CleanTech Talk — EVs, Solar, Batteries, AI
CleanTech Talk — EVs, Solar, Batteries, AI
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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Aug 15, 2023 • 49min
Direct Air Capture Is Ridiculous & Counterproductive — Mark Z. Jacobson
Mark Z. Jacobson, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University and director of its Atmosphere/Energy Program, explains why "direct air capture" is a ridiculous waste of money and even counterproductive when it comes to cutting CO2 emissions.

Aug 13, 2023 • 60min
Tesla Sales In 2023, 2024, & 2030
CleanTechnica's Zach Shahan and Paul Fosse discuss Tesla demand and sales in 2023, 2024, and up through 2030. They discuss dropping the price of the Model 3 and Model Y, the long awaited "Model 2"/"Model C," the Tesla Cybertruck, model variety, mass-market adoption trends and questions, and much more.

Jul 31, 2023 • 1h 7min
Batteries, Batteries, Batteries — Diving Into EV Revolution & Batteries with Roger Atkins
Roger Atkins, CEO and founder of Electric Vehicles Outlook, dives deep into EV batteries and the EV revolution with CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan. They talk lithium supplies, batteries chemistries, Chinese vs. US vs. European battery & EV policies, and much more!

Jul 21, 2023 • 50min
Advancing the EV Revolution at ABB E-Mobility
CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan talks Luz Karime Sanchez Mina, Field Service Engineer at ABB E-Mobility, and Pam Langley, Service Account Manager—Transit at ABB E-Mobility, about advancing the EV revolution, life at ABB E-Mobility, and being women in male-heavy tech sectors.

Jul 14, 2023 • 52min
Lithium-Sulfur Battery Breakthrough from Zeta Energy?
Michael Liedtke, Chief Commercial Officer at Zeta Energy, talks to CleanTechnica about their lithium-sulfur battery breakthrough and the potential and plans for large-scale lithium-sulfur battery commercialization.

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!


