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Keeping Canada clean
Home to some of the most stunning wildlife, Canada’s landscapes are pristine and beautiful. Dr Leslie Dewan concludes her epic electric trip by meeting the people who live to keep them that way.
By 2030, experts predict that most new cars sold will be battery-powered.
But the benefits of electric don’t end with automotive.
We’re on a journey to discover how, across our planet, greener, cleaner electricity is helping the world in increasingly surprising ways.
Individual nations are solving global issues with their electrical innovations.
Click on a country below to find out how they’re doing it.
National Geographic explorer and nuclear engineer, Dr Leslie Dewan, is on a journey to see how using renewable electricity is helping to bring the world back into balance.
As Audi’s first fully electric SUV, the e-tron is purpose-built for sustainable exploration.
As Audi’s first fully electric SUV, the e-tron is purpose-built for sustainable exploration.
With AI likely to change how we use cars in the future, automakers are shifting their focus.
Home to some of the most stunning wildlife, Canada’s landscapes are pristine and beautiful. Dr Leslie Dewan concludes her epic electric trip by meeting the people who live to keep them that way.
With most land-based forms of transport making the switch to electric, there’s only one way left to go…up.
New technology protects wildlife from human activity, an airline has committed to keeping Canadian air clean, and an indigenous people continue to live in harmony with nature – even while going electric.
Is it really possible to hold a charge in nothing but salty water? How about controlling a computer using nothing but the electrical signals in your head? National Geographic expert Leslie Dewan finds out.
Batteries could finally end our dependence on fossil fuels, but they can have a hidden environmental cost. Our next challenge is finding ways of making batteries as clean as the energy that’s stored inside them.
A peak at the technologies that store electricity in water, read brain signals and convert the next vehicle slated to go electric – the boat.
“Surely creating eco-friendly technology is no good if you damage the environment as you do it?” A question on Dr Leslie’s mind as she explores the country that holds the answer.
Plane, train or automobile, the journey’s we take aren’t usually limited to one vehicle. So, what does the future hold for making every leg of a journey as green as it can be?
Take a tour of the Audi e-tron factory that generates its own solar electricity, and an offshore wind farm that protects surrounding marine life as more turbines are built.
After visiting an injured engineer able to walk again thanks to electric therapy, and a carbon neutral wood biomass plant, Dr Leslie Dewan marvels at the rate of progress happening in Austria.
Burning wood for energy isn’t seen as an eco-friendly option, but Austria’s showing the world just how sustainable it can be.
A behind-the- scenes look at Leslie’s electric explorations of clean, lushly green Austria.
Why is Norway so far ahead of the rest when it comes to renewable energy? National Geographic delves into the power behind the world’s greenest nation.
Dr Leslie Dewan meets an expert in sustainable power in cold temperatures, and visits the Sami people, who use technology to keep their reindeer safe.
Take a closer look at the people, the initiatives, and the landscapes that make Norway a progressive power nation.