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EV Charging at Fast Food Restaurants

December 11, 2022 • Rue Phillips • Season 3 • Episode 3

SHOW NOTES.

WE ARE BACK.
Welcome back to EV Chat and the last episode of Season 3, Goodbye 2022 !

Today’s episode is sponsored by Fluke Corporation, and it is a special one.
We are pleased to welcome Venus Jenkins, COO of ChargeNet Stations.
Venus is a chemical engineer with experience as a nuclear chemistry tech at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. She also spent 15 years at Southern California Edison.

Venus Jenkins holds an MBA from M-I-T and a chemical engineering degree from UC Santa Barbara. She led the largest fiber infrastructure deployment project in Orange County, CA. and is the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of ChargeNet Stations

ChargeNet Stations is a San Diego-based start-up tech company specializing in solar powered, fast EV chargers. Their software platform makes it seamless for customers to get a superior EV charging experience … and they are opening Taco bell stations in the parking lots Taco Bell restaurants throughout California. ChargeNet Stations was co-founded by a trio of energy and engineering experts. They are recently mentioned in Forbes for their exciting launch of fast Food EV+ Solar Charging model.

In this episode, Rue and Venus (don't you love the way that sounds?) cover several key topics including:

Company Overview [2:43]
Taco Bell Restaurants Goes EV/Solar/BESS [9:16]
What is the cost to the EV driver [11:10]
How many Restaurants are planning EV Chargers? [12:15]
Challenges of this 'EV Fast Food business model' [16:10]
EV's, Solar and Battery Energy Storage [19:00]
Dark Corridors [24:00]
Accessibility/Operability and RELIABILITY (6/10) [27:00]
What is the term ICED in EV's ? [28:42)
Fluke Corporation Sponsor Segment [29:38]

Fast Chargers or Level II's ? [31:02]
Where should we be spending infrastructure money ? [33:30]]
Are EV chargers and integrated Solar in low sun regions a challenge [36:50]
Bi-Directional Charging [39:00]
EV2E/EV2G explained [41:00]

Resources mentioned in this article:

1. Learn more about ChargeNet Stations here

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Rue Phillips