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NETWORK / 11 / FEBRUARY 2019 It has been a long time coming but now it's happening it's very fulfilling. I've always been a slightly reluctant TV presenter, con- tradictory as it may seem, I've never been desperate to 'be on camera.' In fact quite the opposite, but if I am going to be then it has to be in connection with something I really care about. I also think the growth in the stats of Fully Charged is hugely down to the growth in interest in the topics we cover, and also the quality of the output, which is very much down to the small production team behind the show. Q. Since starting the channel, what's surprised you the most? The shi• in public opinion, or, more specifi- cally the shi• in opinion among men who are interested in cars. I've seen a real shi• towards accepting electric cars as a viable alternative. The other really big surprise was the turnout at the Fully Charged Live event we held at Silverstone, we prayed for 1,000 visitors, we got over 6,000, mostly people who didn't drive an electric car. is finished we'll see a huge uptake of tidal power from countries with coastal borders. Offshore wind will be producing 3/4 of our electricity, oil and gas imports will have dra- matically reduced which will have a positive effect on our economy. In city centres 90 per cent of transport will be electric, I also think we'll be witnessing a massive swing towards electric vehicles, car sharing systems and domestic electricity storage. Q. What car do you drive? We currently have a Tesla Model S com- ing to the end of its lease, a Hyundai Kona which we've just started to lease and an original Nissan Leaf which we've been driv- ing since 2011. Q. Does your family have a similar passion for EVs? I'm not sure you could describe it as a pas- sion, but they're very happy to drive them. My wife, (Australian) thinks combustion engine cars, particularly with manual gears are 'a bit s**t.' Q. What do your Red Dwarf col- leagues think about your passion for EVs? Danny John Jules is very interested and sup- portive. When he's finished dancing, he and his wife Petula are doing some more electric motorbike reviews for us. Craig Charles has very little interest in cars, electric or other- wise, his main interest is how comfortable the back seats are and can he sleep easily. Chris Barrie thinks electric cars are the spawn of the devil, not real cars, not a real man's car and a hideous techno nightmare of world ending scale, other than that he's not too keen. Q. One of the fun things Sci-fi writ- ers get to do is predict the future. What do you think the EV situation might look like in 2025? On the surface I think the world will be much the same in 2025, however, barring global thermonuclear war and a zombie apocalypse we'll witness a massive shi• to renewables, once the Swansea tidal lagoon 1 2 M A RC H 2 0 1 9 | LO N D O N Preparing & protecting your infrastructure, services & customers from growing cyber threats EXPERT SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Marilise de Villiers Director of security skills & culture Centrica Steve Trippier CISO Anglian Water Shawn Scott Head of information security Thames Water Steve Rumbold Security case and strategy development manager EDF Energy Mary Sabalis Head of business systems South East Water Kevan Tate Business resilience manager SSE Ensure that your organisation is prepared and secure against foreign attacks and vulnerability Create the security behavioural change within your organisation starting with the board Fully embed security as an agile function and not just a one-time issue The only UK cyber security & resilience event for the utility sector A event CYBER SECURITY & RESILIENCE CONFERENCE Discover the 2019 agenda at uw-event.co.uk/cyberconference In association with UWcyber19-A4 ad-inAssocNetwork.indd 1 04/01/2019 13:19 ✔ Comply with industry standards ✔ Demonstrate industry best-practice ✔ Improve your asset quality ✔ Confi dence with leak- free installations ✔ Optimum asset lifetime performance ✔ Boost team skills and morale CERTIFIED SKILLS FOR QUALITY ASSETS Call us to book EUSR Training today! Quote SKILLS19 for a discount * EUSR Certifi ed Training +44 (0) 1246 262080 • info@controlpoint.co.uk • www.controlpoint.co.uk *T&C's apply, see website for details • Electrofusion • Butt Fusion • Flange Assembly

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