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The state of electric vehicles in North Carolina

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The number of electric vehicles on the road keeps increasing every year. But challenges remain.

This week, Tesla recalled two million vehicles following a years-long probe into faulty autopilot safety controls. Changes are coming to the significant financial incentives available to buyers. Building the infrastructure to support these vehicles is slow-going. And North Carolina continues to be a growing player in electric vehicle battery production.

Due South co-host Jeff Tiberii discusses those topics and the growth of EVs with two people who follow the industry closely.

Guests

David Boraks, environmental reporter at WFAE in Charlotte

Jacob Bolin, electric transportation specialist with Advanced Energy, a Raleigh-based non-profit Energy Consulting firm and program manager of Plug-In NC, that organization's statewide electric vehicle program.

Jeff Tiberii is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Jeff joined WUNC in 2011. During his 20 years in public radio, he was Morning Edition Host at WFDD and WUNC’s Greensboro Bureau Chief and later, the Capitol Bureau Chief. Jeff has covered state and federal politics, produced the radio documentary “Right Turn,” launched a podcast, and was named North Carolina Radio Reporter of the Year four times.
Erin Keever is the Executive Producer of WUNC’s daily radio show, Due South. Erin comes to WUNC from Charlotte where she spent 16 years at WFAE serving in various roles from on-air announcer, researcher, web editor, to finally senior producer of “Charlotte Talks with Mike Collins.”