Saying Goodbye To The Kojo Nnamdi Show
On this last episode, we look back on 23 years of joyous, difficult and always informative conversation.
It’s been called “the car of the 21st century” and “a glorified golf cart.” A new documentary explores automakers’ experience with the electric car, and tells the story of the rise and fall of the EV-1, an electric car GM offered in the 1990s to California drivers.
Guests
- Chris Paine Director, “Who Killed the Electric Car”
- Chelsea Sexton Electric vehicle activist; and former EV1 sales specialist, Saturn/GM
- Joseph Romm Director, Center for Energy and Climate Solutions; former Acting Assistant Secretary of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy (1997); and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary (1995-1998)
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