14 thoughts on “Glen’s TALONS Talk”

  1. I like your use of the graph to give us a sense of just how much of a difference there is between hybrid and electric, and gasoline vehicles. I didn’t know there was that big of a difference in CO2 emissions. How do you plan to use this knowledge in an experiment or innovation?

    1. Thanks so much for you complements Ben! I plan to use this knowledge I found in my future experiment by using the data as a base line to see if what I was discovering is accurate or close to accurate. Although I have come up with two ideas for a final experiment, I will figure out the most plausible experiment when the time comes. The two options for my experiments are either, I purchase a CO₂ emissions analyzer to measure the amounts of CO₂ produced by my family’s vehicles and compare them, or I could possibly make a model comparing data produced from many many sources.

  2. Hi Glen! Great presentation. I love how engaging your voice and slides were. Even though I know very little about cars I found this presentation very interesting and making me want to learn more. I could tell you were very passionate about this topic and it really made a difference. Anyway, my question for you is, why did you choose this topic and how are you planning on making an experiment to demonstrate the research you found? Thanks!
    – Natalie

    1. Thank you for your complements Natalie! I really appreciate you feedback. I chose this topic because I’ve always been interested in electric vehicles from companies such as Tesla and Rivian, but for some reason I couldn’t understand how these were considered ‘zero emission vehicles.’ I already sort of knew that most global electricity was produced by the burning of fossil fuels, so I wanted to see how much CO₂ it actually took to produce the electricity as well as how much it took to manufacture an electric vehicle. In order to get my point across I needed something to compare the electric vehicle to and so I decided on my question: how much pollution do gasoline and diesel vehicles contribute to climate change? If everyone bought electric vehicles, would it really make a difference? For my experiment, I have come up with two ideas for a final experiment, I will figure out the most plausible experiment when the time comes. The two options for my experiments are either, I purchase a CO₂ emissions analyzer to measure the amounts of CO₂ produced by my family’s vehicles and compare them, or I could possibly make a model comparing data produced from many many sources.

  3. Hi Glen, you spoke really well in your ted talk. You had a lot of energy throughout. I’m curious what you think the role of public transit is in the decarbonization of transportation?

    1. Although I personally didn’t much research on the public transit system, from what I have read, it looks like a very positive thing. Although the vehicles themselves produce quite a lot of CO₂, they make up for it by carrying many passengers, and relieve the atmosphere of more CO₂ especially if each of those individual had ridden or even bought a personal vehicle. I do know that BC Transit has been investing in environmentally friendly vehicles which is a good thing but I am not sure if other places are doing the same. Great question!

  4. Hi Glen, you sounded really enthusiastic the talk was very engaging! A topic you didn’t cover was the price of the cars. From what I know, gasoline cars are generally cheaper than both electric and hybrid cars. I’m wondering if it would be affordable and when it would be worth it for normal people to use hybrid cars instead of gasoline cars. I’m fine with a personal opinion or fact-based answer!

    1. Thanks for the awesome question Henry! Although the gap is narrowing, I do know that hybrid vehicles as well as electric vehicles are more expensive just because of how in the long run, it’ll save you so much more money. Even with gasoline vehicles being cheaper, you have to still pay for all of the extra gas added on top of issuance whereas electric vehicles, you only have to pay for insurance. Despite, hybrid vehicles needing gas, you will generally use more electricity which in turn charges with regenerative breaking, saving you more money. Overall, hybrid vehicles can be expensive at first, but throughout its lifetime, they are much more worth it because how much money it saves. I do not know exactly how much it saves but I do know it is enough for it to matter. Also, I believe that if anyone is looking to buy a vehicle, then they should make an investment into a hybrid electric vehicle.
      P.S. I was going to talk about this in my original script but it took up an extra 3 minutes and removing it got me to just under 8 minutes.

  5. Nice presentation Glen, I really enjoyed your enthusiasm throughout it, and I agree with you that global warming is a worldwide issue that isn’t caused or solved by one country. I know that it’s been asked, but I am curious how you can put this information into an experiment next year, but more specifically, how the results you gather can improve your overall knowledge in this topic?
    -AJ

    1. Thanks for your complements AJ! For my experiment, I have come up with two ideas for a final experiment, I will figure out the most plausible experiment when the time comes. The two options for my experiments are either, I purchase a CO₂ emissions analyzer to measure the amounts of CO₂ produced by my family’s vehicles and compare them, or I could possibly make a model comparing data produced from many many sources. Although I haven’t really thought through your second question, I have already improved the overall knowledge of our class when it comes to these vehicles. At this time, I do not know how I would improve other people’s knowledge within the community but I’m sure when the time comes to do our experiments, I’ll have figured it out.

  6. Hey Glen,

    I loved your TALONS Talk and I learned a lot. I didn’t know how good Hybrid vehicles were for combating CO2 emissions. I also thought that your slides were very fluent and that you did a really good job speaking. My question is, How long do you think it’s going to take before we have a renewable energy source so that Electric Vehicles would be better than Hybrids?

    Terrific Talons Talk! -Justin C.

    1. Thanks for your insight Justin! I think that at this point, not many countries will take climate change seriously so they won’t implement renewable electricity right away. I estimate that it will at least take another 10 years for countries to understand the severity of the situation and then it will probably take another decade for them to implement their solutions. Even then, not every country will be producing their electricity renewably so there will be a long period of time where a lot of talk will happen without much action.

  7. Glen, I really enjoyed your very engaging and interactive voice throughout the presentation, kept me on the edge of my chair the entire time, like I was watching an action movie. Huge praises for that. I would also say that your slides reflected what you were saying really well, and it reinforced a lot of the points you were making throughout. I did not know that hybrid vehicles produced the least cO2 so thanks for teaching me something new. A wish I have for you is that you were talking a bit too fast throughout some parts, though I understand trying to get it under 8 minutes so no big worries. Overall fantastic job and I loved it. I’m wondering if there’s any ways to get people to make the switch to hybrid cars, or how we could make them more affordable overall.
    Thanks, Justin Q.

    1. Thanks for your complements Justin! At this point in time, convincing people to switch to hybrid vehicles will be quite challenging, especially because of the current stigma of how electric vehicles produce “zero emissions.” I hope major news media would get on board with changing those ideas. Once they do, hopefully people who do buy new vehicles would at least consider hybrids instead of gasoline or even electric vehicles. Keep in mind that although electric vehicles are not at all good for the environment, if people have already bought them, they shouldn’t get rid of them because eventually that is where vehicles are looking to convert to in the future so there is no point in reversing your progress. Also keep in mind that it could take a couple decades for everyone to produce their electricity from renewable resources. I personally don’t know how to make hybrid vehicles less expensive, but I’m assuming they will drop in price once they become more popular and once they use cheaper materials to create the vehicle.

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