Roger Atkins is an Electric Vehicle speaker and very well connected in the EV world. He has been in the auto sector for over 30 years and has a passion for EV's and the infrastructure around EV's. He is a member of the board of director for various EV companies and zero emissions companies.

We talk about EV's and briefly touch on the Space Industry, including Mars Rover (Rosalind Franklin as she is now known).

He is a very interesting individual to have had the pleasure of talking with on this episode of the podcast, I learned a lot and I hope you do too by listening to this episode.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Everything in the universe is connected and all part of a greater thing
• The Luna Rover is the most expensive electric car in the world.
• Whatever it takes to reduce carbon emissions and radically reduce pollution and increase the air quality is what we should be doing.
• In most cities, it is the vans, taxis and buses that cause pollution
• More and more cars are hybrid
• If you look closely there are lots of different things happening
• There is a big change coming with the option to travel in non-piloted electrical vehicles
• If electrical mobility can be connected and shared and utilised more then it will be the way forward
• The most ineffective aspect of both combustion and electrical vehicles is the low utilisation  
• It will be an economic change with not owning a car being better and cheaper.
• You have to have a joined-up strategy around infrastructure.

BEST MOMENTS

‘It all joins up and everyone is important'

‘Technology is the liberator'

‘charged cars are the pinnacle and going forward we will see more of it'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Full Throttle With Dervish podcast

Roger Atkins LinkedIn

ABOUT THE HOST

Dervish is a Spacecraft Designer and a Mechanical Engineer by day and podcaster by night.

As a Spacecraft Designer, he has worked on some of the biggest space projects and is a creative engineering force always interested in projects that involve solving global challenges.

As a podcaster, he brings together fascinating stories and content from those who are at the heart of the classic and supercar worlds with a hint of design and engineering woven into the mix.

He has a passion for classic cars and supercars and has recently built his own Triumph TR3  junior electric car for his son. When he is not involved with cars he loves restoring antique and vintage items.

CONTACT DETAILS

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