Plug-in Electric Vehicle Basics

This podcast is about how the evolution of cars and the technologies inside them will improve our energy efficiency and impact on the environment.

This podcast takes us around the world to explore where energy comes from, how people use it, and what opportunities exist for those looking to have a lighter impact on the environment.

An interview with Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) about the Senate Energy hearing on the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012.

An interview with C2ES President Eileen Claussen about business and government's roles in low-carbon innovation.

An interview with PEV Dialogue Group members Watson Collins of Northeast Utilities and Zoe Lipman of National Wildlife Federation about the group's action plan to get more plug-in electric vehicles into the market.

C2ES Manager of Transportation Initiatives Nick Nigro explains how U.S. transportation impacts climate and energy issues and discusses C2ES's Plug-in Electric Vehicle Dialogue.

C2ES Vice President for Strategic Outreach Manik Roy and Vice President for Technology and Innovation Judi Greenwald explain the basics of a clean energy standard.

C2ES Science & Policy Fellow Dan Huber explores recent extreme weather events and what they can teach us about adaptation.

An interview with Bob Hilton, Vice President of Power Technologies for Government Affairs at Alstom, on low-carbon business innovation.

A conversation between Eileen Claussen and David Crane, CEO and President of NRG Energy.