Do androids dream of electric cars, with Adam Hay-Nicholls

About this episode

The episode discusses the transition from internal combustion to hybrid and electric cars, featuring insights from car journalist Adam Hay-Nicholls.

The more things change, the more they stay the same. As the Formula One season kicked off on Sunday, we saw the advent of full hybrid racing at the top level for the first time. A full 50/50 split between internal combustion and electrical power at the pinnacle of motorsport. Quite the change. And then Mercedes ran off into the distance. More of the same (mostly). The world of cars is changing, slowly but definitively. Although the ban on fully petrol and diesel powered cars seems to be the can that will be endlessly kicked down the road, more and more people are turning to hybrid and electric cars with each passing month. It’s not always easy to make sense of it all, especially in the luxury world, so naturally I made a few phone calls and got Country Life’s car aficionado, Adam Hay-Nicholls, to come on and so some explaining. Subscribe to the Country Life podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the Country Life podcast on Spotify Subscribe to the Country Life podcast on Audible We talked about growing up in the age of internal combustion, and what the transition to electric means for both the consumer and the professional car journalist. We chatted about the upcoming Formula One…

People in this episode

Host: Country Life

Guest: Adam Hay-Nicholls

Topics covered

• hybrid cars
• electric cars
• Formula One
• automotive journalism
• luxury cars

Keywords

• hybrid racing
• electric vehicles
• Formula One
• automotive industry
• luxury cars

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mercedes

Books & works: Saddam Hussein’s watch

Places: Dubai, Revelstoke, Canada

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