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Episode 14 of Field Frequency explores how data quality, not just hardware deployment, will determine the success of EV charging at scale.

Florent Breton explains how Paren addresses a fundamental industry flaw: drivers often receive misleading signals about charger availability and reliability. By aggregating live data from nearly all U.S. fast-charging ports, standardizing inconsistent protocols, and moving beyond anecdotal reviews, Paren provides a statistically grounded view of real-world charging performance.

The conversation connects software intelligence with field realities, highlighting how actionable data helps charge point operators detect failing stalls, improve utilization, guide maintenance, and make smarter expansion decisions. With EV charging demand and infrastructure growing in parallel, Florent makes the case that reliability, transparency, and standardization are the next phase of industry evolution.

The episode concludes with insights from Paren’s latest State of the Industry Report, confirming that EV charging in the U.S. is accelerating, improving, and approaching equilibrium, even as regional disparities remain.

Jason sits down with Florent Breton, Co-Founder and CEO of Paren, to unpack one of the most critical challenges in EV charging today: reliable, standardized data.

Florent shares his journey from Paris to San Francisco, his time leading energy operations at Tesla, and the firsthand charging frustrations that inspired him to co-found Paren. What started as a driver pain point evolved into a powerful data platform serving charge point operators, automakers, fleets, and ride-share companies.

Inside the Episode:

• Florent’s transition from Tesla Energy to entrepreneurship in EV infrastructure
• Why “uptime” does not equal “working” in EV charging
• The danger of anecdotal and crowdsourced charging data
• How Paren aggregates, standardizes, and enriches EV charging data
• The role of data in improving driver experience, utilization, and ROI
• Actionable insights for CPOs, beyond dashboards
• Field realities of charger maintenance and wear points
• How software intelligence and field service work together
• Highlights from Paren’s newly released State of the Industry Report
  
  

Data Highlights from the Episode

• 70,000 public DC fast-charging ports tracked in the U.S.
• 100 million data events processed daily by Paren
• 18,041 new DC fast-charging ports deployed in 2025 (+30% YoY)
• 141 million successful DC fast-charging sessions in 2025
• Monthly sessions grew from 9M (early 2025) to over 13M (December)
  
  

Notable Insights

• Reliability is multi-dimensional: power delivery, first-attempt success, session duration, and consistency all matter
• EV charging growth is strong but uneven across regions
• Urban areas face saturation while other regions lag in adoption
• Better data enables smarter deployment, maintenance prioritization, and strategic expansion
• The EV charging industry is maturing, not contracting

How to Learn More

• Visit paren.app to explore Paren’s platform
• Download the free State of the Industry Report
• Explore open roles on Paren’s Careers page
• Follow Paren on LinkedIn for ongoing insights