In this episode of the EVready Podcast, host Chris Nihan of EVready Energy sits down with John Beath, CTO and Chief Technical Director of John Beath Environmental LLC, to unpack the real carbon and sustainability impacts of electric vehicles and bus fleets.

John explains how life cycle assessment (LCA), carbon foot-printing, and grid mix data can help fleet operators, OEMs, and energy leaders make smarter, region-specific decisions about EV adoption, charging, and replacement of legacy vehicles.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why traditional environmental compliance and corporate sustainability are fundamentally different, and how both show up in real projects.
• How B2B customers are now demanding supplier sustainability plans, GHG footprints, and LCA-backed data before awarding business.
• How John’s team helped a major bus OEM (Gillig) build a cradle‑to‑grave tool to compare diesel, CNG, hybrid, and electric bus fleets across materials, manufacturing, use phase, and end-of-life. ​
• Why EV performance and carbon benefits depend heavily on local grid mix, route speeds, and temperature—especially for buses operating in cold or very hot climates.
• How to think about “hidden” energy use, like battery heating/cooling during charging, and why garage conditions matter for EV economics and emissions.

Resources mentioned: 🌐 John Beath Environmental LLC site: https://www.beath.us/

📘 Book: “Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) 102: Electric Vehicle (EV) Global Warming Benefits – A Comprehensive Methodology for Evaluation” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09PKT1VY9

📥 Free download of LCA 102 via John’s site form: https://www.beath.us/sign-up-for-downloads

🏢 Learn more about JBE’s services (LCA, corporate carbon footprints, climate strategy, EPR, product circularity, data analytics): https://www.beath.us/ ​

About John Beath Environmental LLC: John Beath Environmental LLC is a forward‑thinking consulting firm specializing in life cycle assessment, corporate carbon footprints, climate strategy, environmental compliance, and product circularity for clients ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies.

About EVready Energy: EVready Energy helps dealerships, fleets, public entities, and businesses deploy EV charging, energy management, and demand charge reduction with its EVready Simplify platform and turnkey electrification services. https://www.evreadyenergy.com

This EVready podcast episode dives deep into Energy Guardian, an advanced energy management platform built for commercial EV charging sites and fleets. Guardian helps owners of Level 2 and DC fast chargers reduce demand charges, control building load in real time, and integrate chargers from multiple networks and hardware vendors under one pane of glass. The conversation explores how Guardian aggregates live meter data, charger telemetry, and utility rate schedules to optimize charging while protecting driver experience.

Guardian sits above traditional charge management systems, normalizing different APIs and protocols so mixed hardware and multi-cloud EV charging environments can be orchestrated as a single energy resource. The platform continuously monitors building load, charger status, and EV sessions to smooth peaks, manage demand charges, and support demand response events and future grid services. This makes it ideal for fleets, dealerships, retail sites, and any high-usage EV charging location with complex utility tariffs and high power bills.

Check out our latest demo of the product on YouTube.

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In this EVready® Podcast episode, host Chris Nihan sits down with Zevo COO and co‑founder Saimah Chaudhry to unpack how Tesla‑only EV car sharing can become a profitable side hustle and source of passive income for gig workers and fleet owners. Saimah shares how she went from software founder to building a large Turo fleet, then co‑creating Zevo, a peer‑to‑peer EV car sharing platform built specifically for Uber, Lyft, and delivery drivers.

You’ll hear how Zevo’s Tesla‑only model changes the economics of car sharing, what unit economics actually work, and why EVs can create more predictable, scalable income than traditional ICE vehicles. Saimah explains how hosts can add their own Teslas into Zevo’s fleet, what to consider when buying an EV for car sharing, and how depreciation, utilization rates, and maintenance (like tires and 12V batteries) factor into long‑term profitability.

The episode also explores how Zevo uses Tesla’s API and digital keys to power contactless rentals, real‑time vehicle monitoring, and collision detection—making the experience safer and more seamless for both hosts and rideshare drivers. If you’re thinking about renting your car out, starting an EV side hustle, or understanding how EV‑only car sharing impacts rideshare drivers’ earnings, this conversation is packed with practical insight.

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