Positives

• This video is relatable for most students because people use passenger vehicles in many places around the world.
• Electric cars are becoming popular, especially among younger generations, making this video engaging for students. Students are likely to be familiar with popular brands like Tesla.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should be familiar with fossil fuels and their environmental impact.
• Students and teachers must create free accounts to utilize the "think" feature, which includes 5 multiple choice and 3 short answer questions.

Differentiation

• Students could explore how green premiums apply to technologies other than car fuel.
• Students could research the innovations mentioned in the video and identify the benefits and challenges in implementing them.
• Chemistry classes could discuss the structure of hydrocarbons and how they are used to produce energy.
• Other resources on this topic include this video about the cost of electric cars, this lesson about lithium mining and electric car batteries, and this video about the best cars for the environment.
• Students can learn more about the challenges of producing and using biofuels in this Seeker video.