An Uncertain Future for Electric Cars in America

Energy Gang

Wood Mackenzie

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🗓️ 16 March 2017

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

America's electric car market is entering an uncertain period. States are rolling back their support for EVs, the federal government is revisiting fuel standards designed to support EVs, and consumers are still not electric in the numbers that many people assumed. At the same time, however, many automakers are moving ahead with new models, giving consumers more choices. Will drivers increasingly choose electric? Or will lagging policy hurt the market? We'll discuss on this week's podcast. In the second segment, we'll talk about the official White House budget released this week. Plus, we’ll talk about Trump’s business advisory council, which is filled with some of the biggest renewable energy investors in the world. Finally, can Elon Musk fix South Australia’s energy crisis? This podcast is sponsored by KACO New Energy, a leading solar inverter company with superior engineering and unmatched customer service: http://kaco-newenergy.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	The Energy Gang is brought to you by Kako New Energy, the fastest growing solar inverter company in the Americas.
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0:38.0	That's K-A-C-A-C-O-N-New Energy.C.O. dash New Energy.com.
0:46.8	From Green Tech Media, this is the Energy Gang,
0:49.5	a weekly digest on energy, clean tech, and the environment. I'm Stephen Lacy.
0:54.0	This week is the future of electric cars in doubt here in America.
1:04.4	States are rolling back their support for EVs.
1:07.0	The federal government is revisiting fuel standards designed to support EVs
1:11.0	and consumers, well, they're still not buying like many people assumed.
1:15.6	Then the official Trump budget.
1:17.6	Yes, we said last week that we'll have to wait and see what Congress does before making judgments,
1:22.4	but the new numbers are really dramatic.
1:25.2	Plus we'll talk about Trump's Business Advisory Council, which is filled with some of the biggest
1:29.3	renewable energy investors in the world.
1:31.9	Finally, can Elon Musk fix South Australia's energy crisis?
1:36.1	From Boston, welcome to you all.
1:38.0	And in Washington, D.C. and New York are my two co-host, Catherine Hamilton and
1:41.8	Jigger Shaw.
1:42.4	Hello, Catherine. Hello? Hey Jigger. Hey!
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