In todays fascinating episode, we welcome Dr. Nadim Maluf,  CEO of  Qnovo .  In a way that we can all understand, Nadim educates us in all aspects (soup-to-nuts) of Lithium Ion batteries and their application in Electric Vehicles. We discuss science, battery life,  range, safety and much more. Everything you need to know about batteries is in this episode. You'll come away from this episode a Lithium-Ion expert. Welcome aboard ;-) SHOWNOTES:01:22: About Nadim 04:40: How do Lithium-Ion batteries work ?  06:56: Failures in battery packs 08:20: Range anxiety 12:48: Lif ..read more

In this Episode we hear from Jason Appelbaum-CEO of EVERCHARGE on how to address EV load management at multi-family dwellings using SMARTPOWER technologies. As a serial entrepreneur, Jason gives his insight on our EV industry in where we are and where we are going. Stick around, this an awesome episode! SHOWNOTES: 00:53: About Jason 05:32: About Evercharge 07:00: Overcoming the problem of 'Not Enough power' SMARTPOWER 08:44: Network and Connectivity problems 09:58: Infrastructure problems 12:58: The Biden Bill 13:44: Bi-Directional Charging-V2G 15:54: Smart Homes. EV/PV/BESS  and  ..read more

In this Episode we hear from Jason Applebaum-CEO of EVERCHARGE on how to address EV load management at multi-family dwellings using SMARTPOWER technologies. As a serial entrepreneur, Jason gives his insight on our EV industry in where we are and where we are going. Stick around, this an awesome episode! SHOWNOTES: 00:53: About Jason 05:32: About Evercharge 07:00: Overcoming the problem of 'Not Enough power' SMARTPOWER 08:44: Network and Connectivity problems 09:58: Infrastructure problems 12:58: The Biden Bill 13:44: Bi-Directional Charging-V2G 15:54: Smart Homes. EV/PV/BESS  and  ..read more

SHOW NOTES. WE ARE BACK.  Welcome back to EV Chat and the last episode of  Season 3, Goodbye 2022 ! Today’s episode is sponsored by Fluke Corporation, and it is a special one.  We are pleased to welcome Venus Jenkins, COO of ChargeNet Stations. Venus is a chemical engineer with experience as a nuclear chemistry tech at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. She also spent 15 years at Southern California Edison. Venus Jenkins holds an MBA from M-I-T and a chemical engineering degree from UC Santa Barbara.  She led the largest fiber infrastructure deployment project in Ora ..read more

Welcome back to EV Chat and Season 3! Today’s episode is sponsored by Fluke Corporation, and it is a special one.     We are pleased to welcome Lew Cox, director of business development for MD7.    MD7 is a real estate portfolio management and consulting company for the wireless telecommunications industry. Lew has been with MD7 since 2015, and he and the team are doing loads of work in planning for a safer, more connected EVSE landscape.    Lew is energized by the rapid convergence of the auto and mobile industries and is committed to helping make autonomous vehi ..read more

Welcome to EV Chat and welcome to Season 3! We are excited to kick off this season with Brendan P. Keegan, the CEO of Merchants Fleet, the fastest-growing fleet technology company in North America.    Merchants Fleet works with major retailers, as well as shipping companies like UPS and FedEx. In 2020, Merchants Fleet announced a significant fleet electrification initiative, featuring partnerships with major car and EVSE companies—all with the goal of helping clients transition to EV fleets.    Additionally, last year, Merchants Fleet announced sponsorship of McLaren’s Ext ..read more

For our finale of Season 2, we are honored to welcome Jennifer Mefford, director of business development and industry promotion for the southeastern Michigan chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association and national co-chair of the Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (or EVITP).  Jennifer is an expert workforce development specialist who has spent the last dozen years promoting safety and competence for electrical contractors and is a true advocate for EV infrastructure. Jennifer holds a bachelor’s degree in broadcasting from Central Michigan University and is ..read more

Happy New Year and welcome back to EV Chat, powered by 365 Pronto. This season, we’re going back to school, bringing you deep dives into the key components and terms in electric vehicle infrastructure.  This week, our lesson is all about how we can use our to power our homes. You heard me right. Today, we’re plugging into the V2G world. We are pleased to welcome back to the show Paul Vosper, CEO of JuiceBar, and fellow V2G enthusiast. Paul is a seasoned business development professional with more than 25 years of industry experience.  A graduate of Georgetown University and Duke U ..read more

Welcome back to EV Chat. This season, we’re going back to school, bringing you deep dives into the key components and terms in electric vehicle infrastructure.  This week, our lesson is EV Charging 101, where we explore how you—current and future EV drivers—get all those anodes and cathodes to power your car. If you’ve ever wondered how the heck a charger works, we’ve got just the episode for you. We are excited to have Robert Rizzo, 365 Pronto’s Vice President of EV Solutions and Infrastructure, to the show. With nearly a quarter-century of experience in the EV battery space, he is an ..read more

Welcome to back to EV Chat, powered by 365 Pronto. This season, we’re going back to school, bringing you deep dives into the key components and terms in electric vehicle infrastructure.  If you’re new to the podcast—and to the world of EVs—be sure to check out the previous episodes where we unpack all of the acronyms and jargon that we commonly use. You won’t regret it!  A few shows back, we brought you an overview of EV Charging stations, where we broke down the different types and talked about the uses of each. Today, we’re going explore the thing that will keep America driving fo ..read more