On the Roam (2024) s02e04 Episode Script
Off the Grid
- Ibrahim
X : @sle1i
Hey.
This is hilarious.
I'm the biggest
and I have the smallest car.
Everyone drives on gas and I'm EV.
Fully electric.
Okay. Can I go?
Okay.
- Here we go.
The thing about an electric motor
is that an electric motor is perfectly
designed to drive a car.
It's easier, cleaner,
simpler.
In a few years, our children
and grandchildren will say:
Did you guys use
ground-up dinosaurs as fuel?
We need to let technology
choose the best path.
I'm always trying to do something
I love
to do something
that's better for the environment.
To make season 2 even better,
I wanted to go off-grid.
See how long we could stay off-grid
by generating our own power.
And discover even more cool things.
I'm inspired
by many different companies.
Self-sufficient EVs
are very possible.
What's holding EV back is battery technology.
The money and investments
are now going into battery technology.
So the future is going to be a lot of fun.
I am fascinated by technology
and how we move through the world.
That was the motivation
behind this episode.
Made from recycled water bottles.
Those are all solar panels.
I lead a self-sufficient life
and I love being outside.
I want to keep it that way and try
to do something more sustainable.
This thing is pretty cool.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
How was it on the ice?
I saw that on the
Was it fun?
- Yeah, amazing. Really so fun.
I learned from season one
and the build of the Phantom
that I really enjoy
teasing Steve and Electrogenics
and making things extremely difficult
for them.
We had the first, the oldest,
one of the most difficult
and most complex e-cars
in the first season.
What we did in the first season with
Steve and Electrogenics was a wild idea.
To turn a 1920s Rolls-Royce
into an e-car.
The relationship with Jason developed.
We built the Phantom for him.
That was quite something.
No one in the world,
as far as we know
has ever brought about
such a complex transformation.
I wanted to push boundaries. What I had
learned and what the possibilities were
because it was a dream to make something like
that and go one step further each time.
You keep thinking: What can we do now?
And then he came back to us
with the idea
Why don't we take
100-year-old Harley-Davidsons
and turn them into hybrid vehicles?
He thinks: That would be great,
because it's a Harley.
That's his culture, his social
relations and that sort of thing.
And I'm sitting on the other side
of the conversation thinking:
Geez, that technology doesn't exist.
How do we do that?
I missed you, babe.
Look at you. Her shoes are off.
It's a crazy idea.
What can we do and what can't we do?
Look at that wheel.
- Looks great.
Yeah, good, right? This is the most
difficult project we've ever done.
No kidding. No, really?
- It's very difficult.
This is a 1924 machine.
Integrated with 2025 technology.
And making everything work
and fit
You can't hide anything on a motorcycle.
Everything is visible.
It's tough, but we'll get there.
It came from a dream to,
let's take my favorite motorcycle
Suppose you have a 1920s motorcycle,
from your grandpa or your dad.
You have something very beautiful and
you want to turn it into an e-bike.
Most e-bikes look weird.
They aren't pretty.
I love the style
of the 1920s and 30s.
The engine stays fuel
and electric, you leave that as is
but you remove the wheels and make
the rear hub a motor.
In my head it's possible,
but I'm not an engineer.
Which is funny,
because it sounds easy
but Steve said:
This is much harder than the Phantom.
If you have one you love,
but the engine is seized
and you don't want to, but with other
wheels you can turn it into an e-bike.
The rest still works. It looks
the same, but electric.
It's a cool project.
- But it's never been done.
And relatively cheap, but you get it
- You're welcome.
In my head it sounded easy.
- Yeah. It's tricky.
For me, the integration
of the design is fascinating.
With EV you have to
start with the whole vehicle
and work it into the structure
of the vehicle.
You have to design every part
of the EV system
batteries, inverters,
motors, all electronics
the dashboard
and things like that.
How do we make this vehicle,
whether it's new
a military vehicle
or an old vehicle like this
and how do we bring out
the best in it?
That's the original horn.
- Yeah.
We'll make two buttons here.
The horn there, so horn here
and a small switch here.
To turn the electricity
on and off.
That's the control. And the concept with the batteries is this:
You can lift them on and off.
Yeah. Let me feel.
Oh, yeah.
- It weighs about 11 kilos.
The range has to be good,
because it's heavy.
You have to test it,
but it'll be about 130 kilometers.
Yeah. That's damn fast.
Faster than these bikes.
I mean the battery
will last about 130 km.
Oh, I thought 130 km per hour.
- In terms of speed, yeah
I thought: Do I have to hold onto this thing
at 130 km/h? I don't know.
I trust that frame,
but 130 km/h?
We started with EV very early.
The big challenge was
how to get parts.
They didn't exist because major
car manufacturers had only just started.
So the manufacturers weren't making them yet.
Because the demand for EVs
is increasing enormously
many manufacturers are producing
increasingly cool components.
Better motors, better batteries,
all kinds of other technologies
that we can integrate
into our systems.
Any engine can be electric now.
That's a crazy thought
and you guys
are working super hard to make it happen.
- Yeah.
Sorry it's so difficult.
It looks easy.
I could have done this in my spare time.
Which I don't have.
Hedley Studios. I found that
thanks to the man behind the camera.
Damien said after the first season:
Look at what that studio is doing.
I was curious, we went there and
learned the technology behind it.
And we saw everything they make.
Our first car was
a French racing blue Bugatti.
That took us two years.
Not replicas, but reinterpretations
with a nod to the traditional.
Is that all for him?
- Yes.
One of the first big decisions
was: Gas or electric?
I could build a gas engine
that would be polluting and noisy.
So I decided
to go electric.
Okay. Take a look.
You'll get used to it. It'll be fine.
- Do you have enough room?
Okay. This will be the front.
How should I
I'll just blast it out. Okay.
Peking-Paris is a dream of mine.
Doing long-distance races
in 1920s race cars
is something I want to do in this lifetime.
Now there are electric ones.
They're small, but great.
If you live in the city,
they're so easy.
Yeah, if you get pulled over: Are you
pulling me over in my tiny car, officer?
Pretty cool, right?
- What a cutie.
This is Sulmar.
- Hi.
What new things am I not allowed to see?
Oh, look at that.
Trying it on.
- Wow.
The guys did the copper-plating.
Is that a word?
Diablo. My grandpa.
He was my hero.
The theme is Jason's grandpa
with El Diablo and the 666.
We have a license plate with 666.
I took him out for a drive
and did crazy things with him.
He would go crazy. Good times.
We created a special color:
Crimson Momoa.
That's going to be the sexiest car ever.
A team member spent 112 hours
on a copper skull
to replace the gear shift.
It is gorgeous.
What is that?
I wanted a flower.
If you happen to have a flower
Artistic inspiration.
- Exactly. That's the Hawaiian in me.
For some products, we went back
to the original suppliers.
It's fun to tap into that heritage.
We respect the way
these cars were built.
The body is handcrafted.
The tires and wheels are original.
But they're also electric, so we
have to use modern technology.
It's tough to do both and keep
both the traditionalists
and the modern ambassadors happy.
Boom.
Really cool. I absolutely love it.
GDANSK, POLAND
Wow. The shipyard is amazing.
SUNREEF YACHTS
What a journey.
We're at Sunreef Yachts.
It's going to be awesome.
These guys are changing things up.
I'm a big fan of Instagram,
because I find
friends and artists
and interesting things.
I find all sorts of things there.
While filming Chief of War,
I grew attached to the catamaran.
I first learned to sail
with the wind on a double-hull canoe.
On Instagram I saw solar panels
on the side of a catamaran.
I reached out
and started digging deeper.
That catamaran runs on solar power.
Sunreef created Solar Skin.
Oh, man.
Good, right? Oh, man. Look at that.
This shower is roomy, huh?
For big guys.
It's brand new, huh?
- You're seeing it before the owner does.
It's approved. Awesome.
The gypsy life at its best.
We're all just going
to live on a boat.
One big, happy family.
Welcome.
Sailing is wonderful.
Sailing around the world with my kids?
Sailing around with Lola and Wolf?
Yeah, racing yachts in Poland.
I had never sailed
until I was in Hawaii.
There I was allowed to sail
with a double-hull canoe.
I'm 46 and I want to learn that.
I'm going to learn to sail.
Being able to travel from island to island.
That would be an amazing dream.
And if not,
I'll just keep daydreaming about it.
It would be amazing
to experience that.
The idea of exploring the world
with my kids or family.
Experiencing nature.
When you step onto it, everything falls away.
Away from everything.
I think it's really, really special.
That's why I'm here.
An electric motor, so it's quiet.
They invented those solar panels.
We're going to learn more about that.
They're even on the mast.
And it's one piece with the hull.
It isn't glued on.
Instead, solar panels
surround that entire mast.
That's what the whole boat runs on,
so you're completely sustainable.
And completely electric.
No fuel, which is pretty special.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
LOLA IOLANI MOMOA
That's it. Wow.
Your e-bikes.
Are they fully electric?
Yeah, so this one is purely electric.
These are hybrids. They're unique.
These are 100-year-old
hybrid motorcycles.
There are many complex moving parts
and interactions
so that it can run purely as an EV
or purely on gas, or the two together.
It's complex,
but when it comes together, it's sublime.
They're 100 years old.
You can ride them.
If you're going to school, you can just
sit on the back and we can ride around.
I don't put gas and oil in it and it
runs completely electric? Really so cool.
No way.
Oh, my god.
This is the best
thing we've ever made.
This is unbelievable.
You guys are shitting your pants.
Give me that camera. Let's take a spin.
Look how good it looks.
Oh, my god.
Unbelievable how smoothly it rides.
Very smooth.
I've ridden e-bikes
and e-motorcycles before
but to ride such an old motorcycle,
I had never experienced that.
The technology is there, but what holds you back is in your head.
Not the reality
of physics and engineering.
If you have an electric motor
how can you redefine
how you build a vehicle?
What actually is a vehicle?
These motorcycles have a hub motor.
That's very special.
A hub motor doesn't
need an engine compartment.
If you're open to it and can think:
A vehicle isn't something
with a big engine in the middle.
Just like with these motorcycles,
you can put the motor in the wheels
and then you can do all kinds of things.
That was great. Cool.
- Thank you. I'm so happy.
You've already made my dreams
come true two or three times.
I always come up with the craziest ideas.
Unbelievable.
And as a hybrid, you go fast.
It's fast, yeah.
- Fast.
Very fast.
- Too fast for the brakes. Too fast.
These are my favorites.
I like riding JD's and FH's, early '20s.
1920s motorcycles,
because you go back in time instantly.
You feel the road, you feel the engine,
you feel the frame. A wonderful feeling.
This thing was a wreck.
And now it's brought back to life.
It's so much fun. Miles of
Bro, awesome job.
This is the cool thing about this.
You have an idea.
It takes two years. It's impossible.
And then you arrive and you think:
I've never ridden anything like this.
It's such a cool feeling. I've done so
much already and it's such a simple idea.
I think people think:
wow, it's accessible.
You take something that didn't work
or that is dear to you
and you just step on the gas.
It's that simple.
It's just so beautiful.
And it just has to ride smoothly.
That's how a Rolls-Royce should be.
Nice and quiet and relaxed.
Just look at this, man.
SUNREEF YACHTS
GDANSK, POLAND
Tell me about this building.
Did you start here?
- Yes.
Is this where it started?
- Yes, in 2002.
Francis had a clear vision
of what he wanted to achieve and create.
Talking to people like that is inspiring,
because he's truly completely immersed in it.
He literally lives on the quay.
He lives where the company builds everything.
So cool.
One evening I was thinking
about the solar panel.
It was a dream in the night.
- Wow.
I said: I don't want a solar panel,
I just want to buy a small cell.
I started myself with one employee
to make the first prototype.
This is it. Wow.
My challenge is often
to come up with something new.
That's special about you and me.
I have to create, I have to do,
I have ideas, a vision.
And you live here,
that goes for me too.
I live at my work. I can work more,
so you have to find people like that
who follow you and make art.
- Yeah. It's tricky.
I'm putting you in the spotlight, because
you made this and this is genius.
All that green
- Are those solar panels?
All solar panels.
- 43 meters.
This is currently the largest catamaran
we have.
And that boat is unique,
completely covered with Solar Skin.
With what?
- Solar Skin.
Oh, Solar Skin. Super Solar Skin. Oui.
That sounded good.
Why do we need gas on large
ships? We need to pollute less.
Awesome.
You can run your whole ship on this.
All solar panels,
which they built, their innovation.
You look good
standing next to it.
Thanks, bro.
Everything they did, the composites
and the different types of fibers.
Oh, seaweed?
- Yes.
Is that so?
- Yes.
Good grief.
That luxury brand tried to change a lot of things. I thought that was amazing.
That's my thing.
That's just really gorgeous.
This is a structural component.
Completely recyclable.
I gotta have this.
This is a painting. Look at that.
Molten volcanic rock
that we make
Is this volcanic rock?
- Yes, look.
Basalt? Wow.
- It's basalt, yeah.
Wow. Can I have these fabrics?
- Yes.
Thank you very much.
- No problem.
This is a standard panel.
- Yeah, it's big, something like that.
This is ours.
You can check the weight.
And I can tell you
that this one is even more powerful than this one.
This one is more powerful than that? Wow.
You don't glue the solar panels on
so that they come off in a few years.
It's integrated.
Really very impressive.
A bit mind-boggling.
I think it's really beautiful and exciting
to see people and companies
that genuinely want to make a change.
The eco-boat can work.
The electric boat can work.
I want to swim in clean water.
This is what we do for our kids.
Right?
- You are amazing.
It's wonderful. Exciting.
Wow.
How nervous are you
when you steer this? You think
This is insane.
The resin is 70 percent plant-based.
They're trying to push further,
but 70 percent plant-based.
Plastic bottles
that they are made from.
And then they use
flax and hemp fibers.
No more fiberglass.
It's incredible.
We're getting ready for the big splash.
It weighs 91 tons.
Look at that crane. Damn.
I've never seen a crane like that.
Incredible.
How long have you worked on this?
Eighteen months? Yeah.
We are now going
to produce the first Bentleys.
Jason's is the first one.
Oh, my god.
Look at that.
Good grief.
For Diablo. Grandpa Diablo.
I want to reinterpret classic cars
and bring them to a new audience.
That's a huge honor
and the more we do, the better.
The plug goes here.
Completely?
- Completely electric.
Okay, off to the track.
I've driven race cars,
but what they do there
There were times when I had to drive
and he was sitting in the passenger seat
of his car.
I was scared, man.
I couldn't believe what we were doing.
It has so much torque and power.
Okay.
I'll drive up to you
and then I'll switch over, okay?
Okay, come on.
Okay, watch out. Clutch in.
Second gear. Hit the gas.
You don't even have to Look.
There. I'll put it back in neutral.
In neutral. Flip that switch
- Back to electric.
I flip one lever and it goes again.
Then we can go.
Do you know how
Do you know how many older men
can no longer kick-start their motorcycle?
If I can no longer kick-start
my old motorcycle
I can still always keep riding it.
If I want to hear that sound,
I just flip the switch.
We landed on the moon.
We landed on the moon.
We've arrived.
- Awesome.
That's not how it's supposed to go.
Anyone who rides a motorcycle
should try it.
Your brain thinks: Wow, I'm driving.
I have speed,
but I don't hear any noise.
I can have a conversation
with my friend
while we're riding through the mountains
on an old 1920s motorcycle.
That's what it genuinely feels like.
It's a wonderful experience.
Come here, Todd.
What do you think?
- This is awesome. Absolutely awesome.
It's antique and sounds like
a quiet sewing machine.
Normally you only get this if you start it
while rolling in gear.
Or a long descent.
Nice, but it ends eventually.
But when you get down,
you open it up and keep going.
You have a vision.
- Yeah, but in New York
Can you imagine
riding around the city like this?
And knocking people off their bikes?
Yeah. Come here, bro.
Yeah.
- Oh, man.
Wow.
So funny.
I'm glad I'm doing this with you.
Normally Todd doubts everything I do
and laughs at every idea I have.
He's the party pooper of the group.
And I love him. It's my goal and
my drive to rub it in his face.
It inspires me
that Todd makes this so easy.
Unbelievable.
- Everyone is losing their minds.
That is great.
The whole point of this episode
was to see how far
innovation, technology
and what about EVs and solar energy?
All those things I'm curious about,
but also things I love.
I love those old motorcycles.
I don't always ride them,
but they all work.
Awesome if I can make them electric
without ruining them.
The rest of the episode was about
testing four-wheel drive
in electric mode.
But we have to keep driving.
A self-sufficient EV
is very possible.
Jason said: Why don't you make a trailer
with a big EV battery in it?
That's really cool, because you can
charge the trailer with solar energy.
Then you tow the trailer's battery
to wherever it's needed.
Then you have mobile power supply.
We're collaborating
with a company here in the UK
that wants to bring power to parts of Ukraine
where the power grid is down.
This is now your gas station.
You can do so much with it.
Everything has to be self-sufficient.
And all based
on that charging station.
The idea was to build a base camp
and then see
how long we can stay.
A family vacation. You go
away for a weekend and take this with you.
Then you can do everything, have fun,
charge things, whatever you need.
And we need
a couple of heavy-duty DJ decks.
Then you've got everything, yeah.
And then the gas
- You can put your hula hoops on that.
Off to Burning Man.
You're welcome.
I wanted to be able to move through nature
and be quiet
and stay for a while,
without having to refuel.
We can stay charged
and keep playing.
And at the same time, and a lot of
'enthusiast' purists are going to get mad at this
but that's what I do,
I want to use original paint.
But I have a lot of original paint
and the cool thing is
that you can take the engine out
and put it back in.
You unscrew and screw some parts.
We don't touch the car.
It's bolted on.
No cutting, drilling, or welding.
This way we don't have to drill or cut.
See?
Nothing to worry about. Everything is fine.
I have a few Land Rovers.
I love them.
They are gorgeous.
The design is simple and elegant.
If you use the original paint
take the engine out
and put an EV motor in it
so you can swap them.
Wait a minute.
Can you guys get that close-up?
Look under this thing.
Ready? Here we go.
Hey, man. On the Roam. You knew
what was going to happen. Here we go.
Look at that.
How cool is that, man? All old.
We're taking the top off
and then we're going for a ride.
Lola
Get in, honey. Here we go.
Show me what I need to do.
This thing has so much power.
Good grief.
We landed on the moon.
So quiet for a four-wheel drive.
We're not tearing around. We're just driving slowly through nature.
If you want to tear around, you can do that too. If I want to hit the gas here, are you ready?
Okay, watch out. Sorry, J.
This thing goes And then it slows down. See how far I'm taking my foot off?
I'm taking my foot off.
- Yeah.
And then it slows down.
- You do need doors, though.
This is insane, man.
Really insane.
I love gas and oil
and I like to tear around.
It's very different to drive through the woods quietly with my daughter.
It is so beautiful.
It's a nice thought that we have contributed to this legacy.
To make things that people collect
and cherish for years to come.
And reintroduce the next generation
to these wonderful pieces of art.
You gently drive through the woods, you hear everything, you are one with nature
instead of tearing right through it, which is also fun, but this is so different.
And I like it better. Truly.
They are so pretty.
I thought they were fake, Dad.
- Yeah.
They were standing so still.
I thought they were fake.
We surprised them. We came around the corner and they thought: What is this?
We made a baby.
This is our child and we are so involved.
We are so into the details
and we think about
the programming and the interaction
with a 100-year-old motorcycle.
Very detailed. And Jason shows
that it was worth it.
We hit the nail on the head.
His feedback is direct and happy.
Good thing, because we really made something beautiful.
As a team, we did something incredible. Everyone feels great.
We have tea.
Completely electric. Awesome.
We discovered that slippery pants
and leather seats
I almost fell out.
I turned around and
Without doors.
Easy. Wait. Stay seated.
It doesn't have any doors.
by : ibrahim
X : @sle1i
Hey.
This is hilarious.
I'm the biggest
and I have the smallest car.
Everyone drives on gas and I'm EV.
Fully electric.
Okay. Can I go?
Okay.
- Here we go.
The thing about an electric motor
is that an electric motor is perfectly
designed to drive a car.
It's easier, cleaner,
simpler.
In a few years, our children
and grandchildren will say:
Did you guys use
ground-up dinosaurs as fuel?
We need to let technology
choose the best path.
I'm always trying to do something
I love
to do something
that's better for the environment.
To make season 2 even better,
I wanted to go off-grid.
See how long we could stay off-grid
by generating our own power.
And discover even more cool things.
I'm inspired
by many different companies.
Self-sufficient EVs
are very possible.
What's holding EV back is battery technology.
The money and investments
are now going into battery technology.
So the future is going to be a lot of fun.
I am fascinated by technology
and how we move through the world.
That was the motivation
behind this episode.
Made from recycled water bottles.
Those are all solar panels.
I lead a self-sufficient life
and I love being outside.
I want to keep it that way and try
to do something more sustainable.
This thing is pretty cool.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
How was it on the ice?
I saw that on the
Was it fun?
- Yeah, amazing. Really so fun.
I learned from season one
and the build of the Phantom
that I really enjoy
teasing Steve and Electrogenics
and making things extremely difficult
for them.
We had the first, the oldest,
one of the most difficult
and most complex e-cars
in the first season.
What we did in the first season with
Steve and Electrogenics was a wild idea.
To turn a 1920s Rolls-Royce
into an e-car.
The relationship with Jason developed.
We built the Phantom for him.
That was quite something.
No one in the world,
as far as we know
has ever brought about
such a complex transformation.
I wanted to push boundaries. What I had
learned and what the possibilities were
because it was a dream to make something like
that and go one step further each time.
You keep thinking: What can we do now?
And then he came back to us
with the idea
Why don't we take
100-year-old Harley-Davidsons
and turn them into hybrid vehicles?
He thinks: That would be great,
because it's a Harley.
That's his culture, his social
relations and that sort of thing.
And I'm sitting on the other side
of the conversation thinking:
Geez, that technology doesn't exist.
How do we do that?
I missed you, babe.
Look at you. Her shoes are off.
It's a crazy idea.
What can we do and what can't we do?
Look at that wheel.
- Looks great.
Yeah, good, right? This is the most
difficult project we've ever done.
No kidding. No, really?
- It's very difficult.
This is a 1924 machine.
Integrated with 2025 technology.
And making everything work
and fit
You can't hide anything on a motorcycle.
Everything is visible.
It's tough, but we'll get there.
It came from a dream to,
let's take my favorite motorcycle
Suppose you have a 1920s motorcycle,
from your grandpa or your dad.
You have something very beautiful and
you want to turn it into an e-bike.
Most e-bikes look weird.
They aren't pretty.
I love the style
of the 1920s and 30s.
The engine stays fuel
and electric, you leave that as is
but you remove the wheels and make
the rear hub a motor.
In my head it's possible,
but I'm not an engineer.
Which is funny,
because it sounds easy
but Steve said:
This is much harder than the Phantom.
If you have one you love,
but the engine is seized
and you don't want to, but with other
wheels you can turn it into an e-bike.
The rest still works. It looks
the same, but electric.
It's a cool project.
- But it's never been done.
And relatively cheap, but you get it
- You're welcome.
In my head it sounded easy.
- Yeah. It's tricky.
For me, the integration
of the design is fascinating.
With EV you have to
start with the whole vehicle
and work it into the structure
of the vehicle.
You have to design every part
of the EV system
batteries, inverters,
motors, all electronics
the dashboard
and things like that.
How do we make this vehicle,
whether it's new
a military vehicle
or an old vehicle like this
and how do we bring out
the best in it?
That's the original horn.
- Yeah.
We'll make two buttons here.
The horn there, so horn here
and a small switch here.
To turn the electricity
on and off.
That's the control. And the concept with the batteries is this:
You can lift them on and off.
Yeah. Let me feel.
Oh, yeah.
- It weighs about 11 kilos.
The range has to be good,
because it's heavy.
You have to test it,
but it'll be about 130 kilometers.
Yeah. That's damn fast.
Faster than these bikes.
I mean the battery
will last about 130 km.
Oh, I thought 130 km per hour.
- In terms of speed, yeah
I thought: Do I have to hold onto this thing
at 130 km/h? I don't know.
I trust that frame,
but 130 km/h?
We started with EV very early.
The big challenge was
how to get parts.
They didn't exist because major
car manufacturers had only just started.
So the manufacturers weren't making them yet.
Because the demand for EVs
is increasing enormously
many manufacturers are producing
increasingly cool components.
Better motors, better batteries,
all kinds of other technologies
that we can integrate
into our systems.
Any engine can be electric now.
That's a crazy thought
and you guys
are working super hard to make it happen.
- Yeah.
Sorry it's so difficult.
It looks easy.
I could have done this in my spare time.
Which I don't have.
Hedley Studios. I found that
thanks to the man behind the camera.
Damien said after the first season:
Look at what that studio is doing.
I was curious, we went there and
learned the technology behind it.
And we saw everything they make.
Our first car was
a French racing blue Bugatti.
That took us two years.
Not replicas, but reinterpretations
with a nod to the traditional.
Is that all for him?
- Yes.
One of the first big decisions
was: Gas or electric?
I could build a gas engine
that would be polluting and noisy.
So I decided
to go electric.
Okay. Take a look.
You'll get used to it. It'll be fine.
- Do you have enough room?
Okay. This will be the front.
How should I
I'll just blast it out. Okay.
Peking-Paris is a dream of mine.
Doing long-distance races
in 1920s race cars
is something I want to do in this lifetime.
Now there are electric ones.
They're small, but great.
If you live in the city,
they're so easy.
Yeah, if you get pulled over: Are you
pulling me over in my tiny car, officer?
Pretty cool, right?
- What a cutie.
This is Sulmar.
- Hi.
What new things am I not allowed to see?
Oh, look at that.
Trying it on.
- Wow.
The guys did the copper-plating.
Is that a word?
Diablo. My grandpa.
He was my hero.
The theme is Jason's grandpa
with El Diablo and the 666.
We have a license plate with 666.
I took him out for a drive
and did crazy things with him.
He would go crazy. Good times.
We created a special color:
Crimson Momoa.
That's going to be the sexiest car ever.
A team member spent 112 hours
on a copper skull
to replace the gear shift.
It is gorgeous.
What is that?
I wanted a flower.
If you happen to have a flower
Artistic inspiration.
- Exactly. That's the Hawaiian in me.
For some products, we went back
to the original suppliers.
It's fun to tap into that heritage.
We respect the way
these cars were built.
The body is handcrafted.
The tires and wheels are original.
But they're also electric, so we
have to use modern technology.
It's tough to do both and keep
both the traditionalists
and the modern ambassadors happy.
Boom.
Really cool. I absolutely love it.
GDANSK, POLAND
Wow. The shipyard is amazing.
SUNREEF YACHTS
What a journey.
We're at Sunreef Yachts.
It's going to be awesome.
These guys are changing things up.
I'm a big fan of Instagram,
because I find
friends and artists
and interesting things.
I find all sorts of things there.
While filming Chief of War,
I grew attached to the catamaran.
I first learned to sail
with the wind on a double-hull canoe.
On Instagram I saw solar panels
on the side of a catamaran.
I reached out
and started digging deeper.
That catamaran runs on solar power.
Sunreef created Solar Skin.
Oh, man.
Good, right? Oh, man. Look at that.
This shower is roomy, huh?
For big guys.
It's brand new, huh?
- You're seeing it before the owner does.
It's approved. Awesome.
The gypsy life at its best.
We're all just going
to live on a boat.
One big, happy family.
Welcome.
Sailing is wonderful.
Sailing around the world with my kids?
Sailing around with Lola and Wolf?
Yeah, racing yachts in Poland.
I had never sailed
until I was in Hawaii.
There I was allowed to sail
with a double-hull canoe.
I'm 46 and I want to learn that.
I'm going to learn to sail.
Being able to travel from island to island.
That would be an amazing dream.
And if not,
I'll just keep daydreaming about it.
It would be amazing
to experience that.
The idea of exploring the world
with my kids or family.
Experiencing nature.
When you step onto it, everything falls away.
Away from everything.
I think it's really, really special.
That's why I'm here.
An electric motor, so it's quiet.
They invented those solar panels.
We're going to learn more about that.
They're even on the mast.
And it's one piece with the hull.
It isn't glued on.
Instead, solar panels
surround that entire mast.
That's what the whole boat runs on,
so you're completely sustainable.
And completely electric.
No fuel, which is pretty special.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
LOLA IOLANI MOMOA
That's it. Wow.
Your e-bikes.
Are they fully electric?
Yeah, so this one is purely electric.
These are hybrids. They're unique.
These are 100-year-old
hybrid motorcycles.
There are many complex moving parts
and interactions
so that it can run purely as an EV
or purely on gas, or the two together.
It's complex,
but when it comes together, it's sublime.
They're 100 years old.
You can ride them.
If you're going to school, you can just
sit on the back and we can ride around.
I don't put gas and oil in it and it
runs completely electric? Really so cool.
No way.
Oh, my god.
This is the best
thing we've ever made.
This is unbelievable.
You guys are shitting your pants.
Give me that camera. Let's take a spin.
Look how good it looks.
Oh, my god.
Unbelievable how smoothly it rides.
Very smooth.
I've ridden e-bikes
and e-motorcycles before
but to ride such an old motorcycle,
I had never experienced that.
The technology is there, but what holds you back is in your head.
Not the reality
of physics and engineering.
If you have an electric motor
how can you redefine
how you build a vehicle?
What actually is a vehicle?
These motorcycles have a hub motor.
That's very special.
A hub motor doesn't
need an engine compartment.
If you're open to it and can think:
A vehicle isn't something
with a big engine in the middle.
Just like with these motorcycles,
you can put the motor in the wheels
and then you can do all kinds of things.
That was great. Cool.
- Thank you. I'm so happy.
You've already made my dreams
come true two or three times.
I always come up with the craziest ideas.
Unbelievable.
And as a hybrid, you go fast.
It's fast, yeah.
- Fast.
Very fast.
- Too fast for the brakes. Too fast.
These are my favorites.
I like riding JD's and FH's, early '20s.
1920s motorcycles,
because you go back in time instantly.
You feel the road, you feel the engine,
you feel the frame. A wonderful feeling.
This thing was a wreck.
And now it's brought back to life.
It's so much fun. Miles of
Bro, awesome job.
This is the cool thing about this.
You have an idea.
It takes two years. It's impossible.
And then you arrive and you think:
I've never ridden anything like this.
It's such a cool feeling. I've done so
much already and it's such a simple idea.
I think people think:
wow, it's accessible.
You take something that didn't work
or that is dear to you
and you just step on the gas.
It's that simple.
It's just so beautiful.
And it just has to ride smoothly.
That's how a Rolls-Royce should be.
Nice and quiet and relaxed.
Just look at this, man.
SUNREEF YACHTS
GDANSK, POLAND
Tell me about this building.
Did you start here?
- Yes.
Is this where it started?
- Yes, in 2002.
Francis had a clear vision
of what he wanted to achieve and create.
Talking to people like that is inspiring,
because he's truly completely immersed in it.
He literally lives on the quay.
He lives where the company builds everything.
So cool.
One evening I was thinking
about the solar panel.
It was a dream in the night.
- Wow.
I said: I don't want a solar panel,
I just want to buy a small cell.
I started myself with one employee
to make the first prototype.
This is it. Wow.
My challenge is often
to come up with something new.
That's special about you and me.
I have to create, I have to do,
I have ideas, a vision.
And you live here,
that goes for me too.
I live at my work. I can work more,
so you have to find people like that
who follow you and make art.
- Yeah. It's tricky.
I'm putting you in the spotlight, because
you made this and this is genius.
All that green
- Are those solar panels?
All solar panels.
- 43 meters.
This is currently the largest catamaran
we have.
And that boat is unique,
completely covered with Solar Skin.
With what?
- Solar Skin.
Oh, Solar Skin. Super Solar Skin. Oui.
That sounded good.
Why do we need gas on large
ships? We need to pollute less.
Awesome.
You can run your whole ship on this.
All solar panels,
which they built, their innovation.
You look good
standing next to it.
Thanks, bro.
Everything they did, the composites
and the different types of fibers.
Oh, seaweed?
- Yes.
Is that so?
- Yes.
Good grief.
That luxury brand tried to change a lot of things. I thought that was amazing.
That's my thing.
That's just really gorgeous.
This is a structural component.
Completely recyclable.
I gotta have this.
This is a painting. Look at that.
Molten volcanic rock
that we make
Is this volcanic rock?
- Yes, look.
Basalt? Wow.
- It's basalt, yeah.
Wow. Can I have these fabrics?
- Yes.
Thank you very much.
- No problem.
This is a standard panel.
- Yeah, it's big, something like that.
This is ours.
You can check the weight.
And I can tell you
that this one is even more powerful than this one.
This one is more powerful than that? Wow.
You don't glue the solar panels on
so that they come off in a few years.
It's integrated.
Really very impressive.
A bit mind-boggling.
I think it's really beautiful and exciting
to see people and companies
that genuinely want to make a change.
The eco-boat can work.
The electric boat can work.
I want to swim in clean water.
This is what we do for our kids.
Right?
- You are amazing.
It's wonderful. Exciting.
Wow.
How nervous are you
when you steer this? You think
This is insane.
The resin is 70 percent plant-based.
They're trying to push further,
but 70 percent plant-based.
Plastic bottles
that they are made from.
And then they use
flax and hemp fibers.
No more fiberglass.
It's incredible.
We're getting ready for the big splash.
It weighs 91 tons.
Look at that crane. Damn.
I've never seen a crane like that.
Incredible.
How long have you worked on this?
Eighteen months? Yeah.
We are now going
to produce the first Bentleys.
Jason's is the first one.
Oh, my god.
Look at that.
Good grief.
For Diablo. Grandpa Diablo.
I want to reinterpret classic cars
and bring them to a new audience.
That's a huge honor
and the more we do, the better.
The plug goes here.
Completely?
- Completely electric.
Okay, off to the track.
I've driven race cars,
but what they do there
There were times when I had to drive
and he was sitting in the passenger seat
of his car.
I was scared, man.
I couldn't believe what we were doing.
It has so much torque and power.
Okay.
I'll drive up to you
and then I'll switch over, okay?
Okay, come on.
Okay, watch out. Clutch in.
Second gear. Hit the gas.
You don't even have to Look.
There. I'll put it back in neutral.
In neutral. Flip that switch
- Back to electric.
I flip one lever and it goes again.
Then we can go.
Do you know how
Do you know how many older men
can no longer kick-start their motorcycle?
If I can no longer kick-start
my old motorcycle
I can still always keep riding it.
If I want to hear that sound,
I just flip the switch.
We landed on the moon.
We landed on the moon.
We've arrived.
- Awesome.
That's not how it's supposed to go.
Anyone who rides a motorcycle
should try it.
Your brain thinks: Wow, I'm driving.
I have speed,
but I don't hear any noise.
I can have a conversation
with my friend
while we're riding through the mountains
on an old 1920s motorcycle.
That's what it genuinely feels like.
It's a wonderful experience.
Come here, Todd.
What do you think?
- This is awesome. Absolutely awesome.
It's antique and sounds like
a quiet sewing machine.
Normally you only get this if you start it
while rolling in gear.
Or a long descent.
Nice, but it ends eventually.
But when you get down,
you open it up and keep going.
You have a vision.
- Yeah, but in New York
Can you imagine
riding around the city like this?
And knocking people off their bikes?
Yeah. Come here, bro.
Yeah.
- Oh, man.
Wow.
So funny.
I'm glad I'm doing this with you.
Normally Todd doubts everything I do
and laughs at every idea I have.
He's the party pooper of the group.
And I love him. It's my goal and
my drive to rub it in his face.
It inspires me
that Todd makes this so easy.
Unbelievable.
- Everyone is losing their minds.
That is great.
The whole point of this episode
was to see how far
innovation, technology
and what about EVs and solar energy?
All those things I'm curious about,
but also things I love.
I love those old motorcycles.
I don't always ride them,
but they all work.
Awesome if I can make them electric
without ruining them.
The rest of the episode was about
testing four-wheel drive
in electric mode.
But we have to keep driving.
A self-sufficient EV
is very possible.
Jason said: Why don't you make a trailer
with a big EV battery in it?
That's really cool, because you can
charge the trailer with solar energy.
Then you tow the trailer's battery
to wherever it's needed.
Then you have mobile power supply.
We're collaborating
with a company here in the UK
that wants to bring power to parts of Ukraine
where the power grid is down.
This is now your gas station.
You can do so much with it.
Everything has to be self-sufficient.
And all based
on that charging station.
The idea was to build a base camp
and then see
how long we can stay.
A family vacation. You go
away for a weekend and take this with you.
Then you can do everything, have fun,
charge things, whatever you need.
And we need
a couple of heavy-duty DJ decks.
Then you've got everything, yeah.
And then the gas
- You can put your hula hoops on that.
Off to Burning Man.
You're welcome.
I wanted to be able to move through nature
and be quiet
and stay for a while,
without having to refuel.
We can stay charged
and keep playing.
And at the same time, and a lot of
'enthusiast' purists are going to get mad at this
but that's what I do,
I want to use original paint.
But I have a lot of original paint
and the cool thing is
that you can take the engine out
and put it back in.
You unscrew and screw some parts.
We don't touch the car.
It's bolted on.
No cutting, drilling, or welding.
This way we don't have to drill or cut.
See?
Nothing to worry about. Everything is fine.
I have a few Land Rovers.
I love them.
They are gorgeous.
The design is simple and elegant.
If you use the original paint
take the engine out
and put an EV motor in it
so you can swap them.
Wait a minute.
Can you guys get that close-up?
Look under this thing.
Ready? Here we go.
Hey, man. On the Roam. You knew
what was going to happen. Here we go.
Look at that.
How cool is that, man? All old.
We're taking the top off
and then we're going for a ride.
Lola
Get in, honey. Here we go.
Show me what I need to do.
This thing has so much power.
Good grief.
We landed on the moon.
So quiet for a four-wheel drive.
We're not tearing around. We're just driving slowly through nature.
If you want to tear around, you can do that too. If I want to hit the gas here, are you ready?
Okay, watch out. Sorry, J.
This thing goes And then it slows down. See how far I'm taking my foot off?
I'm taking my foot off.
- Yeah.
And then it slows down.
- You do need doors, though.
This is insane, man.
Really insane.
I love gas and oil
and I like to tear around.
It's very different to drive through the woods quietly with my daughter.
It is so beautiful.
It's a nice thought that we have contributed to this legacy.
To make things that people collect
and cherish for years to come.
And reintroduce the next generation
to these wonderful pieces of art.
You gently drive through the woods, you hear everything, you are one with nature
instead of tearing right through it, which is also fun, but this is so different.
And I like it better. Truly.
They are so pretty.
I thought they were fake, Dad.
- Yeah.
They were standing so still.
I thought they were fake.
We surprised them. We came around the corner and they thought: What is this?
We made a baby.
This is our child and we are so involved.
We are so into the details
and we think about
the programming and the interaction
with a 100-year-old motorcycle.
Very detailed. And Jason shows
that it was worth it.
We hit the nail on the head.
His feedback is direct and happy.
Good thing, because we really made something beautiful.
As a team, we did something incredible. Everyone feels great.
We have tea.
Completely electric. Awesome.
We discovered that slippery pants
and leather seats
I almost fell out.
I turned around and
Without doors.
Easy. Wait. Stay seated.
It doesn't have any doors.
by : ibrahim