We Are Back! Electrify, EV Cars, Solar Panels and more!
For this series we’ll expand our horizons from simply cars. The first two series have pretty much exclusively been about transport. But we want to have a look at the world of electrification all around vehicles. Of course, will still be doing our versus series, as we pitch the most interesting electric cars head to head to decide a winner. But what about how we electrify our homes and workplaces?
We’ll be taking a look at the power grid and take a deep dive into those claims that electrifying our lives will cause blackouts. Will our move to renewables mean we need to think about the infrastructure around us?
As greater focus is put on our use of fossil fuels, heating our homes when it's cold, and cooling them when it's warm, becomes an increasing focus. Heat pumps have been widely used in some countries for many decades, and yet other countries are only now recommending their use. There's also many myths and misconceptions around the use of heat pumps. What exactly is a heat pump? We will dig into the truth to find out.
One of the common criticisms of electrifying our transport is that we are simply moving the pollution from the tail pipe to the power station. If we are driving on electricity that is just as dirty as burning gasoline, what is the points of the transition?
So in this series we will ask “watt’s cleaner”? Electricity or gasoline? We will take a deep dive into how electricity is generated in various parts of the world. From countries where their grid is almost exclusively powered by renewables, to countries which have a long way to go in order to clean up.
Of course all of the things we talk about on this channel, from driving electric cars to installing solar panels, home storage, and heat pumps, is fine if we live in large detached houses with lots of space around us. But what about those that live in apartments? What about urban environments where many people live in buildings of multiple occupancy? On this series will take a look at the innovative use of plug and play solar balconies.
And finally we will have a look at the circular economy. Where do lithium ion batteries go to die?