EV Hub Live

On this episode of EV Hub Live, Atlas Public Policy’s Nick Nigro sits down with Abigail Hunter, Executive Director at the SAFE Center for Critical Minerals Strategy. Join us for an engaging conversation about how federal policy shifts, geopolitics, and the evolving electric vehicle landscape are once again reshaping America’s battery and critical mineral supply chains, and how these industries can...

In this episode of EV Hub Live, Nick Nigro from Atlas Public Policy is joined by Josh Boone from Veloz to get the inside scoop on the largest EV public education campaign in the United States. Since launching in July, they’ve already reached millions of Americans, with the help of Parks and Recreation star Nick Offerman. The episode dives into how to empower drivers to go electric and save money,...

In this episode of EV Hub Live, Nick Nigro from Atlas Public Policy will be joined by Angela Barranco and Richard Parker from the Climate Group, and they’re bringing all the buzz about Climate Week NYC 2025. Curious about what’s new, who’s speaking, and the big ideas powering this year’s event from September 21-28? We’ve got you covered. Plus, we’ll break down the exciting relaunch of Climate Grou...

In this episode of EV Hub Live, Nick Nigro from Atlas Public Policy hosts a discussion with Jennifer Hiller from the Wall Street Journal. We’ll expand beyond just EVs in this special episode to cover the sunset of IRA incentives following the enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill. Jennifer will reflect on the differences in the lead-up to the enactment of two laws and share insights on what busi...

The Michigan economy depends on a vibrant automotive sector. With the industry moving closer to electrification and foreign competition, particularly from China, intensifying, the race for the future is well underway. In this episode of EV Hub Live, Tom Taylor from Atlas Public Policy will be joined by Sophia Schuster from the Michigan Energy Innovation Business Council and Glenn Stevens from Mich...

Hosting capacity maps for electricity distribution grid are becoming increasingly critical as electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure rapidly expands across the United States. These maps help project developers make informed decisions on where to optimally deploy EV chargers, ultimately lowering infrastructure costs and accelerating project timelines. In this episode of EV Hub Live, Lucy McK...

Join Atlas Public Policy for this episode of EV Hub Live. We are joined by Cassie Powers, Chief of Staff of the National Association of State Energy Officials and Phil Jones, Executive Director of the Alliance for Transportation Electrification. Our guests discuss what we can expect to happen in the year ahead and offer some reflections on developments from 2024. Their perspectives as leaders in t...

Last week, Donald Trump won the presidential election and Republicans took control of the Senate. Republicans are also likely to take control of the House of Representatives. Atlas Public Policy's founder, Nick Nigro, will sit down with Mike Murphy, CEO of the EV Politics Project, to discuss what the results mean for electric vehicles. The incoming President and Congress will significantly in...

In August, the Oakland Unified School District in California became the first major school district in the United States to fully electrify its school bus fleet. Each of the 74 electric school buses in the fleet has its own bi-directional charger, allowing the bus batteries to return energy to the grid when they are not being used. The fleet was made possible by Zum (www.ridezum.com), the leading...

At-home charging is the most common charging method among current EV drivers in the United States. It is convenient and reliable and less expensive than buying gasoline. However, people who live in apartments or condos often do not have access to a home charger, making EV ownership significantly more challenging. In order to achieve an equitable transition to EVs, these residents need convenient,...

As electric vehicle adoption increases, the demand for critical minerals for batteries will also increase. There is an opportunity to create a closed loop minerals system through battery chemistry changes, energy density improvements, recycling, and other solutions. Already, chemistry changes and energy density improvements have significantly reduced virgin mineral demand. In this episode, E.J. Kl...

Electric vehicle sales continue to grow globally. Segments such as commercial vehicles and two- and three-wheelers have already reached very high levels of electrification—at 26 percent and 47 percent, respectively. However, electric vehicle growth is not consistent globally, and some markets have seen a decrease in the pace of electrification including in the United States. Bloomberg New Energy F...

The biggest barrier to a full zero-emission transportation future is infrastructure. Just like a national gas-powered transportation system needed coast-to-coast gas stations to be built and complex supply chain logistics to transport fuel across the country, EVs need charging infrastructure with ready access to grid-provided energy in order to power EVs for daily commute and long-distance travel...

With the anticipated announcement by EPA this week of the final version for its light-duty and medium-duty vehicle regulation, the transportation world is abuzz about the potential for two thirds of new passenger vehicles sold in 2032 to be EVs. To help you understand the implications of this rule, EV Hub Live is hosting experts Audrey LaForest from Automotive News and Chris Harto from Consumer Re...

The Inflation Reduction Act aims to create nine million good jobs over the next decade, with ten percent of those jobs in clean manufacturing. This echoes the manufacturing boom that created the Steel Belt, bringing life to communities across the heartland of America. But that boom eventually led to the Rust Belt and a sense among manufacturing workers that they had been left behind. With labor mo...

Atlas Public Policy rings in the new year with Gabe Klein, Executive Director of the U.S. Joint Office of Energy and Transportation. In this episode, we'll hear about what impacts the Joint Office has made thus far, what they hope to accomplish in 2024, and how those efforts will affect the wider EV and charging markets in the United States to drive us toward a zero-emission transportation fu...

When we think about EVs, many people immediately imagine electric cars quickly and quietly zipping down the highway. But for our guests today, the EV future includes alternative forms of transportation—like electric bicycles and scooters, or electric buses and rail. Our guests Stephanie Lotshaw from TransitCenter and Mike Salisbury from the City and County of Denver will discuss the importance of...

As EV adoption continues to grow, drivers will need ready access to charging infrastructure that can power their ride. States need to ensure that both commercial and residential property developers are thinking ahead and building for an EV-driven future. On this episode of EV Hub Live, special guest host Zack Strauss—the host of Atlas’s Buildings Hub Live—will interview Vanessa Warheit from the EV...

With the federal fiscal year coming to a close this month and the race for 2024 beginning in earnest, Atlas Public Policy's founder, Nick Nigro, sits down with Politico's Tanya Snyder and Automotive News' Audrey LaForest to chat about the latest EV policy and funding issues at the federal level. They'll cover the budget debate in Washington, pending EPA/NHTSA rules, and the imp...

For this episode of EV Hub Live, we hear from Jordan Brinn from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) on building a sustainable EV battery market through policy, funding, and research. Brinn recently authored “ Building Batteries Better: Doing the Best With Less ” and is a transportation electrification policy expert. The conversation will be facilitated by Atlas Public Policy founder, Nick...

Widespread EV charging deployment is in the works, and funding through programs like NEVI is beginning to take shape. As we work to build a nationwide charging network, robust relationships between utilities, charging installers, and site hosts will need to form for seamless deployment. In this episode, we’ll hear perspectives from Rachael Nealer from the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation,...

NEVI is one of the first Justice40-covered programs to be implemented nationally, and we now have a chance to avoid repeating harmful transportation investments in underserved communities. Through conversations with stakeholders and a comprehensive review of initial state NEVI plans, we’ll hear from EV equity advocates Rachel Patterson from Evergreen and Moe Khatib from Atlas Public Policy on how...

This episode of EV Hub Live brings together Atlas founder Nick Nigro, Atlas Public Policy analyst Zachary Strauss and Virginia Smith Reeder from The Eastern Transportation Coalition.

Companies working on EVs are doing really tough stuff. In order to build something special, you often need a team that stays together through thick and thin. In this episode, we’ll talk with two EV experts who’ve been with their companies for more than 15 years. We’ll find out what it is about working at their companies that makes them stick around. 

This episode of EV Hub Live brings together Atlas founder Nick Nigro, Michael Tubman from Lucid Motors, and Jeff Werner from Panasonic to discuss the rise of a domestic EV battery industry, and how battery technology is changing.