StarTalk Radio Our Electrified Future with David Reichmuth
Dec 15, 2023
Chemical engineer David Reichmuth discusses the carbon impacts of electric vehicles and achieving zero emissions. Topics include the importance of electric vehicles, historical emergence of science in policy-making, impact of passenger cars and trucks on climate and air pollution, emissions of electric vehicles vs. gasoline cars, thermodynamic efficiency of combustion engines, emissions and manufacturing of electric vehicles, the rise of electric cars, challenges of solar panels on cars, and the future of electrification.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Bridging Science and Policy: Energy Analysis, Transportation Sustainability, and Zero Emission Vehicles
02:35 • 2min
The Impact of Passenger Cars and Trucks on Climate and Air Pollution
04:21 • 7min
Evaluating the Emissions of Electric Vehicles vs. Gasoline Cars
11:16 • 3min
Thermodynamic Efficiency of Combustion Engines and the Invention of Airplanes
14:00 • 4min
Emissions and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles
17:44 • 12min
The Rise of Electric Cars
29:34 • 20min
Challenges of Solar Panels on Cars and the Future of Electrification
49:34 • 3min