EP25: Paving the way for the electric vehicle revolution - ChargePoint
Background
According to the EPA, transportation accounts for ~29% of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, making it the country's largest contributor.
So why hasn't the world transitioned to electric vehicles (EVs) yet? And what can we do to solve this?
Solution
Enter ChargePoint - the company operating the world’s largest and most open EV charging network. As of today:
Someone plugs into the network every two seconds
108,400 charging spots around the world
73.4 million charges delivered (and counting)
60% of Fortune 50 companies are ChargePoint customers
Episode Brief
Colleen Jansen, Chargepoint’s Chief Marketing Officer, joins Peter on this week’s episode to discuss:
How Chargepoint got its start when EVs were practically a thing of the future
Building and operating the largest network of EV charging stations
Key "roadblocks" to accelerating our transition to electric
Differences in running the marketing function at CP vs her time at Linkedin, Microsoft, and Yahoo?
The most interesting startups she’s seen recently taking on climate
The moonshot
Credits
HOST
Peter Levin
PRODUCTION
Dan Mahoney
MUSIC
Eddie Knuckles