Egils Milbergs gives a TED talk sharing his perspective on the future of electric transportation (cars, planes, trucks) for the 185 Anniversary of the Fly Club in Cambridge MA. He operated an electric vehicle (ELCAR) in 1977 to commute between his home in Palo Alto and SRI International in Menlo Park.

1. Electrification of
Transportation
A TED Talk
Egils Milbergs
May 7, 2022
Cambridge, Mass

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3. Where is
the Car?
Fifth Avenue
New York City
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5. Where is
the horse?
Fifth Avenue
New York City
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6. A Gilded Age of EV’s
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7. • Moon Buggy
• OPEC Oil Embargo
• EPA, Clean Air Act
• Electric and Hybrid Vehicle
Development and Demonstration Act
• ELCAR
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8. Tesla
Roadster
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Source: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-number-of-ev-models-will-double-by-2024/

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12. The Demise of the ICE
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13. Falling EV
Battery
Cost
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Source: https://www.phoenix.gov/sustainability/electric-vehicles/charging-basics

15. The Expanding Universe of DC Fast Charging
Joint Office of Energy and
Transportation to support
the deployment of $7.5
billion to build out a
national electric vehicle
charging network.
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17. Public
policies are
accelerating
the move
from oil to
electric
vehicles
• France, the UK, India, Norway, the
Netherlands and Scotland announced bans
on the sale of fossil fuel vehicles, with the
Netherlands first in 2025.
• Germany’s legislature passed a resolution to
ban the internal combustion engine starting
in 2030 and allow only “zero emission
passenger vehicles to be approved.”
• China’s policy is to be the world leader in
electric vehicles
• California, Washington, and other states are
imposing deadlines for bans
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18. More Electrification
Opportunities
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19. Driverless Cars Are Closer than they Appear
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20. EV Technology
is Driving
Demand for
New Skills
Vehicle Electrification
Energy Storage Devices
Power Electronics and Power Motors
Communications, Telematics, Cloud Connectivity
Conductive Charging
Inductive Charging
EV Safety (1st and 2nd Responders)
Grid Interface
Software Diagnostics
Charger Installation/Maintenance
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21. Cars: Wasting Space,
Time, and Money
• 2nd largest capital expense
• Parked 96% of the time
• 4% asset utilization
• Urban congestion is worse
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22. The ACES Transportation as a Service (TaaS)
•Autonomous
•Connected
•Electric
•Shared
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23. “A world with zero crashes, zero
emissions, and zero congestion”
“The future of personal mobility will be
driven by the convergence of electrification,
autonomous vehicles, connectivity, and
shared mobility services.”
--Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors
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24. Thank You!!
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