ATW #2516 – Manufacturing Cars With Biomaterials

June 22nd, 2021 at 9:47am

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Internet Premiere: 06/22 @ 10:00am ET
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PANEL:
Mohini Sain, University of Toronto
Hamdy Khalil, Woodbridge Foam
John McElroy, Autoline.tv

The auto industry is working hard to reduce its carbon footprint. And while everyone is aware of the big push to electric cars, there are other efforts underway. One of those includes making automotive components from biomaterials. These are materials made from plants and vegetation, not from petroleum. And they’ve reached a level of sophistication and development where they are lighter, cheaper and offer better performance.

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ATW #2515 – The US Trails China In Mining Metals for EVs

June 18th, 2021 at 10:00am

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Internet Premiere: 06/18 @ 10:00am ET
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Gerard Barron, The Metals Company
Ihor Kunasz, Lithium Consultant
Jack Lifton, Jack Lifton LLC
John McElroy, Autoline.tv

China cornered the global market for the critical metals and minerals needed to make EV motors and batteries. Now the Biden Administration wants to develop a US supply chain. Is that even possible? And if so, how long will it take? Three experts in mining and processing talk about the challenges that lie ahead.

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ATW #2514 – Can The Grid Handle All These EVs?

June 11th, 2021 at 10:24am

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Internet Premiere: 06/11 @ 10:00am ET
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Ben Burns, DTE Energy
Matteo Muratori, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
John McElroy, Autoline.tv

Over the next three years there will be a flood of electric vehicles hitting the market. Can the electrical grid handle the load? How about on hot summer nights when people are running their air conditioning? And will transformers at the neighborhood level be able to take it?

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