Cleantech Talk

Dianne Martinez, Chair of East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), talks EV subsidies, EV charging infrastructure, public health equity, and more.

CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan talks with East Bay Community Energy CEO Nick Chaset about virtual power plants, clean and distributed renewable energy, solar net metering, and more.

Aaron Smith, CEO of the Energy and Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA), recently took delivery of his Ford F-150 Lightning, and he already used it to power some essentials during an electricity outage, and also some of his neighbors' stuff. However, first, we talked about his experiences with his other EV, the Ford Mustang Mach-E.

Legrand Crewse is one of the leaders of the e-bike revolution in America — and his company, SUPER73, is bringing established gearhead brands like Hot Wheels and Indian Motorcycles as well as celebrities like Lil Nas X along for the ride!

Jo Borras, Zach Shahan, and Steve Hanley discuss electric vehicles and the grid, including flexibility & resiliency enabled by EVs as well as myths about the grid's ability to integrate EVs. They also discuss electric hypercars.

Xendee co-founder and CTO Michael Stadler talks with CleanTechnica CEO Zachary Shahan about microgrids and Xendee's "microgrid as a service" technology.

Duncan McIntyre, Founder and CEO of Highland Electric Transportation, talks with CleanTechnica's Jo Borras about electrifying school bus fleets for municipalities.

Florida solar energy experts and political experts on the right and the left discuss Ron DeSantis' decision to veto a bill that would have harmed rooftop solar net metering in the Sunshine State. Why did he do it?

Jo Borras and Loren McDonald dive into the intricacies of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, and discuss who gets what when it comes to rebates, incentives, and tax credits.

We discuss the various clean energy benefits available to people via the new Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.

Tesla has become the 2nd best selling auto brand in California, only trailing Toyota. It also has the 1st and 2nd best selling vehicles in the state (the Tesla Model Y and Tesla Model 3). How high can Tesla fly?

Tesla is clearly the king of electric vehicles today, but what does it need to do to go from 1–2% of the auto market to 10%+ of the auto market?

Braintrust Partners CEO Tim Hayden discusses all the data that you might, or might NOT, expect your car to be sharing with the world, from biometrics and purchase history to location history and where you’re speeding. Be careful out there, kids.

Steve Hanley, Jo Borras, and Zach Shahan talk about the new Dodge Charger Daytona SRT (bleh) concept electric vehicle as well as true EV innovation coming out of Chinese smart electric vehicle startups like NIO and XPeng.

Mike Casey, founder and President of Tigercomm, a 100% cleantech communications firm, talks with CleanTechnica CEO Zachary Shahan about the history of the fossil fuel industry's influence on US politics, the influence it had (including on Senator Joe Manchin) on delaying and almost killing recent US climate legislation, whether or not ANY politicians fear the political power of the renewable energy industry, and how to change all of that for the better.

CleanTechnica's Zach Shahan, Jo Borras, and Steve Hanley discuss the EV and PHEV subsidies in the Inflation Reduction Act, including their various pros & cons. They also discuss the role of dealers in the new legislation.

CleanTechnica's Zach Shahan, Jo Borras, and Steve Hanley discuss the Clean Vehicle Credit in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 in this episode of CleanTech RoundTalk, especially focusing on the exclusion of any EVs using battery minerals from China and what that means. We also touched on PHEVs with small batteries being eligible for the tax credit as it's currently written. (Image courtesy of Albemarle Corporation.)

CleanTechnica's Jo Borras talks with Vice President of School Bus, Contracts and Grants at GreenPower, Michael Perez, about electrifying school buses, the BEAST (GreenPower's electric school bus), and more.

Today, CleanTechnica's Jo Borras talks with Ben Shapiro (not THAT Ben Shapiro) about cutting carbon emissions in transportation. Ben is a Manager with RMI’s Carbon-Free Mobility team, aiming to catalyze rapid progress on emissions reductions in the transportation sector. His work focuses on pairing knowledge of both the electric power and transportations sectors to identify barriers and opportunities to vehicle electrification, while also listening to and leveraging the distinct expertise and perspectives of the many diverse stakeholders involved in the transition to a cleaner transportation system.

Jo Borras, Steve Hanley, and Zach Shahan talk about Walmart's order for thousands of Canoo EVs, especially in response to Amazon's partnership with Rivian — and all kinds of relate topics.