The Challenges of Electrifying and Decarbonizing Transport | Interview with Jake Whitehead

This episode is in partnership with the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS) Board of Advice

Jake Whitehead is currently CEO of the mobility-as-a-service provider, ODIN PASS, and the Chief Scientist at the Electric Vehicle Council of Australia. Jake has led several publicly-funded transport research projects investigating future mobility trends, including consumer preferences towards shared, automated and electric vehicles. He was also a Lead Author for the Transport Chapter AR6 at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), is as Adjunct Professor at ITLS, and is also a member of the International Electric Vehicle Policy Council, at the University of California, Davis.

What you’ll learn

• Are our 2030-2050 sustainability goals obtainable and what do we need to do to get there?
• What policy changes or regulatory measures are critical to accelerating electric vehicle adoption?
• About the ITLS and the board of advice.