Episode 14: Reducing transport emissions with EVs and hydrogen

Driving Net Profit with Zero Emissions

In this special podcast episode, we speak with three people with significant experience in the transport sector, coming from the car manufacturing perspective, the policy perspective, and the motorist's perspective - Scott Nargar, David Malicki and Nikesh Murali. In this episode, we talk about how transport emissions can be reduced, as transport accounts for nearly 20% of Australia's emissions, making it the third largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. We discuss how we can shift from fossil fuels to cleaner ways of transporting people and goods, such as electric vehicles and renewable hydrogen.
About Scott Nargar
Scott Nargar is the Senior Manager of Future Mobility & Government Relations of Hyundai Motor Company Australia. Scott has over two decades of experience in the motor industry in technical, media, product planning and technology advocacy roles. For the last 10 years, Scott has been working for Hyundai Motor Company Australia in senior technical management, product planning, environment and Government engagement policy roles. Scott leads the company’s Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle project and future mobility programs. Scott was the co-founder of the Australian Hydrogen Council and is currently a Member of its Board of Directors. If you want to get in touch with Scott, you can connect with him on LinkedIn
About David Malicki
David Malicki is the Team Lead, Net Zero Transport at NSW Department of Planning and Environment. His team is responsible for delivering $330 million in initiatives under the NSW Electric Vehicle Strategy and the NSW Net Zero Plan Stage 1. He is an experienced Business Team Lead with a demonstrated history of working in the environmental services industry. He is skilled in Government Procurement, Environmental Issues, Sustainable Business, Management, and Building Effective Relationships. If you want to get in touch with David, you can connect with him on LinkedIn
About Nikesh Murali
Nikesh Murali is a Senior Policy Advisor at the NRMA specialising in EVs, Future Transport and Low Carbon Technology. Prior to the role at the NRMA, he worked as a policy advisor in the Australian Federal Public Service on policy initiatives in transport, future mobility, maritime, and airports and aviation. He has an interest and expertise in shaping and promoting the feasibility and opportunities created by transitioning to net zero emissions in the transportation and energy sectors. If you want to get in touch with Nikesh, you can connect with him on LinkedIn
Meet the host
Barbara Albert is the Co-CEO of 100% Renewables. She is passionate about business and works to make organisations’ transition to net-zero emissions simpler and profitable. Barbara is the award-winning author of Energy Unlimited-Four Steps to 100% Renewable Energy, one of the world’s most important books on renewable energy, as ranked by peers and experts in the industry.
Other relevant links:
-EV Council on increasing the supply of EVs to Australia- https://electricvehiclecouncil.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/EVC-Briefing_Increasing-the-supply-of-EVs-to-Australia.pdf
-ACT EV Ready Developments (Urbis)- https://www.planning.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/1977088/EV-Ready-Developments-Executive-Summary.pdf
-ANU on electric vehicle fleets- https://www.anu.edu.au/news/all-news/electric-vehicle-fleets-set-to-be-on-call-to-backup-the-grid
-NSW EV Strategy Dashboard as at March 2022- https://www.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/2022-07/20220331-EV-Strategy-Dashboard.pdf
-NMRA go-to portal hub- https://thehub.nrma.com.au/tag/electric-cars
-NSW Electric Vehicle Strategy- https://www.nsw.gov.au/initiative/nsw-governments-electric-vehicle-strate