Fully Charged Live 9/06: biggest convening of electric vehicles in the UK ever

[Morgen]

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5476fc09e4b0cbafa1efe319/t/5ac9ed01f950b74252faa702/1523182861989/poster-for-FCL.jpg

What is Fully Charged Live?
It's an event at Silverstone spanning the 9th and 10th June, primarily about electric vehicles but also related topics such as renewable energy, home battery storage, classic car conversions ect..

https://youtu.be/VXiPzcOd0mw

Facepunch meetup?
If enough other people are coming then maybe we can do a Facepunch meetup. I will be going down in my Leaf from Derby if anyone needs a lift.

[PyroCF]

Will most likely be attending. Will hopefully travel up with a friend in a model s.

[Lerlth]

Not that I can go, but are they having a home made electric car meetup too? I think it'd be cool to see all the home made electric cars. Like the Leaf CRX or the Tesla Honda.

[Morgen]

They are doing converted classic cars, so I guess that counts.

[Morgen]

Update:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHgVuOPG3Vk

[Stev]

https://s7d9.scene7.com/is/image/Mattel/CDF53pwfordf150walmart1?$osmedium$

I'm ready.

[Kyle877]

best vehicle with a ford logo on it

[Araknid]

probably the most reliable too

[Morgen]

We've got an all electric ice cream van coming 🍦

https://youtu.be/I25nI9G40M0

[Morgen]

Looks like the program has been posted:

Saturday 9th June:
10:00               Show Opens
10:45-11:30    Global Shift: What does the future of energy & transport look like? (Robert Llewellyn interviews Dale Vince, Ecotricity)
11:30-12:00    EV101: An introduction to electric vehicles (Jonny Smith hosts Tom Callow, Chargemaster; Jordan Brompton, myenergi; Jonathan Porterfield, Eco Cars)
12:00-12:30    A Fully Charged Home: What should it include? (Robert Llewellyn hosts Sytse Zuidema, New Motion; Charlie Cook, Octopus Energy; Steve Day, Pure Planet)
12:45-13:15    Range Anxiety!! What Range Anxiety? (Robert Llewellyn hosts Graeme Cooper, National Grid; Victor Malachard, Book My Charge; Jessica Feinleib)
13:30-14:00    From Zero to Hero: Enabling the next Tesla (Robert Llewellyn hosts George Donoghue, Calvin Capital)
14:00-14:30    EV Classics: Electrifying Conversions (Jonny Smith hosts Dorian Hindmarsh, QWest; Sally Povolotsky, KWSP; Richard Morgan, Electric Classic Cars)
14:30-15:00    What the Watt!?! The terminology of technology, simplified (Robert Llewellyn & Helen Czerski)
15:15-15:45    Generating your own Heat & Power at home (Robert Llewellyn hosts Chris Jardine, Joju Solar; Karl Drage, Smart Renewable Heat; Andrew Bissell, Sunamp)
16:00-16:30    Q&A with Bobby & Jonny (Helen Czerski hosts Robert Llewellyn & Jonny Smith)
16:30               Grand Opening, Grand Closing £1,000 Prize Draw
18:00               Show Closes

Sunday 10th June:
10:00               Show Opens
10:45-11:30    Why Megatrends trump Politics (Robert Llewellyn hosts Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield, Transport Evolved; Roger Atkins, EV Outlook; Alisa Murphy, Lifesize Media)
11:30-12:00    Total Cost of EV Ownership (Jonny Smith hosts Mike Potter, Drive Electric; Karl Anders, Nissan; Jonathan Porterfield, Eco Cars)
12:00-12:30    V2G: How can car, home & grid work together? (Robert Llewellyn hosts Francisco Carranza, Nissan; Tom Pakenham, OVO Energy; Mike Schooling, Indra)
12:45-13:15    STEM for budding minds (Helen Czerski hosts Nina Skorupska, Renewable Energy Association; Laura Shaw, Pure Planet; Ben Pullen, EVRT)
13:30-14:00    How to turn your home in to a Virtual Power Plant (Robert Llewellyn hosts Chris Russell, Tonik Energy)
14:00-14:30    Electric Vehicle myths busted! (Robert Llewellyn hosts Evie Martell, Chargemaster; Poppy Welch, Go Ultra Low; Matthew Trevaskis, REA)
14:30-15:00    Working in Energy & Technology (Helen Czerski hosts David Hunt, Hyperion; Imogen Pierce, Jaguar Land Rover; Mel Potter, CrowdCharge)
15:15-15:45    Beyond the Electric Car (Robert Llewellyn hosts Hugo Spowers, Riversimple; Alice Gillman, VivaRail;  Peter-Paul Van Voorst, Skoon)
16:00-16:30    Electric Car Round-up: What to buy and why (Robert Llewellyn & Jonny Smith)
16:30               Grand Opening, Grand Closing £1,000 Prize Draw
17:00               Show Closes

[IllMorphine]

The future is here.

[Morgen]

It's next weekend. Looks like only a few people from here will be going but it should be fun. Are you coming @PyroCF ?

[PyroCF]

Yup, still planning to go!

[Morgen]

How to get in:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKL1U7pqiXA&t=0s

[PyroCF]

I'll be there just for the Sunday as I'm interested in the panel about working in the renewable energy industry.

[Morgen]

I'm heading down now, I expect there will be some queues at the service station chargers later on so giving myself some extra time.

[Morgen]

Been here about 40 minutes, here's some pics

https://i.imgur.com/xBXtyH6.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/qFGnEQb.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/055gMKO.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/ay6ZJXh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/DKd73R8.jpg

[Morgen]

It's absolutely packed here today.

[Morgen]

80 Tesla owners are here taxiing people around. I was in a Model S, one of the slowest ones they do. The guy did a launch and it was crazy. It was like a rollercoaster. I want one.

[PyroCF]

Are you going tomorrow too?

[Morgen]

Yeah. I'll be there at least 30 minutes before it opens.

[PyroCF]

Are you still on discord? Been trying to contact you on there

[Morgen]

Haven't logged in for a bit. Back on it now.

Also photo dump from yesterday:

http://imgur.com/a/kAHtYbh

[Rastadogg]

Okay, the electric 5 Series is pretty cool, but is that an electric 328 behind it?

[Morgen]

Short highlights:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrKfqIB-xCU

So many people to thank, so many people to remember meeting, so many conversations, handshakes and yes, selfies. So much to see, to hear about, to think about. So much enthusiasm and energy. And clearly, judging by all the comments, tweets and anecdotal evidence, an incredibly friendly gathering.

I can no longer remember what I was expecting from Fully Charged Live 2018 because the experience was so intense it's erased all the anxieties, the multiple concerns, the logistics, the thousands of arrangements that went before. I know should be used to this sort of thing, I have appeared at hundreds of sci-fi conventions over the last 30 years, big events attended by thousands, sometimes tens of thousands of people. Contrary to some popular assumptions the people who attend sci-fi conventions are some of the kindest, polite, gentle and intelligent people I've ever met. I think the same can be said for the 6,000 plus people who attended Fully Charged Live at Silverstone. There was an incredible energy and excitement in the big halls of the Silverstone Wing. It was packed and chaotic, crowded and noisy, the food ran out on day one, the car park was 100 meters away from the hall but a 5 minute drive in Tesla, Zoe, electric bus or clanky old double decker around the maze of service roads at the racing circuit. With all these problems the mood was fantastic, everyone was patient and kind to each other. I know many friendships were struck, people who had previously only communicated via Twitter. Facebook or YouTube comments met for the first time.

I've said it so many times in the last few days but seriously, this was way above anything we expected. The range of things on display, from cars, home energy systems, chargers, charging networks, hardware, software systems, electric bikes, skateboards, and of course the truly inspiring display of converted classic cars was a sight to behold. But the overriding feeling wasn't so much about the success of the event, or even the Fully Charged series. It's about the possibilities of the technological revolution we are witnessing. More and more people are starting to get it, to understand the wider implications of the changes ahead.
http://www.fullychargedshow.co.uk/electric-cars/fullychargedlive2018

[Morgen]

Some of the talks are now up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eoz_4BTxI5Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCa3BD0Haew

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJrJnOq-gyY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSUlaDbckmo