Directly Current Episode 11: The State of US EV Policy with Former Tesla Exec. Rohan Patel
This week we spoke with former Obama White House climate advisor and Tesla business dev and policy guru, Rohan Patel. Rohan is a rare breed who represents both substantial public and private sector experience. In the episode he provides a lot of behind the scenes insight into pivotal moments at Tesla like the decision to open up the Supercharger network to other brands’ EVs starting with Ford.
Facing a new administration that is vocally committed to tearing down what it calls an “EV mandate”, it’s good to arm yourself with industry knowledge from people like Rohan. Rohan’s worked in the White House, he’s helped build the nation’s most important EV automaker alongside Elon Musk, and he has a good hunch about what works and what might not for preserving American jobs in a massive industry transition. Give it a listen in all the usual places!