My Urban Car

Clean disruption – why the economics of self driving EVs will replace the internal combustion engine private car

Why we recommend watching

In this early 2020 video taken from a speech in North Carolina Tony Seba, an expert and author on clean disruption explains what is necessary for disruption and why self driving electric cars are about to do to carmakers and the oil industry what Apple did to Nokia or Spotify did to CD sales. While the change will be driven by economics the benefits include more money, more land available in cities and a massive reduction in carbon emissions.

Produced by Tony Seba
https://www.youtube.com/user/tonyseba

Caveat– The timings may look optimistic but as a UK Tesla Model 3 owner it seems inevitable self driving cars will be on out roads soon. The key thing is understanding that Tech transition (when it happens) operates on an exponential S curve. Watch the video to see why that makes change happen much quicker than people expect.


David Nicholson

I set up MyUrbanCar to provide advice about switching from fuel burning v to clean electric power especially in transport especially electric vehicles. I also use an air source heat pump which has also cut out fuel burning at home.

I spend a lot of time researching and absorbing information from a wide range of respected sources on issues like climate change, air pollution, battery technology and developments in electric vehicles from road to rail air and water.

MyUrbanCar now provides regularly updated guides on electric cars and UK EV charging so that more people can make good choices at the right price while avoiding a few lemons.

I have also had plenty of hands on myth busting experience. I have owned 3 EV's and tested them on many gruelling long distance EV road trips of up to 700 miles per day in the UK and Europe. These are often combined with my passion for hikes and exploring landscapes around the UK. At home I have had an air source heat pump since 2021.

I have worked as an underwriter at Lloyd's of London since the 1980's. My interest in technology goes back many years including interactive mapping, apps, green tech, boats, solar and cars.

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