We talk about EVs, Hydrogen Fuel Vehicles, Alternative Fuels, Nuclear Fusion and its global implications in this special episode of Basibiyalo. For our Expert Guest Segment, we chat with Dr. Utsav Raj Aryal, Fuel Cell Research Scientist from Toyota North America on Fuel Cell as an alternative to battery powered vehicles and broader implications of clean hydrogen as an energy source for the future.

Chapters:

0:00 - Episode Highlights
02:33 - History of EVs
08:53 - Introduction to Dr. Utsav Raj Aryal
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Hydrogen Fuel Cell
12:51 - What is a Fuel Cell?
15:46 - Hydrogen Fueled Vehicles
29:27 - Rejecting Fuel Cells
34:57 - Cyber Truck
37:01 - Nepal and EVs
43:18 - What happens when we run out of Fossil Fuels?
49:22 - H2 as Aviation Fuel
51:12 - Fuel Cell vs. EVs
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1:04:15 - Nuclear Fusion - Next big thing?
1:11:57 - Energy-Rare Minerals War/Diplomacy
1:19:18 - EV Stock Plunges
1:24:56 - Problems?

In this episode, we talk about the recent tragic air crash in Nepal and tie it up with problems of air safety in our country. We touch on Rabi Lamichhane and his recent issue with citizenship and also pay tribute our fellow citizen Prem Acharya 'Santosh' while discussing why he had to die.

Please hear us out and let us hear your opinions on how you found it. 

In our first episode, we talk about football, what it means to us, the recent Qatar World Cup 2022 - issues with it, which we then tie up by discussing politics back home in Nepal.

Basibiyalo is an effort to discuss contemporary issues among 7 friends from college with no frills. We are in different parts of the world busy with the day to day monotones of life, and this is a safe space to lay out our opinions, and counter them with some banter here and there. We hope you give us a listen and stick with us on our journey in discussing life and the universe.

~viva la vida ~