The Tiny Fan-Powered EV That Drives UPSIDE DOWN!
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: https://www.youtube.com/@EverythingElectricShow Support our StopBurningStuff campaign: https://www.patreon.com/STOPBurningStuff Become an Everything Electric Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fullychargedshow Become a YouTube member: use JOIN button above Buy the Fully Charged Guide to Electric Vehicles & Clean Energy : https://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: https://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