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Electric Car

The Secret Genius of Modern LifeSeries 1
Episode 4 of 6

Hannah Fry discovers why innovations in meat packing almost derailed the electric car revolution and how a breakthrough in camcorder batteries led to Elon Musk’s electric empire, as well as demonstrating how not to drive a multimillion dollar prototype car of the future.

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58 minutes

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Thu 9 May 202416:15
BBC Two

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  • Armando Trovajoli

    Beach Parade

  • Mando Diao

    Chet Baker

Credits

PresenterHannah Fry
Series ProducerEileen Inkson
Executive ProducerPaul Overton

Broadcasts

  • Thu 1 Dec 202220:00
    BBC Two
  • Sat 3 Dec 202218:30
    BBC Two except Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD
  • Thu 8 Dec 202202:40
    BBC Two
  • Tue 25 Jul 202319:00
    BBC Two
  • Thu 9 May 202416:15
    BBC Two

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