Electrify Everything
Fully electrifying our homes, cars and industries could cut the amount of total energy we need by half, says Saul Griffith, an entrepreneur, inventor and author of Electrify: An Optimist\u2019s Playbook for Our Clean Energy Future. This electric revolution would mean significantly scaling up our solar, wind and battery storage and reorienting the electric grid \u2013 but could also mean \u201cthousands of dollars in savings in every household, every year.\u201d\xa0\nPresident Biden wants half the cars sold in the US to be electric by 2030. And automakers are increasingly putting money and marketing muscle behind EVs. When Ford announced its all-electric F-150, it sent a powerful jolt through the transportation industry. Pre-orders for the F-150 Lightning surpassed 100,000 within three days, signalling that EVs are no longer just for kale-eating coastal elites.\xa0\nNote: Ford Motor Co. is among Climate One\u2019s sponsors. This program was underwritten in part by ClimateWorks Foundation.\nFor transcripts and other information, visit: https://www.climateone.org/watch-and-listen/podcasts\xa0\nGuests:\nSaul Griffith, author, Electrify: An Optimist Playbook for Our Clean Energy Future\nCynthia Williams, Global Director, Sustainability, Homologation and Compliance, Ford Motor Co.\nSara Baldwin, Director of Electrification Policy, Energy Innovation\xa0\nJosh Nassar, Legislative Director, United Auto Workers\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices