In our first Almost Breaking News episode of the year, Robert Llewellyn dives into the big stories shaping the energy and transport transition for 2025. From the truth about carbon capture and fossil fuel industry tactics to the surprising longevity of EV batteries, he explains what’s really happening in the shift to cleaner technology.
Robert also explores Australia’s long-overdue pollution cap on new vehicles, the booming global floating solar market, and the unexpected discovery of rare earth elements in coal ash. Plus, he debunks offshore wind myths, electric vehicle adoption trends, and the future of clean energy solutions.
Watch for a healthy dose of hard facts, sharp insights, and a touch of Robert ranting!
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Timestamps
0:00 Introduction
0:25 Transport & Energy Transition
1:10 Duracell competition advert
1:27 Burning fossil fuel
2:37 Exposing the truth
4:12 EV batteries and how long they last
4:28 EV battery research study
6:18 Burning coal
7:00 Research & study – Using coal ash for our benefit
8:00 Australias Pollution Cap & EV Sales
9:30 Floating solar
9:40 Benefits of floating solar
10:00 Installing floating solar in Asia
11:22 Donald Trumps administration plans for EVs
13:30 What helps EV sales?
15:14 EV sales statistics
17:12 Are wind turbines killing whales?
19:11 EV support for frontline workers
20:30 Secondhand EVs
21:56 How we take EVs to the masses
22:50 Competition to make the best EV advert ever competition@electricvehicles.uk
23:40 Duracell advert and competition
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