Robert Llewellyn

Price of Crude Oil WTI (USD/Bbl) over a five-year period, spanning from 2021 to early 2026. The chart shows a significant price peak in 2022 reaching over $120, followed by a general downward trend with various fluctuations, eventually hitting a low near $55 in late 2025 before a sharp vertical spike to the current price of 90.900. This recent surge represents an increase of +23.880 (+35.63%), highlighted in green text above the blue line graph.

The real insanity isn’t how much oil prices have spiked, it’s that we’re still burning oil for energy.

Found this little beauty in an old diary. I didn't make it up. Don't know who did.

Remember there's nothing to stop you living your dreams, apart from thousands of far more talented people working much harder than you.

Two of our presenters, Imogen and Jack, both drive electric cars and both have nowhere to charge at home. I readily agree that it is harder and can be more expensive.
Of courese we need more charging, and legislation to force landlords to fit chargers in multi occupation dwellings with car parks

Just heard that enquiries to various car companies in the UK about their pure electric models have increased 'tenfold' in the last week. Interesting not petrol hybrids, which obviously require petrol, all the time... because they're petrol powered vehicles.
Just an observation.

Roberts Modern Bookshop Welcome to Robert Llewellyn’s Modern Bookshop. Order signed or pristine copies of his most popular books. New titles arrive in 2026!

Just to explain, the rather catchy and memorable URL for my bookshop is a temporary holding thing. It will have a proper one soon.
as0jmyq7.bigcartel.com

Roberts Modern Bookshop Welcome to Robert Llewellyn’s Modern Bookshop. Order signed or pristine copies of his most popular books. New titles arrive in 2026!

My new bookshop has very limited stock, but it's open for modest business. New and old titles are coming.
Have a look.
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Moving in more ways than one - Everything Electric Robert discusses a recent family move with the help of the Citroën e-Dispatch electric van – its big, carries loads of stuff & is very quiet.

Just up on the Everything Electric (nee Fully Charged Show) blog. Are electric vans up to the job?
(Hint, of course they are for goodness sake)
fullycharged.show/blog/citroen...

YouTube video by Everything Electric TECH EVs Outsell Petrol in Europe for the First Time EVER and Battery Trains Go Live!

I hope you enjoy watching these as much as I enjoy putting them together. And yes, electric vehicles outsold petrol burners for the first time!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnRx...

I’m so glad to read this Ketan, I find those two betting sites truly evil.

YouTube video by Everything Electric CARS Kia EV2: The New King Of Affordable Electric Cars?

Brrrr. A very chilly review of a really impressive electric car.
Jack Scarlett went north from Oslo in midwinter Norway in a Kia EV2

youtu.be/8CDCyq4KVis

Something to counter the global nightmare being thrust upon us by a couple of tragic insecure old men.

Um, you know the whole war, oil price, violent absurdity and waste thing.
Explainify this.
Venezuela, world's biggest oil and gas reserves.
Iran, world's second biggest oil and gas reserves.
Surely it's simplistic to suggest there's a link?
Would it be a sensible option to reduce our dependency?

Moving Home with an Electric Van How my daughter and her boyfrind arrived in their new home

I've just written a review of the 100% electric Citroen e-Dispatch. It might be moving in more ways than one.
llewellyn.substack.com/p/moving-hom...

So booldly annoying isn’t it. I try so hard not to post typoes.

Top oil reserve countries on Earth:
1 - Venezuela ✓
2- UAE
3 - Iran ✓
4 - Canada

Any questions?

There's always a fucking tweet. Always.

#ReleaseAllTheEpsteinFiles

Bombing Iran. Iran retaliating, clever.
Now no one is talking about the Epstein files and the 38,000 mentions that the old orange loser achieves.
Very clever, and also applauding and tragic.

A picture of Epstein, Clinton, and the Maxwell woman who’s in prison.

Remember that bloke who said he did ‘not have sexual relations with that woman.’
You know, talking about the woman he had sex with.
Well, he hung about with trumps best pal, on his island, but saw and did ‘nothing wrong.’
LOL.

A poster advertising the Latitude festival with pictures of some very clever scientists and academics. . . and me.

If it ever starts to be summer I will be appearing in the Cosmic Shambles Forest at Latitude festival 23rd to 26th July.

Very sad news about Rob Grant, who, along with Doug Naylor created the long running comedy series Red Dwarf.
He passed away on Wednesday, Rob was a very funny man with a talent for stinging reposts.

YouTube video by Everything Electric TECH This MEGA Solar Farm Is Powering 300,000 Homes!

When I was in Australia, 2 things happened. It was sunny, and I went for a walk on a farm that was covered in nearly 1 million solar panels. And 6,500 very happy sheep.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUi0...

YouTube video by Everything Electric CARS Windrose E700: Better Than A Tesla Semi?!

My word, that articulated lorry tractor unit, or 'semi' with a central driver position looks rather familiar, except it's a bit cheaper and goes a bit further.
youtu.be/Y0VlpCukR4U

I have taken a fresh smeg hammer from the stores on F deck and will chisel the latest smeg into the last chapter sir.

I would do dedications, of course. Wehn I launch my online bookshop hopefully all that will be explained.

I have been considering that. I don't think I could update it, but I could definitely put together a reprint

The cover of my book of Red Dwarf memories, The Man in the Rubber Mask

If I was to produce an updated reprint of 'The Man in the Rubber Mask,' and sell signed copies of it through my upcoming modern online bookshop, would anyone buy it?
That's the big question. For me.

Screenshot of the Amazon page advertising my book 'News from Gardenia.' The price ranged from £32.01 pence to £98.54 pence. Delivery between 7th and 10th March.

I'm half way through setting up a little online bookshop. I've been pondering how much to charge for dedicated signed books.
Just checked Amazon to see how much they charge . . . . .
I just might undercut them a bit.

A headline from the magazine auto express. It reads “electric car batteries are lasting a lot longer than expected”.

My favourite headline of the day. I wonder who might have tried to imply they wouldn’t last very long. I mean, you know, which industry would benefit from everyone worrying about battery life?

Despite $50 Billion Losses, Battery Progress Points To Europe EV Gains Traditional automakers failed EV plans have hit finances suggesting the EV revolution has stalled. But UBS suggests battery “Triple-Parity” could reverse this.

Just did an interview on Talk radio in the UK. It was about the European car makers stopping ever making electric cars again because, as a caller said, 'No one wants electric cars.'
Definitely not the 10 million EV drivers in the EU or the 1.8 million in UK
www.forbes.com/sites/neilwi...

It's Not Gambling, Honestly It's 'Prediction Marketing.'

Oh the savage irony.
I write a short Substack rant, critical of 'Prediction Marketing' or trendy gambling for hip losers, and Substack announce their new partnership with some two bit rip off Prediction Marketing scam site.
Isn't that lovely.

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