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Driving to Zero: The auto industry's road map to carbon neutrality
The auto industry sits at the intersection of the three largest carbon emitting sectors in the United States -- transportation, industry, and energy. That's why experts say it is critical for automakers and their suppliers to take a leading role on cutting carbon.
Driving to Zero host Jake Neher and Automotive News Executive Editor Jamie Butters take an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at the industry at it races toward carbon neutrality.
Episodes
10 episodes
The Road Ahead
While much of the groundwork has been laid for the auto industry’s transition to carbon neutrality, many obstacles remain. This episode looks into the future of the decarbonizing auto industry, exploring the key developments, emerging trends an...
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Episode 8
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Tech breakthroughs that could steer the industry toward net zero
While the electrification revolution is well underway, getting to a world of zero emissions will be tough without the help of new technologies. Breakthroughs such as scalable solid-state batteries and clean hydrogen could someday propel the ind...
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Episode 7
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49:51
Promise and Peril: How government action can help or hurt industry efforts
From 2009 to 2012, the EPA's Margo Oge served as the architect of the U.S. government’s first-ever formal action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act. In this episode, Oge and Ford sustainability chief Bob Holycross talk a...
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Episode 6
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52:08
Powering Progress: The role of utilities in decarbonizing the auto industry
More than ever before, energy utilities are becoming a key supplier to the auto industry as it looks to reduce emissions. Companies such as DTE Energy in Southeast Michigan are working directly with auto manufacturers to supply factories with r...
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Episode 5
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42:11
Bonus Episode: Hyundai's Progress For Humanity vision (sponsored content from Hyundai Motor America)
The world’s third-largest automaker has big ambitions for sustainability. In an interview with Automotive News publisher KC Crain, Hyundai's global COO and North American CEO Jose Munoz explains Hyundai’s big vision, and what the company’s lear...
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Episode 9
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27:47
“We Are Plastcoat:” The role of suppliers and manufacturing
Carbon reduction is not just about automakers. Suppliers are playing a crucial role in the industry's carbon neutrality efforts. Host Jake Neher and Automotive News Executive Editor Jamie Butters visit Magna International's Plastcoat facility i...
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Episode 4
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36:10
Toyota's EV dissent and “Galápagos syndrome”
Toyota has gone from being an environmental darling, lauded for pioneering hybrid technology, to a pariah among many conservationists. Gill Pratt, CEO of the Toyota Research Institute, defends the company's commitment to hybrids. And we hear fr...
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Episode 3
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44:05
GM's big leap into an “all-electric future”
Late September 2017 is a pivotal moment in General Motors' history. Discover how GM's leadership grappled with the need to embrace a sweeping change, and how the company went from doubting its own electrification ambitions to proudly proclaimin...
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Episode 2
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31:58
An environmental evolution
Against the backdrop of a warming planet and urgent calls for climate action, the auto industry is looking to play a pivotal role in cutting carbon emissions. This episode looks at the industry's early days transforming American mobility, how t...
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Episode 1
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Trailer: Driving to Zero coming September 11, 2023
The auto industry’s shift to carbon neutrality is here, and it’s accelerating. But is it enough?Driving to Zero is a new podcast series from Automotive News that looks at the auto industry’s roadmap to carbon neutrality. We take a big-pi...
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Episode 0
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