Common Charge and Advancing Distributed Energy

Common Charge and Advancing Distributed Energy

Author: CleanTechnica January 12, 2026 Duration: 32:31

The Executive Director of new energy coalition Common Charge, Mary Rafferty, talks with CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan about what the organization is doing and how we can continuing advancing distributed energy in the United States in 2026.


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Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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Podcast Episodes
Tesla Sales In 2023, 2024, & 2030 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:40
CleanTechnica's Zach Shahan and Paul Fosse discuss Tesla demand and sales in 2023, 2024, and up through 2030. They discuss dropping the price of the Model 3 and Model Y, the long awaited "Model 2"/"Model C," the Tesla Cy…
Advancing the EV Revolution at ABB E-Mobility [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:54
CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan talks Luz Karime Sanchez Mina, Field Service Engineer at ABB E-Mobility, and Pam Langley, Service Account Manager — Transit at ABB E-Mobility, about advancing the EV revolution, life at ABB…
Lithium-Sulfur Battery Breakthrough from Zeta Energy? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:54
Michael Liedtke, Chief Commercial Officer at Zeta Energy, talks to CleanTechnica about the company's lithium-sulfur battery breakthrough and the potential and plans for large-scale lithium-sulfur battery commercializatio…
Polaris' Electric Ranger Gets Real as Deliveries Begin [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:16
Polaris wowed the powersports world with its high-performance, ultra-capable electric Ranger last summer, promising utility customers more of — well, everything that a gas version could deliver. Now, it's finally on its…
EV Charging in the USA in the NEVI Era [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:28
Lance Sabo, Senior Vice President of Service & Support for ABB E-Mobility in the Americas, talks with CleanTechnica about the US EV charging market, maintenance & service of EV charging stations, and the big new NEVI pro…
Electrifying 3-Wheelers with Smart Tech & Battery Swapping [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:34
RACEnergy cofounders Gauthum Maheswaran and Arun Sreyas talk with CleanTechnica about their innovative battery swapping technology for 3-wheelers (tuk-tuks) and why this is truly a promising path forward for the industry…
Silicon-Anode Battery Progress at Amprius [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:34
Amprius CTO Constantin Ionel Stefan talks with CleanTechnica about progress with silicon-anode batteries, the future of EV batteries, and more. In particular, we discuss increasing energy density for silicon-anode batter…
U.S. Incentives for Commercial Electric Trucks & Buses [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:25
CleanTechnica's Jo Borras sits down with Joe Annotti, Vice President and Partner at GNA, to talk about the many federal and state government incentives helping to accelerate the shift towards zero-emissions commercial fl…