The US is the "Auto Nation" thanks to 100 years of marketing, lobbying, & inexpensive gasoline. Now, we need to transition all of our cars to EVs as quickly as possible, or perhaps better yet, not own cars ourselves & use bicycles, shared cars & mass transportation.

Also, don't forget that our meetups are announced first in our monthly newsletter (http://bit.ly/clMonthlyNewsletter) before they're announced here along with funding opportunities, partner events, & video from our past talk.

Our Schedule
6:00PM - 6:30PM - Food & networking
6:30M - 6:45PM - Intro & Announcements
6:45PM - 8:15PM - Presentations & Q&A
8:15PM - 9:00PM - Further refreshments & networking

Our Speakers
Sam Arons, Director of Sustainability, Lyft (http://bit.ly/samArons)
Sam joined Lyft in 2018 as the Director of Sustainability, where he oversees Lyfts sustainability & climate impact efforts. In April 2018 Lyft announced that all rides are carbon-neutral going forward, & in September 2018 doubled down by making Lyft fully carbon-neutral & covering 100% of electricity consumption with renewable energy.

Prior to Lyft, Sam spent 10 years at Google as Senior Lead for Energy & Infrastructure, where he co-led Google's achievement of 100% renewable energy in 2017, making Google the largest non-utility purchaser of renewable energy on the planet with over 3 GW of wind & solar energy under contract.

Before Google, Sam earned a BA in Physics from Williams College & an MS in Energy & Resources from UC Berkeley, where his research focused on wind energy & plug-in vehicles, respectively.

Our Companies
Lyft (Lyft.com)

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Thank you to our hosts Orange Silicon Valley for sponsoring the venue & food for this event.