After a huge false start, electric cars are finally about to flourish. We speak with a technology historian about this all-too-common story, and what it means for innovation everywhere. And: economists have a hard time explaining why productivity growth has been shrinking. One theory: true innovation has gotten much harder – and much more expensive. So what should we do next?
To find out more, check out the podcasts from which this hour was drawn: “In the 1890s, the Best-Selling Car Was … Electric” and “Are We Running Out of Ideas?”
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