They are cleaner, quieter and cheaper to run. So why is the transition to electric cars taking so long?

Electric vehicles are an important part of the energy transition, and are increasingly attractive to consumers as petrol and diesel prices rise. But in Europe and North America, they are still a minority of cars on the road.

On this episode we ask why that is, and what is needed to accelerate the move to cleaner mobility.

Hosts:

Robin Pomeroy, host, Radio Davos

Laia Barbarà, Director, Clean Mobility and Infrastructure, Centre for Nature and Climate, World Economic Forum

Guests:

Agustin Delgado, Chief Technology Officer, Iberdrola

Elaine Buckberg, Senior Fellow, Harvard University, Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability and the Belfer Center

Paul Farrell, Chief Strategy Officer, BorgWarner

Links:

The Next Move in Clean Automobility: https://initiatives.weforum.org/the-next-move-in-clean-mobility/home

Related Podcasts:

How cutting emissions is future-proofing industries beyond the 'green premium': https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/first-movers-coalition-2026

The Hormuz shock, AI and China: the state of global energy, with Jason Bordoff: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/amnc26-energy-china-hormuz-oil-gas-renewables-bordoff

The green revolution is unstoppable: Adam Tooze on "the single most dramatic story in the history of energy": https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/adam-tooze-china-trade-energy-climate-pandemics

A "fundamental shift" in energy thinking: the Energy Transition Index 2026: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/energy-transition-index-2026

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Democratic governments that fail to address cost of living pressures can fuel the rise of anti-democratic forces, says Isabella Weber, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

The author of new book Anti-Fascist Economics describes the economic policies she says can ward off extremism.

Podcast host: Robin Pomeroy. Interviewer: John Letzing.

Links:

Anti-Fascist Economics: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/476377/anti-fascist-economics-by-weber-isabella/9780241796757

Related podcasts:

Nobel Laureate Daron Acemoglu: AI Could Widen Inequality. Here's How to Get AI Right: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/damon-acemoglu-economics-ai-democracy

The world really is more unpredictable than ever - two 'chief risk officers' explain why: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/risk-management-volkswagen-wto

Chief Economists Outlook: what bond yields and interest rates tell us about the global economy: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/chief-economists-outlook-gregory-daco-ey

Demand for electricity is soaring: how can our power systems keep up?: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/ai-data-centres-varun-sivaram-future-of-power-systems

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How we develop and use AI will either strengthen prosperity or deepen inequality, argues Nobel Prize-winning economist Daron Acemoglu. Today's choices could even put democracy under greater strain.

In a special conversation, he shares insights collected in his latest book, What Happened to Liberal Democracy? Remaking a Politics of Shared Prosperity, breaking down:

- The forces weakening community and prosperity - and the growing divide between college-educated and non-college educated workers

- His concept of "pro-worker AI" (models that expand human capabilities, rather than just replace them) and the potential impact on prosperity and economies

- The institutional choices that will have the biggest impact – and the key economic metric to watch in the years ahead

Subscribe to Radio Davos for more conversations on the biggest forces shaping tech and economies.

Links:

Book: What Happened to Liberal Democracy? Remaking a Politics of Shared Prosperity: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/815318/what-happened-to-liberal-democracy-by-daron-acemoglu/

Daron Acemoglu: https://economics.mit.edu/people/faculty/daron-acemoglu

Related episodes:

What I tell my Stern Business School students on how to thrive in the age of AI

• Watch here - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waYzMBSQuPo&list=PL7m903CwFUgmx14a5qRTlRdG5WeQDB7Hl&index=6

• Listen here - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5sMqRcPLWfK5jz56xZ73Di?si=9eEVUcJWSe2SWjk_oC4Sow

• Read here - Transcript: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/arun-sundararajan-ai-jobs-skills-education

AI's real impact on jobs - what it means for you, your company and future generations

• Watch here - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAtp6z1Dh5g&list=PL7m903CwFUgmx14a5qRTlRdG5WeQDB7Hl&index=8

• Listen here - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6wL0J7IIXoQ3q14Zq63A0C

• Read here - Transcript: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/ai-jobs-education-cognizant

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