Electric Car Road Trip - The United States of America

19-06-2024 • 58 mins

What a 2030 world with very cheap batteries would look like. A new startup is planning to sell hydrogen-powered bicycles. Is this the future of e-mobility? Could a solution to the migrant challenge in Europe be to assist Africa with developing clean energy? The city of Paris has reduced air pollution in the city by 40% in anticipation of this summer’s Olympic Games. All they had to do was limit their residents’ smoking to a pack a day.

Conversation

Brian’s Road Trip:

Chargers south of Minneapolis
House on the Rock and Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin
Cool buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Columbus, Indiana: 2017 movie with John Cho and Haley Lu Richardson
The Inn at Irwin Gardens (1864), J. Irwin Miller’s contributions
Cummins Engine Company history

James’ Updates:

What’s new at home
Out in Public at the Regina Pride Parade
BookNook: author Mark Z. Jacobson 100% Clean, Renewable Energy

Main Stories

Hydrogen E-Bike Unveiled at Micromobility Europe:

A new hydrogen-powered bicycle: Is this the future? (Electrek)

Insights on battery cost predictions by Auke Hoekstra

What a 2030 World with Very Cheap Batteries Looks Like:

Predictable cost reduction in battery production
Impact on the electricity grid and decentralization
Benefits for households and businesses

Ford Enables All Dealers to Sell EVs:

Ford’s strategy and implications for the EV market

Clean Energy as a Solution to Europe’s Migrant Challenge:

Italy’s G-7 plan for food security and energy in Africa
The Mattei plan and its potential impact

Paris Reduces Air Pollution by 40% Ahead of Summer Olympics:

Measures taken by the city to improve air quality

Lightning Round

Canada’s EV sales skyrocketed 53% in Q1 2024!
Global passenger EV sales growth prediction
Renewables now 10 times more efficient than nuclear at CO2 mitigation
EVs with 300 miles of range cheaper than the average US car
One-third of oceangoing ships carrying fossil fuels
Soil stores more carbon than vegetation and air combined
Majority of electric cars in China cheaper than conventional equivalents
Microsoft emissions rise due to data center construction
Ferrari sales outnumber hydrogen fuel cell car sales
Oil demand peak for road transport expected in three years
US solar generation increased by 25.5% in March 2024
Excess oil production capacity expected due to peaking demand
Swiss voters mandate PV systems on large buildings
China’s renewable investments surpass US, EU, India, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa combined
Seven Chinese solar companies providing more energy than major oil producers