The race is on in California to ensure enough infrastructure is in place to support expected wave of electric vehicles when all new vehicles sold in the state must meet zero fossil fuel requirements in 2035.
At the front of the pack is Matt Petersen.
He is the president of the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator which aims to help accelerate the commercialisation of clean technologies.
Previously he was the first Chief Sustainability Officer for the City of Los Angeles, and helped create Climate Mayors, a network of more than 470 US city leaders.
Matt is a keynote speaker at the Blue and Green Technology Conference in Auckland starting today.
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