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Shift: A podcast about mobility

Daimler’s John O’Leary and Nikola CEO Michael Lohscheller at ACT Expo

Shift: A podcast about mobility

Automotive News

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4.831 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

John O’Leary, Daimler Truck North America’s CEO, and Michael Lohscheller, Nikola’s CEO, both spoke to Automotive News at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Anaheim. They discuss charging and fueling infrastructure challenges, the role of hydrogen in long-haul trucking and competition in the industry.

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0:00.0

This episode is sponsored by Gentex Corporation.

0:03.7

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0:09.6

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0:13.0

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0:21.0

dimmable glass technologies.

0:23.0

Hello and welcome to Shift, a podcast about mobility.

0:28.0

I'm Molly Boygan, tech and innovation reporter for Automotive News,

0:33.0

and for Pete Bigelow this week.

0:35.0

Last week, Automotive News traveled to Anaheim, California

0:40.0

for the Act Expo on Clean Transportation.

0:43.3

I spoke to two company leaders with informed perspectives

0:47.0

on the issues facing this industry.

0:49.9

A little later, I'll talk with Nicholas CEO Michael Loescheller about the zero-emission trucking

0:54.9

startups trajectory and why it's so bullish on hydrogen.

0:59.7

But first up is John O'Leary, the CEO of Daimler Truck North America.

1:04.8

We'll talk about how infrastructure challenges are creating a bottleneck for truckmakers,

1:10.2

and what Daimler is trying to do about it.

1:13.0

So, John, thank you so much for joining us on the Shift Podcast.

1:15.6

I appreciate it.

1:16.5

Thank you for having me.

1:17.2

I'm really excited to be here.

1:18.6

So just to start off, lots of exciting stuff

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