jaaklucas1329]

I love the E-technology, thats what gets me excited first. But also as a city dweller I am sick of breathing fumes also. And the geopolitical aspect of fossil fuels. Electricity is everywhere. Climate change can be argued forever, not my thing. We are getting warmer though and I hope we can control it.

[@thumper1747]

As the owner driver of 19 BMWs, my 20th was an i3S and there are many practical, engineering and innovative reasons why I love it, but surely we can all agree on air quality?

[@rivergladesgardenrailroad8834]

agree

[@Smidge204]

I appreciate how pragmatic he's being. I remember early on (and still today sometimes) a lot of criticism about "EVs are coal powered" as a rebuttal to the environmental concerns, to which the best reply is "The US doesn't import coal, but we do import gasoline and diesel" and "Remember than next time you complain about coal miners losing their jobs." Always shut 'em right up!

[@alsjogren7890]

Thank you for bringing Mike Murphy. I like his perspectives. I am generally a liberal, but fiscally conservative. More people like Mr. Murphy will be very good for politics in the USA.

[@Mukinka]

This video was a total eye-opener! It did a great job of explaining the EV thing without being boring. It’s cool to hear both sides of the story, you know? I never thought about the politics behind electric cars before. Definitely worth a watch if you’re into that stuff.

[@neilm9400]

I really enjoyed your guest today. Very articulate and reasoned. Get him back again.

[@markkunes9711]

An intelligent and likeable Republican - who would have thunk it?

[@universeisundernoobligatio3283]

If you look hard enough you will find one.

[@leftcoaster67]

He did say he's not a Trump person. So that helps right there.

[@elmojito]

There are more of us than you think. Being american but living in Europe for over 30 years I had never registered to vote except in 2020 when I saw what a Trump presidency was like. I voted democrat all the way as there are too few republican in congress with sufficient backbone willing to go against Trump - they all love that chair too much. Great interview and insights, Bravo.

[@jamesvandamme7786]

We are waiting to rebuild the Republican Party after Trump destroyed it. Things always swing back and after a few years of Harris & Walz people will have had enough.

[@laurensargent9471]

Just FYI. Here in Ann Arbor Michigan it was impossible to get any EV other than a Tesla in early 2023 when GM reclaimed our leased Bolt. We have not realized ANY subsidies from the IRA. Not for EV, not for our insulation, air source heat pump, heat pump water heater, energy recovery ventilation, induction range or solar. We are off gas except our dryer. Agree that letting the states do the IRA roll out isn’t helping here and policies that people can’t get their hands on is a problem. Love EVs-will never buy an ICE vehicle again. Never. Don’t have any special home charging-just trickle charge overnight. I don’t even track on gas prices anymore these last 5 years.

[@RussellFineArt]

Similar here in Northern Arizona, we have 100% electric home, now that I just finished installing a universal heat pump HVAC system, with solar, small wind turbine and 2 EV's. I'd suggest you replace your dryer with a heat pump electric dryer, they use less energy and can run on 120V. The IRA provides the $7500 tax credit, along with billions in EV infrastructure, solar and wind funding and infrastructure, which my company is benefiting from with a 1.5 million new solar manufacturing plant being built in TX, and an equal size mfc. plant in Michigan.

[@AlRoderick]

If you're up for a recommendation to get off that last gas appliance, I love my GE all-in-one front loading washer with heat pump dryer. It only needs 120 volts so you don't need to install a special additional circuit for it, mine went right in where my old washer and gas dryer were. Also doesn't need venting to the outside so you can close up one of the holes in your house, it condenses the water and sends it down the drain line.

[@richardblakey3345]

This gave me so much more of an insight into US politics than any of the news channels in the UK even though the subject was based around one subject. We could learn a lot from this in the UK to woo over a lot of skeptics and those who are force fed disinformation from The Mail, Express, Torygraph, Talk TV & GBeebies. Thank you Ben & Imogen

[@Flyingtwiglet]

One of the best podcasts/videos from the EE/FCS team. Imogen let the expert talk, and as a result we learned soo much more. It was encouraging to hear that there are good people on both sides of the political divide, and that they understand the opportunities and how to sell them

[@Russwig]

Well informed POV for one who is leaning "left" on all things. More people should see this! Thank you!!!

[@MrGMawson2438]

Thank you Mike and Imogen

[@5fingers1]

Just listened on Spotify great podcast nice to hear some sense coming out of conservative America good interview 👍

[@Greenspaceservices]

Great video! ! 🇨🇦 It explains a lot about US politics and its slow adoption of EV s

[@jamesvandamme7786]

Gov't: "No Chinese EVs for you!" USA automakers: "No "Murican EVs for you!"

[@robertgreig9936]

Thank you Imogen and the Everything Electric Show for a interesting interview with Mike Murphy.

[@jeffos8724]

Awesome episode. Mike is fascinating to listen to.

[@pinkelephants1421]

So wonderful to listen to someone who's political views are different to mine but one with whom I feel we could EASILY have an ADULT conversation on a range of issues, MINUS the rabid tribalism so present in much of today's society, irrespective of which part of the world we come from or are in. Extremely refreshing. You don't have to have the same ideas, but you (should) be able to have a sane and respectful conversation without so much of the usual mud slinging insults.

[@Acemeistre]

33:38 - "The glacier is melting" - imagine referring to your wife as a glacier. 😂 that tickled me that one 🤣

[@hughbrommage387]

Great interview. Excellent questions and a great transfer of information. More please…

[@theunknownunknowns256]

Adore Robert. He could not have done this interview.

[@ericracine6305]

Imogen is an A+ interviewer 🤩

[@zapfanzapfan]

Awesome guest and interview! And, Imogen, you have fantastic hair! 🙂

[@salibaba]

Top quality guest. Nothing like an echo chamber, this man cuts int the bull and holds up the facts.

[@mikemellor759]

Great interview by Imogen - fascinating to listen to an anti-Trump Republican giving an insight into the various features that motivate potential EV buyers.

[@EPeltzer]

This discussion is incredibly important to understand how to overcome the political polarization around the discussion of EVs in the United States. "You can't demonize the EV skeptics you have to convert them." So many great points are made here.

[@freethinker4991]

It refreshing to hear a conservative talking positively about Electric Cars.

[@jamesvandamme7786]

We like to conserve air, energy, and money.

[@JeanPierreWhite]

Yep. He does understand the technology and politics very well.

[@ScottFoust]

Excellent discussion. Thanks for having your guest on. learned a lot.

[@scottishjon42]

This was fantastic. This is my first ever podcast and you have done an amazing job. Fantastic insight into American politics. Thanks

[@PieterFranken-e4v]

I've greatly enjoyed this particular interaction! Loved Mike Murphy's down to earth, pragmatic viewpoints ....

[@HM.M-d8r]

Appreciate the comments and insight about our ev industry and politics from across the pond. And the openess from conservatives that good home grown technology and enterprise can be appreciated and supported with good messaging and exposure to this new industry were America can claim the lead with innovation

[@tomrybold]

thanks for the show and great discussion with Mr Murphy

[@lucasfunkt]

Seemed a slightly abrupt ending, I was happy to keep listening to more

[@gerryking4346]

Another fascinating interview from the smartest lady on the internet. This was a real lightbulb moment. Of course, why waste effort trying to convince people that EVs are the right thing to do, just appeal to the lowest common denominator and tell them how much better they are in every respect.

[@HowardPaulTaylor]

Just picked up my cybertruck to use in my appliance repair business in Utah. Hopefully, I can convince my conservative customers of its good value.

[@windsurfertx1]

People have to get over its looks

[@kng128]

@@windsurfertx1 People also have to get over the politics.

[@AlanTov]

I wouldn't give Musk my money personally.

[@ericracine6305]

You will have fun

[@ImLivinSD]

People just have to get over the 100 K price tag for a ICE truck at 30K can do. Do you know how much furnature Howard will have to deliver to pay off the 100K truck. The truck will never pay for it self.

[@alandoolan1892]

This is topclass ...

[@urbanstrencan]

Imogen another great podcast episode, great topic and guest keep up with great work ❤❤❤

[@johnsmedley8843]

Another brilliant podcast. Just one thing I really think you should put all your brands under the banner of fully charged, it's a great name and describes your mission .

[@craigpotter8743]

Thank you for doing this video. Very important issue and it is amazing to me that the electric cars, mainly due to Elon Musk involvement, has become so political. It will be interesting to see how things develop over the next few months!

[@EZ.EV.2035]

It’s interesting that you say it’s Elon Musk that has made it political. I have been watching him since 2014 preach the same message but he has been attacked and mocked by the incumbents and more recently by the Democratic Party, of which he used to be one. How can he continue to support a party that is continually trying to tear him down every front? And I think we only see the tip of the iceberg.

[@Cameramancan]

Thanks…I learned a lot. Good interview, Imogen.🇨🇦

[@highlanderapparel]

It’s always a treat to be able to spend time with you folks through your podcasts and tubes. I’m sure we’ll meet up soon. The Highlander PS kindness is always free. My T-shirts aren’t.😂😂😂

[@davidgreenwood7797]

Great interview. Thanks!

[@charleswillcock3235]

This guy is very interesting, excellent interviewee.

[@LCCB]

Multi-family residents, he hit the nail on the head. If every apartment, workplace, and shopping center had abundant level 2 chargers, we'd be 50% EV in America by now.

[@francoiscarrier8745]

"The product sale is your big policy victory-down the road" such profound insight

[@MrGMawson2438]

I thought this was also interesting Former GM chairman says nearly all legacy automakers are finished in China The Electric Viking 227K

[@JeanPierreWhite]

Imogen was the perfect host for this, she gave the guest time to answer questions without injecting her position. Move over Bobby, Imogen is a great host.

[@WilliamGrout]

Excellent discussion. Thank you for all that you do!

[@thumper1747]

Is America a free market economy? All the OEMs have been bailed out frequently over the decades and the us government pay out huge sums to oil and gas companies. If China has an advantage over the US it’s the commitment to electrification whereas America has vested interests in keeping things exactly as they are! I heard a great tip from a podcaster the other day, if you’re looking for information, don’t ask someone with an opinion, ask someone with the experience

[@Aquila-toolbox]

Love the channel, love the hair! 😊

[@karlInSanDiego]

Thanks for the shoutout about Sunrise Movement, Imogen. Nice to hear their messaging made it to a UK broadcaster.

[@christopheredginton6242]

Some excellent information and fascinating how nuanced the American market and political thinking is. What a great interview

[@Jaw0lf]

Great and very informative interview. Thank and well done to Imogen!

[@fredrose111]

an absolutely excellent interview

[@davefitzpatrick4841]

It's much the same divide in the UK, I'd say I'm center right politically in the UK , but I did research on EVs and recognised that they are just more efficient vehicles, will save me money and a positive of that is there are no emissions so our air will get cleaner , but I'm under no illusion that EVs won't save the planet, most are still two ton machines the majority of time with just one occupant . There must be some way of dispelling this political divide over them, unfortunately quite a few on the right align EVs with Greta Thunberg and environmentalism , where they are just from a physics perspective far more efficient vehicles.

[@timmurphy9132]

Why would climate change be a right-wing-left-wing issue? It seems ridiculous to me. Someone has chosen to make it so.

[@winfriedtheis5767]

Thanks for this really interesting interview! I so agree with Mike Murphy that the messaging about EVs, and Electrification in general needs to change! The environmental argument takes us only that far with the mission. It is talking about being overall more economical, more convenient and also being less and less reliant on few countries in the world for our energy... So thanks to Mike for pointing this out and giving us some examples how to do it!

[@keithjacobson4493]

Good interview. My take away is, when in conversation with an anti EV Republican, site my $6 per month fuel cost and just leave it there.

[@phayios]

Thank you for a very interesting podcast. It is insightful & well though out. Good job on the interview.

[@rohankilby4499]

Excellent podcast thanks Imogen 😁👍

[@joelhamaker1346]

I LOVED the show ! I'm an American and was pleasantly surprised to hear good ev/environmental stuff from a political conservative. VERY Insightful !!

[@nelsonsilva7572]

Loved this video! We really need to get EV's out of politics and virtual signaling and show how they are reelly good to everyone in general who doesn't want to fuel your vehicle at home and not wait in lines, who does want a vehicle that lasts forever without the need for services, who doesn't want to cut their fuel costs by as much as half or even 100% if you have solar and batteries at home!

[@MichaelSmith-px1ev]

Great podcast and insight of what is really happening in the US around EV’s and politics.

[@MichaelSmith-px1ev]

Same argument in the UK and Australia and other similar democratic countries.

[@tsamuel6224]

New to your show. Your hair is lovely. Great Interview. Very informative. I subscribed, very rare on a first go.

[@micgalovic]

6mpg is 39l/100km. US V8 is really something else.

[@Angusoksen]

I feel bad about using a whopping 8L/100km in our 2.0 petrol Mondeo. I think it's so expensive to drive. Then I can feel better driving my daily BMW i3 which uses around 16kWh/100km🤑

[@jamesengland7461]

6mpg makes zero sense. I can't believe he threw out such a nonsense number- not even a HD pickup pulling a big trailer gets that poor mileage. Maybe the worst carbureted big block muscle cars got mileage nearly that bad if they were tuned for drag racing. His lifetime average has to be at least double this, minimum.

[@3184Patrick]

@@jamesengland7461 my 1961 F100 with a 455 olds i owned in high school didn't even get 6pmg. my 1966 F100 with a 352 FE big block maybe get 6mpg. deffinetly not nonsense. but i much prefer my 2019 Ioniq that gets up to 10kwh per 100km

[@johnpoldo8817]

@@jamesengland7461He is exaggerating and true average is probably closer to 12 mpg gas guzzler V8.

[@ericvet8b]

Such a great character and “explanator” of things!! With big insights into politics, campaigns, markets.. really interesting to listen too. And great host Imogen!! Shame it ended abruptly without a goodbye, thank you, or similar…. 😊

[@philiptaylor7902]

Great interview.

[@kevinmair7571]

Excellent insight. Thank you.

[@philiphecker3650]

Well done. Loved the proposed strategies. The end justerfies the means. 🐧😀👍

[@frejaresund3770]

I have been enjoyed, so thank you for delivering.

[@RobertJurrius]

Always such intelligent discussion on this channel!

[@waywardgeologist2520]

23:10 don’t mean the Tesla charging stations. Weird, no mention.

[@sumedhaamunugama7029]

This was exactly the point I was making when we spoke at the Renault event at Westfield. In the UK context, don't talk to the LibDems in Richmond about this, go to Clacton and show them how well they work and the jobs that they bring. Good piece and delighted to see that there are people able to align their political views from data and reality...

[@hardcoreherbivore4730]

On a side note, electric leaf blowers help on noise pollution too.

[@danturner955]

Really great guest and interview. Nice to hear a right winger talking sense

[@danielmadar9938]

Thanks

[@goingoutotheparty1]

Reasons for putting your phone on silent before interviewing someone or driving

[@kaboombox1581]

I kept checking my phone throughout the video.

[@stephenbrickwood1602]

10,000 miles per year. 10,000 hours per year. (8,760 actual hr per yr.) Most vehicles are parked 23hrs every day. So, rooftop PV and BVs are perfect for every grid building or home or customer.

[@FameyFamous]

I didn’t want to commit to an EV while I was living in an apartment and couldn’t charge at home. After I bought a townhouse with a garage I kept driving my old car for a few months. I finally decided to trade it in for my first EV after the war started in Gaza. I like to think that less demand for gasoline will make it harder for Russia and Iran and their proxies to wage war.

[@paoloarnoldi-gl7eh]

Very well done, a lot of interisting ideas.

[@grahamastor4194]

Really insightfull podcast, thank you.

[@BrianBetron]

THUMBS DOWN: please shut down your alarms on your phone.

[@alanlight7740]

Mike Murphy has done a great job here explaining many of the complexities surrounding the electrification of transportation, and particularly regarding what is necessary to sell the idea to those who are (in many cases quite reasonably) skeptical of it. Keep in mind that there is no need to sell an idea to those who already believe in it. There is a good deal more to the issue than what Mike says here, but this is a reasonably good introduction. Also, since Imogen is fishing for compliments at 42:59 let me just say your hair looks great! 😜

[@waywardgeologist2520]

16:19 American domestic producer, Tesla, is profitable. The big three are just playing games when it comes to EV’s. Most average Americans don’t want to pay $97,000 for a pick up truck.

[@waywardgeologist2520]

43:20 hell I thought you were talking about the split ends 😂

[@stephenbrickwood1602]

Most vehicles are parked 23hrs every day. BVs oversized battery is perfect for buildings rooftop PV.

[@freethinker4991]

Agree parked 23hrs every day that is way I am looking for a V2H EV for my next EV.

[@Smidge204]

The difficulty is they often aren't parked where the rooftop PV would be during the hours the sun is shining...

[@stephenbrickwood1602]

@Smidge204 your confusing the building rooftop PV, which is big enough and at the highest level to get sunlight, with a vehicle roof PV. I was talking about building rooftop PV.

[@Smidge204]

@@stephenbrickwood1602 I was talking about building roof PV as well. There is no building to have PV on the roof of in the middle of a parking lot. And if you're going to cover the parking lot with PV canopies - something I broadly support by the way - who is going to pay for that? What is the economic case for someone to build that infrastructure? If they 9the property owner) are building it to offset their own usage then they aren't going to give you any without money changing hands, which kinda blows up the whole paradigm. You'd be better off making vehicles with smaller batteries that are more affordable and putting that money into buying a battery system for your home to charge from the grid (which the parking lot solar is feeding into...) And we didn't even get into the cost of enabling offboarding power form your car to your home. Sorry but this scheme is just not realistic.

[@stephenbrickwood1602]

@Smidge204 Wow. My thoughts are that most BVs will only need topping up. Many homes have 2 vehicles Work locations can include topping up as part of the employment package. Most shopping centres would have topping up as a feature. The combination of 20 million buildings and 20million BVs in Australia and all connected to the national grid is a powerful concept. Exceptions will always happen. The economics will be powerful and replace nuclear electricity schemes from nuclear promoters.

[@robertroberts5218]

Thank you for the insight. I appreciate the alternate polling approach. At the end you mention all those EV jobs. Great. But, just because the product has an EV label doesn't make it inherently a great product. Affordable high quality products will win market share and that will drive your angle on the politics of EVs.

[@FamilyMorcChannel]

Excellent interview, just a shame your phone kept pinging.

[@davidwicks9835]

Really intresting and encouraging interview with Mike Murphy. Do you have links to the EV ads he mentioned?

[@ahaveland]

I have a car with two of those silent smokeless engines, they're really cool! 🙂

[@jasonrhl]

Can we get a poll on how many EV owners change daily? We charge weekly so a multi EV home would not have an issue in our household.

[@markbennett6658]

About twice a week so probably could run two from one charger.

[@ab-tf5fl]

Once you get used to driving electric, you really don't want to go back to gas. Just the day, for instance, I was a passenger in a friend's gas car. My first reaction, walking up to the car with the engine running was "this car smells like a gas station". Then, once inside the car and moving, having the motor drown out our conversation anytime we needed lots of power to get up a hill just felt primitive and crude. I've driven my EV up that same hill numerous times, and it's much quieter. The more people drive EVs, the more people will notice the advantages and get hooked on them, and the effect will snowball.

[@2pdlpwr]

When the gas or DIEsel vehicles exhausts into the guy behind them's face. They can't see why the rest of us are complaining about the stink and the noise! I want a noise mandate!

[@3184Patrick]

or make exhausts exit in front of their driver!

[@jasonrhl]

@@3184Patrick LOL. out of the air vents into the car. Your funny

[@rivergladesgardenrailroad8834]

I want a noise mandate as well, including Harley Davidson's and Jet Ski's and powerboats.

[@waywardgeologist2520]

26:41 he is avoiding talking about Tesla. Sure tell he is from the Detroit area.

[@2pdlpwr]

I want a vehicle NO SMOKING mandate like the cigarette smoking ban..

[@makaheng]

The glacier is melting, more importantly EV is a better product/car. Thank you sir for your service, the planet's inhabitants thank you.

[@stephenhughes5589]

Imogen is a brilliant interviewer

[@lyfebehyndbars9729]

I call them “EFV” “engine free vehicles”. Engines are a nuisance I’m glad to finally be free of. The environment never had anything to do with it.

[@jamesvandamme7786]

They also don't have transmissions!

[@padbrit]

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, an average autoworker makes about $28 per hour. This wage increased about a dollar from the year before. In states where the the Detroit Three automakers have factories, workers are striking for better pay.

[@pachy444]

This guy has absolutely nailed it, America lost its auto industry but if all Americans embraced Tesla it's come back and they can't see the wood for the trees.

[@waynethefridgemanosborne8984]

Don't worry your hair looks fine. Great podcast for my drive to work here in south Australia , I'm sure our government doesn't get the EV revolution all just hanging back to see what America does.

[@johnpauldavis1967]

nice one 🙂