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Are Electric Vehicles Worth It?
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We're starting off season 5 with a controversial chat about electric vehicles and whether they're worth the switch.
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Sources:
- NPR - EV Batteries Hurt the Environment, but Gas Cars are Still Worse - https://www.npr.org/2024/05/09/1250212212/ev-batteries-environmental-impact
- The Atlantic - The Best Hope for Electric Cars Could Be the GOP Districts Where They’re Made - https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/05/electric-cars-republicans-democrats-biden-infrastructure/678341/
- Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy - The U.S. National Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization - https://www.energy.gov/eere/us-national-blueprint-transportation-decarbonization-joint-strategy-transform-transportation
- USA Facts - What are the main sources of greenhouse gas emissions? - https://usafacts.org/articles/what-are-the-main-sources-of-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
- CarMax - Electric Cars vs Gas Cars: What’s the Difference? - https://www.carmax.com/articles/electric-cars-vs-gas-cars
- CNBC - Poor resale values of EVs threaten adoption, warn some experts - https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/05/poor-resale-values-of-evs-are-a-problem-for-the-industry-warn-experts.html
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Chapters
1. Intro (00:00:00)
2. Who are we? (00:03:03)
3. Sources (00:05:07)
4. What are electric vehicles (EVs) and why are they a big deal? (00:07:21)
5. Gas-powered vehicles and carbon emissions (00:10:30)
6. Are EVs worse for the environment than gas-powered vehicles? (00:12:39)
7. How much do EVs cost? (00:18:46)
8. EV range anxiety (00:23:46)
9. Bonuses of EVs (00:27:40)
10. It's the economy, stupid (00:31:29)
11. Alternatives to EVs (00:33:52)
12. TLDR/Granola Rating (00:34:46)
13. Other EV considerations (including conspiracies and controversial opinions!) (00:35:56)
14. Next week: diesel (00:50:58)
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