Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this episode Imogen Bhogal and Robert Llewellyn delve into one of the most extreme electric vehicles ever built — the McMurtry Spéirling. This tiny, single-seater fan car smashed the Goodwood Hill Climb record with a mind-blowing 39.08-second run, leaving supercars and F1 legends behind.
Imogen and Robert visit McMurtry HQ to uncover how this groundbreaking EV achieves 0–60 mph in under 1.4 seconds, generates 2,000 kg of downforce from twin fans (even from a standstill), and fits a 100 kWh battery into a car weighing just over a tonne. Beyond its twin-fan vacuum system — which literally sucks the car to the ground for immense grip without the drag of wings — McMurtry, in collaboration with technology partner About:Energy, has developed sophisticated battery modelling that enables them to squeeze 100 kWh of energy into a Dacia-sized chassis using custom-built, high-performance Moli Cell P50B 21700 cells.
Whilst this might all seem a bit silly - this extreme performance has unlocked some equally extreme efficiency that could make it's way into normal passenger cars. This is a delightful glimpse into what happens when you give engineers a ludicrous moonshot and a modest budget...!
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00:00 Small, fun and unsensible?!
00:31 McMurtry Spéirling
01:00 Ad Break
01:22 The fastest car ever made
02:52 190 mph and an audacious idea
03:32 Big fans that suck, better than an F1 car
07:43 Let's have a go....
08:33 Redundancy for safety
09:08 Some weird inventions
10:44 Where did it all begin?
12:05 The batteries, how dense can you get?
15:33 Downforce on demand coming to other cars?!
15:54 Heat?!
17:36 Starting from the cell, About:Energy
20:22 Passenger car applications?!
21:27 Concluding thoughts
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In this episode Imogen Bhogal and Robert Llewellyn delve into one of the most extreme electric vehicles ever built — the McMurtry Spéirling. This tiny, single-seater fan car smashed the Goodwood Hill Climb record with a mind-blowing 39.08-second run, leaving supercars and F1 legends behind.
Imogen and Robert visit McMurtry HQ to uncover how this groundbreaking EV achieves 0–60 mph in under 1.4 seconds, generates 2,000 kg of downforce from twin fans (even from a standstill), and fits a 100 kWh battery into a car weighing just over a tonne. Beyond its twin-fan vacuum system — which literally sucks the car to the ground for immense grip without the drag of wings — McMurtry, in collaboration with technology partner About:Energy, has developed sophisticated battery modelling that enables them to squeeze 100 kWh of energy into a Dacia-sized chassis using custom-built, high-performance Moli Cell P50B 21700 cells.
Whilst this might all seem a bit silly - this extreme performance has unlocked some equally extreme efficiency that could make it's way into normal passenger cars. This is a delightful glimpse into what happens when you give engineers a ludicrous moonshot and a modest budget...!
@mcmurtryautomotive
00:00 Small, fun and unsensible?!
00:31 McMurtry Spéirling
01:00 Ad Break
01:22 The fastest car ever made
02:52 190 mph and an audacious idea
03:32 Big fans that suck, better than an F1 car
07:43 Let's have a go....
08:33 Redundancy for safety
09:08 Some weird inventions
10:44 Where did it all begin?
12:05 The batteries, how dense can you get?
15:33 Downforce on demand coming to other cars?!
15:54 Heat?!
17:36 Starting from the cell, About:Energy
20:22 Passenger car applications?!
21:27 Concluding thoughts
Why not come and join us at our next Everything Electric expo: https://everythingelectric.show
Check out our sister channel Everything Electric TECH: youtube.com/@EverythingElectricShow
Support our StopBurningStuff campaign: patreon.com/STOPBurningStuff
Become an Everything Electric Patreon: patreon.com/fullychargedshow
Become a YouTube member: use JOIN button above
Buy the Fully Charged Guide to Electric Vehicles & Clean Energy : buff.ly/2GybGt0
Subscribe for episode alerts and the Everything Electric newsletter: https://fullycharged.show/zap-sign-up/
Visit: https://FullyCharged.Show
Find us on X: https://x.com/Everyth1ngElec
Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/officialeverythingelectric
To partner, exhibit or sponsor at our award-winning expos email: commercial@fullycharged.show
Everything Electric MELBOURNE - Melbourne Showgrounds 14th, 15th & 16th November 2025
Everything Electric SYDNEY - Sydney Olympic Park 6th, 7th & 8th March 2026
EE NORTH (Harrogate) - 8th & 9th May 2026
EE WEST (Cheltenham) - 12th & 13th June 2026
EE GREATER LONDON (Twickenham) - 11th & 12th Sept 2026
#fullychargedshow #everythingelectricshow #homeenergy #cleanenergy #battery #electriccars #electric-vehicles-uk #mcmurtry #mcmurtryspeirling #f1 #goodwood
