Each month, we bring you a range of stories highlighting the rapid progress in renewable energy, battery electric vehicles, and the transformation of our grid infrastructure through emerging technologies.
In this month’s Almost Breaking News episode, Robert focuses on developments across North America, where momentum is building. However, this progress is happening against a complex global backdrop, ongoing conflicts, geopolitical instability, and a fossil fuel industry intent on maintaining the status quo.
This episode covers a wide range of topics, including the latest in battery technology and the Nissan Leaf, EV sales trends across the United States, and key insights into the broader US EV market. We also look at the growing potential of floating wind turbines, and a surprising story where BC Ferries denied service to a tow truck carrying an EV.
We examine the financial and environmental implications of Trump’s plan to revive coal plants, and how companies like Redwood are giving GM’s EV batteries a second life. Finally, we take a closer look at nuclear power; from the promise of small modular reactors to serious warnings issued about the safety of France’s nuclear fleet.
Timestamps
0:00 Almost Breaking News!
1:10 Battery Technology & Nissan Leaf
3:45 Sales of EVs in the USA & Ford Bronco
6:30 Floating Wind Turbines
10:00 Battery Life of EVs
11:55 BC Ferries Denies Tow Truck with EV
15:10 Trump’s Coal Plant Plan Could Cost Billions
17:50 Redwood Gives GM’s EV Batteries a Second Life
20:30 The Nuclear Mirage: Will SMRs Save Nuclear Power?!
22:50 Nuclear Regulator Issues Warning on French Reactor Fleet
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