{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Reframe","title":"Chaos Monkey","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3202,"description":"Applying EV lessons to the built environment, with Scott Case. In this episode, show host Jeff Nichols widens the aperture by looking at the transportation sector to better understand the complex future of sustainability—and EVs provide a timely example.  You’ll meet Scott Case, Cofounder and CEO of Recurrent. Scott, a former colleague of Jeff’s  became an innovator of smart energy solutions well before they were a thing back in 2008.  After a successful run at his first startup, Energy Savvy, Scott began to focus on what problems needed to be solved to help consumers confidently make the transition to electric vehicles (EVs).  What he found was an untapped market for EV education and the need for a common understanding of battery life giving consumers a more accurate gauge of their EV's secondary market value. In 2019, Scott co-founded Recurrent, a platform that quantifies the value of and enables a robust market for, pre-owned EVs.   Chaos, rebates, credits, and incentives    Like energy tax deductions and credits for buildings, EV incentives are also subject to enormous changes in today’s political environment. EV incentives are unique in that they were designed to encourage price parity between EVs and (ICE) vehicles while also encouraging manufacturers to move their battery and vehicle production and assembly plants back to US soil.  Scott shares examples of how this has worked and where there is risk should the current administration take a more aggressive stance on rolling back these benefits. Scott and Jeff discuss other important variables to consumer EV adoption, such as charging infrastructure (or lack thereof) in markets where EVs have lower adoption rates, and where Federal programs like NEVI (National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure) are beginning to gain traction in partnership with private investment, improving access to reliable charging stations across the US.    Team Red, Team Blue  Scott points out that NEVI greatly benefits states and regions...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/9o7rM5JoeVRWthCIlYN0254rAnp3ZfUYiTaRgmyChbc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82ZjEw/M2U3ZWY4MWZiYzcx/MTRjNDE2MDUxMzdi/ODNmMy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}