CleanTech Talk — EVs, Solar, Batteries, AI

We had an extra long session for Cleantech Talk #16. In this episode, we discussed... ... a big huge BYD energy storage project that is supposed to help Lancaster, California, become a net-zero-energy city. (Matthew found out about the 500 MW project on another podcast -- storage capacity is unknown at this point. We've got a story coming soon.) ... BYD's overall approach to electrifying transport...

Our latest episode of Cleantech Talk tackled the huge 5-year extension of the solar and wind energy tax credits, Tesla Model X deliveries, and Faraday Future.

Kyle Field, Matthew Klippenstein, and I (Zachary Shahan) talk about early Tesla Model S drive unit problems and the implications for future models and Tesla as a whole; Ford's big new $4.5 billion electric vehicle push, and a soon-to-be-unveiled plug-in hybrid electric SUV from Ford; and the cost advantage of solar power and wind power over coal, natural gas, oil, and nuclear power, as well as the...

Zachary Shahan, Kyle Field, and Matthew Klippenstein talk about the 1st annual CleanTechnica Car of the Year Award (nominees = Tesla Model S 70/70D, Tesla Model X, 2016 Nissan LEAF, 2016 Chevy Volt), Swatch EV batteries, and global warming / climate change warning labels on gas pumps in North Vancouver... and hopefully elsewhere. Enjoy!

In this week's second episode of Cleantech Talk, Chris DeMorro and I kick off the show by talking about an Edmunds study released on Earth Day that illogically bunched plug-in electric cars with conventional hybrids (and bashed them). I get a little worked up. We also talk about why electric cars are great first cars for teenagers, and why they love them. We go from there to another fun one about...

Chris DeMorro and Zachary Shahan discuss the BMW i5 and whether or not it's a "Tesla Model S competitor;" relatively high Volvo XC90 sales; the introduction of the Cadillac CT6 and GM's overall electrification push; and a story about how Elon Musk almost sold Tesla to Google for $11 billion in 2013.

1. The first story we ranted about was the story of a Kia dealer in Vancouver who very blatantly pushed away a customer who was looking to buy a Kia Soul EV. The story is a really absurd one, but it's also a good demonstration for why Tesla doesn't trust dealers to sell electric cars. 2. That led us into a future in which we can simply skip the sketchy dealers and buy our cars online. Sure, galler...

This week's Cleantech Talk podcast was an especially interesting one, imho. The first story Chris DeMorro and I discussed was a particularly fun one because it's about the CEO of Cadillac, Johan de Nysschen, and Johan dropped several comments on Chris's article in response to the article. The short story is that Johan said in 2009 (when he was heading up Audi) that anyone who bought a Chevy Volt w...

Chris DeMorro of Gas2.org and Zachary Shahan of CleanTechnica.com and EVObsession.com interview Ian Wright (founder and CEO of Wrightspeed and founder of Tesla Motors) about Wrightspeed, Tesla, electric trucks, electric cars, and much more. Listen and enjoy!

This week's Cleantech Talk podcast is an "EV battery special." Chris DeMorro and Zachary Shahan talk about new research that highlights the fast-dropping price of electric vehicle batteries, the wide variation in the lifetimes of different lithium-ion battery cells, and Volkswagen's stake in solid-state battery startup QuantumScape. We started off the show chatting about new research highlighting...

Chris DeMorro, director of Gas2.org, and Zachary Shahan, director of CleanTechnica.com and EVObsession.com, talk about the Apple self-driving electric car in light of recent snooping from Apple Insider, the Tesla Model 3 and electric vehicle range in light of recent comments made by Elon Musk of Tesla Motors, BYD gigafactories that can "rival" Tesla and Panasonic's coming battery gigafactory, BYD'...

In this episode of Cleantech Talk, Chris DeMorro and Zachary Shahan discuss an upcoming Tesla Motors announcement that is going to once and for all "end range anxiety" (via an over-the-air software update), as Tesla CEO, Chairman, & Product Architect Elon Musk tweeted; a soft launch of Tesla's new CPO program; the Dubai police force getting a $136,000 BMW i8; and Audi announcing that it is going t...

Chris DeMorro and Zachary Shahan talk the Detroit Electric SP:01, February electric car sales in the United States, the Nissan GTR LM Nismo hybrid in testing, and how riding public transit can save you ~$10,000 a year.