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**CleanTech Talk — EVs, Solar, Batteries, AI**

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.

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Tesla's Rocket Problem, & What Would You YIMBY? (Cleantech Talk 46) Feb 12, 2018

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Episode #46 of Cleantech Talk is here! This episode covers Tesla’s Q4 call and the question “what would you YIMBY?”

Ferrari's e-Envy, California Leadership, "Dear Elon," & Norway O&G Expansion Feb 02, 2018

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Episode 45 of Cleantech Talk is here! This episode covers Ferrari’s electric envy, California’s climate leadership, a “Dear Elon” letter, and Norway’s oil & gas expansion.

"Roger Bannister Moment" For EV Charging Access (Cleantech Talk #44) Jan 14, 2018

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Episode #44 of Cleantech Talk is here! This episode covers Shenzhen’s taxi plans, the launch of China x Cleantech, premature triumphalism, and a Roger Bannister moment for EV charging access.

Self-Driving Car Liability Limits, Fuel Cells Following Solar's Footsteps ... (Cleantech Talk 43) Dec 30, 2017

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Episode #43 of Cleantech Talk is here! This episode covers accident liability for self-driving cars, the EV tax credit, and fuel cells’ exponential ramp.

VW–Scooby Doo Fantasy Crossover, LA Auto Show, & Fair Trade Copper (CleanTech Talk 42) Dec 15, 2017

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Episode #42 of Cleantech Talk is here! This episode covers my LA Auto Show-inspired VW-Scooby Doo fantasy crossover and “Fair Trade” Copper.

Cleantech Talk's Tesla Truck Take (Episode #41) Dec 03, 2017

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This week is Cleantech Talk’s Tesla Truck take. Anyone can offer a “hot take” on current events, and darn near every media outlet did! But it takes a brave team (or just a very busy-with-other-work one!) to offer a “cold take” weeks later. In our defense, we were trying to add something to CleanTechnica’s already-substantive coverage and reflections (e.g., this and this).

Shenzhen All-In On e-Buses; Bioplastics; & Solar Sheikhs (Cleantech Talk 40) Nov 21, 2017

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Episode #40 of Cleantech Talk is here! This episode covers a massive electric bus order in Shenzhen, new bioplastics, and a huge new solar power plant in Oman.

Giant Passive House in Vancouver ... Trackless Electric Train ... Bad Tesla Conference Call Nov 09, 2017

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Episode #39 of Cleantech Talk is here! A giant passive house project in Vancouver, a trackless train, and an unsatisfactory Tesla conference call stole the show in our opinion, so that's what we discussed.

Amazon's Mighty Wind (Cleantech Talk #38) Nov 01, 2017

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Episode 38 of Cleantech Talk kicks off with a discussion of how, while China may be overperforming with its solar panel buildout, those panels are underperforming due to the low air quality there. Which is a polite way of saying that coal-combustion aerosols are reducing solar panels’ electricity harvest -- by up to a third! (Dark aerosols, like soot, tend to absorb light; other aerosols such as sulfates and nitrates, reflect light. In both cases, the aerosols prevent light from reaching solar panels below.) There’s a Laffer Curve at play here, Laffer Curve being a wonkish way of describing the Goldilocks principle that the ideal porridge is between the two extremes of hot and cold. A fellow named Arthur Laffer once pointed out that if a government wanted to maximize revenue, it shouldn’t set the tax rates too high or too low. To his everlasting credit, he pointed out that others had the idea before him, but the name “Laffer Curve” has stuck.

Shell EV Charging. E-Motorcycles. Ad-Funded EV Charging. Renewable Energy Pros. (Cleantech Talk 37) Oct 23, 2017

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We started this episode talking about the LMX-161 e-motorcycle, then got into Shell EV charging stations, Big Oil, natural gas, ad-supported EV charging stations, and the benefits of low-energy-density renewables.

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