The Air BnB of EV Charging… If that’s not an audacious enough goal, then Pieter Waller wouldn’t be here on the latest episode of The Power Connect. We caught up with the Dutch Entrepreneur and Founder of Chargetrip, a range prediction and EV routing platform that has dominated Europe’s EV scene and is poised to do the same here in the United States.

Waller, who ran a consulting firm and had started several tech and online businesses prior to Chargetrip, was at the EV Charging Summit and Expo last week in Las Vegas as he and his team, including Ms. Cecile Post, who helped make this podcast possible, are taking Chargetrip international.

In this episode, Waller details the conversation of when his close friend told him why he wouldn’t take his EV on long-distance trips - and the two knew they needed to provide a solution. Thus the AirBnB of EV charging was born. From there, Waller tells us how the business came together, why it was important to be ‘more than an app,’ fearing they were ‘too late’ to the EV charging game and then realizing after their network crashed early in the process that they were on to something.

Finally, and perhaps most intriguing, is when Waller recognized the Fleet application for Chargetrip during a trip to Long Beach, California last year. While the consumer side of Chargetrip is growing, it’s the Fleet side that may be the true game changer in all of it.

For more on Pieter Waller and Chargetrip.

With some of the most iconic shopping centers under its belt, Simon Property Group has staked its claim as one of the premier shopping destinations in the United States thanks to ‘billions of dollars’ spent upgrading and enhancing the shopping experience in recent years. For Daniel Segal, VP Of Business Development at Simon Property Group, that now includes adding EV Charging to that mix and across their expansive real estate holdings. Segal details some of the players they’ve teamed up with including Tesla, Rivian, EVGo and Electrify America as part of their EV Charging partnerships. He also explains why making Simon locations a trusted and safe destination spot for consumers is very important as well. Finally, he shares what feedback he’s received from the chargers Simon has already installed and he gives us a glimpse into his panel, ‘Navigating the complexities of the Next Value Real Estate Asset’ on Friday.

For more on Daniel Segal and EV Charging Summit and Expo — and if you haven’t purchased a ticket yet — you’ll have to wait til next year - as this year’s event is officially sold out. However it will be available online later this year.

She’s been working on this conference aka Summit for nearly a year and the culmination of her work is almost here as Merill Morse joins the program to talk behind the scenes of this year’s EV Charging Summit and Expo. This is the second installment of the event but it’s the first time in person and Morse and her team have done an incredible job putting together the most important EV Charging event of the year together - and it’s in Las Vegas. More details why they chose Vegas, why the event is so expansive from a knowledge and industry perspective and she shares some of the hidden gems in this year’s event.

For more on Merill Morse and EV Charging Summit and Expo — and if you haven’t purchased a ticket yet — you’ll have to wait til next year - as this year’s event is officially sold out. However it will be available online later this year.

Bigger than the Beatles? Depends on your metrics. Josh Aviv can say for one night he was bigger than arguably the greatest band of all time as the Founder and CEO of mobile EV charging startup Sparkcharge pitched his company on the powerhouse show ‘Shark Tank’ and outdrew a Beatles documentary that ran that same night.

But let’s not bury the lede as Aviv, a Syracuse graduate who started Sparkcharge in his dorm room, now boasts more than 60 employees and is one of the fastest-growing mobile charging companies in the country. Not only are they providing thousands of miles of range a day for its customers, but the ease of use of Sparkcharge along with its products and services make it a fundamental gamechanger in the EV Charging space, and you’ll hear about it in today’s episode.

Josh, as part of our EVCS Series, is also a panelist at the Summit and can be heard on Friday, as part of the Smart Fleets: Charging Software Integration panel.

For more on Josh Aviv and Spark Charge.

Do not miss this year’s EV Charging Summit and Expo — and if you haven’t purchased a ticket yet — enter the Promo Code EVCS2023 for 50 percent off of the event — Mar. 29-31 at The Mirage in Vegas..

The goals are ambitious but it’s not surprising coming from one of the largest and most iconic energy companies in the world. Shell Recharge Solutions, a subsidiary of Shell, is poised to add nearly half-a-million EV Chargers globally in the next 2 years — and the man behind it says that’s just the start. Andreas Lips, CEO of Shell Recharge Solutions, will be on the Keynote Panel on Thursday, March 30th at the EV Charging Summit in Vegas. As part of our Speaker Series with EVCS, Lips gives listeners a peek behind the curtain on their patented Shell Sky technology, how the Shell gas station imprint is a huge factor in knowing and understanding consumer behavior, how Shell continues to expand its EV footprint through acquisitions and the one basic element that all consumers want in their EV Charger.

For more on Andreas Lips and Shell ReCharge Solutions.

Do not miss this year’s EV Charging Summit and Expo — and if you haven’t purchased a ticket yet — enter the Promo Code EVCS2023 for 50 percent off of the event — Mar. 29-31 at The Mirage in Vegas.

No Risk, No Reward. That axiom remains true in business and life but for John Doran, the risk was especially great considering he was walking away from a stable teaching career, tenure, benefits and a six-figure salary - with two kids. The Native New Yorker and Owner of Plugin Station Online (PISO) not only took the leap, but now runs one of the most successful EV Charging Station installation companies in the Northeast and will share his knowledge at this year’s EV Charging Summit. Doran talks about starting out when there were next to no EVs on the road, the challenge of going from teaching to being an entrepreneur and how the EV market has changed rapidly in the last few years and why PISO is positioned to scale - strategically - while still employing the best service in the industry. It’s a wonderful story of dedication and perseverance.

For more on J0hn Doran and PISO.

Do not miss this year’s EV Charging Summit and Expo — and if you haven’t purchased a ticket yet — enter the Promo Code EVCS2023 for 50 percent off of the event — Mar. 29-31 at The Mirage in Vegas.

Thanks to a nudge from his big brother, Joachim Lohse and his team at Ampcontrol are changing the way fleets are electrifying. The German-born Lohse shares his exceptional story that will resonate with current and wannabe entrepreneurs on how Ampcontrol came to be - and will be on display at this year’s EV Charging Summit and Expo in Las Vegas Mar. 29-31. Lohse gets into how Ampcontrol manages EV Charging loads and more for fleets, the evolution of the company and how different it is now versus when he started it in NYC back in 2018, plus he details how to educate the masses outside of the EV space and tells the audience how he and his team at Ampcontrol are doing just that.

It’s a wonderful conversation with an impressive business mind and even better human being.

For more on Jochim Lohse and Ampcontrol.

And be sure to stop by the Ampcontrol exhibit at this year’s EV Charging Summit and Expo — and if you haven’t purchased a ticket yet — enter the Promo Code EVCS2023 for 50 percent off of the event — Mar. 29-31 at The Mirage in Vegas.

We continue our EV Charging Summit and Expo Series and welcome Charlotte Fagan from National Grid. A dynamic speaker with an impressive - and global - background in sustainability, Charlotte details:

How National Grid is thinking both near and long term when it comes to EV Charging Infrastructure

The importance of Transmission and Distribution and its impact

The difference between East Coast and West Coast Sustainability attitudes and policies

What the rest of the country can learn from Vegas - and no - it’s not gambling or food related!

It’s a great bit of information from Charlotte - plus she shares her panel Creating The Ultimate Stakeholder System - that you can attend on Day 2 - March 31st. And if that’s not enough, Charlotte is also an MC of the event as well - She’s everywhere!

Be sure to visit here to learn more.

And enter the Promo Code EVCS2023 for 50 percent off of the event — Mar. 29-31 at The Mirage in Vegas.

The Bruce Springsteen of the Energy Biz makes his way to The Power Connect podcast to talk all things Energy Marketing Conference and the state of the energy markets as we welcome the incomparable Jack Doueck to the program. A 20+ year veteran of energy and entrepreneur who runs and invests in businesses across the energy landscape, Jack details how this current power market compares to the most volatile he’s ever seen, the state of renewables and their place in the power market and why the theme for EMC - Surviving and Thriving - was a no-brainer.

Learn more about EMC 19 here.

To get 20 percent off your registration at EMC 20 — apply the promo code INNOWATTS20.

The Power Connect is back and we’re taking you to the EV Charging Summit and Expo where Fred Davis will host, MC and interview as part of the three-day affair in Las Vegas from March 29-31. As a lead up to the Summit - we’re sitting down with different speakers from the event who have established themselves as key voices and operators in the EV Charging sector. We start with Irina Filippova, Chief Operating Officer from Electrada. Irina gives us a quick glimpse at the state of Fleet EV Charging, the culture Electrada is building and how its team is one of the fastest moving and forward-thinking companies in the clean energy industry and Irina gives us a hot Las Vegas take to close out the discussion - and what we can expect from her panel on March 30th.

For more info on the Summit - go to their site here and save 50 percent off registration by entering the promo code EVCS2023.