EV Hub Live
EV Hub Live is a first-of-its-kind video podcast recorded live and distributed for free to the public policy community working to advance transportation electrification. Hosted by Atlas Public Policy’s founder, Nick Nigro, the podcast will run at least once a month and be focused on presenting valuable content to the public policy professional. As the podcast will be recorded live, listeners will be able to ask guests questions in real-time. Visit our YouTube Channel for the video version of each episode. Visit EV Hub to learn more.
Episodes
42 episodes
Michigan’s Race for its Future
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 43
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30:43
Powering Up with Hosting Capacity Maps
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 ...
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Episode 42
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30:12
A Look Ahead for Electric Vehicles in 2025
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...
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Episode 41
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34:48
Election Results and the Future of Electric Vehicles
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 Mu...
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Episode 40
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37:33
First 100% Electric School Bus Fleet in the United States in Oakland, California
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 charg...
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Episode 39
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33:11
EV Charging at Multifamily Housing
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 ...
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Episode 38
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32:40
Critical Minerals for EV Batteries
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...
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Episode 37
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32:54
BNEF’s Electric Vehicle Outlook 2024
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 gr...
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Episode 36
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33:46
EV Grid Integration
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 acro...
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Episode 35
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35:06
EPA Passenger Rule Rollout
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...
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Episode 34
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34:28
Building a Clean Economy Workforce
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 t...
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Episode 33
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39:28
Transportation Electrification in 2024
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...
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Episode 32
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35:51
A Car-Free EV Revolution
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 el...
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Episode 31
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30:40
EV Charging, Equity, and Building Code Policy
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-driv...
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Episode 30
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39:15
An EV Update from DC
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 lates...
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Episode 29
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37:26
The Road to a Circular EV Battery Economy
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 “
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Episode 28
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29:28
Build It and They Will Charge
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...
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Episode 27
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35:38
Advancing Equity Through NEVI
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 comprehen...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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27:37
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Contracting for EV Fast Charging
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.
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Episode 25
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39:23
A Workforce Built to Last
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 m...
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Episode 24
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34:14
The Rise of a Domestic EV Battery Industry
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.
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Episode 23
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33:17
Reporting on Climate and the Midterms
This episode of EV Hub Live brings together Atlas founder Nick Nigro, Tanya Snyder from Politico, and Rebecca Leber from Vox to discuss the key climate outcomes from the election and what it means for climate action moving forward. The conversa...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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40:07
NEVI Gonna Give You Up
This episode of EV Hub Live brings together Atlas founder Nick Nigro, Dr Shawn Wilson, Secretary, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development and Kay Kelly, Chief, Office of Innovative Mobility, Colorado Department of Transportation ...
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Episode 21
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36:49
Breaking Down the IRA
This episode of EV Hub Live brings together Atlas founder Nick Nigro, Katherine Stainken of the Electrification Coalition and Robbie Orvis of Energy Innovation to discuss the EV elements in the recently released draft of the Inflation Reduction...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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36:11
Critical Minerals for an EV Future
This episode of EV Hub Live brings together Atlas founder Nick Nigro, Ethan Elkind, Director, Climate Program, Center for Law, Energy & the Environment at UC Berkeley and Abigail Wulf, Director, Critical Minerals Strategy at SAFE, to discus...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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37:52