Who’s Trying to Re-Kill the Electric Car?

Could you do us a favor? Take our listener survey so we can give you more relevant content: bit.ly/gtmpodcast This week: it’s the oil industry versus the world.  We’re examining two legal battles for oil majors playing out in states. One involves electric cars and one involves responsibility for climate change. We’ll start first with a story from POLITICO’s Gavin Bade. Advocacy groups backed by oil companies are increasingly lobbying against utilities that are trying to support electric vehicles. Are we seeing a coming political clash between the oil industry and utility industry? We’re joined by Gavin, who’s been tracking these emerging challenges. Then, we are devoting our second half of the show to the legal challenges against fossil fuel companies.  Exxon is on trial in New York and numerous other states and cities are bringing suit against oil majors. It’s got everyone paying attention to this very complicated yet riveting issue: as the science and legal arguments evolve, will big fossil fuel companies be held accountable for a warming planet? Support for this podcast is brought to you by Sungrow. With the world’s most powerful 250-kilowatt, 1,500-volt string inverter, Sungrow is providing disruptive technology for utility-scale projects. Subscribe to GTM podcasts via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you find your audio content.