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

Links and Resources

• Hydrogen E-Bike Unveiled at Micromobility Europe
• Battery Cost Predictions by Auke Hoekstra
• Paris Reduces Air Pollution
• Italy’s G-7 Plan for Food Security and Energy in Africa
• Ford Enables All Dealers to Sell EVs
• SpeakPipe Voicemail

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