eTech Learning: EV & AV Technology
by eTech49 Limited
Learn about all aspects of electric and autonomous vehicle technology from award winning engineer and founder Ryan Maughan and our expert special guests! Ryan has been developing components and systems for electric and hybrid vehicles since 2005, working with some of the most innovative and successful vehicle manufacturers from around the world. In this podcast he shares what he has learnt and speaks to special guests from some of the worlds leading technology companies. We will be uploading a variety of podcast types all with the aim to allow you to understand more about the technology that is allowing the electric vehicle boom to be possible. Make sure to subscribe so you never miss out on an episode, and don't forget to visit our website to see more information on the technologies being discussed and to read our white papers and blogs. Site: https://www.etech49.com
Episodes
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#113 | Interview with Manos Polioudis, Founder & CEO of Talos Technology
In Conversation with Manos Polioudis, in this episode of the eTech49 podcast, Ryan Maughan is joined by Manos Polioudis, Co‑Founder of Talos Technology, a deep‑tech engineering company focused on redefining electric motor design and next‑generation powertrain systems. Manos shares the story…
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#112 | Interview with Carl Magnus Norden, Founder & CEO Decade Energy
In this episode of the etech49 podcast, Ryan Maughan speaks to Carl‑Magnus Norden—serial entrepreneur, CEO and founder of Decade Energy, for a candid conversation on what it really takes to build category‑defining companies at the intersection of climate, mobility, and energy. Carl‑Magnus shares...
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#111 | Interview with Paul Newman, Founder & CEO Oxa
Episode: Building the Software Behind Autonomous Driving — Paul Newman, Founder & CEO of Oxa In this episode of the eTech49 podcast, Ryan Maughan is joined by Paul Newman, Founder and CEO of Oxa, one of the leading software companies enabling autonomous vehicles to operate safely and at scale.…
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#110 | Electrifying Refigeration with Jim Castelaz, Founder and CEO, Arcticar
In this episode of the etech49 Podcast, Ryan Maughan talks with Jim Castelaz, founder and CEO of Arcticar, a company transforming the refrigerated trucking industry with advanced electric systems designed for efficiency and sustainability. Jim shares the story behind Arcticar’s mission to...
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#109 | Powering Performance with Selin Tur, Williams Grand Prix Technologies
In this episode of the etech49 Podcast, Ryan Maughan talks with Selin Tur about her remarkable career in motorsport and her new role at Williams Grand Prix Technologies. Selin shares how she carved a path in a highly competitive industry, focusing on the development of advanced battery systems…
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#108 | Driving Efficiency with AI – Interview with Richard Savoie, CEO of Adiona Tech
In this episode of eTech49, Ryan Maughan sits down with Richard Savoie, CEO of Adiona Tech, to explore how simulation and artificial intelligence can be applied to transform logistics and fleet operations. Richard shares insights into Adiona’s mission to optimise delivery networks using advanced...
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#107 | Interview with Ian Foley, Founder & CEO Equipmake
In this episode of the eTech Learning Podcast, Ryan Maughan sits down with Ian Foley, CEO of Equipmake, for a deep dive into the world of electric motor technology and the future of electrification. Ian shares insights from his fascinating career journey—from motorsport engineering to leading one...
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#106 | Interview with Abdullah Jaber, Trailer Dynamics - Electrifying the Future of Freight Transport!
In this electrifying episode of the etech49 podcast, Ryan Maughan is joined by Abdullah Jaber, Founder and CEO of Trailer Dynamics, a pioneering company at the forefront of commercial vehicle electrification. Abdullah shares his entrepreneurial journey and the groundbreaking innovations his team…
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#105 | Interview with Stephen Lambert, CTO Protean Electric In-Wheel Motors
In this episode of the eTech49 Podcast, Ryan Maughan is joined by Dr Steve Lambert, Chief Technology Officer at Protean Electric, a pioneer in in-wheel motor technology for electric vehicles. We start by disucssing Steve's career journey, how he became involved in engineering ultra high…
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#104 | Interview with Mike Terzo, Heavytech
For this episode of the eTech49 podcast Ryan speaks to electrification pioneer Mike Terzo, catching up about his latest venture Heavytech and discussing his past career and experience with launching and scaling startups in the electrification space and beyond! Mike Terzo LinkedIn...
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#103 | Interview with Geoff Haynes, Inspirit Ventures
For this episode of the eTech49 podcast Ryan speaks to Geoff Haynes the Founder of Inspirit Ventures, an advisor and investor at several amazing technology businesses including TTPi, RAM Innovations and QPT. Geoff is a very well known figure in the field of semiconductor developments, having been...
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#102 | Interview with John Conafay, Co-Founder and CEO Integrate Software
For this episode of the eTech49 podcast Ryan speaks to John Conafay the Co-Founder and CEO of Integrate. Integrate is an interesting software business that sprang out of John's experiences managing very complex programs as a program manager in the space industry. The software brings together...
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#101 | Interview with Tudor Williams, Filtronic
For this episode of the eTech49 podcast Ryan speaks to Tudor Williams the CTO of Filtronic plc. Tudor has many years of experience of the semiconductor industry, after graduating from Swansea University in 2003 he completed a PhD in RF Engineering at Cardiff University, he then started his career...
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#100 | Is it all over?
Episode 100 special edition! Ryan talks to himself, but is it all over? To find out more listen to this episode! Links: "In the company of Mavericks" podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RzaFZGssnk Transense Technologies plc: https://www.transense.com/ Turntide Technologies (fka AVID...
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#99 | Interview with Rob Nash, Petalite
For this episode of the eTech49 podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Rob Nash the Chief Technology Officer of Petalite. Rob is a Veteran of the high performance automotive world, having previously worked at Continental Engineering Services, which was formerly Zytek Automotive. He is a visionary...
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#98 | Interview with Rob Wesley, Boeing
Wow things have been busy for the eTech49 team these last few months, so this is the first podcast in a little while. Have no fear more are on the way though! For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Rob Wesley who is a Supplier Program Manager at Boeing and an expert in the field of autonomous...
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#97 | Interview, Robert Brehm, FLEXeCHARGE
For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Robert Brehm, the founder and CTO of FLEXeCHARGE. Robert explains what led him to start FLEXeCharge and the businesses journey into one of the leading charge point energy and power management providers for Charge Point Operators (CPO) and Charging Solution...
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#96 | Interview, Lars Stegmann, Cap-XX
For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Lars Stegmann, CEO of supercapacitor technology developer Cap-XX. Lars explains what a supercapacitor is and where they might be used, in applications from off-highway machinery energy storage to aerospace. Ryan and Lars discuss the technology and also…
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#95 | Interview, Daan Moreels and Peter Leijnen, Magnax
For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Daan Moreels and Peter Leijnen, from the axial flux motor technology business Magnax. Daan and Peter tell Ryan about their journey and how they came to launch Magnax and be workign together. They go onto discuss axial flux motor technology and what they…
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#94 | Interview, Noah Gedrimas, VP Strategy, GPR
For this episode of the eTech49 podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Noah Gedrimas from GPR, GPD have been pioneering a new technology for the localisation of autonomous vehicles and machinery using Ground Penetrating Radar. Noah and Ryan discuss his background and what attracted him to work in the...
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#93 | Interview, John Springer, Dynapower
For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to John Springer, who is Segment Manager for E-Mobility at Dynapower, a Sensata Technologies company. John has been involved in battery systems and power electronics for more than 10 years, working initially in battery development for elecrtonics devices…
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#92 | Interview, Robert Rossi, SVP Autonomous Systems, TuSimple
For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Robert Rossi, who is Senior Vice President of Autonomous Systems at TuSimple. Robert has a wealth of experience in the development of autonomous vehicle technology, mapping technology and image processing. TuSimple is an autonomous driving technology…
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#91 | Tim Hade, Co-Founder, Scale Microgrids
For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Tim Hade who is the Co-Founder & Chief Development Officer at Scale Microgrids. Scale Microgrids are a developer of Microgrids, they design and install large scale solar, battery storage and power management systems to create local renewable energy based...
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#90 | Interview, Mrinal Sood, AEye
For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Mrinal Sood who is the Director of Technical Marketing at AEye. AEye are a leading supplier unique software-defined lidar solutions. That allow the implementation of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and autonomous applications in automotive,...
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#89 | Interview, Tomi Ristimaki, CEO, Kempower
For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Tomi Ristimaki, CEO of leading high power EV Charging system provider Kempower. Tomi has been leading the Kempower business since 2019, he has a long background in the electric vehicle industry having worked at Visedo since 2011 (acquired by Danfoss in…
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#88 | Interview, Professor Paul Christensen
For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Professor Paul Christensen, Professor of Pure and Applied Electrochemistry at Newcastle University and Founder of Lithiumionsafety Ltd a specialist battery systems safety consultancy Paul and Ryan discuss Lithium Ion battery systems and in particular…
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#87 | Interview, Boaz Mizrachi, CTO and Co-Founder, Tactile Mobility
For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Boaz Mizrachi, CTO and Co-Founder, Tactile Mobility. Tactile Mobility has been working in the field of sensor data fusion and analysis to produce advanced data analytics for automotive applications since 2012. The business started when Boaz was trying to...
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#86 | Interview, Virginia Irwin Klausmeier, CEO, Sylvatex
For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Virginia Irwin Klausmeier the President and CEO of Sylvatex. Sylvatex has been developing new manufacturing techniques to radically reduce the cost and carbon footprint of Cathode Active Material, they have focused on this part of the battery cell because...
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#85 | Interview, Gavin White, CEO, About:Energy
For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Gavin White, the Co-Founder and CEO of About:Energy. Gavin and his co-founders established About:Energy in 2021, building on their academic research in the field of battery cell testing, modelling and simulation. The company has developed a software…
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#84 | Interview, Dr Nabeel Shirazee, Global CTO, ePropelled
For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Dr Nabeel Shirazee who is the Global Chief Technology Officer of the electric drive system company ePropelled. Nabeel has been involved in the development of complex electromagnetic systems since completing his PhD in this field at Cardiff University in…
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#83 | Interview, Eric Azeroual, Danfoss Editron
For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to EV industry expert Eric Azeroual, who is VP of the Danfoss Editron On-Highway Business Unit. Eric has been involved in the electrification industry since 2004, when after graduating from Polytechnique Montreal with a degree in mechatronic engineering, he...
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#82 | Interview, Richard Clarke, McLaren Applied
For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Richard Clarke, Principal Mechanical Engineer at McLaren Applied Richard is a mechanical engineer who started his career at Dyson and then moved into the motorsport industry at Redbull and then to McLaren Applied. At McLaren Applied Richard is heavily...
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#81 | Interview, Isobel Sheldon, Chief Strategy Officer, Britishvolt
For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Isobel Sheldon, the Chief Strategy Officer at UK battery manufacturing company Britishvolt. Isobel is a pioneer of the battery industry, having been involved in the development of battery systems and technology since 2003. She has held roles at Ricardo,...
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#80 | Interview, Jacqui Murray
For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Jacqui Murray who is Deputy Director of the Faraday Battery Challenge, part of Innovate UK. Jacqui helps lead this £330m million UK government investment initiative to develop batteries that are more cost-effective, high-quality, durable, safe, low-weight…
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#79 | Interview, Claire Miller
For this episode Ryan Maughan speaks to Claire Miller who is Director of Technology and Innovation at Octopus Electric Vehicles, part of the Octopus Energy group. With the huge rise in the cost of electricity driven by the price of Gas (which is a bit of an anomaly in the electricity market)…
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#78 | Interview, Alastair Boyd
For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan talks to semiconductor industry veteran turned sales and marketing coach Alastair Boyd about the current challenges and headwinds affecting the industry. You don't have to look far today to see the issues the semiconductor industry is facing, long lead...
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#77 | Interview, Dr Graham Cooley
For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Dr Graham Cooley from hydrogen electrolyser specialists ITM Power PLC. ITM manufacture market-leading PEM electrolysers which help decarbonise industry, heat, power and mobility by harnessing the power of green hydrogen. They have an...
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#76 | Interview, Mike Potts CEO, Streetdrone
For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Mike Potts CEO of Streetdrone. Streetdrone was formed by Mike and Previous podcast guest Mark Preston (Ep 68) in 2017 to develop autonomous vehicle technology for first mile and last mile logistics. Streetdrone has successfully…
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#75 | Interview, Sam Cockerill, Libertine PLC
For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Sam Cockerill, CEO of Libertine PLC. Libertine are a UK based developer of linear generators, this is an interesting technology utilising a free piston engine and a linear electrical machine to create an engine with an infinitely…
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#74 | Interview with Dr Craig Fisher
For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Dr Craig Fisher from Max Power Semiconductor. As the Semiconductor shortage is still causing significant disruption in the automotive world we thought it would be good to find out some more from someone with expert knowledge of wide…
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#73 | Interview, Dr Chris Tighe
For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Dr Chris Tighe, CEO and Founder of Electrical Cooling Solutions Ltd. Chris is based in the U.K. and has been involved in the development of advanced thermal simulation techniques for power electronics and e-machines since 2007.Chris is…
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#72| Interview, Dr Antti Lehikoinen
For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Dr Antti Lehikoinen CEO and Founder of Smeklab Antti is based in Finland and has been involved in the development of electric motors since 2010, he has built up a wealth of experience in modelling and simulation techniques for electric...
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#71| Interview, John Tinson, ilika PLC
For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to John Tinson, VP of Sales and Marketing ilika PLC. ilika is a pioneer in next generation solid state battery technology. Scalable from miniature implanted and IoT devices through to large scale motive applications like electric vehicles....
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#70 | Interview, Davide Tessore, General Manager of Marposs E.D.C.
For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan speaks to Davide Tessore, General Manager at Marposs EDC. Marposs Group is an Italian headquartered global supplier of testing solutions for a wide range of industries. They acquired specialist electric motor test equipment business EDC in July...
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#69 | Interview, Philip Johnston
For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan speaks to Philip Johnston, CEO of Trackwise PLC. Trackwise is a specialist UK based manufacturer of printed circuit boards. Printed circuit boards are a key component in all electronic equipment but it is a technology that has often been overlooked or...
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#68 | Interview, Mark Preston
For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan talks to Mark Preston CEO the DS TECHEETAH Formula-E team and CSO & Co-Founder of autonomous driving business StreetDrone. Mark began his career in Australia where he began working in motorsport designing and building Formula Ford racing cars...
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#67 | Interview, Victor Kalinin, Chief Scientist at Transense Technologies
For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan talks to Dr Victor Kalinin Chief Scientist at Transense Technologies PLC. Victor began his career in Russia at the Moscow Power Engineering Institute, he later moved to the UK to take up a post at Oxford Brookes University. He joined Transense in...
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#66 | Welcome Back
It is great to be back. It has been some time since we last published a new podcast episode, for this episode it's a quick run through of where we are at and what is coming. We talk about some of the exciting new electric vehicles in the market that are now applying technology we discussed in...
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#65 | Interview - Doug MacAndrew, COO InoBat
For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan talks to fellow North Easterner and electric vehicle innovator and trailblazer Doug MacAndrew about his vast experience in the Electric Vehicle market. Doug is a hugely experienced automotive engineer having come up through the ranks at Rover...
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#64 | Interview - Dr Ben Upcroft, VP Technology, Oxbotica
For this episode of the eTech podcast Ryan Maughan talks to Dr Ben Upcroft, VP of Technology at British autonomous vehicle technology firm Oxbotica. Ben has had a long career in robotics and autonomous technology having been involved in the space since completing his PhD back in 2004 he then…
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About this show
Learn about all aspects of electric and autonomous vehicle technology from award winning engineer and founder Ryan Maughan and our expert special guests!
Ryan has been developing components and systems for electric and hybrid vehicles since 2005, working with some of the most innovative and successful vehicle manufacturers from around the world. In this podcast he shares what he has learnt and speaks to special guests from some of the worlds leading technology companies.
We will be uploading a variety of podcast types all with the aim to allow you to understand more about the technology that is allowing the electric vehicle boom to be possible.
Make sure to subscribe so you never miss out on an episode, and don't forget to visit our website to see more information on the technologies being discussed and to read our white papers and blogs. Site: https://www.etech49.com
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