The Clean Energy Show

Tesla chargers might cost ¼ of the competition. Quebec has enacted a new law that will halt all new hydrocarbon production. Do rear wheel drive EVs work in snowy climates? Too little, too late, Toyota BZ4X? Tech problems? Email us now because we're trying out AAC file formats instead of MP3. [email protected] Work continues to advance on the new ultra-low Time-of-Use electricity plan that could benefit EV owners.

The Ultra-Low rate would be 2.5 cents per kilowatt-hour in exchange for a higher on-peak rate.

This 2.5 cent rate is 70 per cent lower than the current off-peak rate for Time-of-Use clients.

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A conversation with one of YouTube's biggest car reviewers: How are the latest electric vehicles and do any fast chargers actually work?

Yuri Tereshyn co-hosts The Straight Pipes on YouTube with his friend Jakub. The two have built a very popular car review channel on the platform and are one of Brian's favorite channels out there.

Yuri has tested many electric vehicles over the years and he gives us the scoop on what's really best. His favourite EV is actually an older one that few people even discuss anymore.

Yuri has discovered that many commercial charging stations in Southern Ontario, Canada  are not working or are blocked by snow banks put there by maintance staff at shopping malls. It's a problem we've been talking about for the last several episodes.

We also delve into what it's like to be a YouTube influencer and Yuri's fondness for the climate.

We'll be back with a regular show next week!

The Straight Pipes YouTube channel here!

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The IPCC report says fossil fuels have to go now. DeLorean is back with an EV and France's electricity costs soared due to nuclear last weekend. Toyota threatens to pull out of England unless the U.K. stops mandating vehecles that will save the planet. 

Super Bowl EV ads worked!

The downside to EV buses.

Biden invokes the Defense Production Act to make EV batteries.

Canada supplies grants to GM for their shift to EVs.

Tony Seba predicted the invasion of Ukraine in 2016.

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Shell Oil rents out Teslas, Sen. Joe Machin is fully exposed as a fossil fuel stooge, trains can pollute more than planes, Apple Inc. is moving to carbon-free alluminum. And James explains the one detail about nuclear power in renewable world that they don't tell you about.

Brian updates us on Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta - he hasn't received it yet in Canada.

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Biden aspires for 50% EV adoption by 2030. But that's like saying 50% of people will use flip phones, and the other half will use smart phones, and the smart phones are cheaper. The U.N. secretary general slaps Australia for being laggards. Elon Musk opens the Berlin, Germany Tesla Gigafactory and reiterates all we need is wind, solar and batteries.  Keanu Reeve is thinking about building an electric motorcycle. Have people forgotten how to build nuclear plants? How the EU says you can reduce your oil usage with policies such as no-drive Sundays or making transit half price or free. The Mediterranean’s first offshore wind farm, off Italy, is nearly halfway complete.Four out of 10 offshore wind turbines have now been installed by Dutch maritime company Van Oord off Italy’s Puglia coast – the heel of Italy’s boot. It’s Italy’s first offshore wind farm, and the first in the Mediterranean Sea.

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The only current nuclear reactor being built in North America is in Georgia but if the put up solar and batteries instead, billions of dollars would be saved. Plus their fish would only have two eyes!

Kawasaki has unveiled an all-electric robotic goat. No that’s not an electric motorcycle that’s the Greatest of All Time, it really is a robotic goat. In their defense, they were really high at the time.

Concentrated solar might be making a comeback and it could be a boon for those who like their birds extra crispy.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he wants their coal plants to run as long as they possibly can, for when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow. Meanwhile Australian citizens are hoping for a government that doesn’t blow.

Brian hard brakes for a bunny, saving its life, yet Elon Musk punishes his FSDbeta safety score for it.

Factoring in a carbon tax when deciding to electrify you house.

PV Magazine argues you should charge your EV at work to take advantage of excess solar.

Learning to stop worrying about the price of nickel.

James thinks Tesla Superchargers should be the Kleenex of fast chargers. They should deploy everywhere for all electric vehicles because they are the only chargers that aren't broken constantly.

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say they have solution to the problem of dust on solar panels.

Lab grown diomands save the environment and, like fake meat, are better.

Georgia nuclear/solar comparison.

The Guardian reports Scott Morrison wants their coal plans to run as long as they possibly can.

Concentrated solar deployed modularly, made in a factory for less.

Kawasaki prototype electric robotic goat.

New career in trucking: Remote pod operator. Swedish trucking company Einride is moving forward with remote ‘drivers’ who can monitor and optimise trucking routes for autonomous trucks.

Plans for an electric truck factory in Georgia have unleashed a flurry of “not-in-my-backyard” environmental concerns, as well as darker conspiracy theories about George Soros.

Cellular fake tuna is coming soon.

90 percent of daters said that it’s "important" for their match to care about climate change.

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Putin's war on Ukraine will force the EU to hasten their climate plans but the price of nickel has skyrocketed, which is very bad news for EV costs and energy storage. We debate whether this is a good week for the climate or step back. 

James discovers his namesake possible relative was a slave owner.

How much can you save with an EV at 5 dollars a gallon?

How much does Canada's carbon tax add to the cost of a liter of gasoline?

Gorgoro unveils a solid state swapable scooter battery.

Nickel prices were skyrocketing at the time we recorded this podcast. It could cause battery prices to more than double.

The European Commission has a plan to replace over 70% of Russian gas imports this year by ramping up liquefied natural gas purchases, green energy and gas storage.

The myths Republican's and Canadian premiers have been spreading about oil and gas prices and why they're not true.

Rivian hikes their prices then backpeddals.

Brian's Tesla Safety score is improviing but will he get FSD next week?

Saskatoon is one of North America's coldest cities and they've done a study on electric buses. Turns out they save many milllions of dollars for cities in the long term.

Major off-shore wind hub coming to New York City.

Bulding a solar farm by putting the panels right flat on the soil might save a lot of money and land.

Small reactors at universities are useful says a listener.

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Russia's invasion of Ukraine will speed the energy transition, thus hurting Putin more by removing demand for oil and gas. 

Europe depends on Russian natural gas which has now proven to be unreliable. Climate goals demanded a transition off natural gas with the use of heat pumps and improved efficiency and building insulation. Why not do it now?

How the U.S. military going green is benefitial to them: The many advantages of an electrified fighting force.

The UN IPCC 6 report on the impacts of climate change is out and it's alarming news. James says we must withhold all sympathies for oil and gas. Their time is done. 

Plus: The oligarchs next door. Evraz steel is just down the street from James.

 

A Canadian company is making an all-electric school bus designed for cold weather.

We hear new Canadian EV owners who get frustrated by faulty charging infrastructure. 

China aims to greatly expand its wind and solar power capacity over the next several years through massive projects in the nation’s deserts, according to an industry publication.

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The size of battery you need for your next electric vehicle depends on where you live. Geothermal for univsersity campuses, cellular fake meat from the stem cells of real animals are coming next decade.  Brian gives a tour of his expensive expresso machine. It's too cold for the winter Olympics and James gets cold feet about EVs after the city of Swift Current has all its charger stations go down for repair. Elon Musk has gone so crazy this week, we're banning him from the show. #TruckerConvoy2022

Six reasons why you should buy a bigger EV battery than you think you need.

Geothermal at U.S. colleges.

Must haves for ZEV standards include implementation by 2023.

A new study published in the journal ‘Nature’ says getting the world’s poor out of poverty isn’t as bad for climate targets as most people think.

Agrovoltaics in Kenya rock the solar/agriculture narrative.

Cellular meats in the New York Times. Tastes like chicken and saves the climate.

Origin Energy’s 2,880 megawatt (MW) Eraring Power Station just north of Sydney in New South Wales was commissioned in 1982. It supplies New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, with around 25% of its electricity.

An introductory guide to home EV chargers.

Do wind turbines have a carbon cost that's too high?

Student climate groups at Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Vanderbilt, & MIT have filed complaints with attorneys general in their respective states arguing the schools have violated state law by investing in Fossil Fuels.

The EU has set May 2023 for hauliers operating zero-emissions trucks to be given discounts of at least 50% on road tolls. 

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The Super Bowl featured many EV ads but will the public be swayed? James may have settled on an affordable EV to replace his gas car. France has decided to go full nuclear instead of full green. Macron has made a major misjudgement on at least one aspect of the plan: We will need more electricity going forward, not less.

Brian buys an expensive automatic expresso machine but he won't reveal the price. Fortunately, there's Google!

James announces that he's settled on an economical EV to try to buy. He goes into the pluses and minuses of the Chevy Bolt EV and how he plans to get one.

EVs are great in winter until you hit the highway. Then they're a real inconvenience says James.

We use abetterrouteplanner.com to plan EV trips in all weather conditions and educate ourselves before buying cars.

We discuss Super Bowl electric vehicle ads from Kia, BMW, Nissan, GM, including The Sopranos inspired Silverado E ad.  Wallbox has a weird and controversial Super Bowl ad advertising a home EV charger box. Emmanuel Macron has announced a “renaissance” for the French nuclear industry with a vast programme to build as many as 14 new reactors, arguing that it would help end the country’s reliance on fossil fuels and make France carbon neutral by 2050.

Tesla dominates 2021 car sales in the state of California. Only the Toyota Camry sold more and just barely. 

• Hydrogen fuel-cell opportunity window has passed for cars, diminished for trucks
• Elon Musk links Tesla's current legal and regulatory troubles to its disruptiveness, lack of ads and political contributions
• 78% of people in the U.K. support the 2050 net zero climate target; 4% (four percent) oppose it.
• Elon Musk might have actually followed through with the supposedly “world hunger-ending donation” that he questioned last year as Tesla reveals he has donated billions of dollars worth of shares over the last few months.
• Tesla (TSLA) is reportedly receiving competing bids for second Gigafactory in China
• Through its new climate change strategy, the US Army intends to slash emissions without compromising readiness. Will use microgrids and EVs to hit net zero by 2050.
• Wisconsin’s public utility companies are now pressuring members of the Wisconsin legislature to pass a bill that would ban government entities from owning or leasing EV chargers and would allow stations to charge for electricity only if it comes from the utility companies and not from privately owned onsite solar installations.
• RAM pickup truck EV with range extender engine announced

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