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Here is the first Fully Charged news episode of 2021 and we've tried hard to focus on the positive stories to help balance the abundance of negative news in the wider world. As a starter for 10, Fully Charged OUTSIDE will (we very much hope) be returning this year to Farnborough (UK) in June and Fully Charged LIVE will be launching in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) in October. More information on these shows can be found here - https://fullycharged.show/events/ In other news, while technology giant Apple looks to be on the cusp of starting to make electric cars, the sales of Volkswagen's EVs look like they are being limited by the car dealerships. We could also be reaching the tipping point for electric car pricing with news that battery cell prices have finally fallen below $100 per kWh and America is trialing a (small) number of fully electric school buses. There's also a sneaky Bobby's Book Review thrown in, signs that Toyota are making their first steps in the EV market and news that Airbus have designed pods that could be the blueprint for future hydrogen aircraft. Links to the stories covered: Apple Car https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-autos-exclusive-idUSKBN28V2PY VW trying not to sell ID3 https://www.electrive.com/2020/12/17/greenpeace-sent-secret-shoppers-to-try-to-buy-a-vw-id-3/ VW CEO receives the boards backing for aggressive move to EVs https://electrek.co/2020/12/15/vw-ceo-backing-aggressive-electrification-plan/ Battery under $100 per kWh https://electrek.co/2020/12/16/electric-vehicle-battery-dips-critical-100-kwh-price-point/ Another bus story https://electrek.co/2020/12/14/new-york-vehicle-to-grid-school-bus-pilot-program-success/ Toyota could make an EV https://www.inputmag.com/tech/toyota-is-making-electric-car-that-could-charge-in-10-minutes https://electrek.co/2020/12/07/toyota-electric-suv-battery-electric-cars/ Michael Liebreich articles https://about.bnef.com/blog/liebreich-separating-hype-from-hydrogen-part-one-the-supply-side/ https://www.liebreich.com/bnef-separating-hype-from-hydrogen-part-two-the-demand-side/ Airbus hydrogen pods https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/stories/hydrogen-pod-configuration.html 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 First FC news of 2021 0:34 Two LIVE shows 0:59 Positive news 2:00 Enough hugs for Mrs L 2:14 Apple EV? 4:14 Tesla competition? 4:53 VW dealers limiting sales? 6:48 Pathetically rubbish combustion engines 8:12 Battery cell price fall 10:11 Tipping point in 2023 12:01 Full rant coming on FC Plus 12:11 Electric school buses 13:43 5 good, but 850,000 better 14:16 Bobby's book review 14:36 Plug for podcast 15:39 Toyota electric first steps 17:29 Recommended reading 18:02 Airbus Hydrogen pods 18:39 Flying aircraft that don't burn fuel? 19:14 Rolls Royce nuclear power plants 21:26 Patreon thank yous! 22:23 Subscribe, support, join #AppleCar #ElectricCars #ElectricVehicles #Apple #AppleEVs #AppleElectricCar #VW #Volkswagen #VolkswagenID3 #batteries #electricschoolbus #NewYork #Americanschoolbus #Toyota #Toyotaelectriccar #ToyotaEV |