EPISODE · Sep 3, 2020 · 17 MIN
#86: Electric Cars
from English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English · host Leonardo English
The history of electric cars goes back a lot further than Tesla and Elon Musk.Indeed, the 'golden age' of electric cars was over 150 years ago.Discover how electric cars have evolved, why some people say they aren't as green as people think they are, and we run the calculations to see what the true environmental cost of electric car ownership is.Electric vs. Petrol vs. SteamThe Golden Age of the electric carElectric: The lady's choiceThe arrival of the Ford Model TThe oil crisesTesla & The RoadsterCriticisms of electric cars: production, usage, and resource extractionCalculating the true environmental cost of an electric carTesla's share priceBetting against electric?Full interactive transcript and key vocabulary available on the website www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/electric-cars ---You might like:🔓 Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists✨ 5 Powerful Tips for Learning English with Podcasts (Faster & Effectively!) [YouTube]📹 A look inside Leonardo English membership 📧 Join our FREE weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, vocabulary, lessons, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية
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The history of electric cars goes back a lot further than Tesla and Elon Musk. Indeed, the 'golden age' of electric cars was over 150 years ago. Discover how electric cars have evolved, why some people say they aren't as green as people think they are, and we run the calculations to see what the true environmental cost of electric car ownership is.
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