CleanTech Talk — Tesla, Solar, Battery, Climate, AI, EV, & Other Tech News & Analysis
266 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsCleanTechnica 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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The Future of EVs, Wireless Charging, & EV Supply Chains
November 14, 2020 05:29 - 50 minutes - 69.3 MBIn this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zachary Shahan, Director and CEO of CleanTechnica, and Roger Atkins, founder of Electric Vehicles Outlook Ltd., sit down to talk about the future of electric vehicles, wireless charging and supply chains.
Cutting Back On Plastic Pollution & Plastic Propaganda
November 14, 2020 05:21 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MBIn this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zachary Shahan, Director and CEO of CleanTechnica, and Scott Cooney, Founder and CEO of Pono Home, sit down to talk about plastics. You can listen to the full conversation in the embedded player below. Below that embedded SoundCloud player is a brief summary of the topics covered, but tune in to the podcast to follow the full discussion.
Climate Disaster Risk Reduction & Managed Retreat, Part Two
November 14, 2020 05:18 - 42 minutes - 58.2 MBIn the second half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, and Anna Ziolecki and Brent Doberstein from the University of Waterloo, continue their talk about disaster risk reduction and managed retreat.
Climate Change Mitigation — Talking With Professors Doberstein & Ziolecki
November 14, 2020 05:18 - 45 minutes - 61.8 MBIn the first half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, and Anna Ziolecki and Brent Doberstein from the University of Waterloo, sit down to talk about disaster risk reduction and managed retreat.
Machine Learning + CleanTech + Climate Risks, Part Two
September 15, 2020 04:45 - 42 minutes - 58.8 MBIn the second half of this CleanTech Talk interview, Michael Barnard sits down with Paul Werbos, Ph.D. Co-Director of the Center for Intelligent Optimization and Networks, to talk about all things climate change.
Machine Learning + CleanTech + Climate Risks, Part One
September 15, 2020 04:44 - 1 hour - 94.7 MBIn the first half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard sits down with Paul Werbos, Ph.D. Co-Director of the Center for Intelligent Optimization and Networks, to talk about all things climate change. You can listen to the full conversation in the embedded player below. Below that embedded SoundCloud player is a brief summary of the topics covered, but tune into the podcast to follow the full discussion.
Democratizing Energy & Community Solar Investment
September 11, 2020 07:18 - 48 minutes - 66.5 MBIn this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down with Matt Moroney, Co-Founder and COO of Raise Green, to discuss Raise Green’s efforts to leverage crowdfunding for investment in clean energy projects nationwide.
Voodoo Economics & Lithium — Lithium Supply = 15% of 2023 Global EV Sales Target
September 01, 2020 23:50 - 29 minutes - 66.9 MBIn the second portion of our latest Cleantech Talk podcast with RK Equity's Rodney Hooper and Howard Klein, we ventured outside of mining more than we typically do to talk about energy density and vehicle-to-grid solutions, but we also circled back around for a strong focus on the gap between electric vehicle sales forecasts from automakers and actual battery-grade lithium production.
Lithium and Nickel and Tesla, Oh My!
August 31, 2020 07:23 - 33 minutes - 76.4 MBLast week, I sat down with Rodney Hooper and Howard Klein for another chat about nickel and lithium mining, electric vehicle batteries, Tesla, the electric vehicle transition, and a few other matters. Listen to the conversation here.
Standard Lithium and Other Unconventional Lithium Options
August 23, 2020 05:09 - 55 minutes - 127 MBHoward Klein and Rodney Hooper of RK Equity help us to learn more about different types of lithium mining, Standard Lithium, and other potentially up and coming approaches to lithium extraction.
Joe Biden's VP Pick, TikTok, + 2020 Election Possibilities, Part Deux
August 15, 2020 05:00 - 50 minutes - 68.8 MBIn the second half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, and Zachary Shahan, Director and CEO of CleanTechnica, sit down to continue their talk about politics, the First Amendment and Joe Biden’s Vice Presidential pick.
TikTok, Joe Biden's VP Pick, & Racism's Deep History On The US Election Process
August 15, 2020 03:05 - 43 minutes - 60 MBIn the first half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, and Zachary Shahan, Director and CEO of CleanTechnica, sit down to talk about political trends, TikTok, and the Vice Presidential pick for Joe Biden. Note: this conversation occurred right before the VP pick was announced.
Ideanomics on Electrification of Mining
August 09, 2020 04:39 - 34 minutes - 48.2 MBIn this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan chats again with Alf Poor, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ideanomics, Inc., about the electrification of the mining industry, and the benefits of choosing electric for heavy duty vehicles.
The Tesla & Big Auto Battery & Mining Catch-22 Threatening the EV Revolution
July 28, 2020 05:03 - 36 minutes - 82.8 MBElectric vehicles need batteries, and it takes one or two years to get a battery production plant up and running. However, something that is often forgotten is that you don't make batteries out of thin air.
Tesla Battery Materials & Production — Lithium & Nickel Sourcing
July 26, 2020 08:41 - 10 minutes - 24.1 MBFollowing some of Tesla CEO Elon Musk's comments regarding battery production during the quarterly Tesla conference call for shareholders last week, I decided to have two long conversations with Howard Klein and Rodney Hooper of RK Equity about the EV battery production and mining industries.
Infosys innovations for climate change and sustainability
July 25, 2020 20:13 - 55 minutes - 76.3 MBIn this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, and Ashiss Dash, Senior Vice President and Industry Head for Services, Utilities, Resources and Energy at Infosys, talk about Infosys’ work and innovations related to climate change and sustainability.
Ghost Road, on Myths and Future for Autonomous Vehicles with Anthony Townsend, Part Two
July 21, 2020 04:02 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBIn the second half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, and Anthony Townsend, author of GHOST ROAD: Beyond the Driverless Car, sit down to talk about autonomous vehicles and urban planning.
Ghost Road, on Myths and Future for Autonomous Vehicles with Anthony Townsend — Part One
July 20, 2020 04:16 - 47 minutes - 66.1 MBIn the first half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, and Anthony Townsend, author of GHOST ROAD: Beyond the Driverless Car, sit down to talk about autonomous vehicles and urban planning.
Northvolt CEO On Starting Northvolt, Large-Scale Battery Storage, & More
July 20, 2020 04:11 - 57 minutes - 79.4 MBIn this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Dr. Maximilian Holland, anthropologist, social theorist, international political economist and CleanTechnica contributor, and Peter Carlsson, CEO of large-scale battery manufacturing company Northvolt, sit down to talk about Northvolt’s contributions to battery storage transformation.
Tesla Stock Pop, Hot EV Market, Big Auto's Big EV Moment — Energy Independence Weekend
July 05, 2020 03:27 - 1 hour - 141 MBWe're here with another episode of Tesla Inside Out, a series on our CleanTech Talk podcast channel. This one is a special "Energy Independence Weekend" episode focused on a mix of the big EV news this year (more potent this week than ever) and David Havasi's history in the industry (in Tesla from 2012–2019 and outside of it since then).
Urban Magnets and Climate Change with Bruce Haden, Part Two
June 22, 2020 02:06 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MBIn the second half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, sits down with Bruce Haden, architect, urbanist and author, about urban magnets and architecture in the time of COVID-19.
Urban Magnets & Climate Change with Bruce Haden, Part One
June 15, 2020 01:48 - 47 minutes - 66 MBIn the first half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, sits down with Bruce Haden, architect, urbanist and author, about urban magnets and architecture in the time of COVID-19.
Managed Retreat in the Face of Climate Change, Part 2
June 13, 2020 07:34 - 42 minutes - 59 MBIn the second half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, and A.R. Siders, core faculty at the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center, continue their talk about A.R.’s work as a preeminent U.S. researcher in managing retreat in the face of climate change.
Managed Retreat In The Face Of Climate Change, Part 1
June 12, 2020 01:40 - 41 minutes - 57.3 MBIn the first half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, and Dr. A.R. Siders, core faculty at the University of Delaware’s Disaster Research Center, sit down to talk about A.R.’s work as a preeminent U.S. researcher in managing retreat in the face of climate change.
Tesla Model Y Review From Owner Of Full Tesla S-3-X-Y Lineup
June 09, 2020 19:01 - 49 minutes - 68.3 MBIn this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down with Roger Pressman, Co-Founder of EV Annex, to discuss his review of Tesla’s Model Y and his work at EV Annex. Roger owned one of the earliest Model S sedans, a Model X, and a Model 3. EV Annex sells aftermarket Tesla accessories to thousands of Tesla owners and was the first Tesla aftermarket supply company. Roger also discusses the Tesla consumer community a bit in this podcast.
The Tesla & The Oil Sheik
June 08, 2020 02:28 - 51 minutes - 70.4 MBIn this episode of our Tesla Inside Out podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down once again with David Havasi, former Tesla Senior Delivery/Product/Marketing Lead, to discuss fun and interesting stories from David’s time with Tesla.
The EV Transition & EV Charging Evolution
May 31, 2020 06:44 - 31 minutes - 42.9 MBIn this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down to talk with Alf Poor, Chief Executive Officer of Ideanomics, Inc., about electric vehicle charging.
The US Senate's Chance Of Flipping & Joe Biden's VP
May 20, 2020 04:26 - 45 minutes - 62.5 MBIn the second half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, and Zachary Shahan, Director and CEO of CleanTechnica, sit down to continue their talk about physical isolation, COVID-19, and politics. Featured image: Vice President Joe Biden gives remarks at the U.S.—China Climate Leaders Summit, held at the JW Marriott hotel in Los Angeles, California, Sept. 16, 2015. (Official White H...
Pandemic Management — Biden vs. Trump
May 19, 2020 01:48 - 1 hour - 85.7 MBIn the first half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, and Zachary Shahan, Director and CEO of CleanTechnica, sit down to talk about physical isolation, COVID-19, and politics.
Echo Chambers Warp Policy Debate
May 18, 2020 01:22 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MBIn the second half of this interview for our CleanTech Talk podcast series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, sits down to continue a conversation with Ed Dolan, economist, writer, and Senior Fellow at the Niskanen Center, about climate change communication and action across political divides.
Climate Change Communication Across Political Canyons
May 17, 2020 22:15 - 56 minutes - 77.4 MBIn the first half of this interview for our CleanTech Talk podcast series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, sits down to talk with Ed Dolan, economist, writer, and Senior Fellow at the Niskanen Center, about climate change communication and action across political divides.
5G and the Future of Transport
May 17, 2020 21:59 - 29 minutes - 40.3 MBWhat's 5G's role in the future of transportation? How will it enable or help vehicle electrification, robotaxis, transportation as a service, and EV charging? Listen to this chat with Alf Poor, CEO of Ideanomics, for insight on these topics.
The Coming Climate Crisis — Podcast With Michael Mann
March 30, 2020 01:12 - 39 minutes - 54.1 MBIn this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, sits down to talk with Michael Mann, Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science and the Director of the Penn State Earth System Science Center at Pennsylvania State University, about the immediacy and importance of addressing climate change.
Tesla Performance Evolution & The Power Of Test Drives
March 23, 2020 05:50 - 1 hour - 140 MBFor the latest edition of Tesla Inside Out (which was recorded before the COVID-19 crisis started to really unfold in the US), David Havasi and I focused on the wonders of Tesla performance and Tesla test drives. David brought us back to the launch of “the D,” the Tesla Model S P85D, and highlighted how it brought the performance of a supercar like a McLaren F1 (which Elon had some history with) to a much broader segment — still rich people, but not just hyper-rich people.
How To Debunk A Myth (Effectively)
March 22, 2020 21:30 - 41 minutes - 56.6 MBIn the second half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, sits down to continue talking with John Cook, cognitive scientist and founder of Skeptical Science, about climate change misinformation and communication.
Science Denial, & Communication To Solve That
March 22, 2020 06:25 - 42 minutes - 58 MBIn the first half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, sits down to talk with John Cook, cognitive scientist and founder of Skeptical Science, about climate change misinformation and communication.
The Tesla & EV Battery Cost Revolution
February 25, 2020 07:15 - 1 hour - 141 MBAs you may have seen by now, 7 year Tesla insider David Havasi and I have been getting together in recent months to talk about the deep history of Tesla from an insider (David) and outsider (me) perspective in a podcast and video chat series called Tesla Inside Out. The thing that triggered this chat was recent data from BloombergNEF showing that battery energy density has nearly tripled in the past decade.
Transitioning the World to 100% Renewable Energy — Part 2
February 18, 2020 02:54 - 48 minutes - 66.4 MBIn the second half of this special two-part episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, talks with Mark Z. Jacobson, professor at Stanford University and cofounder of The Solutions Project, about transitioning the world to 100% renewable energy.
Transitioning the World to 100% Renewable Energy
February 16, 2020 22:07 - 37 minutes - 51.3 MBIn the first half of this special two-part episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, talks with Mark Z. Jacobson, professor at Stanford University and cofounder of The Solutions Project, about transitioning the world to 100% renewable energy.
Democratic Presidential Candidates On Climate & Energy, Part 2 — Pete Buttigieg & Elizabeth Warren
February 10, 2020 07:35 - 49 minutes - 68.3 MBIn the second half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan continues his discussion with Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, about the climate action plans (and other political matters) of current presidential candidates. This second part of a two-part series spends a lot of time discussing Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren, and the evolution (or devolution) in the Democratic Party and Republican Party.
Democratic Presidential Candidates On Climate & Energy, Part 1 — CleanTech Talk
February 10, 2020 06:11 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MBIn this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down again with Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, to talk about the climate action plans of current presidential candidates — Pete Buttigieg, Mike Bloomberg, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, and others.
Zero Mass Water Shrinks Its Panels
January 14, 2020 06:58 - 38 minutes - 53 MBIn this episode of our Cleantech Talk podcast interview series, Kyle Field sits down with the founder of Zero Mass Water, Cody Friesen, about the significant improvements the company has made with its new Rexi Hydropanels.
Johnny Appleseed Tesla Seedsters & The Tesla Market (& Stock Price) In 2013
December 25, 2019 05:54 - 20 minutes - 46.7 MBIn this episode of “Tesla Inside Out,” we talk about David’s role getting sent down to Florida (from New York) in 2013 as a kind of Johnny Appleseed character — part of Tesla’s “asset light” program — in order to respond to consumer interest and stimulate sales in the region. Ironically, David was sharing this story with me on Johnny Appleseed Day!
The Boring Company Plus Pumped Hydro: Proposal For Elon Musk — CleanTech Talk
December 11, 2019 14:46 - 1 hour - 83.3 MBIn this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan is back again with Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc and CleanTechnica contributor, to talk about one solution to current energy storage limitations: closed-loop pump storage hydropower.
EV Boom — Roger & Zach Chat Lithium, EV Forecasts, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Tesla
December 09, 2019 05:55 - 48 minutes - 67.3 MBIn our first ever episode of a new "EV Boom" podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down with Roger Atkins, founder of Electric Vehicles Outlook Ltd and self-described “jack of all trades, master of none,” to discuss Roger’s insights into lithium-ion batteries and the electric vehicle industry.
Tesla Deliveries: From DIY Trailers In 2012 To Price-Shifting Leadership In 2019 (Tesla Inside Out)
December 05, 2019 06:01 - 26 minutes - 61.5 MBResuming our "Tesla Inside Out" series, this video picks up where David Havasi and I left off last time, chuckling about a wild DIY Tesla delivery story. David and a team of early 2012 employees built a trailer to deliver early Model S's without having any real clue what they were doing. Luckily, they got the job done. He also mentioned a funny story about a Miami delivery truck in highlighting their overall novice delivery truck awareness back in 2012.
Cleantech At NYU's Urban Future Lab — Cleantech Talk with Pat Sapinsley
November 14, 2019 06:44 - 40 minutes - 55.2 MBIn this episode of our Cleantech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan sits down with Pat Sapinsley, Managing Director of Cleantech Initiatives at the Urban Future Lab / ACRE at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, to talk about her work.
Tesla Inside Out — Tesla History From 7 Year Insider, Part Deux
November 09, 2019 22:50 - 24 minutes - 55.5 MBContinuing our discussion of Tesla and David Havasi's long history at Tesla, we took up where we left off, talking about pre-Model S days at Tesla. At that time, they had a gigantic factory in Fremont with almost nothing in it other than big, wild dreams and post-apocalyptic images of Blade Runner and The Highlander.
Tesla Inside Out — Tesla History From 7-Year Insider
November 09, 2019 07:14 - 1 hour - 106 MBI recently met a gentleman named David Havasi while charging our Tesla Model 3 at a ChargePoint station at a Whole Foods I frequently visit. He recognized me from CleanTechnica and I quickly learned he worked at Tesla for 7 years, until just recently. We got talking, talking, talking, and talking. I wasn't sure if he'd be camera shy to repeat some of what he told me (or more) on camera, but it turned out he very much wasn't shy — he had actually worked on Broadway before working at Tesla!
Ranking Democratic Presidential Contenders' Climate Policies — CleanTech Talk with Mike Barnard
November 07, 2019 16:38 - 49 minutes - 68.7 MBIn the second half of this episode of our CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Zach Shahan continues his conversation with Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, about the role of climate change plans and policies in the 2020 presidential election.