93. ELECTRIC DREAMS: the end of the petrol and diesel vehicle
Reasons Revisited
Geoff Lloyd
4.8 • 2.6K Ratings
🗓️ 30 June 2019
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Hello! One of the biggest challenges of the climate emergency is that we have to take tens of millions of petrol and diesel cars off the road. How do we do it? We look to Norway where nearly 50% of new cars sold are fully electric - in the UK it’s around 1%. Christina Bu, Secretary General of the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association, explains what we can learn from from their success. Then transport experts Chaitanya Kumar & Jillian Anable discuss how to overcome the obstacles to further electric vehicle ownership and why we also need to reduce car use overall.
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Comedian Sarah Keyworth brings us joy rooms, breaking up with friends, the ultimate period get out clause, and an age limit on micro scooters
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Tickets for the Clapham Live show on the 28th July - https://www.wegottickets.com/event/473396
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