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Robert returns with his take on a few recent news stories, but this time he's out of his office and on location in a Volvo XC40! Could Solar Farms in the Sahara be a Renewable Energy dream or a global climate nightmare? Are things looking up for Texas with news that Tesla are plugging in a secret mega-battery to the grid? Will Electric Trucks be able to go long distance with a heavy load and replace diesel for good? Watch to find out the answers, with a dash of minor ranting thrown in. Links to stories: Fossils dirty cars https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/mar/01/fossil-fuel-cars-make-hundreds-of-times-more-waste-than-electric-cars? https://www.transportenvironment.org/publications/batteries-vs-oil-comparison-raw-material-needs Texas mega battery https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-03-08/tesla-is-plugging-a-secret-mega-battery-into-the-texas-grid Sahara Solar https://theconversation.com/solar-panels-in-sahara-could-boost-renewable-energy-but-damage-the-global-climate-heres-why-153992 https://theconversation.com/massive-solar-and-wind-farms-could-bring-vegetation-back-to-the-sahara-102745 India Solar boom https://www.carbonbrief.org/iea-india-is-on-cusp-of-a-solar-powered-revolution?utm_content=buffer7ba25&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Scania battery electric trucks https://www.scania.com/group/en/home/newsroom/news/2021/Scanias-commitment-to-battery-electric-vehicles.html Make sure you are subscribed then enter 'The Great EV Giveaway' for your chance to win an EV for a year and lots of other fantastic prizes https://fullycharged.show/EV-Giveaway/ Fully Charged is 100% independent thanks to YouTube Memberships and Patreons. Without you this channel wouldn’t be possible! If you’d like to help support the Fully Charged channel and its mission: Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FullyChargedShow Become a YouTube member: use JOIN button above Subscribe to Fully Charged & the Fully Charged PLUS channels Buy the Fully Charged Guide to Electric Vehicles & Clean Energy : https://buff.ly/2GybGt0 Browse the Fully Charged store: https://shop.fullycharged.show/ Visit our LIVE exhibitions in the UK, USA & Europe: https://FullyCharged.Show/events Subscribe for episode alerts and the Fully Charged newsletter: https://fullycharged.show/zap-sign-up/ Visit: https://FullyCharged.Show Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fullychargedshw Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/fullychargedshow Timestamps: 0:00 Reporting from a Volvo 0:36 Stating the (ICE) obvious 2:08 Lies, lies, lies 2:31 Tesla Texas 3:19 Solar Sahara? 3:52 Climate nightmare? 4:41 Saudi Arabia of renewables 5:33 Indian solar rise 6:23 Confusing stats 7:39 Big trucks 8:40 Detroit Diesel go electric 8:59 Scania trucks 9:34 Hydrogen fuel cell trucks 10:56 Green steel 11:33 Patreon thanks #CleanEnergy #ElectricVehicles #ElectricCars #EVs #renewableenergy #greenenergy #solar #solarpanels #solarfarm #Sahara #India #Texas #Telsa #batteries #electrictrucks #climatechange #Volvo #VolvoXC40 |