Renault and Nissan CEO Interview | Fully Charged

[@God-of-our-own-understanding]

I know this was from several years ago but I thoroughly enjoyed this interview!

[@travellifewithjobo2217]

I am watching this in 2015 but I think Mr Ghosn is a great company leader.He is also the 1st interviewee whom I have seen to shake hands with the cameraman,a real gent.Joe

[@iainamurray]

This hasn't aged well....

[@toyotaprius79]

@@iainamurray meh

[@alankinney6497]

I used to work for Renault about 10 years ago and I know how busy Carlos is and how in demand his time is. Great result in getting this 1 on 1 interview

[@larryware1]

What a wonderful opportunity to have some time with the CEO himself. I have so much respect for the risk he took with Nissan to bring the first mass-produced EV to market. Nissan is far ahead of so many of the others. I just purchased a used 2011 Leaf SL one week ago and am just loving it. Thanks for all your wonderful videos, Robert!

[@josephj6521]

larryware1 hopefully the battery is doing well.

[@GreenJimll]

Came here via Robert's first Fully Charged podcast in 2020. Interesting to see what an industry leader thought nearly a decade ago. Did we get 1.5m EVs by 2016? Having VW target 1.5m vehicles per year by 2025 just by themselves shows how the market is developing. Any chance of a rerun interview in a Zoe going round Lebanon Robert? 🤔😁

[@gianfavero]

I checked the stats, according to Wikipedia 2016 global sales were 650000 but other sources say 1.2m so definitely not 1.6

[@phillippereira6468]

Probably Not now considering he is now a wanted man in the run

[@BobQuigley]

thank you Mr Ghosn! Courage, vision, determination rare features in CEO's these days

[@Grumpy_old_Boot]

That was a REALLY interesting video ! It's good to see a CEO put himself in the spotlight like that, and not only have something intelligent to say, but also have passion for it. My hat is off to both you gents ... and the lady in the back. :)

[@simardeepsidhu5611]

Carlos Ghosn what a chill guy !! Thumbs Up !!

[@bored1980]

Mr Lellellelleleleeewwlelleewwlewewellen - surely this must have been one of those episodes where you step back and think, "Wow. I'm soaring with eagles career-wise". Well done! Your show is a benefit to us all.

[@munteruk]

Well done Robert for scoring such an impressive guest! What great validation of your efforts with this show. Keep it up.

[@funny-video-YouTube-channel]

I think the latest version of the Nissan Leaf has twice the range now. He was right and we will see even more capacity and ease of use in electric cars.

[@pol1250]

This is a CEO that is actually worth its money!! He put Nissan back on the Top where it belongs ! ( EV, great sportscars and good looking SUVs ) He has the right visions and it is a pleasure to listen to him. If we would only have these kind of people in our gouverments, things would change much faster !

[@pol1250]

8 years later.....no big improvements on nissan Evs....plus Ghosn in jail......

[@gordonfullerton5672]

I must say that was an excellent traveling interview, especially considering how pertinent lots of the points raised in it by both of you are still current and relevant. He did come across as very focused and knowledgeable on EV technology and its uptake, and reasons for it, more that I'd expect a CEO to be. I always imagined people of his position were more concerned about company stock price and profits rather than the adoption of technology and its impact on the world. Great stuff even for 12 years ago. I'm surprise you have so few likes on it.

[@gryzman]

Nice, thank you for this interview

[@NissanNut74]

Since the last time, I watched this video. I bought a 2011 Leaf for Wife to replace 04 Quest. I have given lots of people rides. 6000 miles later in 6 months and just loving the Leaf. We can't wait to buy a US made version in the future! Can't wait to see the 2017 technology.,

[@MikeKobb]

This was a superb interview. Ghosn is a very impressive executive -- so many corporate "leaders" can't think their way out of a paper bag.

[@Alvord1430]

Ghosn imparted a lot of good info. He got more relaxed and forthcoming with information as the drive went on. $6B on EV R&D really surprised me. The oil company perspective on EVs was interesting too. Ghosn seems to have a passion for this stuff and the money to implement it.

[@kamikazekunze]

AWESOME Conversation!!!!!!

[@ramblerandy2397]

Obviously I've come to this video interview very late (7 years) but that was very refreshing to hear. About a year or two after 2011 was the time that I finally realised the potential in EVs and battery technology (yep, one word - Tesla), and through that I learned a little bit about the various CEOs who were making a difference. So it was very nice to hear the thoughts of Carlos Ghosn off the top of his head. Obviously, very clear and very focussed.

[@gabrielm562]

What a fun and informative video. Mr. Ghosn seems to have a real passion for his product, which, of course, is how it should be.

[@craigbrown5667]

Can't believe that's me just seen that for the first time (referenced in the latest Zoe 41kw video). Carlos is a legend.

[@fullychargedshow]

@madalex26 When the Nissan Leaf comes out of the factory, it is just as 'dirty' as any other car, from that point on, it gets cleaner, and as the generating infrastructure gets cleaner as is legislated for, the energy used to power it is cleaner. A fossil burner starts dirty, and gets dirtier the further it is driven

[@wernerengel6357]

Rowan Atkinson would be the actor of choice to make the movie of Carlos’s unbelievable life.

[@zapfanzapfan]

Blackadder goes electric :-)

[@batlin]

A very interesting and holistic contribution from Ghosn. Kudos for doing this!

[@KamleshMallick]

Carlos Ghosn - I Salute you sir! Amazing Vision.

[@ElectricCarVideos]

Mr Carlos Ghosn is an amazing CEO, businessman and visionary.

[@NissanNut74]

That was amazing. What a great show!!!

[@fullychargedshow]

@madalex26 If you scroll back to the previous episode, you will see that you don't HAVE to use fossil fuels to charge an electric car, of course you do HAVE to use fossils to drive traditional car. That said, due to the greater efficiency of the drive system, you use a lot less energy per mile in an electric car. If you compare the energy in a gallon of petrol, an electric car gets around 350 miles to the gallon.

[@teslataxiberlin2641]

Exactly this typ of CEO I'm missing in the German car industry

[@BokoMoko65]

To have two large corporation like Nissan an Renault think outside the box you need a Brazilian CEO :) Congratulations Mr Goshn

[@Erikazilla]

such an interesting interview with Carlos Ghosn! Electric cars are the future

[@notatallnow]

Thanks Robert - wonderful interview. I feel ready to invest.

[@stephenfpaterson9296]

still on of the best fully charged episodes ever

[@The8BitGuy]

I never liked the "battery swap" idea. Too many problems with that. Who owns the battery? How do swap stations make money? they'd have to charge an arm and a leg to swap your battery just to stay in business. Much better is to develop charging infrastructure. Carlos Ghosn is a brilliant man. I wonder how many languages he speaks.

[@andygolesworthy7530]

Just watched this again, I winder why Nissan did a witch hunt to get him. Did they not want to stop making fossil fueled cars.

[@mlc4495]

The Japanese seem to be very set against EV for some reason. Toyota will only sell hybrid while Honda insists that there'll always be a market for ICE vehicles. It's bizarre behaviour from a country that SHOULD be transitioning to electric cars overnight given their distrinct lack of any oil or gas reserves.

[@brothersoulshine]

At 9:41 the car behind is sitting across both lanes, seemingly quite deliberately. Are you in some kind of a convoy of secret agents? Great interview. I don't know how you drive and maintain a sensible conversation at the same time. Ghosn strikes me as ridiculously clever.

[@kyoko703]

"The creativity of states to imagine how they create income is endless." Priceless.

[@MrSeamusMurray]

WOW. What a great interview. Robert you should do the same with Mr Musk. Regards Séamus

[@McRocket]

Very impressive Robert.

[@fullychargedshow]

@madalex26 It is a complicated topic, but put simply, an electric motor is 80-90% efficient, which means that 80% of the energy going into it is turned into motive force, moving the car along. At the very best, with the very latest high tech, low MPG internal combustion engine, it is 25% efficient, i.e. 75% of the energy (fossil fuel) you put into it is wasted as heat. Plus, it is easier to clean 1 chimney that 30 million exhaust pipes

[@bigtic28]

I love that Mr. Ghosn used the cell phone reference that you have been using!

[@lankylamp1]

2024 still amazing after watching 4/5 times. Aiming to watch every video as part of my bucket list. Even more amazing i am a non driver limited to a homemade electric bicycle with a passion to get rid of the smelly dangerous ice cars. A RTA put a stop to work cycling during covid lockdown for vital medical repairs at work and forced me to retire early and distract myself with your videos and the coming revolution. Jonathan porterfieds boss even offered me a leaf from the 2020 ish show for a bargain price of £12k ish that i had to turn down. waffle on and on thankyou les

[@OscarOliverah]

OMG Robert! Great, great show, Please try to find an interview with Mr. Agassi. Greeting from Venezuela. Hugh fan.

[@eldictator1]

"OK, how far during -20*C with heating on?" So like I say many variables involved in this, but from what I've read from owners it knocks about 5-10% off range without the cold weather kit, the minimum range is around 60-70miles. The reason there is not definite figure is because everything affects the range in some small way, much the same as in a petrol car. The climate control system can be wirelessly switched on to warm the cabin before a journey and heated seats lower the use for heaters

[@eldictator1]

@MrCalimam Depends what chemistry you use. Toshiba have their new scib batteries for the 2012 Mitsu i-miev and mievcab and they can run at -30c, with no battery heating. They have a life of around 2000-6000 cycles depending on what size pack you use and how you charge which translates to 2000= 200,000 miles and 6000 cycles= 20 years. The Scib can use the level 3 chademo and be quick charged 80% in 15 mins, 25% in 5mins and if the power supply and system was large enough 90% in under 5 mins...

[@kyoko703]

HOLY COW!!! What an honor!!!

[@theweekthatis]

OY11 PTX is still on the road as of 2023. Only ever advised on poor tyres on MOTs too.

[@psionicdreams]

most interesting! and the quickest 24minutes i've ever experienced!, this ep flew by! :)

[@eldictator1]

@MrCalimam Well my initial point was that despite people saying "It takes too long to charge, battery tech isn't improving" it clearly is.As I said the LEAF battery is a different chemistry to the scib, so -20 would probably reduce the battery to 60-70miles per charge, however there are cold weather packs for upgrades if you live in a cold area..the point is -20 is cold for the vast majority of metropolitan areas and many variables will reduce range, but the newer chemistries can work to -30c

[@jkand]

Very interesting. Thank you for this.

[@fullychargedshow]

@madalex26 The Nissan Leaf is not a cheap car, but over say 250,000 miles, the cost difference in fuelling and more importantly maintaining the car in comparison to a fossil burner is so much cheaper it is embarrassing. Some would say 'what about battery replacememnt' but Nissan will refurbish your battery after 150,000 miles at fraction of cost of replacement. No oil filters, oil, fan belts, gaskets, exhaust systems catalytic converters. An EV is much cheaper

[@zapfanzapfan]

I had to go back and re-watch this after seeing the interview this morning with the lady in the back seat 🙂

[@CAESARbonds]

Great interview One of your best episodes! Nice to see how Ghosn believes in his car. I'd still like to know bout the future of chademo in eu. In Germany the LEAF is unkown. When I mention the 100mls range & 30min charge. ppl ask where can I sign? but the German carmakers and Goverment want to use an inferior standard giving you 3 hours charge. so all accross europe BUT germany I see chademo stations growing. Oh and I envy you cuz I have never driven an ev by myselve. There are NONE here :(

[@eldictator1]

@MrCalimam 2000-6000 cycles depends on the battery size, the lower 2000 based on the larger batery and how many quick charges you have done :)

[@FancyaBevMate]

Is it just me or does the ceo look like rowan arkinsons older bro ;)

[@fullychargedshow]

@ProGuitarTuition Maybe look at a previous episode where I drive the hydrogen fuel cell Honda Clarity, amazing car, but as Smidge204 points out, there are a huge amount of complexities and drawbacks with hydrogen which don't mean it's impossible or a bad idea, but has a lot further to go than many car journalists might be prepared to go into. Much easier to just say, 'hydrogen is the future' and then carry on driving the Jag.

[@cnypilot]

Having it connected to a temp sensor to keep your cars interior from baking in summer time through using a fan etc would be a great use for the panel. :D

[@richsubishi]

i like Carlos i think he was setup, i also like how he saw developed, there could be a drinking game every time he says developed

[@ericofcrows]

i bought a 2014 leaf and love it

[@CormacMacCormac]

Have you had a chance to check out the Tazzari? Apparently they went on sale last September in the UK.

[@thubten2001]

One question I wish you would ask him and other EV designers. Yes we know batteries are going to get better, but why not also reduce weight. What is the point of moving around thick steel panels? Why not a super light vehicle with the same battery set. An aluminum frame with lite plastic panels might be a cost effective approach.

[@alfmeister13]

Love my 2013 Leaf! I agree with everything Carlos says except no Nuclear! After Fukushima, Germany accelerated plans to close all of its old nuclear power reactors and to phase the rest out entirely by 2022. Wind, solar and hydro will provide all the clean energy the world needs if we all do our part to conserve energy. I encourage everyone to attend an energy conservation workshop in your community. In some communities, the local power company will even give you an incentive by giving you a credit on your energy bill for attending.

[@devsite8020]

Yeah... why not farting to get electricity?

[@ProGuitarTuition]

@Smidge204 what about using the energy to separate water, and then using the immense power of hydrogen fuel cells, which from what I have heard are capable of outputting enough kw/h to run your house. That would be pretty efficient. We could have hydrogen fuel power stations with electric cars being integral to this system to soak up and maintain the load at night with us all charging them.

[@NiallFernie]

Its really at the point where manufacturers have to start thinking like PC component builders. The fittings have to be the same so that buy your replacement batteries or have them replaced at a "filling station" without worrying about which brand of replacement you are getting. If they all get together now and sort out bay sizes and connection types they would be able to convince more people and countries/counties/cities that EVs are a good idea. FullyCharged on Betamax anyone?

[@muhali3]

Mr Ghosn, I'm from the future, the people at Nissan are going to turn against you despite all that you've done for them. Please join General Motors your talent and expertise will be respected there.

[@jcsaintpo]

@cartoonkeith1 There is a Tesla that drove 100.000km (62.100mls) in 2 years with nearly no loss of batterycapacity (5%)

[@Smidge204]

@ProGuitarTuition It's not that fuel cells themselves are THAT inefficient, it's just that there are more steps in the process. Each step erodes available energy. In terms of storage, adding more H2 storage is as "easy" as adding bottles while adding batteries can be more complex. Fuel cells do require precious metal catalysts and need to be rebuild every few thousand hours too, so that's an additional high cost. In the end, use the right tool for the job... H2 has a role to play for sure. :)

[@JacobthePoshPotato]

Man you much be well connected.

[@jan.tichavsky]

@mlauntube You can't compare three different kind of reactors and different causes of radiation leaks. The two can be classified as old technology and security failure. The last one is lack of old fuel storage. All three have in common decay heat but that was secondary problem. You can solve most of that with Thorium fuel cycle instead of Uranium: it's more abundant, produces less waste, most of which can be fully recycled and the decay heat can be cooled passively. Further future is fusion.

[@ProGuitarTuition]

@fullychargedshow been watching your vids for a long time now and yes I am aware of that, wasn't postulating for the near term, merely floating an idea of how the two systems could integrate, although using the word efficient was a bad idea lol. Whilst I have your attention Robert, let me just say thanks for this vid. I am only posting because it was genuinely exciting, I usually go by the ethos of Frank Zappa "shut up and play your guitar." but I thought I'd engage with the discussions. Will

[@OuttasightPV]

@exaturbo "Solar panels won't do anything [on the roof of a car]." The LEAF has a 24kWh battery that is good for ~100 miles. 200W of PV cells embedded in thin film plastic the roof & bonnet of the car would make 200W x 3 hours (the peak noon sun overhead of the car parked in a parking lot while you're at work). That's 600Wh of energy, or about enough for 2.5 miles of driving (24kWh / 100 miles = 240Wh per mile). Heck, the energy in 5 laptop battery packs could take you 1 mile...

[@mfs1011]

Great video. For all the money they've spent developing the technology, you'd think they would invest more on developing a charging network beyond their dealers who sell the Leaf? if Nissan invested say £20 million on a charging network in the UK they'd go a long way to defeating range anxiety and eliminating uncertainties about charging availability. £20 mill is chicken feed by comparison with $5 billion

[@ProGuitarTuition]

@Smidge204 @karuddell thanks both for the interesting info. I posted speculatively as you seemed to know what you were on about. I was unaware that fuel cells were so inefficient. Would it be easier to store more potential energy in hydrogen than batteries, without the fuss of getting ridiculous quantities of lithium or whatever else the batteries will require in the future? Given that it all should be from renewable sources a bit of wastage could overcome the problems of large energy storage?

[@mrjaffar]

Just bought my second Leaf....

[@opsonization2]

where do you live?

[@mrjaffar]

Essex... UK

[@jan.tichavsky]

@Ultra4 No, that's just very inefficient and much more expensive. Imagine that you rebuild all railroads to Maglev AND make it so that it charges it's huge internal batteries as it is going (of course Maglev doesn't need to charge itself while running, but that's the comparison). It really isn't that simple.

[@Smidge204]

@adric22 "Better Place" (dot com) is the company partering with Renault for the swap systems. As I understand it, their business model is to sell kWh like cell phone companies sell minutes of talk time (You get X kWh per month and pay $Z for each additional). They own (maybe lease?) the batteries and own/operate the stations. The benefit is you don't have to pay for the whole battery with the car. They also own/operate public charging stations.

[@K22MDL]

12:00 Ghosn was totally wrong about batteries being so diiferent in 5-6 years time. Eight years later Nissan have only increased the capacity of the leaf by 6kW. Also in 10 years i.e 2 years time 90% of cars will be electric. Really like them to be but zero chance of that happening.

[@ramblerandy2397]

I've been watching the video again. Actually, Carlos Ghosn was roughly correct. Lithium-Ion batteries have already moved on quite a pace in his 5-10 year time window, and there are battery technologies ready to augment it, and eventually supplant it. I'm sure he didn't mean that development was exclusively down to Nissan [or Renault for that matter]. The other thing was that he said in 10 years time 10% [not 90%] of cars would be electric, and 90% would still be FFVs. Well, maybe he'll be right about that too. I'd like to think he underestimated the amount of EVs on the road by 2021, as a percentage. But I fear he'll be there or thereabouts. The fact that Nissan have somewhat rested on their laurels, I would put down to the internal struggles within Nissan and their reluctance to be part of the Renault-Nissan [and Mitsubishi, of course] Alliance.

[@K22MDL]

@@ramblerandy2397 Either way Mr Ghosn is a great leader in the automotive industry taking rather unfortunate poor financial advice from "other parties". Let's hope he digs himself fully out of that one.

[@zapfanzapfan]

He looks like Mr Bean but in the board room he's probably a ruthless Mr Blackadder :-)

[@jeremyclayton-travis1991]

Thanks for the great shows Robert I would like to donate to your show but If I was a car I would probably be a Vauxhall Victor circa 1960 in need of a lot of attention due to rust. I love your shows and if you ever need a very old crock to test a car for drivability I would be pleased to accept your invitation.

[@Smidge204]

@ProGuitarTuition Well electrolysis is ~80% efficient, then you need to either compress (~90%) or liquify (~60%) for storage, then a fuel cell (~50%) then final usage (~80-90%). So is 20-32% efficient overall really efficient? Chemical batteries would be closer to 50% overall. Hydrogen has better density right now, so it is used for storage in some cases, but it's certainly not the most efficient. I actually consider the "Hydrogen Economy" to be snake oil and this is one of several reasons.

[@DanFrederiksen]

nice scoop. he's a funny fellow and he even looks like a mix of french and japanese :) good thing we have him because I think the other car makers would be quite happy to forget EVs. some things I would like to ask him though. he makes an interesting point that even with 10% EVs the ICE car number will still grow so what about peak oil? another is weight and aero so you need less battery thus more viable EVs. and can they make cheaper batteries because they are inhouse? pick him up again : )

[@fullychargedshow]

@douchebarge A good point, and clearly much of the plastic and other composite materials in the car are part produced from oil, there is a certain amount of lubricating oil used in the transmission. However, let's just suppose for one moment that if every car on earth was like the Leaf, the current reserves of oil we have would last for, let's be conservative and say, 10,000 years. I think that's the central point, but harder to say in one sentence.

[@phillippereira6468]

Hmmm how weird it is to now watch this video in 2020, considering Ghosn is now a wanted man on the run.

[@eldictator1]

@MaxxB1ade Well I believe that for now the battery swappping is really only usefull for buses and fleet vehicles. The Toshiba Scib battery used in the forthcoming 2012 i miev has a 200,000 mile life, can be quick charged in 15mins 80% (leaf is 80% in 30 mins). We'll see over the next 5-10 years various manufacturers supplying their batteries with various pros and cons..We'll see small city cars with small ranges but lighter batteries with better energy recovery and life spans

[@EvilGenius.]

Here is a few questions i have over all. What is the life span of these cars? And are they going to add or a type of solar panels to these cars, that could ex-stend the life of the cars?

[@Ultra4]

Have range anxiety, pls invest on magnectic induction road recharge... it's so simple, recharge cars... in the road, your speed though while you recharge... ilimited range (as long as you remain over the magnetic inductors, not a solution for all terrain nor 3rd world country for now)

[@OysterBarron]

Robert Is there anyway to hire a nissan leaf long term? Iv'e looked into prices new and almost gave birth. If They are trying to encourage the younger generation to take electric driving i think they need to think will the average 18-30 year old be able to afford £25,000?

[@klonecaid]

@fullychargedshow Also, using DEFRA figures going 100 miles in a LEAF emits 12kg of CO2 based on the 2008 grid average, a econobox diesel 24kg CO2.

[@Smidge204]

I disagree that batteries are the "only" way to store energy - there are lots of ways, some of them more efficient. But Most of them are only usable at industrial scales and are not portable (eg pumped hydro) prohibitively expensive (eg superconducting magnetic storage) or low density (eg flywheel). So maybe batteries are the "only cost-effective, practical" way to store energy "on small scales" would be a better way to put it.

[@nGAhGENVH0Ul]

Ghosn thinks BIG.

[@truthseekers666]

That car is so quiet.... wow.

[@leulgeorgis3216]

Brilliant

[@jasonw2222]

11:36 "there is N0 0ther way to 'Store Energy' than A Batteries" ?!? He must have been force out before Nissan brought a Fly-Wheel front wheel drive car to Le Manns de 24 Hours?? Fly Wheel storage Kills any battery all day any day! LookItUp... Just Last Year '16 I see the Video was post in 2011

[@SmokyFrosty]

what are you talking about?

[@jasonw2222]

+SmokyFrosty a guote and flywheel energy storage in Nissans Lemans car.

[@Hizenbird]

Sure there are more ways to store energy than a battery. But a battery currently is the most feasible way to store energy for an EV. Twisting a rubber band can store energy longer than a battery but that wouldn't be feasible for a passenger car.

[@jasonw2222]

Hello I beg to differ. I have don't the numbers in front of me, but, Work in Super Capacitors. when they mate with liquid Nitrogen temp and go all Super conducting.. Possible up sides kinda high. Then, Also. There are currently in operation in the power industry for the need of high demand of instant balance and spiking, and such. It is as I understand. a farm of cylinders standing tall wise. Placing the weight on a single side of a center axil. This load bearing motor/genset part and managing the arodymamix in a near vacuum. And, Of course a next generation generator slash spin up and maintain motor. So, for huge fast draw batteries and Caps. will get like expodetaly larger, expensive scaling. And shorten open life drive like that. Over long operational life and net cost. Flywheel 1 or that is 2? the simple efficency is easy to analyze. Power X $$$ / Power Safely out with out damage to storage device. The Flywheel crushes even the best publicly available Li-po Cells. Yes, in this power aplication. Huge available instant. Longish life cost, mayiance. Battery cycle life, fail rate.. Scale able requirements. Pump water show some simple promise. The future is the fractal property's of Flywheels!!! Think super_conducting solid state over unity devices. Probably, a simple... evolutionary inovation to anti graity, free transportation AND may-be free abundant Zero point energies, Thanks. I enjoyed that.

[@TRYtoHELPyou]

1.5 million by 2016 ... Dang

[@josephj6521]

TRY to HELP you haha, yeah. 49,245 Nissan Leafs sold that year.

[@eldictator1]

Great episode bobby, also just read the new icar mag...That interview with DR! Ricardo Martinez-botas was a joke, the guy clearly has little knowledge of upcoming technologies and advancements as well as the process of manufacture "digging up lithium, it's dirty energy intensive stuff" wtf? " the current u.k grid electricity mix is not great in terms of renewable sources and makes ev's borderline" " the pure Ev is an inner city solution with limited scope" B- must do better

[@ekkalchev]

Interesting. Thanks.

[@thetwohundred5213]

Popped on here to hear Mr Ghosn again after his very public downfall and after listening to a recent Fully Charged podcast. You do wonder if his enthusiasm for all things electric put him at odds with the established oil and car companies. Whatever the outcome of the Japanese justice system I think it's a good idea to keep an eye on Nissan and its partners in regards to their investment in electric car production. Do they think charging their now ex CEO with corruption will buy them some time to continue to make combustion engines?

[@josephj6521]

The TwoHundred the Leaf was and is a failure. Poor range and poor battery management, even after 8 or so years. Carlos said 1.5m Renault-Nissan EVs would be sold by 2016. Something like 49,000 Leafs were sold that year. Overpriced poor performing vehicles few people want. Nissan hasn’t progressed unlike Tesla which has obliterated the EV market. I seriously doubt Carlos had any idea of what laid ahead.

[@fullychargedshow]

@zlozlozlo Hopefully one day I will. I have asked Elon and he hasn't said no. Yet.

[@myozone]

He reminds me of David Suchet's Hercule Poirot !

[@BungaEBiker]

Dam Bob yer rubbin shoulders with the big wigs now. Good Job