Robert Llewellyn - Fully Charged Show Founder | Munro Live Podcast

[@jamesengland7461]

This was great fun! Thank you, Robert and Sandy!

[@X5493-c7p]

I’m from the UK and a Red Dwarf fan, but I still learnt some interesting things about the guy that plays the Kryten character oh and all the EV stuff was fascinating. So thanks for doing an interesting interview Sandy

[@eeblatter]

My two favorites- Sandy and Robert. The EV Fudbusters!

[@garyrooksby]

I follow both of you every day. Fabulous to see you together, gentlemen!

[@simonreeves2017]

Great to see 3 of my hero’s here, Sandy, Robert & Kryton!, very best wishes from Oxford in the U.K.!

[@concentricvoid]

Great interview Sandy, totally enjoyed it!!!

[@ForTheBirbs]

That was absolutely fantastic. Cheers

[@AndersAkutsuHedenrud]

Fantastic - I had no idea! Big fan of Red Dwarf. You can still find merch in Japan as well.

[@rajanpatel65]

Bobby Lew on Munro! Wow! Two of my favs mash-up!😅

[@sparkytas]

Red Dwarf, like a lot of brilliant UK comedies, was massively popular in Australia too! I'm in Tasmania, which is a lot more like the UK climate wise than Sydney. We have a BYD Atto 3 and 10kW of solar and LOVE both. I don't buy electrons, including charging our car for two thirds of the year.

[@RichardHoldway]

Now that was a brilliant show you must do that again thanks Sandy and Robert 👍👍

[@dne50]

I've always been curious about the origins of Fully Charged so this was great. Really enjoyed it

[@MIKELENZTIPS]

Loved this - such mutual respect and admiration from two pioneering legends - more and again no doubt in future - looking forward to it already. 🙏

[@bobwallace9753]

Absolutely wonderful conversation.

[@BillFrazier]

I watched Robert for all those years when he was on PBS. Thanks Sandy for such a Great interview. The EV World appreciates both of you Pioneers. eXcellent Video!!! #AWEsome

[@tomrybold]

thanks Sandy and Robert for this interview

[@barongilbert9788]

Hi, located in UK. Been watching Robert's Fully Charged and Sandy's Live shows since the start. Great shows. Loved the podcast between you two guys! Thank you for your channels and the incredible way you have both benefitted the move to electrification and self sustainability. I now have Solar, Storage and EV. Payback irrelevant when you have kids and grand kids and can do a bit for the planet.

[@kab7044]

I don’t always listen to a thing longer than 15 to 20 minutes, but I’m glad to have listened to this, good stuff!

[@mpersad]

That was terrific! What a joyous video.

[@danapeck5382]

Thanks, great episode, all the best

[@pmac6584]

I watch Robert at least once per week, I now have an EV, solar panels, house battery and Ripple Shares and a heat pump in planning.... he has had no influence on my life and I absolutely don't follow him around like a lost puppy.. 🤣

[@angusmcbraith]

What is a ripple share?

[@pmac6584]

Look for Ripple energy youtube channel for details but it is a coop share in the UK that allows direct ownership of wind and solar with the profits paying monthly into your electric bill as a credit.

[@scottwills4698]

Me too 😝

[@stevendavidson5808]

me three

[@CÆSSIUS32]

Omg that's him? In Australia we know and love Red Dwarf.... Amazing work...

[@johnrubber1144]

A great conversation between two old men I admire.

[@Indecisive7337]

Many thanks for interviewing Kryten for us…he almost looks human these days.

[@gavkenny]

It was that DNA transmogrofier

[@davefroman4700]

Took a trip couple weekends ago. Did like Robert and counted every EV I saw in our 75mile journey. Counter 113 EV's. And thats in Canada.

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

🤗THANKS SANDY FOR HAVING FUN 🤩 WITH ROBERT 💚💚💚😊

[@samwilson2300]

A very good listen

[@SimonEllwood]

The last coal fired power station in the UK closes this year and is rarely used at this point. The BBC has done some interviews with the staff.

[@jamesdillon3320]

Great stuff you old FARTS!! I can say that because I am 66 and you dudes are "WAY OLDER"!! Always great to see you Sandy!! Greetings from downriver where Lake Huron drains into the St. Clair River!! Keep up the great information and all the best to you and yours!! Greetings from Ontario!! GIDDYUP!!

[@charleshayden1400]

Sandy & Robert - An hour of truly GREAT stories about the beginning of the Revolution. You two will be in the history books, and - most especially, having your, uh, Crystal Balls studied. Wait, that’s wrong. I meant - Business Schools will study your JWST-level of sight! Yeah, THAT. A REAL PLEASURE to be in your company for this hour. 🫡🎯👊

[@nathansuss]

These are the wise minds I wish more skeptics would listen to

[@TomTom-cm2oq]

Awesome interview!

[@highlanderapparel]

It's refreshing to see a well-balanced show. Talking about electric vehicles the Highlander.😊

[@AlanRogers250]

My two favorite information spreaders.

[@user-do6ue9iz1r]

Thank you soo much fun, listening to old man wisdom 🙏 🙌

[@FrankieLimes]

Great video. Three oldish guys having fun. Two on video, the third watching chuckling away 😂

[@urbanstrencan]

Great guest and awesome podcast 😊❤❤

[@munrolivepodcast]

Thanks for listening

[@Joe44944]

Such a joy, thank you guys for this!😊

[@stephengowler5360]

Excellent thank you

[@munrolivepodcast]

You are very welcome

[@ewtriplett]

I traded in a 1996 VW GTI VR6 on a Toyota Prius in late 2001. Have owned hybrids and electrics ever since.

[@metaphysicalArtist]

Great chat with Robert Llewellyn, I hope to see you guys break down a Tesla Optimus 2

[@elainebradley8213]

Wonderful reference to the air pollution in early 2000. Reminds us of the importance of electric vehicles.

[@waynethefridgemanosborne8984]

Making the 12v stool at school in 1978 powered by a BMC starting motor and a press type relay. Was so tricky to get going but scary as hell . Keep smiling everyone

[@zapfanzapfan]

Good interview, I learned some new things about Kryten and I have been watching him drive hybrids/EVs since the Carpool days before Fully Charged 🙂 Have to correct Bobby a bit, gas is still the biggest source of electricity in the UK, about 35%, coal is still there but only just above 1%. Wind is closing in on 30%.

[@1944chevytruck]

thanks!

[@munrolivepodcast]

No problem!

[@freeheeler09]

Subscribed in the hope that you two will get together to talk a few times a year. Excellent content and engaging conversation!

[@Wol747]

OLD? You are youngsters! Red Dwarf was a must to watch. Kryten and Cat and the interplay with Rimmer were comedy triumphs. Holly was brilliant. Is it available on DVD?

[@garyrooksby]

Dogger Bank wind farm now has 277 turbines and Robert was wrong about not being able to see them from shore. At Chapel St Leonards beach there are about 150 inshore turbines and you can just see on the horizon the Dogger Bank site with hundreds more as far as the eye can see. It's an amazing sight.

[@lindam.1502]

I’m always happy to see offshore wind turbines because I know it will be a fish 🐠 sanctuary within a year!!

[@MarksElectricLife]

What a treat to hear these two legends chew the fat on electric cars and renewables ! Living proof that, just because you’re old doesn’t mean you have to live in the past - with your head up your arse 🤔

[@JarmelSingsKaraoke]

🔥Good Chat ...

[@PaulSmith-hu5su]

Good chat without all the hysteria well done

[@jryan1024]

I loved Junkyard Wards. My favorite team was the Bodgers.

[@glengosling5636]

Good chat , and funny.

[@waynerussell6401]

Ian Wright, the only engineer of the founders at Tesla - is a New Zealander.

[@lindam.1502]

I wonder how rich he is 😂

[@waynerussell6401]

@@lindam.1502 He left Tesla in 2004 and opened his own small US company in 2005 - Wrightspeed which develops electric power trains range extenders for medium sized trucking. According to Forbes he owns no Tesla shares.

[@marktopley-bird2355]

"old guys" have the best stories!!!

[@charlesrovira5707]

@1:11 *Red Dwarf* was a _brilliant_ series. *Kryten* always gave me a laugh.

[@health101DOTorg]

I had watched Red Dwarf and remembered the Kryton character and had no idea that Robert played Kryton! Now I like him even more than I did before. :)

[@highlanderapparel]

I know you won't read this because you only read the negative comments. But I follow Robert like you can't believe this is definitely your best podcast. The Highlander I'll see you in June and I was born in Detroit Michigan.😊 I'm easy to find. I won't be wearing your Clan Munro. I'll be wearing clan Buchanan kilt,, That's me. The Highlander yes, next time you talk to Pete Gruber, tell him I said hi.

[@rui569]

Nice!

[@jull1234]

Loved Scrapheap Challenge

[@steveclemens8488]

We caught you guys in Vancouver last year.....Hopefully this year too.

[@honesty_-no9he]

1.3 million Solar homes in UK.

[@sickb0y333]

Loving this so much. It embarrassing how rude Sandy has been before to Robert and shows quite clearly how little research he does. With guests etc. I’d love to see more of this and Robert over at Munro

[@elainebradley8213]

I really enjoy both men! I admire and appreciate their leadership.

[@kassistwisted]

I watched Red Dwarf on PBS in the early 90s really late at night by accident. The first episode, I thought I'd dreamed it! I told my friends and they thought I had a weird brain. =D

[@chrisjeanneret5091]

I figured that you might have bumped into each other at Vancouver last year because I remember Sandy talking to Edison Motors.

[@typxxilps]

germans own 4 million solar power systems. We build solar power systems in 2023 which equal 14,1 Gigawatt or 10 nuclear power plants in 1 year and expect for 2024 even 20% more plus offshore windfarms. Solar power systems on the roof are replacing russian gas / american lng quite fast so we become independetn by using heatpumps for heating and AC heatings. The times are changing quite fast, also EV adaption with about 1,5 million right now. Russian invasion has pushed a lot to the whole developement unfortunatelly started at the outbreak of the invasion when the prices exploded over night, I mean 50% and even more per panel. We had paid for the first batch of 500 Wp panels 200€ each you can get now for 80€ but of cause now the 550 Wp which means 200€ compared to 72€. Same for battery LFP cells. But it is progressing steadily, even appartmens got the allowance to install 800 W inverters with up to 2000 Wp in total for peoplee renting an appartment which have become very popular to mount on the balcony railing facing south cause usually balconies are on the southern part of the house. And also people are starting to put solar panels onto the northern half of their roofs even though production is about 30% less. In 10 years most of our total energy will be renewables and those are capable to charge cars and power heatpumps during winter. Our current windmill production is 7 times bigger than what EV are needing. Biggest issue is at the end the grid to get the power from offshore to the more inland heavy industry regions while consumers start to become energy independent and zero emission like ours where we produce about 30 000 kWh a year with a 10.000 kWh consumption for a 200 qm house incl. central heating and also ev charging. But still the north roof is empty cause in case we go over 30 kWp installation we face more german bureaucracy and will have to pay income taxes not only for 1 kWp more if we would go for 31 kWp but for the whole production. Below 30 kWp it is free, above 30 kWp installation have to pay full income taxes which is a lot.

[@Kangenpower7]

It is awesome to hear that Germany is working so quickly to install more solar power and wind power, and tell Russia to Kiss Off! I keep telling everyone that when Russia told Germany to kiss our ass or we will stop selling you natural gas, that the German's told Russia to Kiss Off! They can make the fertilizer anyplace there is cheap natural gas, so not in Germany right now, but maybe when Ukraine can sell Germany natural gas at a reasonable price, it can restart those fertilizer plants again.

[@LightningAussie]

28:10 as an Australian, we were so glad we got rid of the LNP Conservative govt that held us back for near 10 years. The current Labor Govt isnt perfect, but IS aware of the issues and addressing, albeit slowly.. We at least now get Electric cars being advertised on TV as the companies now know there is a growing market.

[@CÆSSIUS32]

Just need to learn how to spell and fix their name from Labor to LABOUR.

[@creatorgenerator1998]

This boomer liked this podcast. Thanks. 😅

[@helper734]

2024 Tesla model 3 LR All of my steering buttons stop working and working randomly, after 4 Tesla service visits and now 3 months and no solution. Do you have any issues? Help?

[@gunnerlawts]

Rob's Roast (video by AIM) has some interesting comments about FCS blocking, and more.

[@KnutKnutsen-ch2vs]

According to “Now You Know” the reason why US gasoline prices are so low is taxpayers’ subsidies Big Oil with something like 360 billion dollars a year. So, the gasoline prices are not comparable in UK and US. What would the prices be in US without these subsidises given from the US budget?

[@freddydad1]

Would have been interested to see them talk about musk..

[@pauladams1829]

❤

[@Coffibean13]

I live near Seattle and ‘Red Dwarf’ is well known here.

[@Paul-yh8km]

There's a long way to go with electrification in the UK. I'll contradict Rob on what percentage of UK electricity is renewables. Last year it was 43% and that was all renewables. There is more wind farms in the pipeline (planned, being built etc) than built in the last 20 years. The issue though is the amount of generation capacity needed to replace fossil fuel transport use, heating, industry etc. It won't be a one for one replacement of MWh, it will be less, but it will be considerably more than the generation capacity we have today.

[@Kangenpower7]

Robert Llewellyn, My Uncle, John Holmes was picked by Governor Brown in 1974 to head the Air Resources Board in California. The smog has been greatly reduced do to his efforts over 1968 to 1999 when he retired. Yes the smog was very bad in the 1960's and 70's, and by the 80's was improving. By 2000, it was much better, with no very unhealthful smog days, and less than 75 of the unhealthful days. In 2019, no unhealthful days for the entire year! The air is now clean enough that you can see Big Bear from Huntington Beach CA, some 90 miles away! Sandy, you will know what my uncle put on all cars in California, and then that spread all over America and the world. Smog devices! Yes the HP ratings went way down in the 80's, and by 1990, the auto companies finally decided to do something about it, I guess the stubborn "NO Guy" finally retired, and some educated engineers took over and started to make cars much cleaner, much more HP, and better mileage too. My 2007 Ford Edge had 265 HP with a 3.5L V6, something not possible with the 289 Mustang engine. 3.5L = 215 cubic inches. So more than 1 HP per cubic inch. 265 foot pounds of torque too, and it gets 19 MPG when you drive it conservatively. Yes the Catalytic converters in California where a direct result of my Uncle's efforts to reduce smog. In 1967, Mazda came over with it's rotary engine, and it was very high levels of smog out the tailpipe. He told them that they could not sell it in California, it made to much unburned hydrocarbons, to much smog, and the Mazda engineers said "So Sorry" and went back to Japan, returning in 1968 with one of the cleanest cars they had ever tested! Before 1976, they burned oil at the 800 MW power plant in Huntington Beach, CA, and by 1978, the SCAQMD made them burn only natural gas in the summer, and by 1980 only burn natural gas all year long. This reduced the visible smog coming out of the power plant! US steel stopped making steel in California by 1984, so much less smog there too! So Robert, you can now visit California without choking on the smog!

[@alferro3149]

💚💚💚

[@cyberoptic5757]

About the 10 year payback... Yes, that's correct! I'm driving a 10-year old EV for all my local driving. I charge at home for only a fraction of the gas cost, and have been saving money for at least 7 years

[@MarksElectricLife]

I’ll never look at Kryten the same way again!

[@dne50]

Fully Charged TORNTO!!!

[@4rwayner7]

So, gas is $11/g but what is electric cost?

[@misob]

👍👍

[@flattire707]

I just don't get hybrids. Hauling around two drive trains. I love my Model 3LR/FSD. 12.3.6 is amazing.

[@MegaWilderness]

It's simple really, power is added by the electric motors and efficiency is improved

[@andrewsaint6581]

​@@MegaWildernessomg! 🤦

[@andrewsaint6581]

It was Toyota and their rubbish, uncomfortable, yaris hybrid that gave me range anxiety and made me discover Tesla as a fact and not heresay. I bought enough TSLA in April 2019 for my pension provider to write to me and query it. It's been OK so far, so thank you to the Toyoda family. Cheers 💷🍻 I do 2800 miles a month in my MG 4 Trophy now to timed appointments. I tried to get an IFA and he said if you don't sell most of your TSLA I can't help you. He was planning on >6% per annum before his fees.

[@elainebradley8213]

We looked at Toyota Rav4 initially and ended up with a model3. We are so glad we did not buy hybrid. Rural, isolated, northern Ontario.

[@jamesvandamme7786]

@@MegaWilderness If you think hybrids are efficient, think of the improved efficiency if you don't have to haul around an expensive engine, transmission, or a gas tank with $50 worth of smelly, polluting explosive.

[@highlanderapparel]

Mom would save up all year to take us to the Fox Theatre to watch the Christmas show but mom was Scottish so what are you gonna do the Highlander PS kindness is always free utilize it every day. It’s free now you know I’m Scottish.😊

[@davesheffield3620]

Model 3 £39000 to £49000 , BYD seal £45695 to £48695 , where is the BYD seal £10000 cheaper?

[@cawfeedawg]

I love it when worlds collide

[@gregbailey45]

Even in Australia, livingin the inner northwestern suburbs of Sydney, I see at least one Tesla per kilometre these days!

[@pinkelephants1421]

This was great fun. I am always baffled why Munro & Associates (doesn't) have rooftop solar & battery storage. That 5,000 sq feet would produce a lot of juice, easily enough to run the business, charge the vehicles, fill battery storage, (and) earn income from grid support supply services. Purchase and installation costs should be a lot less for the company given available Federal & State incentives and the range of applicable experienced engineers employed should eliminate most of the installation costs since they should be perfectly capable of doing the work themselves - or what are they doing at Munro & Associates? Bit of a head scratcher. Just saying....

US gallon = 3.8 Litres and UK gallon = 4.5 Liters. Or 1.2 US gallons to 1 UK gallon.

[@budawang77]

Wish everyone would just use litres 🤞

[@budawang77]

Wish everyone would just use litres 🤞

[@andrewsaint6581]

​​@@budawang77heard you the first time. 😉 It's historic based actual feet and strides, grains, hands (still used everywhere for horse height.) etc.

[@budawang77]

@@andrewsaint6581 Yes, and I'm a sailor and use knots and nautical miles. What's superior about the metric system is that it's a decimal system and it's much more widely used globally. It's also based on some real world observations like one kilogram is equal to the mass of 1 litre of water at sea level.

[@steverichmond7142]

Just think... 1990 to now... EVs everywhere

[@honesty_-no9he]

Sandy you need to get your hands on Geely's ZEEKR brand cars with the latest CATL batteries. CATL are so far ahead on batteries no one can come close not even TESLA or BYD. ZEEKR cars are gorgeous ZEEKR 001, ZEEKR 007, ZEEKR X and the ZEEKR 009 the most luxurious and massive gangster electric-ride on the planet. CATL batteries 1. SHENXING 4C LFP 2. SHENXING PLUS even more advance 4C LFP. 3. QILIN NMC .

[@honesty_-no9he]

For 1/3rd of the price of an electric RANGE ROVER in at least 6 European countries you can buy the entry LFP version of the XPENG G9 which is a better vehicle in every way.

[@richardallankellogg]

Tesla EVs are a fantastically engineered, and eventually, will be the right answer. But with the US power grid at 69% fossil fuel based, only 30% of the energy used in a Tesla is green. The toyota Camry hybrid gets 38% better milage than the non-hybrid version, (with only a 1.8 kwh battery vs +60kwh in a Tesla). So arguably the 😊Camry hybrid uses less fossil fuel. This will change as the grid moves to more and more fossil free. But for now - the right answer - if you care about lowering CO2, hybrids have big advantages. Less costly, tiny battery so less environmental impact , no worries about finding a charge station, easier to engineer. Over 25 years of design experience. So for now - I agree with Toyota.

[@spuddy4063]

Just a suggestion Sandy. Keep paying for that $11. per month. Houses that have hydro need to stay updated with their permitted electricity in case you ever sell or need to update your electricity... Just saying...

[@iBackBeat]

Why is Roberts voice in such a bad quality although he seems to have a good microphone?

[@dougsinger8959]

this old guy enjoyed those old guys

[@leehargreaves7473]

Dear Robert .... get some screen-wipes for your camera lens.

[@ImLivinSD]

The cost of Electricity does not go UP ? have you even seen what is going on here in CA ? because of EV ? and the electrical load, eventually there will be NO Cheeper Electrical Use Times. Welcome to the future where you implement something with out any Back End Power to support it.

[@rossr6616]

in 2023 California added 6.8 gW of Solar PV for a total of 46 gW installed, and anticipated 20 gW additional installed in the next 5 years. So 66 gW of Solar PV by 2029. zenough to power over 13 Million homes. Total battery capacity for all California EV's and Hybrids is estimated at 100-200 gW, which would be useful if we ever crack the algorithm for V to G which pays the vehicle owner well for use of thwir expensive batteries.

[@mallamal5578]

Tge model 3 is based on the Aston Martin db9!

[@whitlockbr]

Thats rich! a building full of engineers that tear down EV's who experience power outages! What happens to all those batteries! I refuse to believe someone didn't at least think of putting together a few battery packs to create a backup power generator! I can see it now: 'why is bobs cubicle lighted up like a christmas tree when the power just went out?!?!... oh he put together a couple leaf batteries last week'.