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What’s The Most Effective 10 Minutes Of Climate Activism You Can Take? I Argue With Ravi Mikkelson, CEO Of Atmos Financial, About It

Scott Cooney — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 19:44:19 +0000

Ravi Mikkelson, CEO of Atmos Financial, sat down with me on the latest edition of CleanTech Talk to discuss climate activism, financial systems, and other subjects we typically cover. But then, I found out a way I can save thousands of dollars on my addiction to Patagonia gear over the ... [continued]

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Tesla Cybertruck Upfits “Going to Go Ballistic”

Zachary Shahan — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 22:44:32 +0000

We’re still in the early days of the Tesla Cybertruck. I’ve seen two in the wild. Ironically, they were Supercharging in exactly the same Supercharger spot, but they did have different drivers/owners. Right now, of course, most Cybertrucks are going to look the same, sporting a stainless steel exterior that ... [continued]

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You Just Need an EV Charger in One of These 3 Places

Zachary Shahan — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 19:59:28 +0000

If you don’t have an electric car, there are two questions you are almost certain to have about an electric car — how long does it take to charge, and how far does the car take you on a full charge? In reality, those issues, especially the former, matter very ... [continued]

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Electrifying Government Fleets & Police Cars, & Customizing Tesla Cybertrucks

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 19:45:45 +0000

KJ Gimbel, founder and CEO of Xcelerate Auto, recently talked with CleanTechnica about the benefits and obstacles to electrifying government fleets, including police fleets. This is a true deep dive into public sector fleet management culture and the leasing process in that sector. Interestingly, to kick off the discussion, KJ ... [continued]

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From Cloud to Carbon: Revolutionizing Product Development with PTC Arena, ProGlove, Yook

Zachary Shahan — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 04:59:50 +0000

In a recent CleanTech Talk episode, I talked with Markus Fleckenstein, Director of Solution Consulting for Arena, a PTC Business; Varena Junge, co-founder of Yook; and Tim Klenner, Supply Chain Manager at ProGlove; about a partnership between these companies to cut supply chain emissions. By integrating Arena's cloud-based PLM system with ProGlove's solutions and also leveraging Yook's carbon footprint analysis platform, the collaboration optimizes a company's product lifecycle development. Confused? Listen to the podcast and read on.

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Electrifying Construction Equipment — Volvo CE Deep Dive

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 19:08:31 +0000

We write and talk a lot here on CleanTechnica about the electric vehicle revolution, but we often focus on passenger EVs — cars and trucks normal consumers buy. There's a whole world of heavy-duty and medium-duty commercial electric vehicles that get a bit less attention, but this market is growing. We recently interview Dr. Ray Gallant, Vice President of Sustainability and Productivity Services at Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), as well as Volvo CE's Tora Leifland, Head of Public Affairs, and Daniel Black, Product Manager, to further dive into this world in a three-part podcast series.

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Cutting Scope 3 Emissions with Software & the Zeigo Network

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 19 Feb 2024 04:00:38 +0000

In another recent CleanTech Talk podcast, CleanTechnica spoke with Dave Rimkus, Associate Director of Supply Chain Renewables at Schneider Electric, and Vishnu Nair, Head of Operations for Zeigo Activate, about cutting Scope 3 emissions and decarbonizing corporations. According to Deloitte’s Sustainability Action Report, 86% of companies reported challenges just measuring ... [continued]

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CleanTech Talk with Aimee Christensen, CEO & Total Bad*ss

Scott Cooney — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 05:45:55 +0000

On the latest episode of CleanTech Talk, I got a chance to interview a longtime hero and climate warrior, Aimee Christensen. Christensen brokered the first ever bilateral agreement on climate change between the US and another nation (Costa Rica, in 1994), and has helped build the sustainability platforms for, among ... [continued]

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How Distributed Energy & Virtual Power Plants Win The Future

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 19:41:06 +0000

Today’s energy grid needs more flexibility to balance supply and demand as traditional “peaking” generators retire, as electrification expands, and as extreme weather events multiply. While virtual power plants have been providing value to the grid for years, their potential value continues to increase as the number of distributed energy ... [continued]

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“Thinking Outside the Battery” to Dramatically Improve Battery Performance

Zachary Shahan — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 00:41:11 +0000

In a recent episode of CleanTech Talk, I interviewed Jeff Granato, President, CEO, & Co-Founder of Iontra, and Daniel Konopka, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer of Iontra, in order to step into the world of charge control optimization. We discussed how Iontra is delivering significant — one could even say ... [continued]

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What To Know About UL Certification For E-Bikes

Zachary Shahan — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 06:51:41 +0000

There are approximately 1 million ebike companies out there now — or, at least, that’s how it feels. Whatever the number is, it can be hard to know how to choose quality ebikes at a good price and not end up buying a bike with inadequate quality or too high ... [continued]

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Community Solar Power — A Policy Unicorn Growing In Popularity

Zachary Shahan — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 17:58:34 +0000

Community solar power is a special solar power option that has always tickled the minds of solar enthusiasts and policy wonks. It’s truly unique in the solar power market, as a couple of recent guests on our CleanTech Talk podcast highlighted. Ben Frank, Senior Director of National Sales—Commercial & Industrial ... [continued]

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Advancing the EV Revolution at ABB E-Mobility — Women in Cleantech

Zachary Shahan — Sat, 29 Jul 2023 22:50:35 +0000

For a recent episode of Cleantech Talk, I talked with Luz Karime Sanchez Mina, Field Service Engineer at ABB E-Mobility, and Pam Langley, Service Account Manager — Transit at ABB E-Mobility, about advancing the EV revolution, life at ABB E-Mobility, and being women in male-heavy tech sectors. Listen to the ... [continued]

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Former Tesla Battery Expert Leading Lyten Into New Lithium-Sulfur Battery Era

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 01:30:01 +0000

I was recently able to interview Celina Mikolajczak, Chief Battery Technology Officer at Lyten. Previously, she worked with Tesla for more than 6 years as a top battery engineer and manager. She’s also spent time at Panasonic, Uber, and Quantumscape. She’s excited about bringing lithium-sulfur batteries into a new era ... [continued]

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Electric 3-Wheelers With Smart Battery Swapping — Love It

Zachary Shahan — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 22:54:29 +0000

When we talk about electric vehicles here on CleanTechnica, we’re often referring to electric cars and electric bikes — or sometimes electric trucks, buses, and planes. But what about electric three-wheelers? There are a lot of tuk-tuks out there, and maybe an EV revolution is brewing in this multi-million-vehicle market? ... [continued]

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Solar Power & Farming: A Win–Win–Win–Win

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 01:03:48 +0000

Solar energy is critical to almost all forms of farming. As we learn as kids, sunshine is a critical ingredient to plant growth. But what about the combination of solar power — solar PV power — and farming? For the most part, this combo has always tickled people’s interest and ... [continued]

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JackRabbit CEO Jason Kenagy Talks Micromobility & The Future Of EVs

Jo Borras — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 18:30:51 +0000

Electric cars are great, but they're not going to save the world. For that, we need to re-think the way we move people and things, and the JackRabbit micro e-bike is part of the solution.

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30% Of Americans In Market For A New Car Not Considering Gasoline Vehicles

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 01:27:01 +0000

How Many People Are On Waitlists For Electric Cars?

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Industrial Heat Will Decarbonize With Electricity, Not Molecules, & Kanthal SVP Helps Us Understand Why

Michael Barnard — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 16:45:32 +0000

I had the opportunity to sit down for 90 minutes with Dilip Chandrasekaran, engineer, materials science PhD and SVP of industrial heat leader Kanthal.

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More Green Batteries for Europe & USA — From Norway’s FREYR

Zachary Shahan — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 03:57:07 +0000

I recently spoke with FREYR CEO Tom Jensen for our CleanTech Talk podcast. We discussed FREYR’s plans for battery gigafactories in Europe and the USA, and particularly these regions catching up to China in EV battery production (including the battery supply chain). We also talked innovation in EV battery development ... [continued]

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The Magic of Heat Pumps: Transforming Homes & Combating Climate Change

Michael Barnard — Sun, 08 Jan 2023 02:40:44 +0000

Harvest Thermal is a company focused on electrifying home heating and hot water systems with its thermal storage heat pump technology. The system reduces homeowners' energy costs and carbon emissions by shifting heat production to off-peak hours and optimizing energy use through stratified thermal storage and data-driven controls.

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Digging into EV Battery Mineral Market & Automaker Evolution with Mining Investor

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 21:00:33 +0000

I recently sat down with Brian Menell, CEO and Chairman of TechMet, to talk EV battery mineral mining, investment in this fast-changing market, and the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. As someone whose company is investing in mines and lithium mining startups, Brian had more to share and more perspective ... [continued]

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Life with Ford F-150 Lightning

Zachary Shahan — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 13:42:24 +0000

I recently interviewed Aaron Smith, CEO of the Energy and Environmental Building Alliance (EEBA), about his new Ford F-150 Lightning and also his Ford Mustang Mach-E. There are a lot of fun notes and takeaways regarding these electric vehicles in the one-hour podcast, but probably the items that jumped out ... [continued]

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Microgrids As A Service

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 10 Oct 2022 02:05:12 +0000

Microgrids are more and more popular every year. They offer tremendous benefits in terms of energy security, resilience, and energy independence. Though, our concept of a microgrid and how you put one together are probably far too simplistic, as I discovered recently when interviewing Michael Stadler, co-founder and CTO of ... [continued]

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Electric School Buses Used To Support Maryland Energy Grid

Jo Borras — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 17:05:08 +0000

Saying it again, for the people in the back: EVs make the grid STRONGER!

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$71,315 — Lithium Prices Reach All-Time High

Jo Borras — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 21:05:49 +0000

The price of Chinese lithium is through the roof!

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Conversations: Tesla #2 In California Auto Market, How Tesla Can Dominate The Future, & Dodge’s Fart Machine

Zachary Shahan — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 23:37:10 +0000

If you’re a dedicated listener to our CleanTech Talk podcast channel, or at least our CleanTech Roundtalk (where Steve, Jo, and I ramble, argue, and laugh about various cleantech topics), then you may have already listened to all of these episodes. If not, below are a few recent conversations we ... [continued]

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Clean Energy Industry, Let’s Not Get Under Joe Manchin’s Thumb Again

Zachary Shahan — Sat, 20 Aug 2022 15:30:31 +0000

Tigercomm has produced a brilliant report on “the physics of U.S. politics” and the clean energy industry. I was going to write about the report, but Tigercomm President Mike Casey’s own writing is so good that hacking it up and summarizing it didn’t seem sensible. (I guess Mike has had ... [continued]

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Decarbonizing Data Centers — It’s Fun!

Zachary Shahan — Tue, 02 Aug 2022 17:10:42 +0000

Decarbonizing data centers is a topic we’ve covered for many years. Just doing a quick search, I found several articles I wrote about data center decarbonization efforts back in 2011, more than a decade ago. However, discussion of the topic is normally kept quite simple, with the focus being on ... [continued]

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Podcast: Green Agriculture Will Save The World (Part Two)

Jo Borras — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 19:50:53 +0000

Steve Heckeroth is doing everything he can to make it better.

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EVs, Climate Change, and Consumerism on CleanTech Talk With Matt Teske

Jo Borras — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 15:00:43 +0000

In this episode, we talk about consumer psychology, and what really needs to change to save the planet.

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VW ID. Buzz — How Much Consumer Demand Is There? (Plus: Automaker EV Sales Trends, Herbert Diess)

Zachary Shahan — Wed, 27 Jul 2022 06:44:53 +0000

For our new CleanTech RoundTalk, Jo Borras, Steve Hanley, and I sat around CleanTechnica‘s pineapple-infused sparkling-water cooler to discuss a couple of the hottest EV news stories of last week. One of those stories was the release of UK pricing for the Volkswagen ID. Buzz. The Buzz is … not ... [continued]

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In This Corner, With REE’S Daniel Barel on CleanTech Talk

Jo Borras — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 00:35:51 +0000

Smart Corners, Commercial Trucks, & Electric Supercars

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Splitvolt — Easy, Cheap, and Safe Home EV Fast Charging

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 13:52:46 +0000

Home EV fast charging is something we’ve written about countless times, but we continue to learn more about the topic. I recently interviewed the CEO and founder of Splitvolt, Dan Liddle, and although I went into it thinking I’d seen this kind of story before, I learned that I had ... [continued]

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Building OTA Updates With Sibros On CleanTech Talk

Jo Borras — Tue, 24 May 2022 16:20:06 +0000

Sibros over-the-air software updates are helping legacy brands catch up to Tesla.

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Kristian Russell Talks Ferry Auto, Leasing, & More on CleanTech Talk

Jo Borras — Mon, 02 May 2022 15:30:33 +0000

What do you get when you hire an artist to re-imagine the car-buying process? Find out here.

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Tesla Halts Lease Buyouts, Mobile Charger on CleanTech Talk

Jo Borras — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 13:00:06 +0000

Jo thinks open-ended leases are the way to go, Zachary's not convinced this will have much impact.

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Energica CEO Livia Cevolini Talks Acquisition, Expansion, & Hot New Electric Motorcycles

Scott Cooney — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 10:00:12 +0000

Recently, I sat down with Livia Cevolini, CEO of Energica Motor Company, one of the leading electric motorcycle manufacturers globally. This was part of a press trip to cover the acquisition of Energica by Ideanomics, where I joined the execs from both companies at the Nasdaq for the announcement, investor ... [continued]

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Ideanomics CEO Alf Poor: Electric Motorcycles the Tip Of The Iceberg

Scott Cooney — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 20:00:08 +0000

Recently, I sat down with Alf Poor, CEO of Ideanomics, one of the leading electric vehicle industry players globally. This was part of a press trip to cover the acquisition of a pioneer of electric motorcycles, Energica by Ideanomics, where I joined the execs from both companies at the Nasdaq ... [continued]

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Jason Cortes Talks Future Fueling on CleanTech Talk

Jo Borras — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 18:45:19 +0000

Electric cars and EV charging— is this a chicken or egg conversation, or one we've already had and forgotten?

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Snow Lake Lithium Part 1: “More Lithium, Please!” on CleanTech Talk

Jo Borras — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 19:58:38 +0000

The EV revolution needs clean lithium mining if it's going to make a big impact on climate change.

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Dealers Getting Squeezed By Charger Installers — Dealer Digest #4

Jo Borras — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 19:25:57 +0000

Are car dealers getting some karmic payback with six-figure installation bills? Maybe!

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Buzz Solutions Takes Out 50% Of Grid Inspection Image Effort & Duration

Michael Barnard — Sat, 02 Apr 2022 11:00:24 +0000

The data volumes are staggering, the need to inspect them is increasing significantly, and there aren't enough people to do the work. Enter Buzz Solutions. They save 50% of image assessment time today, and are trending to 80% of effort savings.

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

Zachary Shahan — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 13:48:15 +0000

We’re digging deeper and deeper into the EV battery industry and EV battery supply chains. In this Cleantech Talk episode, I interviewed 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 ... [continued]

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Georgia Tells Rivian: You Can’t Sell Electric Trucks Here

Johnna Crider — Mon, 21 Mar 2022 11:55:28 +0000

The State of Georgia will not let Rivian sell its electric vehicles directly to its customers within the state. There were initially two bills moving through the legislature to solve this problem, but neither bill passed. Currently, the auto dealer franchise law in several states prohibits direct-to-consumer sales of cars, ... [continued]

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