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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Jul 3, 2023 • 32min
Polaris' Electric Ranger Gets Real as Deliveries Begin
Polaris wowed the powersports world with its high-performance, ultra-capable electric Ranger last summer, promising utility customers more of — well, everything that a gas version could deliver. Now, it's finally on its way to customers, and Polaris head of EVs is here to talk us through it.

Jun 11, 2023 • 38min
EV Charging in the USA in the NEVI Era
Lance Sabo, Senior Vice President of Service & Support for ABB E-Mobility in the Americas, talked with CleanTechnica about the US EV charging market, maintenance & service of EV charging stations, and the big new NEVI program.

May 31, 2023 • 39min
Electrifying 3-Wheelers with Smart Tech & Battery Swapping
RACEnergy cofounders Gauthum Maheswaran and Arun Sreyas talk with CleanTechnica about their innovative battery swapping technology for 3-wheelers (tuk-tuks) and why this is truly a promising path forward for the industry.

May 22, 2023 • 38min
Silicon-Anode Battery Progress at Amprius
Amprius CTO Constantin Ionel Stefan talks with CleanTechnica about progress with silicon-anode batteries, the future of EV batteries, and more. In particular, we discuss increasing energy density for silicon-anode batteries, scaling up the technology, Amprius battery use in electric vehicles such as long-flying drones.

May 11, 2023 • 31min
U.S. Incentives for Commercial Electric Trucks & Buses
CleanTechnica's Jo Borras sits down with Joe Annotti, Vice President and Partner at GNA, to talk about the many federal and state government incentives helping to accelerate the shift towards zero-emissions commercial fleets. GNA has already helped secure over $1 billion in grants for America's truck and bus fleets, and they're just getting started!

May 1, 2023 • 35min
Former Tesla Battery Expert Leading Lyten Into New Lithium-Sulfur Battery Era
Celina Mikolajczak worked with Tesla for more than 6 years as a top battery engineer and manager. She's also spent time at Panasonic, Uber, and Quantumscape. Now she's Chief Battery Technology Officer at Lyten, and she's excited about bringing lithium-sulfur batteries into a new era, one in which they'll be critical to electric flight, electric heavy-duty trucking, and more. She got CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan extremely excited about this field, as well.

Apr 26, 2023 • 46min
"The Most Portable Ebike in the World"
We sit down with JackRabbit CEO Jason Kenagy to talk about the unique micromobility niche filled by this micro-ebike, what we mean by accessible mobility, safety, and how much is really enough. (Then Jason puts 5 e-bikes in his Tesla.)

Apr 17, 2023 • 39min
Solar PV Power & Farming — Trends in Agrivoltaics
Ben Frank of SolarEdge and Lewis Butler of GRNE talk with CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan about agrivoltaics — trends in the art and science of combining solar PV power with farming. This is a fascinating episode. Tune in!

Apr 14, 2023 • 45min
Investing Thoughtfully In The EV & Cleantech Mineral Boom
Will McDonough, co-founder and CEO of EMG Advisors, talks with CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan about investing in the minerals critical to EV batteries and the EV revolution. Tune in to get an insight into one clear approach to investing in the future!

Apr 8, 2023 • 22min
Designing the Future at Italdesign
The legendary Italdesign's Laura De Martini recently sat down with CleanTechnica's Jo Borras to discuss Italdesign's Climb-E autonomous transportation urban concept, how robotaxis will make cars more like living rooms, and blurring the line between living space and mobility.


