What does Trump mean for EVs? Interview with Tesla’s former policy chief Rohan Patel

Rohan Patel, Former Vice President of Global Public Policy and Business Development - Tesla; Will Roberts, Automotive Research Lead - Rho Motion

Our guest this week is Rohan Patel, who was formerly vice president of global public policy at Tesla, where he worked for eight years. At Tesla, Patel worked on regulations and legislation such as the Inflation Reduction Act and was also in charge of selecting sites for gigafactories, visiting countries around the world. Before Tesla Patel worked on climate and energy policy for former President Barack Obama. In this interview Patel talks about what the administration of Donald Trump will mean for electric vehicles; the future of the Inflation Reduction Act; batteries from China, and more.