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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Nov 7, 2019 • 50min
Ranking Democratic Presidential Contenders' Climate Policies — CleanTech Talk with Mike Barnard
In the second half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan continues his conversation with Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, about the role of climate change plans and policies in the 2020 presidential election.

Nov 7, 2019 • 46min
Climate Change, Florida, Texas, The 2020 Election — CleanTech Talk with Mike Barnard
In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down again with Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, to talk about a number of hot topics, including shifting public opinion on climate change and the role of climate action plans in the next presidential election.

Oct 14, 2019 • 36min
Green Business, Energy Efficiency, Apocaloptimist, & Tesla
In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down with Scott Cooney, primary owner of Important Media, the company holding CleanTechnica, and the founder and CEO of Pono Home, to discuss Scott’s newest pursuit: Apocaloptimist, a podcast series to inspire and engage people in hope for the future by highlighting innovative solutions to challenges around the world.

Oct 14, 2019 • 1h 3min
UBI, Andrew Yang, the Green New Deal, & Tesla — CleanTech Talk with Mike Barnard
Mike has been a global technology strategist and architect for major global technology companies, and is considered an expert on many topics within the clean technology field. He has worked in almost every sector, including health care, automation, freight transportation and finance. Mike attributes this breadth of expertise to being a bit of a nerd, or “just a generally interested guy.” In the one-hour podcast, Zach and Mike covered universal basic income, Andrew Yang, the Green New Deal, Tesla, and more.

Sep 2, 2019 • 37min
US Climate Politics History Lesson — Nathaniel Rich
In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down with Nathaniel Rich, novelist, essayist, and writer at large for the New York Times Magazine. Together, they discuss Nathaniel’s new book, Losing Earth: A Recent History, detailing the history of public climate change understanding and the larger, unaddressed issues and moral questions arising from the climate crisis.

Aug 25, 2019 • 24min
The Electric Van Market — CleanTech Talk with Tomek Gać
In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down with Tomek Gać, Co-Founder of Tesla Shuttle and founder and CEO of Quriers.pl and Energia Słonca, to discuss the successes, challenges, and future of electric delivery vehicles.

Aug 12, 2019 • 29min
From The Sierra Club To Investment In Tesla, SolarCity, Zola Electric, & More — Nancy Pfund
In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down with Nancy Pfund, founder and Managing Partner of DBL Partners. They discuss Nancy’s journey from policy and politics to business and impact investing, especially her work in the clean technology sector with companies like Tesla, SolarCity, and ZOLA Electric.

Aug 5, 2019 • 40min
100% Renewable Energy, Tesla in the Early Days — Mark Z. Jacobson on Cleantech Talk
Mark Z. Jacobson talks about 100% Renewable Energy, The Solutions Project, Tesla in the Early Days, & more — Cleantech Talk #9.

May 19, 2019 • 58min
CleanTech Talk with Zac from Now You Know
In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Chanan Bos and I sat down with Zac from the hugely popular YouTube show Now You Know. We talked almost entirely about Tesla, but also about the Now You Know show and a few other cleantech topics.

Apr 28, 2019 • 50min
Tesla's Autonomous Advantage, Electric Airplanes, Short Sellers, Elon Musk — Galileo Russel, Pt.2
In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Chanan Bos and I sat down with Galileo Russell, CEO, Founder, Director, Producer, and Host of HyperChange TV. We talked Tesla communications, Tesla autonomy, Tesla short sellers, Elon Musk, electric airplanes, air conditioning, and more.


