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EV Brief Podcast #42 In this episode, Jonathan chats with Polestar Automotive Australia's managing director Samantha Johnson. Ms Johnson holds a considerable amount of automotive industry experience, including with Harley Davidson and Volvo Cars. She is passionate about sustainability, design and technology, and was recently appointed to Australian Electric Vehicle Council's board of directors. Jonathan and Samantha discuss the brand's recent launch in Australia, semiconductor shortages and supply chains, the Polestar's current and future model range, and the brand's core values around environmental sustainability. Timecodes: /0:00: Introduction /01:20-What differentiates Polestar? /04:30-Does Polestar's family tree affect its ability to act as a start up? /05:40-Polestar 2 sales ambitions in Australia /07:35-Polestar 2 delivery times in Australia. Is the brand facing delays? /09:10-The Polestar 3 SUV is confirmed for a 2023 release in Australia /10:16-How has the semiconductor shortage affected Polestar in Australia? /11:05-Polestar Spaces (showrooms) coming to Australia /12:50-Polestar's 7-day money back guarantee /14:01-Servicing, roadside assistance and battery warranty /14:24-The Polestar service network /15:07-The brand's core sustainability values and its climate neutral car /18:34-The importance of in-car software, and how it will differentiate the Polestar brand /20:39-EV charging infrastructure in Australia ---- Apologies for the audio quality; this episode was recorded in the restaurant of the Intercontinental Hotel in Sydney, April 2022.  ---- Thanks for tuning in! Please get in touch with any questions and comments! If you enjoyed the interview, please leave a review and subscribe to ensure you don't miss future episodes! For the latest EV news, analysis and reviews, visit our home at EV Brief

In this episode, we speak with Ms. Carola Jonas, the founder and CEO of electric vehicle charging technology company Everty. Ms. Jonas has a background in business, marketing, climate and energy policy, and sat on the board of the Australian Electric Vehicle Council from September 2019-March 2021.  Everty demonstrates the new opportunities available for Australian companies in the electric vehicle and renewables sectors, with customers all across the globe. Everty's product offerings include charging software, an in-house developed charging network and turnkey charging solutions for business. Find out more here: https://everty.com.au/   Timecodes:  00:00 Introduction  02:22 Everty's products and services  07:01 DC vs. AC charging; a mindset shift is required  08:43 How Everty can help with energy demand and load management  10:56 What challenges do businesses face in Australia around EV charging?  12:23 What should Australian governments be doing in terms of phasing out combustion engines?  18:36 Pathways for women in clean technology fields        Thanks for tuning in! Please get in touch with any questions and comments! If you enjoyed the content, please leave a thumbs up and hit subscribe to ensure you don't miss next week's show! For the latest EV news, analysis and reviews, visit our home at https://evbrief.com 

This week on the podcast, I chat with Daniel Bleakley, tech entrepreneur, engineer, environmental advocate, and creator of viral web series Coal Miners Driving Teslas. Daniel returned to his hometown of Clermont in North Queensland, driving his Tesla 2,000 km (1,243 mi) from his current home in Melbourne. Clermont also happens to be a major hub for Australia's coal industry, and Daniel knows many people employed in the sector. He gives friends and family (and anyone interested) a drive of his Tesla Model 3 performance, and for every single person, this is their first experience of an electric car.  We talk about the inspiration behind this series, renewable energy and climate activism, the social inequality behind emissions in Australia, and just what you can do to advocate for cleaner air and cleaner vehicles. Daniel's links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CoalMinersDrivingTeslas Twitter: https://twitter.com/MinersInTeslas Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoalMinersDrivingTeslas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coalminersdrivingteslas/ Music used under license from Soundstripe: Elastic Peach by Two Dudes: https://app.soundstripe.com/songs/7095 Thanks for tuning in! Please get in touch with any questions and comments! If you enjoyed the content, please leave a thumbs up and hit subscribe to ensure you don't miss next week's show! For the latest EV news, analysis and reviews, visit our home at https://evbrief.com

In this week's episode: 0'00" - Introduction; 0'44" - Nissan's Leaf e+ lands in Australia 1'25" - Mazda's MX-30 Electric on sale in Australia 2'13" - Toyota shows off BZ4X fully electric SUV 3'21" - Global EV sales figures from Q1 2021 4'40" - Revel launches Tesla-based rideshare service in NYC 5'21" - Lion Electric to build new manufacturing facility in Illinois 6'27" - NIO to commence Norwegian operations this year 6'11" - Victoria's EV Tax; what is the government doing to quell the outrage? 11'38 - Australian government backs gas, and leaves EVs out in the cold 12'35" - Wrap up Thanks for tuning in! Please get in touch with any questions and comments, and please subscribe to ensure you don't miss next week's episode! If you enjoyed the content, please leave a review if you have time! It really helps the show's exposure. -- If you'd like to contribute to the running of the show, you can support the podcast on a monthly basis from as little as $1! Every cent will go into great EV content, and expanding the show to new audiences! Thank you for your support! www.patreon.com/evbriefpodcast Find EV Brief on your favourite platform! Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2vFV3CS Castbox: bit.ly/3kMCbd3 Google Podcasts: bit.ly/30x3Gxx Overcast: bit.ly/3jh4ZZQ Pocketcasts: bit.ly/2LUzutd Podbean: bit.ly/2JrEDbl Soundcloud: bit.ly/2QebZcV Spotify: spoti.fi/2wa1XR6 Stitcher: bit.ly/2VPVUQT TuneIn: bit.ly/2HEfupn YouTube: bit.ly/evbriefyoutube

This week, Jonathan has an opportunity to speak with Dr. Alina Dini, who has a vast amount of experience across the clean energy and electric vehicle spaces. Dr. Dini is an energy policy expert with experience working for the State of California, Tesla and the Queensland Government, the Founder + CEO of Whirl, an online peer-to-peer clean tech marketplace, and has completed a doctorate looking at the "Influence of New Car Buyers' Purchase Experience on Plug‐in Vehicle Demand". Dr. Alina Dini on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alinadini/ Whirl: https://giveitawhirl.co/ Thanks for tuning in! Please get in touch with any questions or comments, and please subscribe to ensure you don't miss the next episode! If you enjoyed the content, please leave a review; it really helps the show's exposure. -- Find EV Brief on your favourite platform! Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2vFV3CS Castbox: bit.ly/3kMCbd3 Google Podcasts: bit.ly/30x3Gxx Overcast: bit.ly/3jh4ZZQ Pocketcasts: bit.ly/2LUzutd Podbean: bit.ly/2JrEDbl Soundcloud: bit.ly/2QebZcV Spotify: spoti.fi/2wa1XR6 Stitcher: bit.ly/2VPVUQT TuneIn: bit.ly/2HEfupn YouTube: bit.ly/evbriefyoutube

In this different format episode, Jonathan has a casual (virtual) catch-up with David McCann, fellow Aussie and founder of EV-HQ.com. The conversation covers a wide range of topics from Australia's clean energy transition, to EV range, charging, regulation and policy and of course, Tesla. Timecodes: 0:00 - Introduction 0:45 - David's impetus behind EV-HQ.com 2:08 - Doing something positive 3:36 - Australia transitioning to a clean energy future 4:10 - Complexity of auto manufacturing in Australia, the future of EVs down under 6:40 - Battery development in Australia helping industry 7:20 - The jobs transition in Australia 8:55 - EVHQ - Manufacturers of the Future 9:30 - ACE EV 13:23 - Opportunities for new EV manufacturers in Australia 14:32- Perceptions around EV range and what’s is a necessity 15:50 - Vehicle incentives and driving EV uptake in Australia 18:28 - What should government be doing to support EV uptake? 21:20 - Benefits associated with the change to EVs 23:30 How can we attract more EVs to Australia? 25:20 - Regulation and policy create investment certainty for EV uptake 28:34 - Is road pricing reform needed in Australia? 32:00 - Are all carmakers are going electric except for Japanese carmakers? 36:35 - EVs are levelling the playing field for Chinese Carmakers as they shift away from value towards quality 43:11 - Solid-state batteries 44:15 - Battery recycling and the end of life issue 45:47 - Charging in cities 48:47 - EV charging as sales increase 50:02 - Inductive charging road 51:40 - Merits of battery swap technology

In this week's episode: 0'00" - Introduction; 0'45" - Audi E-Tron GT: https://evbrief.com/ev-news-brief1/2021/2/10/audi-electrifies-the-sports-sedan-meet-the-2022-audi-e-tron-gt-and-rs-e-tron-gt 2'02" - Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo reveal: https://evbrief.com/ev-news-brief1/2021/3/5/2021-porsche-taycan-cross-turismo-launches-as-the-rugged-practical-ev 3'00" - Hyundai IONIQ 5 world premiere: https://evbrief.com/ev-news-brief1/2021/2/23/hyundais-ioniq-5-electric-suv-revealed-two-battery-sizes-and-220kw-charging 5'08" - Volvo shows off C40 Recharge electric crossover: https://evbrief.com/ev-news-brief1/2021/3/3/volvo-reveals-2022-c40-recharge-all-electric-coupe-suv 6'24" - Jaguar Land Rover's all-electric future: https://evbrief.com/ev-news-brief1/2021/2/16/jlr-has-big-plans-for-2025-with-six-ev-land-rovers-all-ev-jaguar-range 7'50" - Kia's new logo and future EV pledge 8'45" - Future European Union demand for nickel set to soar over the next decade 10'24" - BYD signs deal with Australian company Nexport in right hand drive distribution deal 11'52" - German automotive component giant ZF Friedrichshafen ceases development on new internal combustion technology research and development 12'43" - Tesla set to build world's largest Supercharger Santa Monica, California 13'58" - EV-HQ.com's new online series "Manufacturers of the Future" 12'33" - Wrap up

Timecodes: 0'00" - Introduction; 1'05" - Three Australian states propose punitive taxes on EVs. What should Australia be doing to incentivise a transition to zero emissions technology? Sign the petition to stop state governments introducing a tax on clean vehicles here: https://stopthecleanairtax.org.au/ 11'45" - UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson promises 'Green Industrial Revolution', moves to ban sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 https://renewablesnow.com/news/uk-pm-unveils-10-point-plan-for-green-industrial-revolution-721253/ https://www.bbc.com/news/business-50233206 15'08" - US corporates form Zero Emissions Transport Association (ZETA): https://www.axios.com/electric-vehicle-lobbying-tesla-uber-zeta-46288c09-2976-4a63-99cb-9951c251bba0.html 17'45" - Tesla set for S&P 500 inclusion in December 19'27" - Rivian opens online orders for US customers, plans future with smaller products for Europe and China markets 20'42" - Honda e wins overall 2021 German Car of the Year Award 21'28"- Movia operating electric ferries in Copenhagen -- Thanks for tuning in! Please get in touch with any questions and comments, and please subscribe to ensure you don't miss next week's episode! If you enjoyed the content, please leave a review if you have time! It really helps the show's exposure. -- If you'd like to contribute to the running of the show, you can support the podcast on a monthly basis from as little as $1! Every cent will go into great EV content, and expanding the show to new audiences! Thank you for your support! https://www.patreon.com/evbriefpodcast Find EV Brief on your favourite platform! Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2vFV3CS Castbox: https://bit.ly/3kMCbd3 Google Podcasts: bit.ly/30x3Gxx Overcast: https://bit.ly/3jh4ZZQ Pocketcasts: bit.ly/2LUzutd Podbean: https://bit.ly/2JrEDbl Soundcloud: bit.ly/2QebZcV Spotify: spoti.fi/2wa1XR6 Stitcher: bit.ly/2VPVUQT TuneIn: bit.ly/2HEfupn YouTube: http://bit.ly/evbriefyoutube

On episode 25: - Tesla Model Y first deliveries imminent; - Mercedes Benz eEconic electric garbage truck; - BYD's first passenger car to be previewed in April; - Harley Davidson working on a second electric bike; - Ionity's EU charging price shakeup: https://www.electrive.com/2020/01/16/ionity-launches-new-pricing-structure-based-on-kwh/ - Volkswagen's id.3 set for further delays; - Total to install 20,000 chargepoints in the Netherlands; - Global renewables investment in 2019: https://about.bnef.com/blog/late-surge-in-offshore-wind-financings-helps-2019-renewables-investment-to-overtake-2018/ - Global BEV and PHEV sales results from 2019: https://insideevs.com/news/393629/us-plugin-sales-charted-2019/ https://cleantechnica.com/2020/01/13/china-2019-electric-vehicle-market-share-grows-to-4-7-despite-tighter-incentives/ Thanks for tuning in! Please get in touch with any questions and comments, and please subscribe to ensure you don't miss next week's episode! If you enjoyed the content, please leave a review if you have time! It really helps the show's exposure. -- If you'd like to contribute to the running of the show, you can support the podcast on a monthly basis from as little as $1! Every cent will go into great EV content, and expanding the show to new audiences! Thank you for your support! https://www.patreon.com/evbriefpodcast Find EV Brief on your favourite platform! iTunes Store: apple.co/2vFV3CS Stitcher: bit.ly/2VPVUQT Spotify: spoti.fi/2wa1XR6 Pocketcasts: bit.ly/2LUzutd Soundcloud: bit.ly/2QebZcV Google Podcasts: bit.ly/30x3Gxx TuneIn: bit.ly/2HEfupn YouTube: http://bit.ly/evbriefyoutube

Show notes: On episode 22: - Porsche develops new 4-motor electric drivetrain; - McLaren to introduce hybrids to its vehicles from 2023; - Tesla news from Gigafactories China and Berlin; - Volkswagen's ID3 drivetrain; - Christmas givaway Thanks for tuning in! Please get in touch with any questions and comments, and please subscribe to ensure you don't miss next week's episode! If you enjoyed the content, please leave a review if you have time! It really helps the show's exposure. -- If you'd like to contribute to the running of the show, you can support the podcast on a monthly basis from as little as $1! Every cent will go into great EV content, and expanding the show to new audiences! Thank you for your support! https://www.patreon.com/evbriefpodcast Find EV Brief on your favourite podcasting network! iTunes Store: apple.co/2vFV3CS Stitcher: bit.ly/2VPVUQT Spotify: spoti.fi/2wa1XR6 Pocketcasts: bit.ly/2LUzutd Soundcloud: bit.ly/2QebZcV Google Podcasts: bit.ly/30x3Gxx TuneIn: bit.ly/2HEfupn

On Episode 19: The week's EV news in Brief, plus part one of an interview with Electric Vehicle car sharing company evee.com.au CEO and Founder Slava Kozlovskii. Slava has a postgraduate degree in engineering, as well as an MBA, and has a background in engineering technology, construction and startups. EV Brief was not paid by evee.com.au for this episode. Porsche's Taycan Nurburgring Lap: http://bit.ly/2U6NbWv Chevrolet Bolt update: http://bit.ly/2U6OmFp ARENA's $15m funding: http://bit.ly/2ZmQzSX Organic Valley's 100% renewables target: http://bit.ly/2PdYywQ Thanks for tuning in! Please get in touch with any questions and comments, and please subscribe to ensure you don't miss next week's episode! If you enjoyed the content, please leave a review if you have time! It really helps the show's exposure. -- If you'd like to contribute to the running of the show, you can support the podcast on a monthly basis from as little as $1! Every cent will go into great EV content, and expanding the show to new audiences! Thank you for your support! https://www.patreon.com/evbriefpodcast Find EV Brief on your favourite podcasting network! iTunes Store: apple.co/2vFV3CS Stitcher: bit.ly/2VPVUQT Spotify: spoti.fi/2wa1XR6 Pocketcasts: bit.ly/2LUzutd Soundcloud: bit.ly/2QebZcV Google Podcasts: bit.ly/30x3Gxx TuneIn: bit.ly/2HEfupn

This week, we're bringing you a phone conversation with New South Wales (NSW) Member of Parliament Jamie Parker MP, who represents the seat of Balmain. We talk sustainable development, the electrification of mass transit, renewables and emissions in Australia, and of course electric vehicles. Mr. Parker has represented the seat of Balmain since 2011, and was the first Greens MP to be elected to the NSW Legislative Assembly. Read more about him here: https://greens.org.au/nsw/person/jamie-parker -- Thanks for tuning in! Please get in touch with any questions and comments about today's interview, and I can forward them on to Jamie. Please subscribe to ensure you don't miss next week's episode! If you enjoyed the content, please leave a review if you have time! It really helps the show's exposure. -- If you'd like to contribute to the running of the show, you can support the podcast on a monthly basis from as little as $1! Every cent will go into great EV content, and expanding the show to new audiences! Thank you for your support! https://www.patreon.com/evbriefpodcast -- Find EV Brief on your favourite podcasting network! iTunes Store: apple.co/2vFV3CS Stitcher: bit.ly/2VPVUQT Spotify: spoti.fi/2wa1XR6 Pocketcasts: bit.ly/2LUzutd Soundcloud: bit.ly/2QebZcV Google Podcasts: bit.ly/30x3Gxx TuneIn: bit.ly/2HEfupn