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Hi everybody,

Hi everybody,

welcome to Shift, a podcast about mobility.

I'm Pete Bigelow, your host and reporter at the Autobut of News.

Joining me on the podcast today is Kostov Sinha,

Director of Strategic Partnerships at Chevron.

We're going to be talking about the long and complicated road to electrification and

reduction of carbon emissions.

But first, joining me for headlines this week is my colleague Hannah Lutz.

Hannah, it's good to see you again. Welcome back to the podcast as always.

Hi Pete, thanks for having me.

Of course. A lot of headlines to talk about this week, a whole lot going on on the EV Charger Front.

What is the news from Iona and refresh our memories?

What is Iona?

So Iona is the, it's a joint venture of seven automakers

to establish a charging network so it's backed by BMW General Motors Honda

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