The League of Women Voters of New Castle County invites you to our monthly TED Discussion, held on third Saturdays via Zoom web conference. Please pre-register using the link provided.

The meeting format is to watch the TED Talk and then discuss the "Ideas Worth Sharing." Contact Kay Palmer for details.

September Topic: "A Future with Fewer Cars"

The United States and other supporting countries have put together some aggressive goals for 2035 to address climate. A part of this aggressive position depends on the future of cars. For October, there will be two TED Talks up for discussion. The first talk, A Future with Fewer Cars, by Freeman H. Shen, proposes that artificial intelligent electric cars will be able to solve many of the problems currently created with our existing fossil fueled cars. Mr. Shen believes that AI electric cars will reduce or eliminate smog, traffic congestion, and accidents. The second talk, What’s the Best Fuel for Your Car, was created by TED ED. This animated presentation explores other liquid fuels as well as electricity. This presentation will ‘dig’ into whether gasoline, electric, biofuels, or electro fuels are the best option that is both affordable for consumers in addition to being sustainable for our planet.

Freeman H. Shen is the founder and CEO of WM Motor a producer of Chinese electric vehicles. Mr. Shen has a “simple vision” and that is for “every household in China to have access to its own smart, connected, pure electric transport”.

The TED ED animation was written by Elizabeth Cox and George Zaidan, directed by Lisa LaBracio, narrated by Jack Cutmore-Scott, with music by André Aires.

Interested in the future and supporting the USA climate changes initiatives? Join in this virtual discussion for a glimpse of what we can do in supporting the innovations on October 16, at 10:00 am. Pre-register using the link provided.