The Clean Energy Show

We try to ease the fears of a listener who wants to buy a new EV after hearing about a battery replacement cost in a Tesla.

• Toyota decides not to transition to EVs because they don’t feel like it!
• General Motors says ‘don’t be caught dead within 50 feet of a Chevy Bolt!’
• Tesla reluctantly agrees to honur signed contracts for solar roof after judge explains what a signed contract is.

Brian is planning an EV road trip in his Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus and will stay at a new hotel made out of an old oil company. 

China plans to stop building new coal-fired power plants abroad, President Xi Jinping said at a virtual United Nations General Assembly meeting.

Toyota is giving up on existing as they continue to trash EVs.

Tesla News

•  Tesla starts FSD beta tests in Canada
•  Tesla caves to lawsuit to honour solar roof contracts
•  Tesla ends their referral program for all but solar roof
• Tesla open massive 120,000 square feet delivery centre in Beijing
• Elon Musk hints at new Tesla Gigafactory, denies location is in Russia

Chevy Bolt owners warned not to park within 50 feet of other cars. GM says Chevy Bolt EV battery production has resumed, defect leading to fire risk is fixed. 

UK, Netherlands call on US, China to ban gas cars by 2035.

Plus Rivian news, Starlink, Cadillac Lyric sells out quickly, Chevron downgraded for not greenwashing, solar thermal shutting down, Tesla owner saves driving in burning BMW and Lucid Air ev range.

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EV laggard Toyota claims to be going all in on electric and reducing battery costs by 50%. Big advancement in electric airliner engines, James is disappointed in the latest Tesla FSD beta 10, and an Indian mega factory producing electric two-wheelers will clean up the air in that developing country.

1. James gets ICE'd at home!
2. Brian tells grampa stories about paper straws back in the early 70s.
3. Toyota goes big on EVs or is it greenwashing? Regardless, they say they're investing 13 billion in batteries and will reduce the price by half.
4. Tesla News including lasers to clean windshields
5. Ola Electric opens its scooter factory in India, the largest two-wheeled market in the world with 15 million sold annually. 
6. The Chevy Bolt EV is banned from San Francisco parking lots.

7. Wright Electric, an American startup company, has got a new 2MW motor that is 2x more energy output dense than other motors.

   It is the largest propulsive aerospace motor in existence – about 2x larger than other propulsive motors in testing. It will be a key for making larger passenger jets.

   The new engine will be incorporated into the propulsion plant of the “Wright 1” passenger plane, though it is also working hard to ensure that its engines can be retrofitted into existing aircraft.

8. Ford pulls out of India and takes a 2 billion dollar loss and this has everything to do with the electric transition.

9. Is the new iron battery from Tesla up to cold weather? In spite of one report, we think it just might be.

10. New York State bans the sale of gas vehicles by 2035

    Kia Niro EV Leads Netherlands To 30% Plug-In Share In August 2021

    Electric vehicles as a percentage of all U.S. car sales: 7.8%: (Q1 2021) one in thirteen 4.8%: (Q1 2020) one in twenty (analysis by Cox Automotive and Kelley Blue Book)

11. Planted based meats will disrupt agriculture and help save the planet so James tried fake chicken at KFC. The results will surprise you.
12. The Lightning Round!

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We get Rivian Specs just ahead of its first pickup truck deliveries and a sparkling review by Motor Trend. France makes clean energy the law, hardware to make your ebike 50% faster and Tesla News.

Brian is back to teaching in person at university and James has to deal with hail damage on his pool's solar thermal heater.

James learns a new word: "Agrivoltaics." Mixing the land use of farmland with agriculture and solar pv production.

James also learns that there are wind turbines designed for different wind situations. Heavy, moderate and light.

EV NEWS

Rivian gets a rave review from Motor Trend and the first range numbers are released.

Rivian ‘Large pack’ EPA range numbers are in: 314 miles/505KM

VW unveils new ID concept that previews its upcoming $24,000 electric car. Tesla and Volkswagen are currently competing to bring to market the first new affordable electric cars in the ~$25,000 to $30,000 price range. 

This is the first time a vehicle based on the MEB has front-wheel drive. With its 172 kW (234 PS) electric motor, the ID. LIFE accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in 6.9 seconds, while its 57 kWh high-voltage battery enables a range of some 400 kilometres (WLTP).

TESLA NEWS

Tesla aims to release $25,000 electric car in 2023, likely will not have a steering wheel

Tesla might get 1 billion from Germany to subsidize batteries

Tesla now offering LFP batteries in North America.

Tesla started construction on a Supercharger in the city of my birth: North Battleford.

Elon Musk says Tesla (TSLA) is worth $3,000 a share ‘if they execute really well.'

Brian’s Movie Corner: A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (2001). Brian says the movie doesn't hold up and they got a lot wrong about A.I.

BMW HAS ANNOUNCED AN EBIKE WITH A 300KM RANGE IN LOW POWER MODE. THE I-VISION AMBY IS A HIGH SPEED ELECTRIC BICYCLE. BELT DRIVE, 2000WH, 186 MILES RANGE.

Listeners tell us big oil is cheating on its methane emissions and we get more information about what one of you had for breakfast.

The March Forward

DENMARK IS SET TO REACH 100% RENEWABLES BY 2030 

Renewable power generation (excluding hydropower) in Denmark is expected to nearly double by 2030. The share of renewables in the generation mix is already quite high, at 86.4% as of 2020, and it is set to grow to 99.9% in 2030.

Germany, the world’s 4th largest auto market, saw plugin electric vehicle share jump to a record 27.6% in August, over 2x growth in share year-on-year. Non-electrified combustion vehicle share fell to a record low 53.2% with diesel at 17.7%. The overall auto market was down some 38% from 2019 levels .

Sweden’s plugin electric vehicle market share hit 47.1% in August 2021, up over 1.6x from 29.0% in August 2020. Full electric vehicles took a record high 24.1% share of new sales, slightly ahead of plugin hybrids, due to recent incentive adjustments.

Rooftop solar powers almost 30% of Australian homes and could meet 77% of total grid demand by 2025 as citizens tire of coal and gas power's unreliability and high prices

In the ongoing Canadian election campaign, The Liberals are now promising a ZEV mandate of 50% of all passenger vehicle sales by 2030. (They've previously been somewhat reluctant to make this promise, which auto industry lobbies against. The Conservatives are actually promising 30% by that date but no one believes them. We don’t.

EV of the week is the all new Mercedes-AMG EQS, luxury sedan.

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Politicians are using the false hope of SMRs to put off action on climate. Elon Musk warned against A.I. then built an A.I. humanoid robot to kill us all! Mazda's first EV is about ten years too late.

The steel mill by James's house could easily go green and this has him excited. 

The Chevy Bolt recall grows but that's good for early owners, bad for G.M.

The Oil Industry coined the term 'carbon footprint' to pin global warming on YOU. 

Bit Coin mining in Alberta gets shut down. Is is sustainable or will the planet be killed by this energy-intensive 'mining'?

The first half of our show is on YouTube this week if you want to see what we look like. Spoiler: don't have any expectations.

And the realities of a summer EV road trip to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada!

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Teslas crash into emergency vehicles, fake meat explained, the UN Climate Report in depth.

Why not every bike light is enough for an e-bike. Brian travels to Winnipeg in his Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus. There were three Super Chargers along the way but he only needed two of them. But what if a Supercharger is not functioning? Is this the new 'range anxiety?' Fortunately Tesla is planning a massive expansion of the Super Charger Network and will include charging for all brands of electric vehicles.

Estevan and Saskatoon SuperChargers are under construction and a trip to Edmonton will be possible.

James eats The Impossible Burger at home and it was the best burger he's ever had at home! Ever! But he burped afterwards! Brian enjoyed the Impossible Whopper and liked it.

What is the best day of the week to release a podcast episode? We have the answer from Libsyn!

Undecided with Matt Ferrell does an episode on lab-grown meat and does a great job of giving a primer on the subject. It's real cells from cows replicated!

James takes his son for an oil change and finds they want him to change his synthetic oil in 5000 kms! EVs don't have oil to change!

A million people have watched Brian's filthy Tesla get detailed on YouTube.

We delve into the UN climate report. Climate change is definitely human-caused. 1.5 degrees is inevitable and there's nothing we can do about it even if we stopped adding all carbon today. It would take 30 years for the CO2 to fade away.

James's climate pet peeve is that people don't give a crap about their children or their grandchildren.

Brian's power bill is low due to rooftop solar. But should the government be involved?

James's Prius is costing a lot more to fill up but it's nothing compared to SUVs and pickup trucks. Electric vehicles are cheaper to fuel.

The climate has to be addressed now. Fossil fuel companies have to go away. There's no time to waste.

We never expected to see actual evidence of climate change this early in our lives.

Oil and Gas hires people to object to clean energy. 20 locals were organized to push for near zero emission trucks at the port of L.A. In other words they wanted natural gas trucks instead of battery electric. The participants were told it was to protest for green activities.

Hydrogen study shows that even with carbon capture from the burning of natural gas, blue hydrogen is more carbon intensive than just burning natural gas.

Massive electric vehicle recall by General Motors. Many GM Bolts will be recalled for battery packs that could start on fire.

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Buried in the UN report is some hope, Biden calls for EVs to be at 50% of sales by 2030 and Tesla News.

James's medical problems of the week include plantar fasciitus. Brian once broke a windshield with his head.

A hydro dam runs out of water in California.

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 is used for robotaxies in Los Angeles. 

The Gimli Glider is remembered in listener letters.

U.S. President Joe Biden aims for 50% of new vehicles to be EVs by 2030. Sandy Munroe says they better do it by 2028 or the legacy automakers will be bankrupt.

India is lobbied to lower tarifs on electric vehicles from Tesla and Volkswagen. Saudi Arabia listens to our show for some reason.

Nissan Leaf is $89/month to lease in the U.S.

SpaceX to have a billboard in space. 

Starlink is cheaper than someone we know's service.

Chevy teases all electric Silverado.

Is Eastern Canadian gas bad because it comes from the U.S. and Saudi Arabia?

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Nikola was to make hydrogen powered transport trucks but it was a scam! DHL is trying electric cargo planes for short haul flights! Plus the latest Tesla news.

Plus:

• Tidal power
• Smoke from forest fires
• Stephen Harper
• Tony Seba's ReThinkX has a new report on climate change
• Nissan LEAF now under $20,000 in United States

Brian's Movie Corner When the Storm Fades 2018 from Canada. Brian heard about it on a the podcast High School Sucked. It's filmmaker once pranked Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Tony Seba's RethinkX has released a new report today which outlines how existing tech can greatly reduce greenhouse gas emission faster than we're currently on target to do.

Trevor Milton former head of Nikola Motors is arrested for fraud among other charges.

Tesla wants tarif reductions for India.

Speaking of India, we're biggest in India and Saudi Arabia.

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Nuclear fusion, AM Radio, and lots of Tesla News. Brian watches the full Tesla Autonomy Presentation and gives us his thoughts.

Elon Musk reveals new information on Tesla's immediate future on earnings call, Rivian is exploding in size, and an Australian performer's tribute to muzzled scientists.

Brian fixes his brand new ebike because the company asked him to. The Seattle Kracken are about to play and we adopt them as the Official NHL Team of The Clean Electric Show.

Toyota is greenwashing with their television ads during the Olympics and James gets mad again. They think hybrids are going to do them until 2050, long after gas cars are banned.

Brian remembers the first online banking and James tells the story of how he abused it.

Volkswagen sold a lot of electric vehicles in the last year.

Elon Musk won't be on the Tesla earnings calls from now on.

Estevan, Saskatchewan is getting a Tesla Supercharger thus allowing us to travel directly to the United States!

Song: "The Scientist" (Coldplay cover) - Ellen Burbidge's tribute to scientists. Used with permission from the artist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H85ZfjMGRcU

The song is a tribute to CSIRO scientists and BoM meteorologists in Australia.

If you'd like more info about what the scientists and meteorologists are dealing with, check out The Juice Media's Honest Government Ad about it here: https://youtu.be/-uXo7wtGW7M

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The heat wave that rewrote the book on heatwaves, Canada makes bold green moves, and Brian's ebike breaks!

No one event is climate change but the heatwave in the Pacific Northwest cities of Seattle and Portland are concerning.

Lyntton, BC, Canada set an all-time heat record and then promptly burned to the ground, killing two people.

Tesla news:

Another Tesla fire is in the news. Elon Musk says full self driving is harder than he thought and a record quarter for the company!

New Zealand taxes gas vehicles and gives the money to EV owners.

Canada's high frequency train from Toronto to Montreal to Quebec City will be faster than flying and all-electric.

Algoma Steel Mill to use electric arc furnace rather than coal and will be Canada's first green steel mill.

More on Brian's rammed earth cottage project and the EV of the Week is the Tesla Model X.

We might be off for a week or two but don't worry!

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