The Rise and Fall of Nissan?! The Future of Batteries & the UK's Path Forward – with Dr. Andy Palmer
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🗓️ 31 March 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
From pioneering the Nissan LEAF to shaping the future of electrification, Dr. Andy Palmer has seen it all. In this episode of the Fully Charged Show Podcast, Imogen Bhogal sits down with the legendary automotive leader to discuss:
⚡The untold story of the Nissan LEAF – how it almost didn’t happen
⚡The two tribes inside Nissan: those who believed in EVs vs. those who didn’t
⚡How China’s long-term strategy gave it an unshakable lead in the EV race
⚡The UK’s missing industrial strategy & why political instability is stalling investment
⚡How cheaper electricity is the key to mainstream EV adoption
⚡The future of batteries – solid-state, LFP, and energy storage
Andy Palmer doesn’t hold back on why Nissan fell behind, how legacy automakers are lobbying against progress, and what the UK must do to remain competitive in the EV space.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to another episode of the fully charged show podcast where today we're catching up with the wonderful Andy Palmer who is often known as the godfather of EVs, previously holding roles as chief operating officer at Nissan and also as CEO of Aston Martin. |
| 0:16.0 | Today he spends a lot of his time looking at the future of batteries and cheaper electricity. |
| 0:21.6 | And in this podcast, we spend so many topics at the future of batteries and cheaper electricity. And in this podcast, |
| 0:27.4 | we span so many topics from the role of apprenticeships to the UK's industrial strategy or lack thereof, the rise and demise of Nissan, as well as the future of cheaper electricity |
| 0:32.7 | and driving for free. You're in for such a treat. It was such an honour and delight to speak to Andy. |
| 0:38.9 | But before we get to that, a very quick at that break. Try everything electric at our exhibitions |
| 0:45.0 | in Australia, Canada and the UK. Next up, London. Andy, thank you so much for giving up your morning. |
| 0:56.7 | We were just chatting before we clicked to start record and there was big celebrations |
| 1:00.2 | in your household last night. |
| 1:01.4 | So I'm very grateful for you giving up your Monday morning, the day after a big celebration. |
| 1:06.2 | Thank you. |
| 1:07.2 | So youngest daughter's 18th birthday. |
| 1:11.2 | So they're all adults now. |
| 1:14.4 | All adults. |
| 1:15.4 | Does that mean, you know, you have no responsibilities? |
| 1:19.2 | I didn't find that to be true of my 30-year-old so far. |
| 1:24.8 | So, no, I guess kids always, they never fully leave the payroll never leave the payroll and I |
| 1:32.7 | think we all need parenting in in some some regard forever probably yes and I think we would |
| 1:40.0 | probably miss it if they weren't asking occasionally our advice. Yes, I know that, so my dad is, |
| 1:46.7 | he was a doctor whilst he was working and he really comes into his own if we have an injury. |
| 1:51.5 | Suddenly he feels very, very useful. I'm a doctor, but of the wrong type. |
| 1:58.6 | Wrong type for medical terms, but definitely right type for this particular conversation. |
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