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CleanTech Talk — Tesla, Solar, Battery, Climate, AI, EV, & Other Tech News & Analysis

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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.

Episodes

Echo Chambers Warp Policy Debate

In the second half of this interview for our CleanTech Talk podcast series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, sits down to continue a conversation with Ed Dolan, economist, writer, and Senior Fellow at the Niskanen Center, about climate change communication and action across political divides.

May 18, 202036 min

Climate Change Communication Across Political Canyons

In the first half of this interview for our CleanTech Talk podcast series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, sits down to talk with Ed Dolan, economist, writer, and Senior Fellow at the Niskanen Center, about climate change communication and action across political divides.

May 17, 202056 min

5G and the Future of Transport

What's 5G's role in the future of transportation? How will it enable or help vehicle electrification, robotaxis, transportation as a service, and EV charging? Listen to this chat with Alf Poor, CEO of Ideanomics, for insight on these topics.

May 17, 202029 min

The Coming Climate Crisis — Podcast With Michael Mann

In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, sits down to talk with Michael Mann, Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science and the Director of the Penn State Earth System Science Center at Pennsylvania State University, about the immediacy and importance of addressing climate change.

Mar 30, 202039 min

Tesla Performance Evolution & The Power Of Test Drives

For the latest edition of Tesla Inside Out (which was recorded before the COVID-19 crisis started to really unfold in the US), David Havasi and I focused on the wonders of Tesla performance and Tesla test drives. David brought us back to the launch of “the D,” the Tesla Model S P85D, and highlighted how it brought the performance of a supercar like a McLaren F1 (which Elon had some history with ) to a much broader segment — still rich people, but not just hyper-rich people....

Mar 23, 20201 hr 1 min

How To Debunk A Myth (Effectively)

In the second half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, sits down to continue talking with John Cook, cognitive scientist and founder of Skeptical Science , about climate change misinformation and communication.

Mar 22, 202041 min

Science Denial, & Communication To Solve That

In the first half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, sits down to talk with John Cook, cognitive scientist and founder of Skeptical Science, about climate change misinformation and communication.

Mar 22, 202042 minSeason 1Ep. 26

The Tesla & EV Battery Cost Revolution

As you may have seen by now, 7 year Tesla insider David Havasi and I have been getting together in recent months to talk about the deep history of Tesla from an insider (David) and outsider (me) perspective in a podcast and video chat series called Tesla Inside Out. The thing that triggered this chat was recent data from BloombergNEF showing that battery energy density has nearly tripled in the past decade.

Feb 25, 20201 hr 1 min

Transitioning the World to 100% Renewable Energy — Part 2

In the second half of this special two-part episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, talks with Mark Z. Jacobson, professor at Stanford University and cofounder of The Solutions Project, about transitioning the world to 100% renewable energy.

Feb 18, 202048 min

Transitioning the World to 100% Renewable Energy

In the first half of this special two-part episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, talks with Mark Z. Jacobson, professor at Stanford University and cofounder of The Solutions Project, about transitioning the world to 100% renewable energy.

Feb 16, 202037 min

Democratic Presidential Candidates On Climate & Energy, Part 2 — Pete Buttigieg & Elizabeth Warren

In the second half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan continues his discussion with Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, about the climate action plans (and other political matters) of current presidential candidates. This second part of a two-part series spends a lot of time discussing Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren, and the evolution (or devolution) in the Democratic Party and Republican Party.

Feb 10, 202050 min

Democratic Presidential Candidates On Climate & Energy, Part 1 — CleanTech Talk

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 the climate action plans of current presidential candidates — Pete Buttigieg, Mike Bloomberg, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, and others.

Feb 10, 202035 min

Zero Mass Water Shrinks Its Panels

In this episode of our Cleantech Talk podcast interview series, Kyle Field sits down with the founder of Zero Mass Water, Cody Friesen, about the significant improvements the company has made with its new Rexi Hydropanels.

Jan 14, 202038 min

Johnny Appleseed Tesla Seedsters & The Tesla Market (& Stock Price) In 2013

In this episode of “ Tesla Inside Out ,” we talk about David’s role getting sent down to Florida (from New York) in 2013 as a kind of Johnny Appleseed character — part of Tesla’s “asset light” program — in order to respond to consumer interest and stimulate sales in the region. Ironically, David was sharing this story with me on Johnny Appleseed Day!

Dec 25, 201920 minSeason 1Ep. 4

EV Boom — Roger & Zach Chat Lithium, EV Forecasts, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Tesla

In our first ever episode of a new "EV Boom" podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down with Roger Atkins, founder of Electric Vehicles Outlook Ltd and self-described “jack of all trades, master of none,” to discuss Roger’s insights into lithium-ion batteries and the electric vehicle industry.

Dec 09, 201949 minSeason 1Ep. 1

Tesla Deliveries: From DIY Trailers In 2012 To Price-Shifting Leadership In 2019 (Tesla Inside Out)

Resuming our " Tesla Inside Out " series, this video picks up where David Havasi and I left off last time, chuckling about a wild DIY Tesla delivery story. David and a team of early 2012 employees built a trailer to deliver early Model S's without having any real clue what they were doing. Luckily, they got the job done. He also mentioned a funny story about a Miami delivery truck in highlighting their overall novice delivery truck awareness back in 2012....

Dec 05, 201927 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Tesla Inside Out — Tesla History From 7 Year Insider, Part Deux

Continuing our discussion of Tesla and David Havasi's long history at Tesla, we took up where we left off, talking about pre-Model S days at Tesla. At that time, they had a gigantic factory in Fremont with almost nothing in it other than big, wild dreams and post-apocalyptic images of Blade Runner and The Highlander .

Nov 09, 201924 minSeason 1Ep. 2

Tesla Inside Out — Tesla History From 7-Year Insider

I recently met a gentleman named David Havasi while charging our Tesla Model 3 at a ChargePoint station at a Whole Foods I frequently visit. He recognized me from CleanTechnica and I quickly learned he worked at Tesla for 7 years, until just recently. We got talking, talking, talking, and talking. I wasn't sure if he'd be camera shy to repeat some of what he told me (or more) on camera, but it turned out he very much wasn't shy — he had actually worked on Broadway before working at Tesla!...

Nov 09, 20191 hr 17 minSeason 1Ep. 1

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. 

Nov 07, 201946 min

Green Business, Energy Efficiency, & Apocaloptimist — CleanTech Talk with Scott Cooney

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, 201936 min

Universal Basic Income, 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...

Oct 14, 20191 hr 3 min

US Climate Politics History Lesson — CleanTech Talk with 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....

Sep 02, 201937 min

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 25, 201924 min

Investment In Tesla, SolarCity, Zola Electric, & More — Nancy Pfund of DBL Partners

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 12, 201929 min

100% Renewable Energy, Tesla in the Early Days — Mark Z. Jacobson on Cleantech Talk

In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down with Mark Z. Jacobson, professor at Stanford University and co-founder of The Solutions Project, to discuss Mark’s work to bring together important players from science, business, culture and community behind his vision of 100% renewable energy for 100% of people.

Aug 05, 201940 minSeason 1Ep. 9

Tesla Marketing, Consumer Awareness, Tesla FUD, Tesla Communications, Elon Musk, & More — 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. You can listen to the full one-hour conversation in the embedded player below. Below that embedded SoundCloud player, I've also briefly summarized the topics we discussed — but not the many points we made. You have to really l...

May 19, 201958 minSeason 1Ep. 8