Join Eric, Walter, and Steve with special guests Joann Orange and Diane Wallace, for a chat about charger safety and essential amenities as EV travel season gets underway. Joann and Diane are accompanied by their spouses, but it's the ladies who lead this one as we unpack the needs of different EV travelers and what charging vendors

We also cover our EV plans for the summer, so bring your best all-electric road trip itineraries and let us know where you're heading as the holiday/vacation season arrives!

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Intrepid EV6 road tripper Jacob Espinoza, more commonly known as ArtiePenguin1 or AP1 - https://www.youtube.com/@ArtiePenguin1 - joins Eric, Walter, and Steve to discuss progress on public DC fast charging in his region: the Southwestern United States.

We cover every charging vendor active in the Desert Southwest, including new locations from Francis Energy, Electric Era, Tesla, and Pilot-Flying J. We also get into pricing, the status of NEVI in New Mexico, charger maintenance, and Jacob's recent epic road trips from NM up to Colorado.

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Energy sector veteran David Streitfeld joins Eric, Walter, and Steve to explore why smarter AC charging solutions hold the key to unlocking wider EV adoption in the United States and Canada.

As VP of Business Development at energy management provider Smappee, David takes his background in renewables and smart home systems to deliver intelligent home charging products: https://www.smappee.com/us/charging-stations/

From utilizing existing capacity and excess solar to make the most of available power, to uniting EV charging, battery storage, and energy management software, Smappee delivers a versatile suite of products for consumers and commercial applications.

In a long overdue return to level 2 charging, we look at how AC charging has evolved in recent years, the advantages of pairing EV charging with other energy management systems, and how aligning all of these parts of the energy puzzle with solutions like Smappee delivers greater efficiency and cost savings in the long term.

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