EV

Hey governors: you can salvage sustainable transportation, but you need to do it quick!

Liya Rechtman lays out the playbook for governors to salvage clean transportation using existing federal funds before it's too late.

Nov 5 •

53:16

Can "second life" EV batteries work as grid-scale energy storage?

Colin Campbell explains how Redwood drains every drop of capacity from used batteries before they are recycled.

Oct 22 •

59:07

Yes, you weenies: a war on cars

Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon join me to discuss their new book and why a future with fewer cars is a happier one.

Oct 20 •

1:09:10

A fireside chat with Jigar Shah

A diagnosis of the "sheer laziness" holding back the clean-energy movement.

Aug 1 •

1:07:25

Making electric motors better

Tackling a billion small gas engines with electric motors

Jun 11 •

54:17

Mailbag episode - March 2025

My new EV, alternatives to Substack, mommy & daddy parties, solar geoengineering and more

Mar 28 •

54:00

Why housing is a pass/fail question for climate

Housing is a climate issue we can't afford to ignore — Matthew Lewis explains why.

Mar 7 •

1:23:05

The fate of the EV tax credits

Albert Gore thinks EV tax credits will survive Trump, despite being in the political crosshairs.

Mar 5 •

1:08:23

EV charging for urban neighborhoods

A startup called Itselectric has developed curbside level-2 EV chargers that connect to building electric panels, making installation quick and cheap…

Aug 28, 2024 •

55:38

How to cram EV fast chargers into tight urban spaces

NYC’s Revel is trying to build urban EV fast chargers and demand for those chargers (in the form of its own EV rideshare network) simultaneously. In…

Aug 2, 2024 •

1:11:09

EV charging for those without a garage

Gabe Klein of DOE’s Joint Office of Energy and Transportation talks us through new approaches to EV charging for people in multifamily residences in…

Jul 17, 2024 •

54:10

The digital circuit breaker and why it matters

The humble circuit breaker is one of the most ubiquitous & overlooked building blocks of the electricity grid. I talk with an inventor/entrepreneur who…

Feb 17, 2023 •

1:07:52

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