Nissan Leaf, Toyota & IKEA | Fully Charged News

[@ImplyDods]

Robert, just wanted to mention the person behind the glass solid state battery is Maria Helena Braga. I believe when John Goodenough saw her teams research he invited them to join him at Cockrel school of Engineering. also there are other solid state materials being used. I saw one which used a plastic electrolyte on youtube where he cut pieces off the battery with scissors whilst it was powering a tablet. Also a pat on the back to Johny, great achievement.

[@MGBranco]

Great Portuguese science!

[@fullychargedshow]

Damn, a classic bit of patriarchy, yes, I had been told that and in my befuddled state I forgot! I will correct that next news update

[@ImplyDods]

While ive got your attention I got excited about the three grand solar system with battery and checked it out on Ikea site. The battery alone for me is £3000 system cost £8300. Today I shall be mostly disappointed.

[@robsmith1a]

I did that too - came out at over £9000 for my house (three bed end terrace). I think the £3k would have been just for the battery. Definitely getting cheaper but a hell of a long payback time. At least one of the options looked nicer than most panels as it was flush with the tiles.

[@francoisg3500]

Robert what is wrong with the audio on this video.

[@fullychargedshow]

I did it myself, with no help. Yes, it's a disaster. I know. It won't happen again

[@tullysuk]

fullychargedshow I was about to politely ask if you were doing your own audio these days :-)

[@francoisg3500]

Robert please make sure of that.

[@zev16]

I guess the audio was recorded from the camera instead of the lavalier mic. It happens, it's a simple mistake

[@adaseth]

It's not a disaster. It's waaaay away from Fukushima or Chernobyl, come on. It's just on the order of a major traffic accident, with some stray puppy caught in the midst of it perhaps.

[@cm1701a]

Thanks for these updates- Please keep them coming.

[@Kelsdoggy]

I can't get enough of this show. More Jonny Smith and more news please! And OF COURSE more Robert! :)

[@dr-k1667]

So much wonderful good news! Much appreciated and very much needed!

[@abcde12345fghijab]

Sound is a little overmodulated but that doesn't matter. I like your energy, charming art and enthusiastic way of doing it. More like this. Every day. Please!!! If you have been, thank you for making! 😃

[@michaeljameskerrigan]

Once again Robert, very informative and a very entertaining episode! As a retired BBC trained Location Sound Recordist - and in answer to Francois G's comment below and beyond - the distorted soundtrack in this episode has been due to the incorrect SOUND RECORDING LEVELS that has somewhat spoiled the episode. ('Audio Peaking' is one such example as this episode demonstrates). Such settings MUST be checked before recording as it is almost impossible to remove this kind of distortion AFTER filming and in post production. Otherwise, great episode. Keep up the good work Robert and the team!

[@JB-xu1pm]

Robert I came across a new book called "Drawdown". It looks at all the methods, on a global scale, to reduce carbon. Excellent book on all the technologies and practices that can be used. I ordered a copy for my granddaughter who wants to combine civil engineering with renewables for her degree. She will receive it tomorrow. I think it will inspire her during those long hours of studying. Keep up the great work.

[@machine85]

All this solar tech and electric vehicles has me excited for the future! Love this show. Ps bring scrapheap challenge!

[@viks]

Hi Robert, I have had the Ikea solar and battery fitted, and I can tell that it didn't cost £3000.00. It was more than three times that. So not sure what they are providing in a £3000.00 quote.

[@nickmurphy7177]

Robert, please share where you heard about the £3K solar + battery. Like others I got an IKEA quote at £9K

[@fullychargedshow]

Aha, yet again let down by dodgy reporting on various news blogs. Another thing I have to correct, will now investigate like proper journalists are meant to and update in another episode

[@GettinSadda]

I believe that it is £3000 addition if you buy it at the same time as panels, but this is on top of the panel price!

[@IanSampsonRLO]

Yeah, getting...wait for it...with battery £11,500!!

[@xxwookey]

Come on Robert, we are kind of relying on you to filter out the crap a little, so we don't all have to do it individually. Fact-checking matters, especially in these days of 'truthiness'. You'll have a load of deniers and anti-renewables people along next saying how 'alarmists lie'.

[@TheLiverpoolDelta]

I got quoted 11K (plus battery) on a 3 storey house and 5.5K without battery. Sadly at these prices they still don't add up. I'm making more from my dividend income on the stock-market and I use that to just buy grid-electricity. When it does finally get to 3K will be the turning point, but even then I will probably end up holding out until solar roof-tiles are affordable.

[@Tailgunner30]

Awesome video, thanks. Sound, well I thought it was my laptop. The Ikea package. I am going to look at now. I have wanted to install solar for a while but was put off by the price. This is seriously affordable.

[@rossaspinall5922]

Thanks for the content very interesting, witty and with enthusiasm

[@willdatsun]

i have my own self cobbled-together battery storage using 20kwh of lead-acid, which was salvaged from the scrap yard, along with a 20 year old 3000va computer UPS. I can run completely off grid from around March to September, and for up to 72 hours in winter if the grid is down, which happens quite a bit where I live.

[@TheProjectOverload]

Great video, bad audio...However, keep them coming...with better audio ;-) I love this channel for my e-news updates.

[@migteleco]

Hello! I'm from Spain, and i'am suscribed to your channel since about a year ago aproximately. I like your videos very much, and find them very interesting and informative. I would like to say, that i just read yesterday, in a spanish web site, that the pictures of the new Nissan Leaf where taken in Barcelona apparently, not in the streets of Japan, as it´s said in the video. Greetings from Galicia, Spain. :)

[@fullychargedshow]

Thanks for that info, you lucky Spanish, you get all the best stuff. Madrid, Barcelona, sunshine, secret Nissan Leaf driving around. Not fair!!

[@migteleco]

XD Well, Madrid and Barcelona are OK, but i´m in Galicia, you know, the best seafood... "in the worldddddd" XDDDDD

[@coolspot89]

Yeah yeah yeah thr sound quality. Anyway great video. Love the news. And well done to flux capacitor and team great job

[@BenWillock]

Appreciate the extra video, Robert

[@MobiusHorizons]

I'm afraid the sound really let you down on this episode, as i'm sure others have said. However I wanted to point out that aside from that, this format is perfectly acceptable. I would caution you, however, from trying to increase the pace of videos overly much. People will always want another episode, but you can't always do that without cutting quality. High quality is relatively rare on KZbin, and that is currently one of the biggest ways your channel stands out. I know that the KZbin algorithm isn't prioritizing quality the way it used to, but for the purpose of this channel, I think as long as you release at least one episode per week, your loyal supporters will be very happy. Thanks for the work you put in on this, it really shows!!

[@billarmstrong1453]

sound quality is lower than usual :( time for some ADR? ;)

[@JosephDietz]

I love the slightly comedic presentation, I watch all of these videos!

[@SmokyFrosty]

i like the more upto date news etc but, an external mic with the gain turned down wouldn't go amiss. Great Video as always

[@koohami]

Watching for the Bahamas love this show

[@enrique097]

I drive a prius alpha 7 seater and I love it. Work in uber too.

[@watkinscopicat]

love the royal mail thing, i'm a postie and been wishing for this for ages, sick of breathing all that diesel. only problem might be that rm have been selling delivery offices, so now we have 100+ vans all based in one central place rather than just a few in each town, so charging would be difficult.

[@MGBranco]

Great as always!

[@hiddengrousefarm]

Good show and thanks for the extra videos. I totally agree that postal delivery vehicles are a perfect application for electric vehicles and the switch should have already happened. Can you imagine the delivery speed with a Tesla S dual motor fleet?

[@jur4x]

So how will your solar panels perform in December-January, when days are terribly short?

[@GT-ch8wd]

Audio sounds a touch off?? It seems muffled and unclear in certain sections. Just a heads up.

[@grossburger21]

loving the quick updates (y) and when you coming back to scrapheap challenge???

[@desertislandmix8584]

Fantastic! More frequent news is great, I'm sure you will improve sound going forward but don't really care if you don't

[@Strangething90]

Best audio quality since 1976.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

Considering that the Flux Capacitor is about as aerodynamic as a brick, that is quite impressive!

[@zapfanzapfan]

Skip the fuel cells on ships too, car ferries between Sweden and Denmark will soon be electric with a 4MWh battery on board.

[@martinultimatevw3779]

Does mr Smith got a flux capacitor channel? Sjeee that thing is hilarious fast. Thanks keep up the good work. Been following for years Robert :)

[@stephen_mcateer]

Good ep Robert. Informative.

[@knowledgebyte]

ROFL. Go Jonny! The flux capacitor is outrageous and funny. Love the early games console music playing in the background

[@crashbox7130]

Any idea if Ikea's solar/battery system will work in the Shetland Islands? I doubt it'll work in winter when the sun fails to reach 6 degrees above the horizon, so only giving around 5hrs of sunlight, but it might be workable during the summer.

[@MarkeyTeach]

£3000 for panels and battery from IKEA? When I checked my house a few days ago it was just below £10,000. I don't have a huge roof either. If someone could sort me out that £3000 deal that'd be amazing.

[@1966babysnakes]

Just did mine. Came in a shade under £10k with a battery. Still far too expensive.

[@adaseth]

Well that should be addressed. Perhaps an episode where fullychargedshow goes to research real, practically available prices at different regions/countries. Like in Poland for example ;)

[@bujin1977]

How TF did he get a system of 16 solar panels (counted from the last Fully Charged episode) and a Tesla Powerwall battery for £8000??? I'm looking into solar panels at the moment and have been quoted £6400 for 8 panels and no battery! With my usage, by my estimates, it would take me 19 years before I start saving any money, so that's pretty much a no-go. I might have to look into the Ikea system though. I'm not sure you'd get the best quality for £3000!

[@merzto]

right now only in the online ikea store in GB and 3k are only the Panels (depending how many you need, more), storage is another 4k.

[@jeffreycooper8408]

Well SolarCentury got some unwarranted sales leads based on a totally false headline, what a surprise, solar lets us down again !! I'm fed up with solar not being anywhere near as good/affordable as we keep getting told/sold, and every EV or PHEV I look at has some sort of major flaw in it somewhere, unless its a £50K Tesla !

[@1i1c1em0]

The high pitched "thank you for watching" always makes me laugh :)

[@alanshuttleworth]

I just went on Ikea site for the solar panels and batteries on my 3 bedroom bungalow at £3000. I entered all the required information for an approximate quotation and it came back with £9000 - £11000. Back to the drawing board then.

The sound is sadly bad. I would like more content with better sound.

[@fullychargedshow]

The sound it appalling, my team are vomiting with stress and depression. I did this myself with no support. It's a test. I think I failed :-)

fullychargedshow next time :) we are all learner's ;)

[@wobble56]

Don't beat yourself up Robert, I'm just glad you are producing more content. Thanks

[@lloydwatkin]

Every day is a school day, I'm sure it'll improve. Liking more frequent news updates so don't stop :)

[@misium]

There is no success without failure. Just make sure next time sound is good. Everything else was very good.

[@frankstocker5475]

Robert, do not change your comedy show, I love it just the way it is. Frank.

[@drtechtek2165]

are you going to make a video of the solar roof from Telsa?

[@TedKidd]

I like the news vids with the great old desk and green screen...

[@Cloxxki]

More news is good. For us and your channel.

[@RedBearAK]

Robert, audio is a pain to get right. An affordable solution has just entered the market. The Sound Devices MixPre-3 and MixPre-6 have analog limiters that can usually keep audio from clipping even if the levels are way too high or something super loud happens. Your production tech would probably be absolutely delighted to have one. The MixPre-3 is very compact and just $649US. Get your guy to check out the reviews. Curtis Judd has done some excellent reviews of the MixPre-6 right here on YT. I think it's a sound investment. No pun intended.

[@garycat]

As with the comments below, I got an estimate of £9K-£11K for Ikea solar 15 panel install with battery. You had me all excited tyhere for a moment.

[@technotoaster]

Ditto on audio, but still didnt stop me hitting the like button

[@BehonestBestitchedup]

I can never see the Patreon link...where is it?

[@merzto]

www.patreon.com/FullyChargedShow

[@Nikenik2001]

distorted audio due to too much gain on the mic or overloading of the signal into the recording devic (computer i guess). You don't need expensive equipment, just something that lets you set the levels manually, (not with some auto-thingy) . Just set it up and talk loudly, set the level so it doesn't overload, and record. :)

[@That1ufo]

I checked the news on theverge dot com ( page in video) and its the battery only for £3k, I got a quote and the solar side is expensive at £5K for 1900W, and the battery is £3.5k if you add the option, Pay back is 21 years and the battery won't last half of that, And 16 year pay back on the solar only system. A 3.6KWH solar system should be around £4.5K - £5.5K

[@dojohansen123]

Glad yo see more news, that's a cheap wat to add valuable content! But: Watch your audio levels! The audio here is amateturish with an awful lot of obvious distortion most of the time. Very surprising given how technically polished the shows have tended to be so far!

[@ramirojorge2887]

can't wait to see and know all about the new Nissan Leaf :D

[@Vik7736]

Anytime I see an episode shot here and see Kryton in the back all I can think about is the episode of Red Dwarf where they counter themselves from the future as their future selves have been time travelling and sampling the best history has to offer and kryton says "Herman Goering is a "bit dodgy"!"...omg so funny I wish there were more episodes of Red Dwarf.

[@BraBo]

Robert, what's your average daily kWh consumption? Just curious.

[@JakeCoventry]

Would love to understand the costs of your solar and battery setup. I hope you will include some costings in your video. Will be very helpful. 👍🏼

[@jimjohns9051]

I'm excited for the Nissan Leaf. My first all electric I think.

[@JohnAnderson-df2wk]

Can you provide a link to the IKEA solar panel system?

[@not_that_Rick]

For the UK it's www.ikea.com/gb/en/ikea/solar-panels/

[@ericstrom7236]

what does the figure "9.8697" represent? that little flux capacitor really rips!

[@stichupman]

Eric Strom that's the quarter mile time.

[@ericstrom7236]

okay! wow 9.8697 seconds, that's crazy for that little car. Does that car only do drag races down straight strips or can it actually drive on circuits like that?

[@bjs2022]

Poor sound because of the recording failure (over-modulated or incorrect impedance?). Please follow good recording practice and make a test recording and listen carefully (and watch carefully) the playback to confirm your settings are correct.

[@MrFrankie5bellies]

Hi Thanks for all the info - it keeps me uptodate with an intriguing area of motive power. You mention Toyota prius and Leaf, and the Hydrogen fuel cell, but what about Honda.....not a mention??? I have been driving the Honda Civic Hybrid since 2004, and they are also heavily into the fuel cell for the future - any reason for not mentioning another main line car maker that is at the forefront of technology??

[@theta2170]

I thought the point of the Powerwall was that it stored the solar power so you had clean energy at night time? How come you’re still using grid at night?

[@zcustard]

I love the Kriten model in the background

[@MartinKadlec]

Great video as always Well 8000 GBP is good price.. 4,3 kWp + 10 kWh Battery ( LG Chem Resu 10H ) > 13000 GBP in the Czech republic..

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

The interesting thing about electric cars is that in the very early days of the automobile - when there were literally over a hundred different car companies, just in the U.S. - electric cars outnumbered gas cars! But, the extreme limitations of the battery technology at the time made them impractical.

[@RWBHere]

And well done, Johnny!

[@MCSMIK]

I did a quote on ikea and it's close to £10k. I live in a small 2 bed house. what's the 3K story all about?

[@wezix]

Same They want £4,400 for only 8 panels and £3134 extra for battery storage. Was he just talking about how much the battery costs maybe?

[@fluxfluxredux]

I'd like to know where the £3000 ikea panels + batterys can be found. They just quoted me £6900 for a 3kw system WITHOUT batteries on a simple single storey roof.

[@boxkite17]

Who thinks we need some 'Fully Charged' swag? - T-shirts, etc!!!!!!!!

[@fullychargedshow]

We do, they are coming

[@boxkite17]

fullychargedshow awesome!

[@stevetarantino78]

Now thats something I'd purchase!

[@SmokyFrosty]

Excellent!

[@MGiosparky]

That's great! Hopefully they won't be made of materials that aren't crafted from sweat shop kids / ladies. I would gladly pay more for responsible manufacturing. :-)

[@Neoshan]

give your audio guy a raise please :)

[@Niftified]

The audio didn't bother me...you don't need high resolution sound to listen to someone speaking.

[@toptobottom247]

I have in the past tried to imagine the mail man/lady delivering in a Twizy towing a light weight mail storage unit on wheels. How cute.

[@paulyh4531]

Power wall can't wait to see that video 👍👍👍

[@JimmyLLL]

My off grid battery was AUD$11,000 in 2007 and the SMA inverter around $5,500. 10 years later in 2017 the same battery pack is $12,000-$14,000 depending on where and the inverter is still around $5,000. These are real figures. Lithium batteries have come down in the last 10 years although we could still buy them cheaper in 2012 than current prices (AUD was stronger back then).

[@sebastiangenschow2445]

Someone forgot about River Simple? :O But, to be honest, he has a point. H2 will substitute diesel, BEV will substitute petrol. roughly. charge on!

[@buster6093]

Love Johny's car, cracks me up everytime😃

[@MrRandomname1011]

The new leaf looks soooooo much better!

[@gregshortman7987]

My standard three bed semi ikea solar battery quote £9000. Do we need to ask for the fully charged discount for £6000 off....

[@hellcat1988]

Walmart (same as asda if I'm correct) is now selling 100w 12v solar panels online for $100 US. $1 a watt. That's a hell of a deal compared to pretty much all but a self made panel, and believe me I've been looking CONSTANTLY. Also, that newspaper clipping should be copied to a sticker and pasted on that car along side a copy of his drag slip.

[@ozelot84]

The Norwegian Postal Service is way ahead of the Royal Mail conserning electric vehicles, so you might want to check it out :) From all-electric Peugot to smaller 1 seater vehicles and "trolleys" all run by some sort of electric engine.

[@ChongMcBong]

very interesting, but please check audio levels next time Robert, it's a bit clippy today :P

[@themadplotter]

If you go back to he earlier powerwall video I wrote "I love it when bobby tries to convince himself he isn't going to buy something"... Nailed it

[@davidball1924]

Where did £3k for the Ikea panels and battery come from? The lowest price I can get with their calculator is 8 panels which is £4,100 without battery and £7,200 with. I hope i'm missing something here, as i'd sign up immediately for £3k

[@sovbloc]

Think you need to ask Father Christmas for a new mic this crimbo Bob. Keep up the good work though, genuinely love the show 😊

[@320ifq]

Back in the early eighties they made a fleet of electric Leyland Sherpa vans. They seemed pretty good with decent acceleration ..... Would be good if you could track one down and compare it with a modern equivalent.

[@SteveMorton]

The postal vans here in rural France are all EV Renault Kangoo vans

[@DiscoFang]

5 years isn't really that long. 2012 doesn't seem that long ago yet 2022 feels waaayy in the future. How does that work?

[@octapc]

The conversion from Lithium Ion to any other battery technology would be so simple and easy it would be the same as removing and replacing your TV remote control battery

[@CrashUK28]

Ikea is £9,264 for 12 panels with a battery. Not 3K

[@DiscoFang]

Robert, where did you get the idea that Ikea was selling the wholekaboodle for £3000? If you look at the IKEA website and other news reports it seems the battery alone is £3000. Adding a battery to a full kit of panels and controllers brings the price up to £6,200.

[@graememudie7921]

5.5kw oh the max allowed for the tariff is 4kw. Do you get the tariff Robert?

[@biggityboggityboo8775]

Well it's not like other manufacturers aren't going to start using solid state batteries either... It'll be a holy grail for electric vehicles when the technology arrives and not just for Toyota.

[@neatodd]

If we make our own electricity during the day but expect the grid to still be there at night how are the power supply companies going to make money? Presumably by hiking up their prices which will impact those people who don't have their own solar/batteries.

[@TheVege89]

neatodd that's called progress mate. Also, there is always the option of cutting costs...

[@bigyin.7710]

neatodd, they have started hiking their prices already. Use less, pay more, be it gas, electricity, petrol etc.

[@DavidKnowles0]

It a valid concern, one I have really seen an answer to.

[@RechargeableLithium]

neatodd - it happens when power supply companies become grid operators. Check out the Third Industrial Revolution, the way E-on (Germany's largest grid operator) split the company to divest of the generators. It's happening all over Europe (TIR) and parts of the US as well as China. Decentralized generation is more efficient and more resilient. www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/germanys-biggest-utility-is-divesting-from-centralized-power www.foet.org/books/the-third-industrial-revolution/

[@stagsheffieldtreeactiongro5253]

Not all Ubers are Prius. Come to Sheffield where they are mostly dirty diesels.

[@thegadgetdude]

Second hand Leaf's (leaves?) are starting to rather tempting, even some 2013 models for around 7k. Might look at them in the very near future as an affordable electric car thats available second hand. I know theres zoes at that price but i'm less keen on the battery lease idea.

[@Falney]

The RM thing made me think, what about a van that carries the brunt of the mail AND an ebike. They take the van to a delivery run, use the bike then pop the bike back into the van where it will recharge off the vans battery. Not as much startstopgetoutgetinstartstop milarky

[@ianmedium]

Ahh, sorry Robert, I see it has already been discussed! Keep up the good work ,

[@JJC1138]

I thought this was great. Was it a bit less-scripted than the news updates usually are? It still worked great, and the video quality is fine. Obvs the audio is not good, but I would think that'd be easily fixed with a nice mic plugged into whatever you're recording this on 👍🏻

[@royobanank9868]

I too have a quote from ikea for around £9000k, for a 11 panel with batteries. But kryton said he paid £8000 for 16 panels and batteries, I would prefer to use his supplier and get the Tesla power wall it should work out cheaper.😀. Keep up the good work.

[@vidlevjidle2994]

royobanan K I'm just shaking my head at this now, is IKEA actually more expensive than Tesla?

[@alasdairpage]

What if... you wanted to get an Ikea £3000 system, and decided to upgrade later to another system from another company? What happens to the old system, is there any resale value in it - could you bung it on eBay for example?