Michael Barnard sits down with Karsten Temme, PhD, geneticist and CEO of PivotBio. His company, founded with his long term academic collaborator Alvin Tamsir, is based on a eureka moment. They'd been analysing nitrogen-fixing microbes in soil, with the intent of inserting the genetic codes in plants. The microbes naturally fix nitrogen from the air in return for sugars from the plant roots, but that's suppressed by fertilization. But changing plant genetics was hard. Then, as they walked out for...
Aug 18, 2021•43 min
Michael Barnard sits down with Karsten Temme, PhD, geneticist and CEO of PivotBio. His company, founded with his long term academic collaborator Alvin Tamsir, is based on a eureka moment. They'd been analysing nitrogen-fixing microbes in soil, with the intent of inserting the genetic codes in plants. The microbes naturally fix nitrogen from the air in return for sugars from the plant roots, but that's suppressed by fertilization. But changing plant genetics was hard. Then, as they walked out for...
Aug 16, 2021•40 min
The future of transportation is electric. The future of energy is clean renewables. The future — and increasingly the present — also requires connecting these two. EDF is well on its way in this marathon into the coming decades. Listen in for more details on it all.
Aug 09, 2021•40 min
Jose Pontes of EAFO and EV-Volumes runs through EV sales trends and policies that influence them in several European countries. CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan chimes in where it might be useful or funny.
Jul 27, 2021•54 min
In this episode, Travis Allan, Vice President of Public Affairs and General Counsel at FLO, and Zach Shahan, CEO of CleanTechnica, talk about the how, the when, and the where of US President Joe Biden's target to get 500,000 EV chargers installed by 2030.
Jul 18, 2021•47 min
In this episode of CleanTech Talk, CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan talked with Chanan Bos, CleanTechnica's Director of Digital Media, about autonomous and semi-autonomous driving systems, especially Tesla's approach.
Jul 09, 2021•30 min
Chanan Bos, Director of Digital Media at CleanTechnica, and Zach Shahan, CEO of CleanTechnica, discuss automotive infotainment systems of today and possibly tomorrow.
Jul 01, 2021•27 min
I recently discovered Camptoo, "the Airbnb of camper vans," and had a chat with Jacek Fior, an occasional CleanTechnica contributor who is helping to launch Camptoo in Poland. Learn much more and enjoy the fun chat here.
Jun 24, 2021•30 min
In this episode, Matt Pressman of EV Annex and I talk about the stunning to Tesla Model S Plaid, which comes with jaw-dropping record-fast acceleration (among other things). We also break the news about and discuss the 2021 CleanTechnica Car of the Year winner.
Jun 17, 2021•38 min
In the second part of a two-part interview with Sam Spofforth of Drive Electric USA and Clean Fuels Ohio, CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan talked with Sam about converting mainstream automobile buyers to electric vehicles and zero emissions.
Jun 10, 2021•22 min
Drive Electric USA head Sam Spofforth and CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan talk about Drive Electric USA, new EV models, and electric vehicle adoption trends in the USA.
Jun 08, 2021•35 min
CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan interviews Bill Loewenthal, Senior VP of Product at ChargePoint, regarding EV charging progress, holes, & opportunities in the United States. What does the EV charging landscape look like at 50% EV market share? Listen in to get Bill's expert opinion and a whole frunk full of facts.
Jun 03, 2021•30 min
Mike Barnard talks with Brenden Millstein, President of Carbon Lighthouse, in this episode of CleanTech Talk.
Jun 01, 2021•48 min
Mike Barnard talks with Brenden Millstein, President of Carbon Lighthouse, in this episode of CleanTech Talk. They talk Carbon Lighthouse history, Brenden's time on the show MythBusters, breakdancing for Busta Rhymes, energy efficiency in buildings on a large scale, and much more.
May 27, 2021•42 min
To dig further into today's huge Ford F-150 Lightning news, I sat down with Darren Palmer, General Manager of Battery Electric Vehicles at Ford Motor Company, for half an hour.
May 20, 2021•31 min
We talk about the hot new Ford F-150 Lightning and the broader electric pickup truck market.
May 20, 2021•51 min
In this episode, CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan talks with Bill Loewenthal, Senior Vice President of Product at ChargePoint, about the US EV market, advancing EV charging in the USA, and ChargePoint's role in EV evolution.
May 17, 2021•29 min
Matt Pressman, cofounder of EVANNEX; David Havasi, former Tesla Johnny Appleseed; and Zach Shahan, CEO of CleanTechnica talk about the US electric vehicle market, how it's changing, and the potential of new electric models like the Ford Mustang Mach-E, Volkswagen ID.4, and Chevy Bolt EUV.
May 13, 2021•44 min
In this episode, I talked with Vice President of Public Policy at Rivian James Chen for our CleanTech Talk podcast series. A video recording of our one-hour discussion is now online for CleanTechnica Members, Supporters, Technicians, and Ambassadors to view on YouTube. We talked a bit about the broader electric vehicle market and how the various EV startups and serious EV efforts from legacy automakers are all partners in the mission to phase out fossil-powered vehicles, but the bulk of the disc...
May 08, 2021•28 min
In this episode, I talked with Vice President of Public Policy at Rivian James Chen for our CleanTech Talk podcast series. A video recording of our one-hour discussion is now online for CleanTechnica Members, Supporters, Technicians, and Ambassadors to view on YouTube. We talked a bit about the broader electric vehicle market and how the various EV startups and serious EV efforts from legacy automakers are all partners in the mission to phase out fossil-powered vehicles, but the bulk of the disc...
May 03, 2021•29 min
How can we make solar permitting much faster, easier, and cheaper in the United States? Accela is doing it, with an app. Accela has been working with city governments and Tesla to make the solar permitting process exponentially better in the USA.
Apr 29, 2021•36 min
Rodney Hooper of RK Equity talks lithium and EV battery production and supply forecasts for 2025–2030 for Tesla, Volkswagen, Europe, China, and the US in part two of this two-part interview with CleanTechnica CEO Zachary Shahan.
Apr 24, 2021•27 min
Rodney Hooper of RK Equity talks lithium and EV battery production and supply forecasts for 2025–2030 in Europe, China, and the US in part 1 of this two-part interview with CleanTechnica's Zachary Shahan.
Apr 20, 2021•38 min
Jose Pontes and Viktor Irle, cofounders of EV Volumes, talk with CleanTechnica CEO Zachary Shahan about Volkswagen Power Day, EV charging issues in Europe, EV market share sales trends and forecasts, and a bit more.
Apr 12, 2021•37 min
In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan sits down with Rob Grant, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Social Impact at Cruise, to talk about Cruise’s work in the autonomous vehicle space.
Apr 05, 2021•51 min
In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down with Howard Klein, Founder and Partner at RK Equity, to talk about the lithium, nickel, and graphite markets in the United States, North America, and Canada.
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr 7 min
In the this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zachary Shahan, Director and CEO of CleanTechnica, and Logan Goldie-Scot, Head of Clean Power Research at BloombergNEF, sit down to talk about the battery supply chain. You can listen to the full conversation in the embedded player below.
Mar 06, 2021•32 min
In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zachary Shahan, Director and CEO of CleanTechnica, and Danny Shapiro, Senior Director of Automotive at NVDIA, sit down to talk about autonomous vehicles.
Feb 28, 2021•46 min
In the second half of this episode of our Cleantech Talk podcast interview series, Zachary Shahan, Director and CEO of CleanTechnica, and Josh Goldman, cofounder and CFO/CTO at KoBold Metals, continue their conversation about mineral exploration.
Feb 22, 2021•33 min
In the first half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zachary Shahan, Director and CEO of CleanTechnica, and Josh Goldman, cofounder and CFO/CTO at KoBold Metals, sit down to talk about mineral exploration.
Feb 22, 2021•43 min
