Getting Around (EP.9)

28/03/2022 17 min Temporada 2 Episodio 9
Getting Around (EP.9)

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How to make sure going electric really will help end the climate crisisOur guests    Dr Euan McTurk, electric vehicle battery engineer and host of YouTube show, Plug Life Television Charlotte Stamper, circular economy energy infrastructure specialist, Zero Waste Scotland  Paul Codd, Cleantech investor, Co-Founder of Cheesecake Energy and CEO of Flexergy Ltd. In this episode, we talk about the need to switch from petrol and diesel to electricvehicles as we enjoy the freedom to get around again without making the climatecrisis worse.   Electric vehicle battery engineer Euan McTurk crunches the numbers in abid to answer to a common question: Are electric cars really better for theplanet than petrol or diesel? Zero Waste Scotland’s circular economy energy infrastructure expert,Charlotte Stamper, shares our latest research highlighting the risk of creatingmore waste as demand for electric vehicles soars – and discusses innovativesolutions to avoid that risk and create more sustainable jobs in theprocess.   Paul Codd explains how Cheesecake Energy, his tasty-sounding circulareconomy business, is pioneering an unlikely sounding way to make the switch toelectric more sustainable.