007: GET CONNECTED
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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
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