For this episode, we sat down in Stuttgart, Germany with our guests Sebastian Ewert, CEO and Founder of MAHLE chargeBIG, and Alexander Schmidt, our CEO and Founder at BABLE. With them, we discussed electric vehicles, EV charging infrastructures, and the future of urban mobility in general.

Overview of the episode:

02:47 - Teaser: Imagine Stuttgart in 2050. Are there cars, and what does it look like?

04:18 - Who is Sebastian and what is MAHLE chargeBIG?

09:40 - What does the future of electric charging look like?

14:43 - How have the discussions changed over electric vehicles and charging in the past 12 years?

19:02 - What is the political environment around EV charging in Germany and in the EU?

21:14 - What do you say to people that still say that electric vehicles are not the solution to urban mobility challenges and that they still cause congestion, etc.? What about the impact of batteries etc. on the environment?

26:37 - How can we accelerate the transition to electric mobility?

36:25 - What Would You Do: what would our guests do if they were a minister of transport?

41:26 - Ending Question: To you, what is a Smart City?

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