4 different ways you can power a car

Dig into which fuel— gasoline, electric, biofuels, or electrofuels— is both affordable for consumers and sustainable for the planet.

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Historically, most cars have run on gasoline, but that doesn’t have to be the case in the future: other liquid fuels and electricity can also power cars. So what are the differences between these options? And which one’s best? Dig into which fuel— gasoline, electric, biofuels, or electrofuels— is both affordable for consumers and sustainable for the planet.

Directed by Lisa LaBracio.
Animation and art direction by Kevin Herrmann, AIM Creative Studios.

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[igoregalado]

Ted-Ed is for the mind as the fuel is to the car.

[paleoph]

The demon of reason is narrating this, he must have a certain liking for this kind of stuff.

[limkenn]

Staying up late at night watching Ted-ed without using your brain is the best feeling ever

[giancarlop.delacruz]

POV: You watched this yet you don't own a car.

[jyoti]

Ted ed the best educator with best content i have ever seen 😄

[HumansOfVR]

the *_cybertruck_* is so freakin weird
I love it

[justonlyalta]

We aren’t addicted to oil, but our cars are.
-James Woolsey

[broncohaak]

So the personal automobile only accounts for 8% of carbon emissions. When do we target the heavy hitters, corporations, on their emissions.

[ffedor]

It would be very interesting to hear more about the biofuels and the research on them so far.

[ZarrysLux]

the animation holy 3:48 and whoever thought of this is a GENIUS

[kathis]

Sad that you didn’t consider the damage the production for electric car batteries is causing. Also there are Hybrid Cars which are also an option!

[DrFreudful]

Really love the animation in this video. The style is so subtle yet refined... Very much looking forward to seeing more from Kevin Herrmann :)

[secretofsecrets]

Best fuel for your car : Hydrogen
Methods to extract Hydrogen are :
1) Absorbing methane directly from air and using scrubbers to convert the gas into hydrogen and carbon.
2) Electrolysis of water (H2O) : Seperates 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 Oxygen atom.
3) Natural gas can be split into parts hydrogen and one part carbon. The hydrogen can used for fuel and leftover carbon, once solidified, can be used to create speciality materials for sectors like space, auto, shipbuilding, electronics and more.
THE FIRST ONE IS STILL UNDER RESEARCH. 😉😇

[ilertargenthorne]

Who remembers The _Adam Ruins Everything Ep_ about Electric Cars being powered by Diesel power fields.

[ianhillman]

I love how you completely ignore the problems created when mining for the minerals required for batteries for electric automobiles and the in evitable problems with the disposal of spent batteries

[cspaliwal_]

"I wish there was a world where we can use Carbon dioxide as Fuel for Cars"
-My Imagination

[qwertSIA]

"And i've been putting out fire with gasoline"

Me: wait that's illegal

[HIFLY]

I was expecting this more to be about which fuel type has the best energy ratio. I thought gas was around 15% energy efficient and diesel is 20%. Its something crazy like that because of heat and sound engines create

[sackeshi]

Ted ed has become the "Climate Change Education Channel" and I am okay with this :)

[nguyenminhchau]

Hydrogen Fuel Cell: _"Hello there, hey, hey _*_HEY..!!"_*