page_title: Jim Motavalli
hierarchical_section_title: Jim Motavalli
caption_attribution_description: 9 November 2017; Jim Motavalli, Auto Expert and Journalist, NPR/National Public Radio, on the AutoTech/TalkRobot Stage during day three of Web Summit 2017 at Altice Arena in Lisbon. Photo by Seb Daly/Web Summit via Sportsfile
context_page_description: Jim Motavalli is a journalist, author, and speaker who specializes in environmental issues, particularly green cars, climate, transportation, and various aspects of sustainable energy.
  He writes for E–The Environmental Magazine as a senior writer, The New York Times as a blogger and columnist, and for various other publications including TheDailyGreen, NPR, and Mother Nature Network.
context_section_description: Jim Motavalli (born 1952) is a journalist, author, and speaker who specializes in environmental issues, particularly green cars, climate, transportation, and various aspects of sustainable energy.
  He writes for E–The Environmental Magazine as a senior writer, The New York Times as a blogger and columnist, and for various other publications including TheDailyGreen, NPR, and Mother Nature Network.
caption: Motavalli at Web Summit 2017
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