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Shift: A podcast about mobility

Selika Josiah Talbott on building a reliable, equitable transportation system

Shift: A podcast about mobility

Automotive News

Business

4.831 Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

The consultant and transportation strategist argues in favor of creating a “czar” who oversees AV and EV policy efforts across the federal government, and underscores the importance of pushing beyond one-size-fits-all transportation technology.

Transcript

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0:00.0

The episode is brought to you by Eden.

0:02.3

We make the Electric Revolution work.

0:05.2

Hi, everybody.

0:06.2

Welcome to Shift, podcast about mobility.

0:08.7

I'm Pete Bigelow, your host.

0:10.8

Kicking off this week's episode

0:12.2

with a big thank you to Jake Nere, who guest hosted last week while I was out.

0:16.5

I'm excited to be back here today bringing you this episode.

0:20.1

We've talked a lot in the past about the 500,000 chargers. The federal government is

0:25.2

funding as it paves away for an EV future. But where are those chargers deployed,

0:30.7

who they benefits? Those are two questions that Salica

0:34.3

Talbot, my guest today, seeks to answer on this episode. She's going to tell

0:39.4

you there should not be a one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to EV charging or anything else across the transportation

0:46.1

landscape for that matter. Whether it's public transportation or freight movements, anything

0:51.2

in between, Salika has a pulse on exactly what it takes to build a

0:55.3

transportation ecosystem that improves the safety and meets the needs of residents

1:01.2

and a variety of American communities.

1:03.3

Salika is a transportation strategist, consultant, attorney, and much more.

1:08.6

Without further ado, I'm excited to bring you this conversation with Salica Josiah Talbot.

1:14.0

Salica, it's great to have you on the podcast today. Thanks so much for making the time.

1:18.0

Thank you very much for inviting me and I am excited about our conversation.

1:23.0

Excellent.

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