Fully Charged Carlos Ghosn. Episode 22

CEO of Renault and Nissan, Mr Carlos Ghosn gets a lift in the car he helped bring to market, the Nissan Leaf

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Fully
• Charged
• Robert
• Llewellyn
• Carlos
• Ghosn
• Nissan
• Renault
• Leaf

[douchebarge]

In the video, Mr. Ghosn makes the rather bold claim that the Leaf is "completely independent of oil".

Is this true? Surely tires need to be replaced and have oil in their manufacture? Are there no reduction gear boxes in the car which need oil to be replaced over time?

[fullychargedshow]

@douchebarge A good point, and clearly much of the plastic and other composite materials in the car are part produced from oil, there is a certain amount of lubricating oil used in the transmission. However, let's just suppose for one moment that if every car on earth was like the Leaf, the current reserves of oil we have would last for, let's be conservative and say, 10,000 years. I think that's the central point, but harder to say in one sentence.

[mlauntube]

@douchebarge Fossil fuels supply about 70 %of the US's requirements for electricity generation. So let’s poison our planet with mass production of batteries for cars. Imagine if everything ran on electricity: no more international trade (cargo ships), forget about air travel, etc. Take a look at 3-mile island, Chernobyl, and Japan because we will be forced to go nuclear and the spent fuel rods may eventually get buried in your back yard. Carbon emissions vs toxic battery waste and radiation.

[fullychargedshow]

@mlauntube This again is an interesting twist of facts and supposition. It's true that at present the USA is very dependent on fossil fuel, it's also true that many people in the USA know this isn't a good state of affairs and are thankfully seriously looking at alternatives. And as for Nuclear, the fact that Germany has just made the leap to sustainable, renewable energy plan is very interesting.

[Jesus45U]

That was a REALLY interesting video !

It's good to see a CEO put himself in the spotlight like that, and not only have something intelligent to say, but also have passion for it. My hat is off to both you gents ... and the lady in the back. :)

[batlin]

A very interesting and holistic contribution from Ghosn. Kudos for doing this!

[johnson1095]

i think it's totally awesome what your doing

[Alvord1430]

Ghosn imparted a lot of good info. He got more relaxed and forthcoming with information as the drive went on. $6B on EV R&D really surprised me. The oil company perspective on EVs was interesting too. Ghosn seems to have a passion for this stuff and the money to implement it.

[stickysausage]

Top video.Mr. Ghosn is quite an inspiration to me. Many of the Japanese regard him as a hero(and so do i) however i believe he is yet to give his best . Just watch his couple of videos on leadership, Fantastic. Congratulations to Robert on getting such a great guest! Top work mate!

[stickysausage]

@douchebarge Maybe in the near future since electric cars produce less heat Organic and/or Synthetic oils could be developed for usage. I imagin a lot of oil these days get recycled anyway. Also more often then not gear oil lasts the life of the car anyway.

[jacksawild]

I think if we spent even a fraction on the research of hydrogen production and nuclear fusion power generation than that which we spend on wars to control oil then all of the arguments going on now would be purely academic. The people with the money and power are frightened of this because they think that it will be too cheap and would be an insurmountable barrier to protecting their profit margins. Well.. screw them.

[jacksawild]

@mlauntube There is a knee-jerk reaction to the word "radiation" which provokes fear due mainly to a lack of understanding. There is the same kind of feeling about the word "nuclear" which is probably fed from the cold war government terrorism and the danger posed to the population from intentional irradiation of populations in the form of neutron bombs et al. Try breathing some exhaust gas, much quicker and scarier IMnsHO. What's wrong with looking for a better way?

[girochin007]

@mlauntube You are just out of luck on the "no radiation" thing. It exists naturally in everything, so you are exposed to it whether you want to be or not. Even regular exhaust from standard gas vehicles contains radiation... You are probably getting quite a dose of radiation from your computer right now as Monitors and TVs put out quite a bit.

[mlauntube]

@Vlakpage "It's just a start." It's just a novelty. It's just mind-boggling to hear people worried about carbon emissions and support radioactive chain reactions that are far worse for the environment. The waste is still there when you hide it.

BATTERY powered cars are not a good total package for the environment. Subways, electric trollies and buses on a wire are much better. If you live away from the city, drive what ever you need (electric golf cart or massive diesel truck).

[Vlakpage]

@mlauntube Also if you want to transport anything larger than notebook or shopping, you just can't do it with bicycle. So you see, EVs are just for those people who already need and use cars because they have no other option (in most cases). And then you have the choice: buy car which needs fuel with ever increasing price and makes pollution everywhere it goes or take EV and have the possibility to use renewable energy directly (as Robert has now) or indirectly from the plants. It's just start.