Joe Britton
Ep. #10 with Joe Britton the Founder & Executive Director of the Zero Emission Transportation discussing his background, misperceptions about EVs and where the automotive industry is headed.
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Show Notes
In this episode we speak with Joe Britton, The Executive Director of the Zero Emission Transportation Association or ZETA. They’re working to make all new cars in the US be electric by 2030. We discuss everything about the current automotive landscape from impacts due to COVID, along with the current Biden administration and beyond. He shares how his team is working to make ZETA’s vision a reality by the end of the decade.
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Interview Sections
0:00 Intro
1:15 Joe’s background leading up to ZETA, and links in how things have changed over time.
5:20 ZETA’s Policy Focus
12:07 Domestic Manufacturing and Production
16:51 Current landscape of Transportation Electrification
24:21 Charging infrastructure (and how ZETA is working to make that transition easier for drivers)
30:34 COVID and Automotive Sales
38:10 Lessons Learned from Texas’ Grid Failures
43:38 V2G - Vehicle to Grid and what it can unlock
50:15 Where does Hydrogen Fuel play into our future energy needs?
53:13 What would Joe & ZETA like to see from the industry?