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EV Sales GROWTH, Tesla Sales Issues, Chinese EV Tariffs — with Jose Pontes Jul 17, 2024

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CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan sits down with EV market trends analyst Jose Pontes to discuss EV sales growth trends, Tesla's recent rocky road, and Chinese EV tariffs.

TELO Electric Trucks — History, Design, & Benefits Jun 04, 2024

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CleanTechnica Founder Scott Cooney talks with Jason Marks, Founder & CEO of TELO, and Forrest North, Founder & CTO of TELO, about their history in the EV industry (and pole vaulting) and then primarily about the history, design, and benefits of TELO electric trucks.

Electric School Bus Health Benefits & Transitioning New York's Fleet May 29, 2024

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Nina Haiman, NYSERDA Program Manager for Clean Transportation, talks with CleanTechnica Founder Scott Cooney about the health benefits of electric buses and transitioning New York State's massive school bus fleet to electric buses.

Role of Commercial Real Estate in Accelerating EV Charging Infrastructure Rollout May 29, 2024

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Scott Howard of CBRE and Nigel Broomhall of Invisible Urban Charging discuss why commercial real estate owners need to deploy good EV charging infrastructure across their portfolios, the constraints they operate within, and how an integrated solution can enable scale and repetition for EV deployment.

Solar, Wind, & Water Powering California May 13, 2024

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Mark Z. Jacobson, Director of the Atmosphere/Energy Program and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University, talks with CleanTechnica's Scott Cooney about California switching more and more to solar power and wind power as well as electricity prices in California and in other states using a lot of renewable energy.

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Tesla Full Self-Driving & Robotaxis — Full Picture Op-Ed May 07, 2024

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In this special episode of CleanTech Talk, Zachary Shahan provides a full-picture perspective on Tesla Full Self Driving (version 12.3) and its potential for robotaxis (or not).

AI & Climate Solutions — Salesforce Interview Apr 25, 2024

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In this episode, we talk about how Salesforce is helping use AI for climate solutions to cut carbon emissions. CleanTechnica's Scott Cooney interviews Naomi Morenzoni, Senior Vice President of Philanthropy at Salesforce, for this podcast.

How the Financial System Can Accelerate the Cleantech Revolution Apr 19, 2024

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Ravi Mikkelsen, CEO & cofounder of Atmos Financial, talks with CleanTechnica's Scott Cooney about how the financial system can accelerate the cleantech revolution.

Meeting & Exceeding Energy Storage Fire Testing Requirements Apr 09, 2024

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There is an urgent need to better address fire risks associated with energy storage systems—and sufficiently mitigate them. Chris Groves, Product Manager, and Mishaal SyedNaveed, Fire Protection Engineer at Wärtsilä Energy Storage & Optimisation, discuss baseline fire testing requirements and the importance of exceeding them.

EV Questions, Answers, & Solutions for Mainstream Buyers Apr 05, 2024

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Xcelerate Auto's KJ Gimbel and Milad Davoodi sit down with CleanTechnica's Scott Cooney to discuss current EV myths and concerns of mainstream EV buyers, useful answers and solutions for these concerns and questions, and some of the great benefits of electric cars. They also discuss some crazy (and hilarious) auto dealer stories regarding buying EVs.