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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

Electric Tractors Can Revolutionize Agriculture

In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, CleanTechnica Director Zach Shahan sits down with Alf Poor, Chief Executive Officer of Ideanomics, Inc., Stephen Heckeroth, Founder and CEO of Solectrac, and Keith Byers, Senior Vice President of Operations at Ideanomics, to talk about electric tractors.

Nov 14, 202045 min

The Future of EVs, Wireless Charging, & EV Supply Chains

In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zachary Shahan, Director and CEO of CleanTechnica, and Roger Atkins, founder of Electric Vehicles Outlook Ltd., sit down to talk about the future of electric vehicles, wireless charging and supply chains.

Nov 14, 202050 min

Cutting Back On Plastic Pollution & Plastic Propaganda

In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zachary Shahan, Director and CEO of CleanTechnica, and Scott Cooney, Founder and CEO of Pono Home, sit down to talk about plastics. You can listen to the full conversation in the embedded player below. Below that embedded SoundCloud player is a brief summary of the topics covered, but tune in to the podcast to follow the full discussion.

Nov 14, 202045 min

Climate Disaster Risk Reduction & Managed Retreat, Part Two

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, and Anna Ziolecki and Brent Doberstein from the University of Waterloo, continue their talk about disaster risk reduction and managed retreat.

Nov 14, 202042 min

Climate Change Mitigation — Talking With Professors Doberstein & Ziolecki

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, and Anna Ziolecki and Brent Doberstein from the University of Waterloo, sit down to talk about disaster risk reduction and managed retreat.

Nov 14, 202045 min

Machine Learning + CleanTech + Climate Risks, Part Two

In the second half of this CleanTech Talk interview, Michael Barnard sits down with Paul Werbos, Ph.D. Co-Director of the Center for Intelligent Optimization and Networks, to talk about all things climate change.

Sep 15, 202043 min

Machine Learning + CleanTech + Climate Risks, Part One

In the first half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard sits down with Paul Werbos, Ph.D. Co-Director of the Center for Intelligent Optimization and Networks, to talk about all things climate change. You can listen to the full conversation in the embedded player below. Below that embedded SoundCloud player is a brief summary of the topics covered, but tune into the podcast to follow the full discussion.

Sep 15, 20201 hr 9 min

Democratizing Energy & Community Solar Investment

In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down with Matt Moroney, Co-Founder and COO of Raise Green, to discuss Raise Green’s efforts to leverage crowdfunding for investment in clean energy projects nationwide.

Sep 11, 202048 min

Voodoo Economics & Lithium — Lithium Supply = 15% of 2023 Global EV Sales Target

In the second portion of our latest Cleantech Talk podcast with RK Equity's Rodney Hooper and Howard Klein, we ventured outside of mining more than we typically do to talk about energy density and vehicle-to-grid solutions, but we also circled back around for a strong focus on the gap between electric vehicle sales forecasts from automakers and actual battery-grade lithium production.

Sep 01, 202029 min

Lithium and Nickel and Tesla, Oh My!

Last week, I sat down with Rodney Hooper and Howard Klein for another chat about nickel and lithium mining, electric vehicle batteries, Tesla, the electric vehicle transition, and a few other matters. Listen to the conversation here.

Aug 31, 202033 min

Joe Biden's VP Pick, TikTok, + 2020 Election Possibilities, Part Deux

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, and Zachary Shahan, Director and CEO of CleanTechnica, sit down to continue their talk about politics, the First Amendment and Joe Biden’s Vice Presidential pick.

Aug 15, 202050 min

TikTok, Joe Biden's VP Pick, & Racism's Deep History On The US Election Process

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, and Zachary Shahan, Director and CEO of CleanTechnica, sit down to talk about political trends, TikTok, and the Vice Presidential pick for Joe Biden.  Note: this conversation occurred right before the VP pick was announced.

Aug 15, 202044 min

Ideanomics on Electrification of Mining

In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan chats again with Alf Poor, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ideanomics, Inc., about the electrification of the mining industry, and the benefits of choosing electric for heavy duty vehicles.

Aug 09, 202035 min

Tesla Battery Materials & Production — Lithium & Nickel Sourcing

Following some of Tesla CEO Elon Musk's comments regarding battery production during the quarterly Tesla conference call for shareholders last week, I decided to have two long conversations with Howard Klein and Rodney Hooper of RK Equity about the EV battery production and mining industries.

Jul 26, 202011 minSeason 2Ep. 1

Infosys innovations for climate change and sustainability

In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, and Ashiss Dash, Senior Vice President and Industry Head for Services, Utilities, Resources and Energy at Infosys, talk about Infosys’ work and innovations related to climate change and sustainability.

Jul 25, 202055 min

Northvolt CEO On Starting Northvolt, Large-Scale Battery Storage, & More

In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Dr. Maximilian Holland, anthropologist, social theorist, international political economist and CleanTechnica contributor, and Peter Carlsson, CEO of large-scale battery manufacturing company Northvolt, sit down to talk about Northvolt’s contributions to battery storage transformation.

Jul 20, 202058 min

Tesla Stock Pop, Hot EV Market, Big Auto's Big EV Moment — Energy Independence Weekend

We're here with another episode of Tesla Inside Out, a series on our CleanTech Talk podcast channel. This one is a special "Energy Independence Weekend" episode focused on a mix of the big EV news this year (more potent this week than ever) and David Havasi's history in the industry (in Tesla from 2012–2019 and outside of it since then).

Jul 05, 20201 hr 2 min

Urban Magnets and Climate Change with Bruce Haden, Part Two

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 with Bruce Haden, architect, urbanist and author, about urban magnets and architecture in the time of COVID-19.

Jun 22, 202039 min

Urban Magnets & Climate Change with Bruce Haden, Part One

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 with Bruce Haden, architect, urbanist and author, about urban magnets and architecture in the time of COVID-19.

Jun 15, 202048 min

Managed Retreat in the Face of Climate Change, Part 2

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, and A.R. Siders, core faculty at the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center , continue their talk about A.R.’s work as a preeminent U.S. researcher in managing retreat in the face of climate change.

Jun 13, 202043 minEp. 2

Managed Retreat In The Face Of Climate Change, Part 1

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, and Dr. A.R. Siders, core faculty at the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center , sit down to talk about A.R.’s work as a preeminent U.S. researcher in managing retreat in the face of climate change.

Jun 12, 202042 minEp. 1

Tesla Model Y Review From Owner Of Full Tesla S-3-X-Y Lineup

In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down with Roger Pressman, Co-Founder of EV Annex, to discuss his review of Tesla’s Model Y and his work at EV Annex. Roger owned one of the earliest Model S sedans, a Model X, and a Model 3. EV Annex sells aftermarket Tesla accessories to thousands of Tesla owners and was the first Tesla aftermarket supply company. Roger also discusses the Tesla consumer community a bit in this podcast.

Jun 09, 202050 min

The Tesla & The Oil Sheik

In this episode of our Tesla Inside Out podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down once again with David Havasi, former Tesla Senior Delivery/Product/Marketing Lead, to discuss fun and interesting stories from David’s time with Tesla.

Jun 08, 202051 min

The EV Transition & EV Charging Evolution

In this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down to talk with Alf Poor, Chief Executive Officer of Ideanomics, Inc., about electric vehicle charging. 

May 31, 202031 minEp. 2

The US Senate's Chance Of Flipping & Joe Biden's VP

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, and Zachary Shahan, Director and CEO of CleanTechnica, sit down to continue their talk about physical isolation, COVID-19, and politics. Featured image: Vice President Joe Biden gives remarks at the U.S.—China Climate Leaders Summit, held at the JW Marriott hotel in Los Angeles, California, Sept. 16, 2015. (Official White House ...

May 20, 202045 min

Pandemic Management — Biden vs. Trump

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, and Zachary Shahan, Director and CEO of CleanTechnica, sit down to talk about physical isolation, COVID-19, and politics.

May 19, 20201 hr 2 min