Hello everyone and welcome back to CleanTechies the Podcast. This is episode 69.

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Today we are joined by David Welch the Bureau Chief at Bloomberg News in Detroit to discuss his new book, Charging Ahead. The book is generally about how Mary Barra rose to become the CEO of GM and the first Female CEO in the Legacy Auto Industry. And then goes on to describe how she has led GM into the future by making the shift to Electric Vehicles. 

We talk about a lot of things but some of the key topics in this episode are...

• [6.12] GM's history. From the most respected company in the world to bankruptcy
• [11.11] How Mary Barra made her rise to CEO and her battles with Trump
• [31:35] The legacy automaker sentiment and the future for them
• [38.07] Tesla & Joe Biden
• [45.05] The benefits of EVs
• [51.17] The success of the EV regulatory frameworks
• [59.46]The challenges for the next 2-3 years for EV

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