IELTS Speaking for Success 🔋 Electricity, energy use, and transportation (Part 3) + Transcript
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Sep 14, 2025 Explore the rising demand for electricity and its implications for modern life. Discover the challenges governments face in shifting from petrol to electric vehicles. Delve into how societies thrived without electricity in the past. Compare the environmental impacts of electric cars and traditional bicycles, while pondering the future of electric bicycles. Finally, uncover personal reflections on the evolution of transportation technology and its effects on the environment.
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Population Drives Electricity Demand
- Global electricity use rises mainly because there are far more people and devices drawing power from the grid.
- Efficiency gains exist but likely don't offset the absolute increase in consumption.
Transition To EVs Is Country Dependent
- Replacing all petrol cars with EVs depends heavily on the country and government capacity.
- Rory expects transition challenges and long timeframes rather than rapid nationwide switches.
Ancient Life Was Complex, Not Chaotic
- Ancient societies managed complex lives without electricity and weren't in constant chaos.
- They built cities and monuments and coped with harder living conditions but not total misery.
