SemaConnect is a manufacturer of Level 2 Public EVSEs (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment - A.k.a.: EV Chargers). To charge at any SemaConnect public charger, simply open up the PlugShare App and find your charger. To find out more about installing SemaConnect at your location, go to www.SemaConnect.com.

Eric Smith is the SemaConnect Regional Manager for the Pacific Northwest, British Columbia, and Hawaii.

OUR PODCAST lives at www.CentralEV.org/podcast

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 = Benjamin Cooley, Club Treasurer, updates us on the Wotorbikle

02:50 = "Halle Berry" talks about the 1996 film Race the Sun

03:58 = Announcements

05:56 = What is Sema Connect?

07:45 =  Why does it cost so much?

10:30 = What about Level 3?

12:36 = The Consumer Mindset   ~ Expectations vs. reality

15:41 = How big is your team? Where do you live?

18:56 = The community lifestyle

19:17 = small talk about Real Estate

19:54 = Career path avenues     ~ A day in the life

21:20 = Sema Connect makes the software AND hardware

21:49 = What does it take to get a unit installed?     ~ Praise for the WWU installation

23:22 = WHESC and CWU Sustainability Office

24:51 = Is your company an environmental company or a technology company?

29:00 = How to fight back

30:18 = Oil is not sustainable, nor efficient     ~ Oil is the alt. fuel

31:55 = A sense of purpose and innovation

34:55 =  Game: "Charge Me Up"  

37:37 = Are EVs better?     ~ Avoiding misinformation

39:15 = Dispelling the energy grid myths (with all respect to coal)

41:30 = The self sufficiency of islands     ~ Why Hawaii?

44:28 = What's it like crossing the border? Do you plan to expand beyond North America?

46:51 = How do I convince my University to install EVSEs?     ~ Why EV Drivers don't complain

49:55 = The re-birth of the CWUEVC

54:32 = What is the coolest EV you've ever driven?

57:06: Talking Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

58:13 = Do you drive an EV?     ~ "Buy mature tech, lease changing tech."

1:03:55 = The Wildcat Racing Team as an avenue of Engineering concepts

1:04:55 = Conversions are mature tech     ~ It is cheaper

1:06:54 = The Second life of recycled batteries 

1:11:40 = Does Sema Connect work with utilities?

1:13:19 = Inspirational quote

1:14:10 = Do your chargers need an App to charge?

1:16:26 = Interoperability of charging

1:17:22 = Data collection and privacy rights

1:22:07 = The problems

1:28:08 = EV drivers do not all charge at the same time

1:31:47 = What is the greatest adventure you've had in an EV?

1:35:41 = What are you most fearful of? What are you most hopeful for?

1:39:38 = Epilogue