Atlas Live

Over the past five years, state DOTs have moved from playing little role in EV charging deployment to leading multimillion-dollar investments in a national network of high-speed chargers through the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. What comes next after NEVI? In this episode, Atlas’s Rachael Nealer and Tina Hodges talk with Josh Rodriguez of AASHTO about their project exami...

Our  research  shows China is leading the way on clean manufacturing investment—how is this shaping broader competition between the U.S. and China? Atlas Live is coming at you with the second episode in a series on global clean energy supply chains. In this episode, Atlas’s Nick Nigro sits down with Avery Ash of SAFE and Kate Logan of Asia Society to dive into how China has gotten to this point, w...

In this episode, Atlas’s Nick Nigro sits down with Jasper Jung of GM and Jeff Werner of Panasonic to explore what the global race for clean energy leadership means for U.S. industry and competitiveness today. Drawing on Atlas Public Policy’s new report, we’ll dive into the details of the nearly $1.1 trillion in announced global clean energy manufacturing investments from 2019 to 2025. Batteries pl...

In this episode, Atlas’s Nick Nigro will sit down with Monica Lee, Clean Transportation Campaign Director, and Britta Gross from EPRI to unpack how the recent shock to the oil market is causing consumers to give EVs another look. Since the start of the U.S.–Israel war with Iran in February, global oil prices have surged more than 50%, driving U.S. gasoline prices above $4 per gallon. How do prolon...

On this episode of Atlas Live, Nick Nigro will talk with two leading journalists—Evan Halper of the Washington Post and Jennifer Hiller of the Wall Street Journal—on all things energy and AI. They’ll explore public discourse on data centers, real and perceived impacts on energy affordability, and what impact we might see on upcoming elections.

On this episode of Atlas Live, Rachael Nealer will sit down with Alissa Burger from CALSTART and Morgan Ellis from the Maryland Department of Transportation to discuss state incentives and investments in electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Electric trucks have been gaining momentum with annual sales and the number of available models growing in a few short years. Still, they remain a small f...

Solar has been and is expected to continue to make up the largest portion of new power capacity in the United States. On this episode of Atlas Live, Nick Nigro will be joined by Kiran Bhatraju of Arcadia and Zach Axelrod of Redball Energy to dive into the biggest challenges for commercial solar developers and their customers in 2026 and how they are adapting to policy and market changes. Join us a...

On this episode, Stephen Naimoli sits down with Emily Walker from EnergySage and Robin Dutta from the Chesapeake Solar and Storage Association (CHESSA) to discuss the environment for residential solar financing and leasing in 2026. We discuss challenges and opportunities with various financing models to expand residential solar access as well as the impacts of recent federal policy changes.

On this inaugural episode of Atlas Live, Nick Nigro will sit down with John Hensley from the American Clean Power Association and Ben King from Rhodium Group. Together, we will dig into the state of U.S. clean investment and deployment in 2026. What big developments are coming down the pike? Where is money flowing and why?