Editor’s Note: In this episode of Cleantech Talk, Matthew and I chat about Tesla’s unique 18650 batteries, Tesla manufacturing and manufacturing in general, robots, Volkswagen’s gigafactory plans, and more. Enjoy! –Zach Shahan Welcome, everyone, to a belated set of show notes for this Cleantech Talk episode! While we strive for … [continued]
In episode #26 of Cleantech Talk, Matthew and I tackled Tom Moloughney’s vision for the BMW i5, how BMW could potentially compete with Tesla Motors and the Tesla Model 3. We then chatted about a fascinating recent acquisition — Total’s majority control acquisition of Saft — and the general topic of Total’s apparent leadership among oil companies in the transition to clean energy.
Editor’s Note: In episode #25 of Cleantech Talk, Matthew and I tackled the recent Tesla financials conference call, Tesla Model 3 ramp plans, Ford’s electrification plans, etc. You can listen to the show via the embedded player below, on iTunes, or on SoundCloud. Or you can download it. Below the embedded player, you can read Matthew’s helpful show … [continued]
Matthew Klippenstein and I tackled the Tesla Model 3 unveiling, Tesla Model 3 reservation estimates (before and after the unveiling), the Tesla Model S and Model X refresh, and the odd case of coal potentially helping to kill natural gas. You can listen to the show via the embedded player below, on iTunes, or on SoundCloud. … [continued]
In Cleantech Talk #23, Matthew, Kyle, and I talked about the coming Tesla Model 3 unveiling and a solar farm being built on land where a coal plant once lived. The solar power plant is supposed to be built by SunEdison… but given SunEdison’s currently shaky position, we discuss options should SunEdison have … [continued]
Cleantech Talk #22 is now live, and you can listen below! Hot topics included the Koch Brothers and their latest plan to destroy society (if only those pesky kids didn’t get in the way), Ontario giving EVs some northerly love, and GM going full blast (er… 50% blast) into an EV & … [continued]
Kyle and Matthew decided to sneak around behind my back and do a Cleantech Talk episode without me recently… (no, actually, I was just off in India presenting at an institutional investment conference at the time). Incidentally, this episode focused on an investing option (green bonds for retail investors), as … [continued]
In this episode of Cleantech Talk, Matthew Klippenstein and I tackle the stories on our own, with Kyle out for one week. We start off by discussing some interesting research Matthew pulled up on the choice between mandates & regulation versus carbon taxes for tackling global warming & climate change. We then dive into some of the … [continued]
Update Feb 19: It seems the audio upload to SoundCloud was cut short for some reason, making this episode ~12 minutes instead of ~32. I just re-uploaded the audio file and it is now the full episode. In another episode of Cleantech Talk, Matthew, Kyle, and I run through a … [continued]
For Cleantech Talk #18, Matthew, Kyle, and I talked about the Tesla buying experience and “Tesla dealerships,” the planned Chrysler plug-in hybrid electric minivan, and a 1 GW Quebec-to-Vermont HVDC interconnection (as well as the transmission network and renewable energy integration, in general). As a reminder, you can subscribe to Cleantech Talk on … [continued]
