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enApril 22, 2021

Joe Britton

In this episode we speak with Joe Britton, The Executive Director of the Zero Emission Transportation Association or ZETA. They’re working to make all new cars in the US be electric by 2030. We discuss everything about the current automotive landscape from impacts due to COVID, along with the current Biden administration and beyond. He shares how his team is working to make ZETA’s vision a reality by the end of the decade.

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Interview Sections
0:00 Intro

1:15 Joe’s background leading up to ZETA, and links in how things have changed over time.

5:20 ZETA’s Policy Focus

12:07 Domestic Manufacturing and Production

16:51 Current landscape of Transportation Electrification

24:21 Charging infrastructure (and how ZETA is working to make that transition easier for drivers)

30:34 COVID and Automotive Sales

38:10 Lessons Learned from Texas’ Grid Failures

43:38 V2G - Vehicle to Grid and what it can unlock

50:15 Where does Hydrogen Fuel play into our future energy needs?

53:13 What would Joe & ZETA like to see from the industry?

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enApril 15, 2021

Donna Attanasio

In this episode we speak with Donna Attanasio, Senior Advisor for Energy Law Programs. Donna works with both private and public entities to help push grid infrastructure legislation and standards. We discuss everything from jurisdictional issues of utilities and government to the global impact that microgrids could have with further adoption.

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enDecember 01, 2020

Bob Galyen

We sit down with Bob Galyen, the former CTO of CATL, the Chairman of SAE International Battery Standards Steering Committee, Chairman Emeritus and CTO of NAATbatt International. We discuss everything from his background and career at CATL (the world's largest battery producer) to Tesla’s battery day, along with his thoughts on electric busses, autonomous vehicles and where the industry is heading.

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enNovember 22, 2020

Kyle Conner

We sit down with Kyle Conner from Out of Spec Motoring and InsideEVs. We spoke with him while he was in Colorado on his cross country summer trip in a Model 3. Kyle’s channel focuses on real world usage of EVs, range testing (generally with a road trip) and car reviews.

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enNovember 15, 2020

Sandy Munro

We sit down with Sandy Munro, the Founder of Munro & Associates. They specialize in reverse engineering, benchmarking and supply chain management. We discussed his background starting with his time at Ford to why he began Munro & Associates and the current state of Electric Vehicles. Sandy’s new youtube channel (Munro Live) focuses on taking a part just about anything (including Teslas) and how to improve the manufacturing process. In today’s episode we discuss the future of U.S. manufacturing, the current state of Electric vehicle manufacturing, how Tesla is standing out in the automotive space and where the automotive industry is headed.

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Interview Sections
0:00 Intro
0:55 Sandy's Background
6:43 US Manufacturing & improving education for a career path
19:15 Electric vehicle supply chain abroad: Perceptions & Quality
32:10 Misperceptions about electric Vehicle technology
39:33 How Tesla's impact on the automotive market
44:45 Tesla's use of castings announced on Battery Day
52:57 Tesla Vs other EV manufacturers
1:02:00 Three-wheeled EVs
1:07:08 Barriers to EV adoption and Tesla's affordability
1:11:40 Electric pickup trucks and market penetration
1:18:51 Emerging EV technologies
1:24:32 Ways government can incentivize EV technology
1:26:58 Sandy’s YouTube Channel Announcement
1:31:56 Outro

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enNovember 08, 2020

Grid Connections Trailer

Grid Connections is a podcast about how our electrical grid is becoming the intersection between the next generation of electric transportation, new digital technologies and grid infrastructure. Join us in exploring these topics with experts and leaders from across the world.

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enSeptember 21, 2020

Erika Myers

We sit down with Erika Myers, the Principal of Transportation Electrification at the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA). Erika's team works on research focused primarily on utility-run managed charging program designs, distribution planning for electric vehicles, utility rates, tariffs, incentives, and EV customer education. She works with everyone from utilities, to non-profits, to auto OEMs and even regulators to build awareness around how all of these technologies function, along with what they can unlock when used together. In today’s episode we discuss the impact of COVID on Electric Vehicles, the current state of EV fast charging, the large opportunity that Vehicle to grid technology holds and how electric vehicle makers can better engage female car buyers.

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enSeptember 21, 2020

Andrew Cornelia

In this episode we speak with Andrew Cornelia, the Chief of Staff at Volta and CFO of Young Professionals in Energy for the San Francisco Bay area. Andrew started his career in finance and then pivoted upon the opportunity to work on Tesla’s energy team. He eventually moved up to working on their supercharging team, where they leveraged the supercharger network as a marketing tool and the data it provided to find where new locations were needed most. Now at Volta he is the bridge between the business, strategy and finance executives as the Chief of Staff. In Today’s episode we discuss Tesla’s charging networks, misperceptions about charging technology and how Volta charging leverages data to choose where to install their next charging locations.

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enSeptember 21, 2020

Chelsea Sexton

In this episode we meet with Chelsea Sexton, electric vehicle advocate and pioneer of the modern day EV. Chelsea was part of the original team that helped get GM's EV-1 on the road and part of the group that tried to prevent its unfortunate destruction as shown in the documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car?" She was one of the Co-Founders of Plug-in-America and is now a co-host on Fully Charged. Chelsea has been fundamental to the modern EV movement, from her work on the EV-1, to being on the board of Nissan’s Global LEAF advisory Board and of course her ongoing work as a global advocate for electric vehicles. In Today’s episode we discuss how far electric vehicles have come, what misperceptions they still face, and where they are headed.

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enSeptember 20, 2020

Jordan Giesige

We discuss advances in battery technology with Jordan Giesige, Host of "The Limiting Factor." Jordan's YouTube channel explores what makes a battery, a battery. He wants to know "The Limiting Factor" to when batteries will be in cars and everything else everywhere else. Jordan professionally specializes in patent technology but took an active interest in batteries on the side. His channel is a great resource for others interested in learning more and hosts interviews with the leaders in battery technology. In Today’s episode we discuss battery technologies, the impact of battery density and how batteries can help power the grid. Along with some of the big players in the battery space today.

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enSeptember 20, 2020

Matt Teske & Wade Higgins

In this episode we discuss current electric vehicle charging technologies with Wade Higgins and Matt Teske. Wade is the Director of Customer Success at Freewire Technologies. Freewire’s unique charging technology brings both high speed charging and battery back up technology into one easy solution. Matt is Founder and CEO of Chargeway, they’re helping dealerships and EV Drivers learn about new EV Technologies and how to find the right charging infrastructure for their car. We'll cover misperceptions about charging networks, how to create awareness of EV charging infrastructure, the role of utilities and most importantly where the industry is headed.

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