Show notes
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/podcastTIMESTAMPS:00:00 = Benjamin Cooley, Club Treasurer, updates us on the Wotorbikle02:50 = "Halle Berry" talks about the 1996 film Race the Sun03:58 = Announcements05:56 = 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. reality15:41 = How big is your team? Where do you live?18:56 = The community lifestyle19:17 = small talk about Real Estate19:54 = Career path avenues ~ A day in the life21:20 = Sema Connect makes the software AND hardware21:49 = What does it take to get a unit installed? ~ Praise for the WWU installation23:22 = WHESC and CWU Sustainability Office24:51 = Is your company an environmental company or a technology company?29:00 = How to fight back30:18 = Oil is not sustainable, nor efficient ~ Oil is the alt. fuel31:55 = A sense of purpose and innovation34:55 = Game: "Charge Me Up" 37:37 = Are EVs better? ~ Avoiding misinformation39:15 = 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 complain49:55 = The re-birth of the CWUEVC54:32 = What is the coolest EV you've ever driven?57:06: Talking Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy58:13 = Do you drive an EV? ~ "Buy mature tech, lease changing tech."1:03:55 = The Wildcat Racing Team as an avenue of Engineering concepts1:04:55 = Conversions are mature tech ~ It is cheaper1:06:54 = The Second life of recycled batteries 1:11:40 = Does Sema Connect work with utilities?1:13:19 = Inspirational quote1:14:10 = Do your chargers need an App to charge?1:16:26 = Interoperability of charging1:17:22 = Data collection and privacy rights1:22:07 = The problems1:28:08 = EV drivers do not all charge at the same time1:31:47 = 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