A couple of weeks ago, I was in the event in Dublin
All-Ireland business summit and it was fine
I met few leads in there, but then I find out about another event about which
I was way more interested. After a bit of networking
I headed straight to the RDS. And I was not disappointed. As I right there
I was thinking it will be event to do with Solar power, which I'm interesting about
renewal Energy,
heat pumps. Believe it or not
I'm kind of into that. As I arrived I realised there is a separate room dedicated to electric cars. I was so excited
I spent most of my time there. I test drove the new Zoe
Unfortunately none of those I was able to film during my test drive because it's a little bit complicated. You have to get permissions
But anyway, that's kind of in a process right now.
But in the same time I got to sit and got to feel the BMW I3 and
I got to look around them then build on the Nissan Leaf a
Base, which I think is one of the most useful cars at the moment. I really apologise for Shaky camera, but
everything was so Improv. I
Couldn't really
Get everything set
and
Get all the footage I wanted. I
Don't think they sell a passenger version in Ireland yet,
But it's to come obviously with the time and most importantly I got to sit in a
Tesla. Both model S and model X and
were previously I was super fan just because of the design of the model S.
When I really got to sit in both of them. I'm kind of swinging two tours Model X.
It shut itself the up. Ok so, I'm inside a
Tesla Model X.
But in reality these cars are kind of out of my price range
so for a long time I was towards the renault zoe because it seemed like for my age and
More suitable car. We had Mitsubishi Outlander hybrid car in there as well.
They had interesting concept where Renault made electric quad and they made it into the little car
Called Twizzy. Price is about 10k
So if you really don't think about bad weather is not really that idea.
I also test drove our Austrian invention, electric scooter.
It's really interesting collaborations. Engines are made by Bosh in Germany,
Electric Batteries is made in France and it's built in Austria.
And it's being distributed by E-mobility guys in Limerick,
And they are mean suppliers for UK and Ireland. So I really like that scooter
Hopefully if everything goes well, I'll be able to test drive it and do a proper video about. That a solar panel
But that solar panel. The most benefit
I got, is got some introductions to people who could allow me to do a proper reviews of electric cars.
Will see basically where it's going to go. Now Renault does not do
Rentals for the Batteries anymore. They tried it, It did not work out. So they're basically went back to the drawing board
came back with a better range and
with the better finance options which they are not disclosed yet
So I was not able to get those figures as we speak. Nissan solution to the electric van problem
It's really good, and it's that's another vehicle
Which I probably would, if I if I could afford that car at the moment
I'll be swinging between Zoey. I like this always looks. I like the way
it deals is kind of fits my age at the moment and
status, but Nissan if you could get the passenger vehicle like a little little mini van would serve a lot of
utilitarian problems and
the electric cars is quite a new thing and it will take time before they will be accessible more accessible to the
Second-Hand Market and
Even there are some really cheap Aixam, French company which makes a utility vehicles
there are two seater cars which may be makes 45-40-50 killometer range kind of
you almost think it would be worth waiting a little bit longer, so
More ZOEs, and leafs are available. Like Leaf, it looks nice. It's really fast when I test drove it
I was really surprised how fast that car was. But in the same time
it kind of feels I
Don't know the leaf as I said it looks nice
It's really fast it makes sense
But the design is I don't know. The only one maybe the black colour wood looks kind of okay
But everything on black looks good. So I would recommend
highly to check out there next year event
Because it was free to attend
If you're into technology into renewable energy it's a must-go event and
you should really go there and to check them out next next year. Enjoy the video and
YouTube we'll see you soon. Guess which Car I'm inside of?
BMW!
all electric
Yeah, I
Iv'e been following electric car technology for a long long long time.
Okay, and it was scary a little bit because a lot of big manufacturers
decided
Maybe it's not time yet
To start go on into a game however
As soon as I saw BMW
designing purpose-built cars, not converted cars like VW or Ford did which is basically trew bunch of parts together. And when
BMW committed, they said look we're making a full-on
electric car. We're Gonna make it better than everybody else and
Questionably design-wise. I think that's almost cooler than tesla and
Once I saw that is it like that's it that actually car technology is there and electric cars are going to stay?
Now I'm sitting in a second
BmW this car has a range extender, but this sort of it's an it's an electric car
But the charge on with us or very short while comfortable armrest. I was in the back
There's actually still still space in the back on one Meter 94
that's the future of the car design you can almost guarantee that a lot of
manufacturers Gonna go that route
I'm bit gutted that I came late to this energy event. I would have loved to spend entire day here.
Just talking to people talking to the
Manufacturers, I spent first half an hour to just talking randomly to everyone
Everybody who came here, sort of to do business. But everyone just talking to each other because everybody just loves
Car's
sustainable energy
Electric cars electric bicycles and everyone just fascinated by the technology
jeans like Material on your door
Then you have a sort of recycled
material here which repeats on the dashboard, but then you have
Actual wood or at least it's really good copy, feels like it's really relaxed
And the very comfortable place to be. Somebody said the last year was like very little of cars here the same show.
This year was more, and very soon and it could be that they will overtake the rest
Of the exhibit in space. Just a showing that alternative transportation and transportation
Electric cars is not only feasible that it's it's stupid not to do. Well
This was a project that our head of school in the electrical engineering department in Queens
Came up with about two and a half years ago
He wanted a flagship project that the students can actually work on and get hands-on experience during to building
so because we're from Queens university in Belfast and the
Delorean came from here belfast so that was a it was a no-brainer. We just decided that we would use that delorean for our
our job, so we basically bought a
scrap car stripped of right back down to the basics and refill to pass along
100 miles in charge, okay
Is it 84
Lithium-Ion battery cells giving up at 380V DC
One one single on the drivetrain is directly connected into the original Gearbox of the car. Ok.
beautiful cars
Notorious or famous depends how you look at it goldwing doors?
It's pretty massive as well. Jeasus the size of it
It's very very deep I
shuts itself up. Ok so I'm inside of
Tesla Model X
This guy has to be self driving
Because it screen the size. And I see this pattern the BMW's is would
Sort of kind of Beach
Recycle would and tesla has the same thing is really cabin like about it. ok you have a letter or Alcantara here.
And massive panoramic window.
And check how much space in the back.
I really, hope I'll be able to
Share video with you well when I'm driving one,
Tesla Model S nice, but model X is 7 seater
Yes
From inside of Renault Twizzy right now, technically. Th is is a quad bike
Maybe that's the reason there is no windows windows are available, after-market. When go into the city
to work or
Very short commute, its next to driving a scooter to be honest
And it seems to be going to be way more comfortable and that. You have a seat
gets all the way back it's more than enough and
Probably Gonna still have some space in the back. I try to sit in it as well
It's a really cool concept. I really admire that Renault tried something new. This would make sense for a lot of applications
for delivery vehicles for short Commute
It's a lovely concept I actually like it the filling in the back of the Renault Twizzy
Do you know what technically you could drive in this? Oh?
How cool would that be is to get Renault Twizzy as a company car for 2 Fair Info?
You will get a lot of attention. I can guarantee you that. And when I drove it today again
It drives like any normal car the equivalent of speed. I would say maybe 1.4 1.6. It was limited for the Eco mode
but it was very nippy and
And
You know what the range is increasing all the time like for example now
You could make trip from limerick to Dublin charge it up in in the in Dublin and go back.
So it's obviously increasing and if you're going for Galway, or if you're going for Cork
You would be able to do it on a single charge.
How much is the one charged Money-Wise?
4 to 5 Euro to charge it from zero Zero to 100 %. 4 to 5 Euro?
Yes.
Ya know so so basically this car does 200-something kilometres, you can get it for four euro to Cork an back
You know what Buss Eireaen, you're in trouble.
ok I
Really apologize for Shaky camera, but everything was so improv I
Couldn't really
get everything set and
get all the footage I wanted but this is a
Nissan Leaf which is actually a van
And it's called ENV200
It's good that they start offering
Different options for electric cars. You have very expensive Tesla's, you have
a Nissan leaf for a family or a Renault
Zoe
for a young fellow like me
Then you have when you start making some money
At BMW's and VW. In order to really get the economy of scale for all the technologies going, you need large
Contracts and large contracts usually come from the businesses or from government institutions.
I'm currently sitting in the Nissan a
Van which also can be a people carrier, and you know it feels like a normal VAN?
Again, I would love to be able to test drive
It someday. If you can buy a van it means you can do Deliveries. City
council's could buy those cars the Post Office can buy those cars. All the
new cars bought would later be released into second hand market.
Therefore allowing for a lot of people who would not be able to buy a new electric car to
Afford the electric car. As it all happens it all feeds itself, so
To more more cars in second hand the more cars to be repaired the more people drive is more people accept it and eventually
I think there will be so many electric cars
That they will have to increase
petrol price
And now petrol price as you may see is actually increasing the oil price is not, decreasing by the way.
Oil price is pretty much the same and actually dropped, but what government. I don't know is it you level or in Ireland
The local ish, country level does. They're basically
increasing the tax so we don't actually feel the decrease in the
Cost of the fuel and in the end the cost of a fuel is actually slowly increasing.
But what that means, is that
the trend is clear, petrol will become more expensive electric cars will become cheaper and as
As it all happens the more people want electric cars the more new cars bought more second hand cars are there. So people who are buying
secondhand cars
Will be buying them at other prices they can afford. For example there is this island in
Uk which is totally energy sufficient. They produce so much renewable energy that they are thinking
How can they use it some off or some other things and one of the things they start doing is using their own electric cars.
Which they charge up with energy produced on that Island?
Because they have leftovers of it can produce enough renewable
energy which it can
Then use to power up the cars people don't have to buy the petrol and don't forget if you're living in remote locations
To transport that fuel to you is expensive
You need to use truck and electricity can be produced on
demand. When I'm buying a house the first thing for me will be like will I be able
To have windmill and will I be able to have solar power.
Because I want to make my own energy and charge of my own car and do not pay for bloody fuel. Prices go up and
half of your budget is gone. Prices go down and then you go for a bigger car and the prices go up again and
Insurance is everything. It's just stupid. You know I'm in country with barely four million people
And in one of the trade shows which is not even car related
There is already full room of electric vehicles
electric cars
Tesla's Nissan's and a lot of manufacturers the image show up today. You have very accessible
Electro bikes for example, I
Have one of these this is as good as a motorcycle it drives 20 Km/h
You do not sweat usually as with the bicycle hills is no problem, charge cost nothing
If somebody thinks that the battery technology is carp. I have old
Lithium polymer battery, I am the third owner the bicycle is nearly ten years old it still holds a charge.
It obviously doesn't do the full range on it.
Obviously, it's not as powerful, but it still holds the charge. Thank you for watching please subscribe, share
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