It all started with some coronavirus bullsh*t. Now we're on the mic forever.
Chelsea Sexton is an awesome human, and her accolades in the EV industry are renowned the world over. Co-founder of Plug In America, former Sales associate at Saturn, and a member of the sales team at EV1 - she was featured in the famous documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car."
She is now the US presenter for Fully Charged.
Note: this episode was recorded before she got her job at the Department of Energy. None of the views expressed here represent the DOE.
Dan Liddle is the founder and CEO of an American Electric Vehicle Charging manufacturer called SplitVolt, but they don't just sell the standard portable plug in chargers (full disclosure, the host uses the SplitVolt NEMA 14-50 in his Nissan Leaf).
The company's big product, the one that separates them from the pack, is called the SplitVolt "Splitter." The Splitvolt Splitter Switch products allow you to save money on electrician fees for adding power circuits to your home, as well as avoiding the time and complexity of the process. Their device saves on all of that by intelligently and automatically sharing power on *existing* 30amp dryer circuits and installation is as simple as plugging in a couple power cords.
Visit them at www.SplitVolt.com
Dan Caesar is the Managing Director of FULLY CHARGED. It's only the world's largest electric vehicle youtube channel!!! It's only the one hosted by Bobby Lew (we write it that way because Welsh is hard). Oh, and the dude from Auto Trader hosts sometimes. Oh, and that lady from Who Killed the Electric Car. Yeah, Fully Charged does it right.
Fully Charged isn't owned by a soap company, which means they'll never have to say a good thing about a product they don't like. They tell us what's really happening in the world.
Dan has been with the channel since 2016. Find their awesome stuff - including their own podcast - at www.FullyCharged.show
Jordan Brompton is the Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of MyEnergi, an energy solutions company in the United Kingdom.
They have several products, one of which is the Zappi electric vehicle home charger. Not only does it operate as a standard EV charger, but it also has optional charging modes to utilise 100% GREEN energy generated from your Solar PV or wind generation. Increasing the Return On Investment (ROI) for your panels and electric car, the zappi is easy to install and user friendly.
Visit them at www.myenergi.com to learn more.
Matt Teske is is the CEO and Founder of Chargeway, an electric vehicle charging solutions company. They do not manufacture chargers, but they make the process of charging easier to understand. Visit their website and download the app at chargeway.com.
Chris Hazell is with Zero EV UK, a business to business EV solutions garage in the United Kingdom.
Find them at https://zero-ev.co.uk/
Matthew McClellan is a graduated student from CWU, of the Sustainability Certificate Program.
Joel Levin is the Director of Plug In America.
Plug In America is a California-based nonprofit that educates and advocates for Electric Vehicles (EVs), accelerating the transition of America away from Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles.
Find them at www.PlugInAmerica.org.
KATE WALTON ELLIOT is a really cool awesome person. You may have seen her on Transport Evolved, or at least you've DEFINITELY seen an episode she's been a part of. She hails from Britain, where Susie Dent will haunt you if you end a sentence in a preposition like we just did. and she made the journey to America about a decade ago.
You know Jonny Smith, formerly of the CarPervert of the Fully Charged, and of the Fifth Gear, who changed the name of his show to a really lame name of the LateBrakeShow? Remember his little tiny car that he snagged up the land speed record for? KATE SOLD HIM THAT CAR.
Kate ALSO has several of her own fully functioning conversion projects - the Morris is our favorite, because if we close our eyes, we can pretend that it's the only Morris thing in the world, and forget that Morris Dancing ever existed at all. Ah, that ones a knee-slapper. Like they slap their kneeeees in... ohmygod, make it stop.
WHEN SHE ISN'T WORKING ON EV'S, SHE's SAVING LIVES IN AS A NURSE. But we barely talked about that, because lame - who wants to hear more about Covid? Ugh.
Transport Evolved: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC675NhQ4EU5TzwCMwYp5XCw
Oz Qurershi is the Program Director at Mind Drive.
MindDrive is an after school and educational organization in Kansas City, Missouri, focusing on several primary activity focus areas; Electric Vehicle conversions, electrathon racing, battlebots, welding, coding, and drone racing.
Visit them at www.MindDrive.org
Adam Lancing is the Founder and CEO of Hawkeye Innovations LLC, an Electric Vehicle Conversion garage and service in Plano, Texas, outside of Dallas.
He is a protege of John Waylands, but has made a name enough for himself to take the reins and run with them. He performed his first conversion when he was only 16 years old, an old Toyota Celica - which he eventually found himself presenting to Jay Leno in Jay’s Garage.
Hawkeye is coming out with a brand spanking new thing, called the SCM - the Systems Control Module - which is having its official product launch TOMORROW, Friday the 24th of July.
HAWKEYE INNOVATIONS LLC can be found at www.hawkeyeinnovationsllc.com
John Waylands is the great mind behind PlasmaBoy Racing and the White Zombie, an old white Datsun converted to fully electric and taken on the drag strip to win the land speed record.
The White Zombie is simply LEGEND!
John Waylands is also a co-founder of the National Electric Drag Racing Association, and the Wayland Invitational.
Sean Mitchell is a youtube channel host who covers Electric Vehicles, Tesla, and related technology developments in the marketplace.
His website is AllThingsEV.info
Interview starts at 9 minutes.
Russell Corbin is the Student Chapter Development Liaison for the Electric Auto Association, and is a student at Pomona College in California. He grew up in the DC Metro area, and he has never owned any vehicle other than a Battery Electric Vehicle.
As always, our podcast can be found at CentralEV.org/podcast
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The United States Army Futures Command in Austin is one of the four non-combatant commands in the Army, and its Futures and Concepts Center is located in Fort Eustis, Virginia. The team on the show today are those individuals in the Army that are actively working on bringing Electrification to the Army's battlefield fleet.
Pterodactyl is a program of the Central Washington University Electric Vehicle Club, and we are a chapter of the Electric Auto Association.
The podcast's website is at www.CentralEV.org
SemaConnect is a manufacturer of Level 2 Public EVSEs.
A "Public Charger," is a Level 2 EVSE that is designed for harsh elements, bad weather, protection against theft and vandalism, and internet connectivity. As opposed to a "home charger," which is designed to be installed in a garage or near your home.
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.
*There are some background noises and for a couple of minutes around 1:12:00, the volume goes in and out. NO APOLOGIES.
The Limiting Factor is a youtube channel covering advancements in battery technologies in the fields of both Electric Vehicles and grid energy storage. Find The Limiting Factor on YouTube at THE LIMITING FACTOR.
When I recorded this interview, he had 14 thousand subscribers. He is currently at 16.6 thousand, and rapidly growing.
You can follow him on Twitter @LimitingThe
(The stuff you can't hear in the audio version.)
Energy Pal is a solar and home battery storage consulting company that operates entirely online. They are based out of Canada, but they have companies in both the United States and Canada. If you have a roof, and are even just THINKING about solar, they won't charge you to answer their questions. Visit www.EnergyPal.com for more.
Kia is an automobile manufacturing company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. Their current Battery Electric Vehicle lineup includes the Kia Soul EV, and the Kia E-Niro. By the year 2025, they will have a lineup of 11 pure BEV vehicles for sale. Is this a great leap forward, or too little too late?
Neil Dunlop works for Kia North America. Subscribe to the podcast at all of our fine distribution platforms above, and remember to give us a good rating!
*Point of contention:
"As the President of this club, I do not accept that there is any such thing as an "efficient engine" for gasoline, they are ALL inefficient - and it does not matter where you get the electricity from; EVs are still cleaner, plus they are a gateway to cleaner energy sources. But keep listening - there are some really good thoughts in here.""Electric Vehicles are superior in every way, in my opinion, to ICE vehicles." - Neil Dunlop
Jared B. Adams is the Chief Communications Officer for DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. If there is any scientific frontier, then DARPA is there. DARPA is an Agency of the United States Department of Defence, meaning that their mandate is to come up with inventions and discoveries that will assist the military.
DARPA can be found at www.DARPA.mil
Chris Ramsey is a wonderful delight to speak to, the Electric Vehicle Adventurer, EV Educator, and Founder of Plug In Adventure. You can find all of his glorious adventures documented at www.PlugInAdventure.com.
Follow him on Twitter @pluginadventure
Chris and Julie Ramsey want you to donate to the World Wildlife Federation. If Julie Ramsey can dress up as a panda to drink tea in a bazarin the middle of Kazakhstan, then you can donate five dollars to save a real panda. Go to wwf.org.
During this Quarantine and Lockdown, we decided to pass the time being stuck inside by making a podcast for all of you to enjoy! This is our inaugural episode, the very first one! And we've had so much fun doing it that we will probably keep doing this podcast long after the Quarantine ends.
We celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day!
Tom Hanks gives a special comforting message to all the little boys and girls???
Club President Guylaen O'Connor and Club Secretary Chase Dolan chat for well over an hour about EVERYTHING EV.
Note: this episode was re-edited on Friday, May 8th.