Transition to Zero

Release date: 6/27/2023 Host: Jared Schnader Producer: Jared Schnader Guests: Orville Thomas and Alissa Burger from CALSTART Orville Thomas and Alissa Burger talk about incentive structures for state governments in order to create programs that help accelerate zero-emission fleet transitions. This discussion touches on how to best structure incentive programs, an overview of their recently release...

Guest:  Kim Williams, Chief Innovation Officer for Houston Metro Host: Jared Schnader, Bus Initiative Lead for CALSTART Topics: Houston Metro's commitment to zero emission buses planning for both battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell Kim Williams' role is Chief Innovation Officer How Houston Metro evaluates emerging technologies  The importance of knowledge sharing among transit agencies Show No...

In this episode we talk with Stefan Tongur of Electreon . The discussions focuses on the constraints and challenges that are posed by current infrastructure models and the possibilities of in-ground, inductive charging. The interesting part is not that charging inductively can be done, which has been done for quite some time (think of your cell phone on a charging pad), but rather that Electreon o...

We sit down to talk with John Walsh , former VP at Proterra and now ZEV Consultant, and Jeff Madura , Director of Public Sales for VanHool North America. With decades of experience in manufacturing and sales between them, this conversation went through ways to streamline and reduce costs of ZEBs, the needs for Workforce Development, and the adaptation OEMs have had to do within the ever-changing m...

Some may see a Department of Transportation as a pass-through entity, but some DOTs have expanded their role in supporting their transit agencies, and it is paying off in unexpected ways. From organizing monthly technical meetings to being the go-to government state agency for zero-emission transition information, these DOTs have proven that supporting their state's transit transition comes with m...