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Hi, everybody. Welcome to Shift, a podcast about mobility. I'm Pete Bigelow, your host and

reporter at the Automotive News. Joining me on the podcast today, I am pleased to welcome Roderick Blevins,

the co-founder and CEO of Croft, a Georgia hydrogen-focused startup that believes it has the

solution to the seemingly intractable infrastructure challenges. Croft is not just a hydrogen tech company.

Its founders are, and I quote,

building a movement of gearheads, rednecks, and mad scientists

who want to preserve the land and legacy of the automobile, end quote.

So stay tuned for Roderick.

First today, my automotive news colleague, Molly Boygan,

joins me for a look at this week's headlines. Welcome, Molly. How are you today?

I'm doing well, thanks, Pete. How are you? I am doing good. I'm trying to keep up with all the

developments and projections and estimations that are coming out of Washington, D.C. or related to Washington,

D.C., which is a continuation of the trend we've seen since the election. Along those lines,

you in particular have written extensively about the Trump administration's plans regarding

EVs and everything else. Perhaps particularly lately, you've written about the Trump administration's plans regarding EVs and everything else. Perhaps particularly

lately, you've written about the plans to seek an end to the waiver, which allows California

to set its own mission standards. What's the latest on that front? Yes, so lots going on with,

we're lots slated to be going on with the state of California.

So as you said, the state has, it's a waiver that allows it to enact its own vehicle regulations.

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