Electric Vehicles

The Driven Podcast: Why 2019 be the year that EV market finally takes off

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In this final podcast for the year, we talk to Electric Vehicle Council boss Behyad Jafari about the year just gone and what to expect in 2019.

We talk about the infrastructure, the models, the policies and the politics, and why 2019 could be the year when the EV market finally takes off.

You can listen to our previous The Driven podcasts here, or on your favourite podcast platform.

ZeroMowis 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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