Why Electric Vehicles Are NOT The Future (Yet) Conversations on Climate

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Discover why electric vehicles may not be the future just yet in this thought-provoking discussion on climate change and the automotive industry.Join us for a discussion on why electric vehicles are not the future yet in this episode of Conversations on Climate.

Learn about the challenges and opportunities in the transition to EVs.In this episode of Conversations on Climate, Chris Caldwell sits down with Nick Molden, the CEO of Emissions Analytics, to discuss the dark side of electric vehicles (EVs), the importance of data integrity, and the future of transportation. Nick, a self-proclaimed data-driven environmentalist, shares his insights on the parallels between the dieselgate scandal and the current climate change debate, and the challenges of balancing human progress with environmental sustainability.

They also delve into the complexities of tire emissions, the benefits and drawbacks of synthetic fuels, and the potential of nuclear power as a solution to the CO2 problem.

This thought-provoking conversation aims to answer the question Why Electric Vehicles Are NOT The Future (Yet)? and the answers will leave you questioning the assumptions you have about the future of transportation and the role of data in shaping environmental policy.

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[martynhaggerty]

We legislated on cfcs, why not ice cars? Hard decisions need to be made since we're running out of time.

[gavkenny]

£28, 000 subsidy? He's got to be joking. Are MG going to be able to give away the MG4 away for free. He's really not quite got his numbers right. The price of EVs is already starting to come down and they are now nearly on a par with ICE vehicles (and certainly will be in 2 years).

[caterthun]

Chargeable hybrids I think is the intermediate answar. Most people only do a few miles. Also the grants for heat pumps should include keeping if you wish your oild gas or oil boiler.

[kalebdaark]

I'm 5 minutes in and I'm a bit puzzled as to what he means by "technological advance". I can tell you from personal experience that the technological advancement in EVs has been pretty rapid, arguably encouraged by central authorities saying what should happen. Hopefully he will clarify later, but that was not a good opener.

Edit: I'm having to watch this broken up due to life. I'm now at 36 minutes and he's talking about using nuclear power to make synthetic liquid fuels for vehicles, presumably to be used in a combustion engine as he seems to have a problem with changing the power train on vehicles. No problem with building lots of nuclear power stations, but changing the power train on the cars, that tend not to last as long as power stations, is too much of a problem. WHAT?! I do not know what this guy gets paid but my feeling is it's far too much. Does he not know the difference in energy efficiency between an ICE car and an EV? If not, why not? We would have to build over 3 times as many nuclear power stations to power the cars running on synthetic fuel as we would to power the EVs.

[AmerBoyo]

This guy is so out of date with his information it’s not even funny! Who paid for this EV hit-job? Totally shameful.

[TheDanEdwards]

The video title "Why Electric Vehicles Are NOT The Future (Yet)" says something you may not have wished. You are saying there is no future for PBEVs, for example. _The Future_, for anything, is not about "yet". Any future can only not be the present, by definition. Do you not think electric vehicles are the future of transportation?

[TheMighty_T]

All the issues with EV's relate to the deliberate 'friction' the oil industry funds (like people like this guy right?).

Charging infrastructure is still the number 1 issue for widescale EV adoption. Sort that out, so for example people in flats can charge at their homes on their household electricity bill, and an EV becomes a serious choice for most people.

[ldm]

so many factual errors from Molden, on nuclear, hybrids, EVs, etc . Not an industrial expert

[adda]

France did that 50 years ago, large scale Nuclear is total insanity today, and Solar, wind and batteries can replace it 1000% quicker and cheaper in the meantime. Just sayin.

[Aubury]

The dogs dinner that we must negotiate is compressed into a shorter time scale, than is desirable, but must be digested. The betting the farm on technology advances, which are problematic, nuclear is old technology that might have to be considered for base load.
The huge increase in CO2 and projected temperature rise of +2 oC upward. Will there be enough agricultural land to grow the fuel for diesel, and feed the population, as sea levels rise, hmm. Well EU food standards appear far higher than the US, the new ICE vehicle cut off of 2035 l hope is not compromised. Events in the biosphere and seas continue to exceed expectations, may force matters politically. What do l know, in the end.

[OgreMan-cgok]

In terms of energy efficiency, no internal combustion engine in existence can compete with an EV motor. There remains some specific use cases ( aviation for example) that electrification remain impractical but all in all this interview sounds like desperation and denial. Very powerful vested interests are triggered by this energy transition that will use every deciept, persuasion and coercion to continue to poison the global atmosphere, the industrial military complex would be one example.

[NeillTurner]

if we let in cheap £10K Chinese EVs then maybe we will get there. But that's politically unacceptable -)