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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

Jigar Shah Has $40 Billion in Loans for US Decarbonization, Shares US DOE’s Perspective — Part 1

Jigar Shah has had an exceptional career as a commercializer of energy decarbonization solutions, from founding solar developer SunEdison, to putting his money where his mouth is with the original Clean Feet Investors fund, to co-founding the Carbon War Room with Richard Branson. Now he’s running the US Department of Energy’s Loans Program Office and has $40B of authority within manufacturing, innovative project finance, and tribal energy. In this broad and animated discussion, he asserts the va...

Jul 06, 202226 min

Radio Flyer's Innovative & Utilitarian Electric Cargo Bike

CleanTechnica's Jo Borras talks with Radio Flyer's Chief Innovation Officer, Tom Schlegel, about the company's innovative, utilitarian electric cargo bikes. In particular, they focus on the Flyer L885 ( flyer.radioflyer.com/flyer-l885.html ). They also discuss Radio Flyer's origins and its strong relationship with Tesla....

Jul 02, 202224 min

Real Motorcycles — Energica Electrifies

Stefano Benatti, CEO of Energica Motor Company, talks with CleanTechnica's Scott Cooney about real motorcycles, electric motorbike benefits, and Energica's electric motorcycle leadership.

Jun 25, 202228 min

Energica Electric Motorcycles — Interview with Laurence Kuykendall

Laurence Kuykendall, Marketing Director at Energica Motor Company, talks with CleanTechnica's Scott Cooney about how Energica got through the initial part of the Covid-19 crisis, Lawrence's evolution into his role at Energica, Scott's time riding three exciting Energica electric motorcycles, the hot new Energica Experia, and Energica's roadmap to the future.

Jun 22, 202226 min

Wartsila Global Storage VP Andy Tang Talks Battery & Green Fuel Transformation — Part 2

Part 2 — So, Andy Tang is an avid skier, and this fueled his career transition out of finance and telcos and into demand management and then energy storage. Now he runs Wartsila’s energy storage and optimization business globally. From "microgrids" of 240,000 people in the Azores to utility-scale storage deployments around the world, Wartsila is a major player, just as they have been in the energy business with their engines for decades. Intelligent deployment of storage is a complex balancing a...

Jun 15, 202241 min

Wartsila Global Storage VP Andy Tang Talks Battery & Green Fuel Transformation

Andy Tang is an avid skier, and this fueled his career transition out of finance and telcos and into demand management and then energy storage. Now he runs Wartsila’s energy storage and optimization business globally. From "microgrids" of 240,000 people in the Azores to utility-scale storage deployments around the world, Wartsila is a major player, just as they have been in the energy business with their engines for decades. Intelligent deployment of storage is a complex balancing act of asset l...

Jun 15, 202242 min

Easy, Cheap, & Safe EV Fast Charging at Home

Want easy, cheap, and safe EV fast charging at your house? Splitvolt may have the perfect solution for you. CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan talks with Dan Liddle, CEO & founder of Splitvolt, about its products.

May 26, 202246 min

Electrifying Semi Trucks ... As Hybrids ... For Now

CleanTechnica's Jo Borras talks with Macy Neshati, CEO of US Hybrid, about electrifying medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks partially, for now, in order to significantly cut trucking emissions and help lead into a fully electric future.

May 25, 202218 min

Wireless EV Charging from WAVE

CleanTechnica talks with Aaron Gillmore, CEO of WAVE, a wireless EV charging startup acquired by Ideanomics in January 2021.

May 24, 202228 min

Over-the-Air Updates for EVs from Sibros

Mayank Sikaria, President, Head of Technology, and Founder of Sibros, and CleanTechnica's Jo Borras talk in this episode about over-the-air updates for electric vehicles, which Sibros is offering to any automakers that have the interest.

May 23, 202228 min

CEO of Energica Talks Electric Motorcycles

CleanTechnica's Scott Cooney interviews Livia Cevolini, CEO of Energica Motor Company, the 1st Italian manufacturer of high-performing electric motorcycles. They talk about the software in an Energica motorcycle as well as the Ideanomics majority acquisition of Energica Motor Company. They also talk about the joys, fun, challenges, and future of electric motorcycles and Energica Motor Company.

Apr 25, 202228 min

Tesla Drops Lease Buyouts (Ugh!) & Mobile Charger (Agh!)

Tesla has never offered lease buyouts for the Model 3, and now it's dropped lease buyouts for all models. Jo Borras explains why this is not good for customers and why leasing is so useful and so often misunderstood. Zach Shahan also discusses Tesla's decision to drop the complimentary mobile charger, which many people (like him) use to charge at home or to charge on road trips.

Apr 21, 202249 min

Rivian on History & Evolution of EV Charging

CleanTechnica's Jo Borras talks with Rivian's Jason Cortes about the history and evolution of automobile fueling stations, even going back to 1905! They also take about EV charging safety and station UI.

Apr 18, 202239 min

New Hydrogen Science Coalition Busts #hopium with Paul Martin — Part 2

There’s a new hydrogen-reality sheriff organization in town, the Hydrogen Science Coalition. Founded by several engineers and scientists with deep experience in hydrogen, its focus is on ensuring that the press and policy makers have accurate information about the slippery molecule. Paul Martin, chemical process engineer and a co-founder, talks with Michael Barnard about the coalition, its founders and the very real challenges of trying to use hydrogen broadly.

Mar 29, 202258 min

California Solar — Value of Solar vs. Attacks on Net Metering

There have been attacks on solar net metering for a decade or more, since net metering shifts revenue and profit from utilities to individual homeowners. An extreme attack on California solar net metering arose in the past year. Listen in as solar industry expert Alex Williams of Solar Energy Partners talks to CleanTechnica's Zach Shahan about these topics.

Mar 22, 202234 min

The EV Battery Production Chain — Insights from Deep in the Industry

CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan interviews Sebastian Lange, Vice President of Film Division at Brueckner Group, about the EV battery market, EV battery components, and EV battery component production equipment. Listen in for deep insights in the EV battery market!

Mar 18, 202234 min

Ex-NASA Regional Air Mobility Expert Kevin Antcliff Is Now At Xwing Automating Aviation (Part 2)

Michael Barnard has another fascinating future-of-aviation conversation with an industry leader, this time Kevin Antcliff of Xwing. Kevin had followed his father’s footsteps into NASA after his aerospace engineering training. While there he convened a cross-industry study on regional air mobility, a huge opportunity space in the coming years that electric conventional smaller aircraft is opening up wide. Now he’s product owner with Xwing, who are bringing autonomy to the skies to make regional a...

Mar 10, 202246 min

Cheap, Safe, Regional Electric Flying is Coming and Kevin Antcliff of Xwing is Automating It

Michael Barnard has another fascinating future-of-aviation conversation with an industry leader, this time Kevin Antcliff of Xwing. Kevin had followed his father’s footsteps into NASA after his aerospace engineering training. While there he convened a cross-industry study on regional air mobility, a huge opportunity space in the coming years that electric conventional smaller aircraft is opening up wide. Now he’s product owner with Xwing, who are bringing autonomy to the skies to make regional a...

Mar 10, 202246 min