A Special Fully Charged LIVE Breaking News!!

From Fully Charged Show. With less than a week to go until our final Fully Charged LIVE event of the year, and our very first Fully Charged Awards, Robert brings us a very special News episode. With stories from around the World, and a handful from our final show destination of 2023, the Netherlands! 00:00…

Kia EV9: The Seven Seat Korean Range Rover!

From Fully Charged Show. Jack takes to Europe’s highest paved road to test the capabilities of Kia’s new seven seat hauler, the EV9. With immense amounts of interior and storage space, formidable performance and striking design, could this be the finest Korean EV yet? 00:00 Intro 01:20 Tight squeezes 2:40 Exterior walkaround 5:10 Big old…

Kia EV9: A Spaceship With Seven Seats!

From Fully Charged Show. Jack takes to Europe’s highest paved road to test the capabilities of Kia’s new seven seat hauler, the EV9. With immense amounts of interior and storage space, formidable performance and striking design, could this be the finest Korean EV yet? 00:00 Intro 01:20 Tight squeezes 2:40 Exterior walkaround 5:10 Big old…

Volvo EX30: The Budget Baby Polestar!

From Fully Charged Show. Jack is in Spain for a first drive of the hotly anticipated Volvo EX30: the smallest, cheapest and greenest car in Volvo’s range – which also happens to come with Ferrari-scaring performance. Is this the new breakout star of small family EVs? 00:00 Intro 2:04 Speedy Exterior walkaround 3:34 Clever little…

This EV Is A Budget Baby Mercedes G Wagon

From Fully Charged Show. Elliot heads out for some (light) off-roading in the new Baojun Yep – an adorable, boxy micro-SUV with a teeny price to match. Could this Tiny Chinese EV be a big hit when it heads overseas, or is it more of a toy than a true off-roader? 00:00 Intro 00:57 Functional…

This Electric Car is RUBBISH!

From Fully Charged Show. Imogen and Robert followed the journey of @EnvisionRacing ‘s Formula E Car made entirely of e-waste (electronic waste). They discovered just how many critical raw materials are hoarded in drawers or thrown away to end up in landfill. Recycling vapes in the UK alone could equate to many MWh of battery…

Why Electric Cars Failed 100 Years Ago

From Fully Charged Show. Robert and Jack spend the day with a staggeringly clean example of one of the very earliest electric cars: A 1901 Waverly Model 22. Built at a time when EVs outnumbered ICE cars, it is an incredible insight into the genesis of the electric car – but what happened? Why didn’t…

The BIGGEST Machines In The World?!

From Fully Charged Show. We tend not to give the grid too much thought and yet these often weary copper webs are vital – carrying the proverbial lifeblood that keeps everything going. We took a look at the Western Interconnection, a whopping great big behemoth of a grid that spans a staggering 136,000 miles from…

VW’s Sub-£30K Electric Hot Hatch Is Here!

From Fully Charged Show. Jack takes a look around VW’s first ever GTI-badged EV, the ID GTI Concept. Based on the £25,000 ID.2all, this car promises to bring affordable driving thrills to the electric era, just as its GTI-badged predecessors have done for ICE power since the 1970s. But is it the real deal or,…

NEW Tesla Model 3: The Best Just Got Better!

From Fully Charged Show. Robert heads to Oslo to be among the very first to experience the refreshed Tesla Model 3. With revised styling, a drastically improved cabin, increased range and much more, has Tesla’s cheapest car reestablished itself as the world’s greatest EV? 00:00 Intro 01:07 Exterior changes 04:21 New interior 05:20 First drive…

How Do You Build A Passive House?!

From Fully Charged Show. Up to 25% of tradespeople will retire in the next 10 years, a significant proportion of the workforce, which sadly, aren’t being replaced by an influx of people coming into the industry; posing a massive risk to delivery of net zero housing targets. Fortunately organisations like BCIT Zero Emissions Building Learning…

This Cute Electric Camper Is An Off-Roading Beast!

From Fully Charged Show. The Adventure 1 from Potential Motors is an incredibly cute, albeit strangely proportioned electric RV that will, quite literally, take you off the beaten track for an electric adventure. As well as this EV, Potential are developing all sorts of sophisticated software to ensure that electric vehicles can confidently travel far…

The Smart #1 Is A Bargain Baby Mercedes!

From Fully Charged Show. Jack goes for a first drive in the new Smart #1. With Geely underpinnings paired with Mercedes design, and an entry price over £15,000 less than the cheapest electric Merc, the #1 looks like being a great value small premium EV – but is it still a Smart car?? 00:00 Intro…

Can The US Really Win The Electric Vehicle Race?!

From Fully Charged Show. In August 2022, President Joe Biden passed the Inflation Reduction Act (aka IRA) into law earmarking a staggering $369 billion dollars for emissions cutting measures. The extensive incentives, such as $7500 worth of tax rebates for new EVs, millions of investment for domestic battery assembly and raw material sourcing mean that…

Living With The CHEAPEST Electric Car! MG4 Long Term Review

From Fully Charged Show. Robert shares his thoughts on the MG4 after clocking in an impressive 2752 miles of leisurely long road trips and essential everyday errands. Leaving no stone unturned, this review covers fuel efficiency, cost comparisons, range reliability but most importantly, Robert discusses its least loveable feature… Is this the best value for…

This Japan-Only Toyota Is EXACTLY What We Need!

From Fully Charged Show. Elliot takes a spin in Toyota’s Japan-only electric kei car: the C+Pod. Could this tiny EV be the affordable electric car we’ve been waiting for, and a sign that Toyota might be more serious about electric that it first appeared? 00:00 Intro 02:09 Modest performance 03:09 Exterior design 04:24 Surprising practicality…

Nissan’s Secret £13,000 Electric Car!

From Fully Charged Show. Elliot takes a spin in Nissan’s Japan-only electric kei car: the Sakura. With compact dimensions, ample interior space, nice squashy seats and a tantalising price, could this EV be a hit for Nissan in other markets too? 00:00 Intro 01:33 Mini EVs 02:15 Exterior walkaround 03:28 Battery 04:08 Squashy sofa seats!…

Fisker Ocean: The Cure To Boring Overpriced SUVs?

From Fully Charged Show. Jack goes for a drive in the long-awaited Fisker Ocean SUV. With the longest range of any electric SUV, a smaller carbon footprint than any of its rivals and some seriously funky features, including California mode, could this be our saviour from dreary, samey crossovers? 00:00 Intro 01:04 At long last!…

Alpine A290: The Renault 5’s Crazy Cousin!

From Fully Charged Show. In our final episode from this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, Jack takes a look around another incoming electric hot hatch and the very first EV from French performance car brand, Alpine: the A290. Derived from the hotly anticipated Renault 5 EV, could this be the most exciting electric hot hatch…