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The Driven Podcast: Bright Ideas & Blind Ideology

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Behyad Jafari, Paul Cox and Stephanie Bashir wrap up the Electric Vehicle Transition conference and look at what’s ahead.

You can discover other episodes of The Driven Podcast here, and on your favourite podcast platform. You can also catch up with Nigel and Giles on their regular Solar Insiders podcasts that you can find here.

ZeroMow is a proud sponsor of The Driven Podcast

Giles Parkinson is founder and editor-in-chief of Renew Economy, and founder and editor of its EV-focused sister site The Driven. He is the co-host of the weekly Energy Insiders Podcast. Giles has been a journalist for more than 40 years and is a former deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review. You can find him on LinkedIn and on Twitter.

Giles Parkinson

Giles Parkinson is founder and editor-in-chief of Renew Economy, and founder and editor of its EV-focused sister site The Driven. He is the co-host of the weekly Energy Insiders Podcast. Giles has been a journalist for more than 40 years and is a former deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review. You can find him on LinkedIn and on Twitter.

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