Electric & Eclectic with Roger Atkins - LinkedIn Top Voice for EV

As we seemingly accelerate towards a world without the combustion engine - where does that leave motorsport? In particular, in and around the pinnacle of tech and performance that is Formula One. I compare and contrast F1 and Formula E with those truly in the know. My opening question is to Hywel Thomas  - Managing Director, Mercedes AMG HPP 'It's 2031 - can I still go and watch a Formul...

Here's the thing...when it comes to the electric vehicle proposition - it's NOT all about the battery! What it IS all about of course when you come to think of it - is CHARGING!  Ubiquitous, reliable, and easy to use charging will be the game changing part of the rEVolution because that will be easier to scale and sustain than ever more ever bigger batteries. Think of it as a 1st princip...

No wonder so much of the world's great art emanates from Italy...when the country and so many of its people simply ooze style and grace.  As to design - just where to start! How about the very latest electric hypercar to bring joy to anyone lucky enough to encounter Gianfranco's dream come true.  And there's something VERY cool if you're following the rapidly charging battery s...

Jack is an American inventor. Innovator in Residence at Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation at UC Berkeley . Oculus VR Co-Founder and former Chief Engineer. Now active in automotive technology, building cars at his private R&D facility and hardware incubator in Livermore, CA. We discussed start-ups, coding, and electric vehicles - whilst Jack's Team were busy in the background as we we...

Malcolm has never been a man in the middle of things!...he's a BIG fan of extremes! He's been on an amazing journey in and around the automotive industry for decades - lots of decades! He's encountered many of the industry's game changers and he shares some of those moments with us here...Musk, Bertone, Pinninfarina, Iacocca And he's still at it! The Bricklin 3 is somethin...

A 45 minute flight -plan... Val Miftakhov's a man of many talents. Electric Entrepreneur, Physicist, Pilot (both fixed wing and helicopters) - and, back in the day, comparing notes with Mate Rimac as they both converted BMW's from ICE to NICE.   You'll get the gist of what ZeroAvia are up too in this catch-up conversation I had with with Val in London recently. He's a man on a...

I love Formula 1 I love the people, passion, spectacle, heritage, thrills and spills...but most of all, I love the pinnacle of progress in engineering that sits at its core. Here's some evidence of how they think, firstly, in a conversation with motorsport maestro Mr Paddy Lowe . The crew and I listened in awe to his postulation of PETROLEUM WITHOUT FOSSILS. This chat will soon be followed by...

My 1st EVer 'Electric & Eclectic Show Guest!... Shai Agassi. An EV trail blazer, energy disruptor, charismatic presenter of ideas and opportunities...and someone I'm very proud to call a friend. These days he's a young entrepreneurs dream mentor, having ridden the roller coaster in spectacular fashion, so we talk a bit about that.  Inevitably we talk a bit about what battery swa...