MOVE America Interviews

Realizing the Lithium Valley Vision: Insights from the California Energy Commission

Realizing the Lithium Valley Vision: Insights from the California Energy Commission

Speaking with us at MOVE America 2025, we heard from the brilliant Noemí Gallardo, Commissioner at the California Energy Commission, who shared her insights on EVs, inclusive mobility, and the importance of fostering industry camaraderie.

We discuss the crucial interplay between federal and state politics, using California’s latest investment in the Lithium Valley Vision as a perfect test case for a collaborative approach to mobility innovation.

“A win for us is a win for all”: The collaborative path to autonomy with Plus

“A win for us is a win for all”: The collaborative path to autonomy with Plus

In the world of autonomous trucking, the path to autonomy lies in collaboration rather than competition. This is the message from Amisha Vadalia, VP of Operations and Program Management at Plus, who sat down with us at MOVE America 2025 in Detroit to discuss autonomy on a macro scale.

Amisha discussed the specific challenges faced by the autonomous trucking industry—in a world where the average person may have had the chance to ride in or at least see a robotaxi in action, many people have never encountered an autonomous semi-truck. This makes garnering public trust a necessary but difficult challenge.

Beating the barriers to EV adoption with Monta’s CEO & Co-founder

Beating the barriers to EV adoption with Monta’s CEO & Co-founder

At MOVE America 2025, we speak  with Casper Rasmussen, CEO and Co-founder of Monta, to discuss the key pain points hindering widespread EV adoption on a global scale. During our conversation, we debate the best ways to incentivize EV adoption, including the need for...

Reimagining community-focused mass transportation with Andy Byford

Reimagining community-focused mass transportation with Andy Byford

At MOVE America 2025, we had the pleasure of catching up with Train Daddy himself and a living legend of mass transportation, Andy Byford. In our riveting conversation with the Senior Vice President and Special Advisor to the Board at Amtrak, we discussed Andy’s...