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This Week in Cleantech (08/15/2025) - A more affordable electric pickup truck?
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This Week in Cleantech is a weekly podcast covering the most impactful stories in clean energy and climate in 15 minutes or less featuring Paul Gerke of Factor This and Tigercomm’s Mike Casey. It recently ranked 13th on Feedspot’s 50 Best Solar Energy Podcasts and cracked the top-25 in its 80 Best Energy Transition Podcasts.
This week’s episode features special guest Camila Domonoske from NPR, who wrote about how Ford plans to retool an assembly plant to build a more affordable midsize electric pickup truck.
This week's "Cleantecher of the Week" is Saad Dara, CEO of Mangrove Lithium. Last week he hosted British Columbia Premier David Eby and several Canadian officials visited their groundbreaking new plant, which will be the first electrochemical refining facility in North America.
This Week in Cleantech — August 15, 2025
- Suddenly, the Trump Administration Tightens the Vise on Wind Farms – The New York Times
- Plastic Waste Is Piling Up, but Alternative Materials Struggle to Get Off the Ground – The Wall Street Journal
- U.S. Clean Tech Leadership at Risk Due to Trump Policies, Investors Warn – Newsweek
- The lessons of Europe’s upside-down power market – Financial Times
- Ford says it will roll out a cheaper electric pickup truck – NPR
Want to make a suggestion for This Week in Cleantech? Nominate the stories that caught your eye each week by emailing Paul.Gerke@clarionevents.com
