The PLUS Podcast by The Fully Charged Show The Fully Charged Show

After the amazing experience that was Fully Charged Live San Diego, Robert records a rant fueled solo podcast in his hotel room from across the pond. Robert talks about dams in British Columbia the Canadian show next year, ridiculous fracking the UK and Jacob Rees-Mogg's attitude towards climate change.

Jeni is the Director of Clean Transportation at San Diego Gas & Electric where she is responsible for developing, advocating and leading innovative program design and implementation in order to advance clean transportation as it supports California's clean energy policies and customer objectives.

Electrify America is installing more rapid chargers across the United States than you can poke a stick at. They currently have over 800 charging stations with around 3,500 individual chargers from 150 kW up to 350 kW. They are currently installing 4 new charging stations or hubs every week. This is a seriously rapid roll out. Electrify America have developed ways to reduce strain on local grids with their installation of multiple rapid chargers. Robert Barrosa is the Senior Director of Sales, Business Development & Marketing for Electrify America, and in this week’s episode of the Fully Charged Show Podcast, he explains how this is being achieved and a little bit about the history of the funding that has made much of this expansion possible. In late 2016, the U.S. Justice Department fined VW $30 billion after the company was caught rigging two of its diesel engines to pass U.S. emissions tests. That figure included the funding new zero-emissions vehicle technology and in particular charging networks. Quite a sensible way of using the money from a corporate fine.

Robert is joined by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield from Youtube channel, Transport Evolved. 
Her knowledge of the US EV market is exceptional. Robert and Nikki talk about the EV’s that are currently available, and the trials and tribulations the manufactures are facing. 
Nikki updates us with the crew’s latest (inefficient) secret and how she intends to off-set this with perhaps THE most efficient EV in the future. 
 
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Matt Ferrell lives in the Boston area and is a UI/UX designer by trade, but has always been obsessed by technology and how it works. In 2018 he started his Youtube Channel, 'Undecided with Matt Ferrell' which boasts over 1 million subscribers and explores sustainable and smart technologies like EVs, solar panels, clean tech and smart homes.

Ben Sullins is a Youtuber, EV Reviewer and host of the 'Free The Data' Podcast. Ben Has also presented on The Fully Charged Show and will be appearing at Fully Charged LIVE North America in San Diego on the 10th and 11th of September.