In this episode of The Charge Cycle, we’re joined by Colin Murphy, Co-Director of the Low Carbon Fuel Policy Research Initiative at UC Davis, to discuss the complexities and future of low carbon fuel standards (LCFS).

Some of the topics we cover include:

• The evolution of low carbon fuel policies and their impact on transportation.
• Challenges in transitioning to EVs and how battery technology are overperforming expectations.
• The role of renewable diesel and biofuels in decarbonizing the transportation sector.
• Innovative solutions and policy adjustments needed to achieve climate goals.

🔗 Learn more about the Low Carbon Fuel Policy Research Initiative: lowcarbonfuel.ucdavis.edu
🔗 Follow Colin Murphy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cwmurphy/

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Joined by our very own Elaine O'Byrne, FuSE gets together to go over all of the basics of Clean Fuel Programs. How they are created, how they are implemented, and current changes going on in programs across North America.

Find out more about the agencies and open comment periods:
CARB: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/low-carbon-fuel-standard
DEQ: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/ghgp/cfp/pages/cfp-overview.aspx
ECY: https://ecology.wa.gov/air-climate/reducing-greenhouse-gas-emissions/clean-fuel-standard
BC-LCFS: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/electricity-alternative-energy/transportation-energies/renewable-low-carbon-fuels
CFR: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/managing-pollution/energy-production/fuel-regulations/clean-fuel-regulations.html


Find Elaine on Linkedin:

Shankar Muthukumar, General Manager at Mortenson, sits down with us to discuss how electrification efforts do not need to be looked at as a zero-sum game and how Mortenson is using their builder/developer efforts to build energy resiliency while still making a profit. They are a leader in the markets like sports facilities, renewable energy, data centers and healthcare.



Learn More about Moretensen:
https://www.mortenson.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/mortenson/

Shankar Muthukumar:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shankar-muthukumar-45477026/

Michael Duhs, VP of Renewable Energy & smart buildings at Lattice Energy, sits down with us to discuss how Mircorgrids can increase your energy resiliency. During a time when energy/electricity is becoming the fuel of the future, having a steady flow or control over where/when that energy comes can be critically important to the operation of your fleets.

Lattice Energy offers a consultative approach and generates powerful new revenue streams by reducing grid energy consumption, dependency, and converting waste biproducts into profitability.

Learn More about Lattice Energy:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/lattice-energy-solutions/
https://latticeenergysolutions.com/

Michael Duhs:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelduhs/

Trishan Peruma, Hubject's CEO of North America, discusses the importance of interoperability, which involves connecting OEMs and e-mobility service providers. Hubject, a multinational company with extensive global experience, recognizes that some of the challenges currently faced in North America are reminiscent of historical EV markets, creating a sense of "deja vu."

Hubject has many products and services to address some of the specific challenges facing North America such as “Plug and Charge” which aims to make EV charging as simple as plugging in the car regardless of car, network, or charger.

Learn More about Hubject:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/hubject/
https://www.hubject.com/

At the 36th Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exposition Conner Whaley, OEM and Strategic Partnerships Manager for e-Mission Control, interviewed four guests on the future of EVs and EV charging.

The guests were:

1. Austin Bowers, VP of Operations at Future Fuels (0:50)

Austin talked about Future Fuels’ turn-key service for the southeast which includes helping customers identify incentives for EV charging, plan, purchase, and install them as well as provide service down the road. People want better, faster charging and the only way to do that is through DC charging.

Learn more about Future Fuels:

https://www.futurefuelsenergy.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/future-fuels-energy/

1. Chris Thorson, Chief Marketing Officer at FLO (14:48)

With an uptime of 98% or better, FLO chargers focus on reliability. Well established in Canada, FLO is now expanding its rugged chargers to the USA. FLO strives to give users great experiences with public charging and hopes that someday what charger EV drivers use will be a matter of preference.

Learn more about FLO:

https://www.flo.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/floevcharging/

1. Katrina Sutton, Technical Project Manager at CALSTART (29:52)

Katrina works for CALSTART, an organization that touches every aspect of zero-emission transportation including managing HVIP and EnergIIZE funds. Katrina commented that workplace charging encourages people who can’t charge at home to adopt EVs and helps mitigate variables of public charging.

Learn more about CALSTART:

https://calstart.org/

https://chargeatwork.org/

1. Mike Potter, CEO at Crowd Charge (41:48)

Mike and Conner reflected on the fact that many people who don’t usually consider electric vehicles are now considering them. With a 300,000 mile lifespan and lower maintenance, especially at higher mileages, EVs prove their worth.

Learn more about Crowd Charge:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/crowdcharge-limited/

https://www.crowd-charge.com/

In episode 10 of the Charge Cycle, e-Mission CEO Todd Trauman gets an international perspective on fleet electrification from Luis Barreto of MegaFlux and Glen Stancil of Merge Electric Fleet Solutions. Based out of Mexico, MegaFlux and Merge Electric Fleet Solutions work together to bring electric vehicles to an urban setting. As a one-stop shop, Megaflux helps their customers go from zero knowledge and understanding about an idea and a goal to the full deployment of that fleet. Working with both vehicles and charging infrastructure, MegaFlux assures that their customers have an electrification solution that will last long into the future.

For more about MegaFlux visit: https://www.linkedin.com/company/megaflux-electric-drivetrains/ or https://www.megaflux.com/

Check out episode 9 of The Charge Cycle, Todd Trauman and Conner Whaley talk to Sarah Booth, COO of Sawatch Labs. The company focuses on a deep understanding of raw telemetry data across all major providers, custom software development, big-data aggregation and analysis, software partner integrations, GIS and ESRI, leveraging API/SDK, driver safety policy best practices, and so much more.

Sawatch Labs has several products such as ezEV, ezIO, and EMIT which together are focused on EV fleet feasibility, infrastructure planning as well as emission tracking.

Sawatch Labs information and contact:

https://www.sawatchlabs.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sawatchlabs/