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Aug 26, 2022 • 41min

The Dodge Charger Daytona SRT (bleh) & Innovation from Chinese EV Startups

Steve Hanley, Jo Borras, and Zach Shahan talk about the new Dodge Charger Daytona SRT (bleh) concept electric vehicle as well as true EV innovation coming out of Chinese smart electric vehicle startups like NIO and XPeng.
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Aug 20, 2022 • 42min

Hey, Clean Energy Industry — Let's Not Get Under Joe Manchin's Thumb Again!

Mike Casey, founder and President of Tigercomm, a 100% cleantech communications firm, talks with CleanTechnica CEO Zachary Shahan about the history of the fossil fuel industry's influence on US politics, the influence it had (including on Senator Joe Manchin) on delaying and almost killing recent US climate legislation, whether or not ANY politicians fear the political power of the renewable energy industry, and how to change all of that for the better.
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Aug 15, 2022 • 25min

Pros & Cons of EV & PHEV Subsidies in Inflation Reduction Act

CleanTechnica's Zach Shahan, Jo Borras, and Steve Hanley discuss the EV and PHEV subsidies in the Inflation Reduction Act, including their various pros & cons. They also discuss the role of dealers in the new legislation.
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Aug 10, 2022 • 27min

The Interesting Battery Mineral Component of the IRA

CleanTechnica's Zach Shahan, Jo Borras, and Steve Hanley discuss the Clean Vehicle Credit in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 in this episode of CleanTech RoundTalk, especially focusing on the exclusion of any EVs using battery minerals from China and what that means. We also touched on PHEVs with small batteries being eligible for the tax credit as it's currently written. (Image courtesy of Albemarle Corporation.)
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Aug 10, 2022 • 28min

In the Belly of the BEAST — Electric School Buses & More

CleanTechnica's Jo Borras talks with Vice President of School Bus, Contracts and Grants at GreenPower, Michael Perez, about electrifying school buses, the BEAST (GreenPower's electric school bus), and more.
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Aug 10, 2022 • 44min

Creating Carbon-Free Mobility

Today, CleanTechnica's Jo Borras talks with Ben Shapiro (not THAT Ben Shapiro) about cutting carbon emissions in transportation. Ben is a Manager with RMI’s Carbon-Free Mobility team, aiming to catalyze rapid progress on emissions reductions in the transportation sector. His work focuses on pairing knowledge of both the electric power and transportations sectors to identify barriers and opportunities to vehicle electrification, while also listening to and leveraging the distinct expertise and perspectives of the many diverse stakeholders involved in the transition to a cleaner transportation system.
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Aug 1, 2022 • 30min

Canoo x Walmart vs. Rivian x Amazon

Jo Borras, Steve Hanley, and Zach Shahan talk about Walmart's order for thousands of Canoo EVs, especially in response to Amazon's partnership with Rivian — and all kinds of relate topics.
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Jul 29, 2022 • 47min

Decarbonizing Data Centers — It's Fun!

In this episode of Cleantech Talk, we dive into the fun of decarbonizing data centers with the Hitachi Environmental Business Division's Justin Bean and Jody Heyroth.
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Jul 27, 2022 • 37min

Herbert Diess Out As Volkswagen Group CEO, Oliver Blume In

Herbert Diess is out as CEO of Volkswagen Group. Steve Hanley, Jo Borras, and I offer our thoughts on Diess, Volkswagen Group, new CEO Oliver Blume and his leadership at Porsche, Ferdinand Piëch, Elon Musk and Tesla, and more.
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Jul 26, 2022 • 26min

Cost of Renewable Energy — Rising, Yet Growing More Competitive

CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan talks with BloombergNEF's Head of Economics & Modeling, David Hostert, about how despite rising renewable energy costs, renewable energy is getting more and more competitive and dominating new power installations.

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