Exclusive Interview: Electrify America Offers Access To Its New Technology Campus For The First Time

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I was invited to visit Electrify America's new Technology Campus in Ashburn, Virginia, to tour the facility and interview the company's Director of Product & Program Management, Mike Buff, and its Senior Director of Quality, Ken Tennyson. We covered many topics, including network reliability, charger testing, the transition to NACS, and the future of the network. This video is powered by Qmerit, North America's leading provider of installation services for EV charging equipment. Follow this unique link, and Qmerit will waive the $150 deposit: https://qmerit.com/ev/charge Use my "STATEOFCHARGE" coupon to save on your NACS adapter here: https://a2zevshop.com/?ref=lsh8xAcYPbdmNg Order the Lectron Vortex NACS adapter here: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=2540907&u=2912074&m=96492&urllink=&afftrack= Check out my new EV charging website: https://evchargingstations.com/ Order one of my currently top-rated EV chargers: Grizzl-E Ultimate 48-amp: https://grizzl-e.com/products/grizzl-e-ultimate-48/?hr=KRHU2MRQGI2A Grizzl-E MINI: https://grizzl-e.com/products/grizzl-e-mini/?hr=KRHU2MRQGI2A Emporia 48-amp: https://amzn.to/3EgDRGS ChargePoint Home Flex: https://amzn.to/2V3Ye79 Wallbox Pulsar Plus 48: https://amzn.to/4fTQqbR Autel Maxicharger W/Integrated Holster: https://amzn.to/3TVd20G EVIQO 48-amp: https://eviqo.io/?ref=c0nLwakF8tvZBN Tesla Universal Wall Connector: https://amzn.to/3DZWKBx Chapters: 00:00 Intro 04:05 The interview begins 09:00 Extreme environmental testing 11:20 How many sites and chargers does Electrify America currently have? 12:29 How many chargers per site is Electrify America installing? 14:09 Will Electrify America add additional chargers to older sites? 16:13 What has Electrify America done to improve station reliability? 19:48 Will Electrify America add chargers that are more powerful than 350 kW? 23:06 When will Electrify America add NACS connectors? 24:55 What is Electrify America's policy on adapters? 28:05 Electrify America's Congestion Reduction Effort 31:07 Linking the customer's Pass+ account with Plug&Charge 34:00 How can Electrify America lower the cost to its customers? 36:45 Improving the app functionality 38:45 Has Electrify America considered a Customer Advisory Board? 42:15 What will the company do after Cycle four ends on 12/31/26? 46:05 Summary 49:37 Outro Note: I earn a commission on sales from the above links.