Clean Transportation For All: Access to EV Charging

Although most electric vehicle charging is conveniently done overnight at home, many electric car users and owners rely on public charging. This means access to public chargers, particularly equitable access, is key to EV adoption and has significant social and environmental benefits.

Providing equitable access to EV charging means that the chargers are located in places where they are convenient and easy to reach by the communities that need them. To successfully provide equitable access to charging stations, an approach centering on the preferences and needs of the community is critical.

Our speakers will highlight projects focused on creating a roadmap to achieving equitable clean transportation through access to charging stations. We will discuss projects and programs bringing access to charging infrastructure internationally.

Moderator

Amy Hillman, Vice President of Sales, OpConnect

Amy is the Vice President of Sales at OpConnect. Amy works with private and public organizations to maximize public, private, fleet and workplace electric vehicle charging options. Previously, Amy worked with ECOtality and Sustainable Industries. She currently serves as board chair for Forth and participates on other sustainability and community-related boards. Amy holds an MBA from PresidioGraduate School (formerly Bainbridge Graduate Institute).

Speakers

Raimundo Aranguiz, CEO, Electro Chile

Raimundo Aranguiz, MBA Florida International University International Business. 15 years developing a business culture in organizations such as FedEx, LATAM and Oracle. Entrepreneur, focused on the development and implementation of new technologies and solutions to promote electromobility. Founder of Electro Chile and Ferexpo and Co-Founder of Work Tools Chile. “We are moving towards the implementation of public and private charging stations. We face challenges of standardizing and implementing public and private policies; protocols and technologies that have a great impact but that nevertheless do not advance at the same speed”. Today, we are responsible for working together with local governments to define and implement a universal strategy for access to electromobility.

Whit Jamieson, Program Manager, Forth

Whit applies his technical expertise to the Go Forth Electric Showcase and at ride and drive events. Prior to joining Forth, he spearheaded a team that secured funding for six level-2 electric vehicle charging stations on Western Washington University’s campus where he earned a B.S. in Energy Systems Sciences.