Electric Cars Won’t Save Us [Part 2]
The Climate Denier's Playbook
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Private Companies Role in EV Charging and Peak Design Gear Ad
Exploring how private companies support the growth of EV charging ports, discussing the efficiency of small batteries, and segueing into a spontaneous chat about a splinter. The chapter concludes with an advertisement for peak design gear, showcasing their products, sustainable initiatives, and a special discount for listeners.
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How I'm I supposed to live my life with a car that only goes 300 miles per charge when I might need to go to the dry cleaner 4 miles from my house?
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CREDITS
- Created by: Rollie Williams, Nicole Conlan & Ben Boult
- Hosts: Rollie Williams & Nicole Conlan
- Executive Producer: Ben Boult
- Producer: Gregory Haddock
- Editor: Brittany Terrell
- Researchers: Carly Rizzuto, Canute Haroldson & James Crugnale
- Art: Jordan Doll
- Music: Tony Domenick
- Special thanks: The Civil Liberties Defense Center
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Additional Media:
- The horror of alligator attack on boy at Disney World resort is detailed in new reports - Los Angeles Times
- America Is Missing Out on the Best Electric Cars - The Atlantic
- Robinson Meyer, Elon Musk Is Putting the EV Transition in Peril
- Ed Zitron, Enron Musk Ft. Ed Niedermeyer
- VW Beetle converted to electric in a day
- How The Cheapest Electric Car In The World Held Up After 1 Year
- Unboxing The World's Cheapest New Car Reveals It's So Much Better Than You Think
- [HOONIGAN] DT 012: Electric Smart Car Burnouts, Donuts and Other Bad Ideas
- I'm an electric car - The Simpsons
- WATCH: Pete Stauber Tears Into Sec. Pete Buttigieg Over EV Mandates
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