In this episode: Emily’s conversation with Ryan Popple, co-founder and executive director of Proterra.

Proterra is one of the largest makers of electric buses and chargers in the world. Electric buses are quickly gaining market share—and Proterra has a pipeline of sales that covers 10% of the U.S. transit fleet. But it took many years to reach that stage. Proterra has faced numerous technical redesigns and lumpy consumer adoption over the years.

This conversation was recorded in 2018 in front of a live audience at Powerhouse’s headquarters in Oakland, CA. 

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