CleanTech Talk — EVs, Solar, Batteries, AI, Tesla
CleanTech Talk — EVs, Solar, Batteries, AI, Tesla
CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan interviews cleantech leaders, top researchers, and investment experts in the fields of electric vehicles (EV), batteries and mining, solar energy, climate change, artificial intelligence (AI), and more.
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May 11, 2022 • 27min
Talkin' Lithium, Lithium, Lithium with Snow Lake Lithium
CleanTechnica's Jo Borras talks with Snow Lake Lithium CEO and director Phil Gross about lithium, lithium, lithium.
Apr 30, 2022 • 48min
Car Subscriptions, Low-Cost Unconnected EVs — CleanTechnica Roundtable
CleanTechnica's Zach Shahan, Jo Borras, and Steve Hanley talk car subscriptions, the growing connected nature of cars (especially EVs), the consumer desire for simpler & cheaper & less connected cars, and much more. Tune in!
Apr 28, 2022 • 40min
Ferry Auto on EV Subscriptions, EV Market, & EV Dealers
CleanTechnica's Jo Borras interviews Ferry Auto CEO & founder Kristian Russell about EV subscriptions, EV dealers, the evolving EV market, and ... Ferry Auto, of course. Listen in!
Apr 24, 2022 • 28min
CEO of Energica Talks Electric Motorcycles
CleanTechnica's Scott Cooney interviews Livia Cevolini, CEO of Energica Motor Company, the 1st Italian manufacturer of high-performing electric motorcycles. They talk about the software in an Energica motorcycle as well as the Ideanomics majority acquisition of Energica Motor Company. They also talk about the joys, fun, challenges, and future of electric motorcycles and Energica Motor Company.
Apr 20, 2022 • 49min
Tesla Drops Lease Buyouts (Ugh!) & Mobile Charger (Agh!)
Tesla has never offered lease buyouts for the Model 3, and now it's dropped lease buyouts for all models. Jo Borras explains why this is not good for customers and why leasing is so useful and so often misunderstood. Zach Shahan also discusses Tesla's decision to drop the complimentary mobile charger, which many people (like him) use to charge at home or to charge on road trips.
Apr 18, 2022 • 39min
Rivian on History & Evolution of EV Charging
CleanTechnica's Jo Borras talks with Rivian's Jason Cortes about the history and evolution of automobile fueling stations, even going back to 1905! They also take about EV charging safety and station UI.
Apr 16, 2022 • 26min
Innovation & Ideanomics Acquisition of Energica Electric Motor Co.
CleanTechnica founder Scott Cooney and Ideanomics CEO Alf Poor talk about the latest Ideanomics acquisition — that of electric motorcycle leader Energica — and innovation in cleantech.
Apr 13, 2022 • 23min
"More Lithium, Please!" Snow Lake Lithium Aims To Answer The Call
CleanTechnica's Jo Borras talks with Snow Lake Lithium CEO and director Phil Gross about EV growth, the lithium market, and Snow Lake Lithium's innovative approach to helping with lithium supply — eventually.
Apr 9, 2022 • 26min
Big Auto Dealers Buying Small Auto Dealers — Why?
Big auto dealers are buying small auto dealers like the future is bright. Is it?
Also, we chat about auto dealers balking at the high costs of installing EV fast chargers and whether that's the thing to do or not. Further, are they experiencing a kind of "karmic justice" with high installation fees?
Apr 2, 2022 • 39min
Buzz Solutions Identifies Failing Power Infrastructure With Machine Learning & High-Res Drone Images
Michael Barnard speaks with the two co-founders of Buzz Solutions, Kaitlyn Albertoli and Vik Chaudhry. They analyse terabytes of high-resolution images of power lines and towers captured by drones and helicopters for their clients, rapidly identifying failed or failing components, making linesman more productive, and giving utilities' workforces better job satisfaction.
