Everything Electric Podcast

Robert Llewellyn talks to Michael Dunne - entrepreneur, author and keynote speaker - about China's ambitions to dominate global electric car and battery markets. How did it happen, and is China's rise and America's automotive decline inevitable?
 
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00:00 – Intro
02:10 – Michael Dunne's background and first trip to China!
06:27 – Robert's own Shanghai trip
08:03 – The old China: BYD's unloved early days and foreign brands' golden years
11:36 – The "two earthquakes" — EV sales explode, exports skyrocket
13:14 – Chinese cars flooding the UK & charging infrastructure
18:13 – How China built its edge
22:11 – Made in China 2025 & the long game on batteries/rare earths
36:52 – The subsidy debate, state support, and the West's dilemma
58:52 – The road ahead: autonomy, robotaxis, congestion, and the West's remaining strengths
 
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All aboard for a British success story in the making? Bristol-based Vertical Aerospace is closer and closer to becoming a reality, and Robert Llewellyn discusses its progress with its Chief Engineer, David King, and how better and better battery technology has made it all possible.
 
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00:00 Why this eVTOL episode matters
04:35 Who are Vertical Aerospace?
06:00 The São Paulo traffic jam idea
08:00 Why batteries finally made electric flight possible
13:30 David's background: V-22 Osprey & tiltrotors
17:30 Helicopters' Achilles' heels!
22:00 Why the Velo will be dramatically quieter
32:30Why electric motors are perfect for VTOL power spikes
44:30 Battery safety: fire testing & crash protection
47:30 Certifying to airliner safety standards
 
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North Sea Oil is an addiction the UK has struggled with, but what if there was another way? All countries are rich in resource of one type of another, the UK's coastline is its pearl. Listen in for a deep dive with Deborah Greaves from the University of Oxford, as Robert Llewellyn finds out everything about offshore wind, floating turbines and the actual projects under way. They also get into how O&G engineering skills transfer directly to offshore wind, as well as other emergent technologies, including tidal, and why the UK is unquely placed to ride the wave. Clean energy curious? 
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Timestamps
00:00 — Intro
02:34 — BYD flash charging: 250–300 miles in under 5 minutes
03:53 — The channel's evolving purpose in a crowded EV media landscape
05:49 — Guest intro: Prof. Deborah Greaves, Oxford / IMarEST President
07:39 — What IMarEST does; offshore renewables, diversity, collaboration
26:24 — Designing for end of life: biodiversity, decommissioning, material recovery
27:40 — EMEC in Orkney: testing wave, tidal, and floating wind devices
29:27 — Floating offshore wind off Scotland
44:22 — Celtic Sea as next floating wind zone
57:24 — Electric HGVs now proven; tidal, wave & future tech!
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Robert Llewellyn gets a glimpse behind the scenes at one of the biggest car companies in the world, as he talks to the man leading its' newest brand. With only a year on sale in the UK, Leapmotor - a Chinese company, within which Stellantis has a 20% stake - has made its mark. Damien Dally, MD of Leapmotor UK tells us how it's been done, what's to come, and how strategic partnerships are key to the survival of new and old OEMs alike. For EV test drives aplenty, join us at our next Everything Electric expo: https://everythingelectric.show EE GREATER LONDON (Twickenham) - 11th & 12th Sept 2026 EE SYDNEY - Sydney Olympic Park - 18th - 20th Sept 2026 To partner, exhibit or sponsor at our award-winning expos email: commercial@fullycharged.show Check out our sister channel Everything Electric CARS: https://www.youtube.com/@fullychargedshow Support our StopBurningStuff campaign: https://www.patreon.com/STOPBurningStuff Become an Everything Electric Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fullychargedshowBecome a YouTube member: use JOIN button above Buy the Fully Charged Guide to Electric Vehicles & Clean Energy : https://buff.ly/2GybGt0 Subscribe for episode alerts and the Everything Electric newsletter: https://fullycharged.show/zap-sign-up/Visit: https://FullyCharged.Show Find us on X: https://x.com/Everyth1ngElec Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/officialeverythingelectric

Robert Llewellyn shines a light on the burgeoning solar industry with Sonia Dunlop the CEO of the Global Solar Council. Plug in for Pakistan's success story, to understand the unstoppable rise of balcony solar, and prepare to engage smug mode as the power of the sun trumps fossil fuels forever...
Fresh from the triumph of Everything Electric WEST, Robert and his tireless team gets set for a glorious summer, ahead of their Autumn events in GREATER LONDON & SYDNEY respectively. Come join us at Twickenham Stadium or Sydney Showground: https://everythingelectric.show
EE GREATER LONDON (Twickenham) - 11th & 12th Sept 2026
EE SYDNEY - Sydney Olympic Park - 18th - 20th Sept 2026
To partner, exhibit or sponsor at our award-winning expos email: commercial@fullycharged.show
Check out our sister channel Everything Electric CARS: https://www.youtube.com/@fullychargedshow
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Become an Everything Electric Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fullychargedshow
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EE SYDNEY - Sydney Olympic Park - 18th - 20th Sept 2026
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