{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"195 - The New Charger Install Episode","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/195-the-new-charger-install-episode","audioUrl":"https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/ec47a7a0-4a59-4e9c-af12-f3244d078476/195-The-Charger-Install-Episode.mp3","description":"In Episode 195 Gary looks at one of those companies that works behind the scenes to actually get chargers in the ground - Vital EV. We talk to head of Business Development, Dean Hedger.What do they actually do? How much influence do they have on charger design, and how do they decide on the hardware they use?Guest Details: Dean HedgerDean has spent more than 30 years in the motor industry gaining experience across fleet management, leasing, breakdown and commercial vehicles. His electric vehicle knowledge and dedication to EVs allows him to advise on infrastructure, charging equipment, maintenance, and procurement. Dean has an innovative focus and has delivered new product and services innovation throughout his career. A regular contributor on industry webinars, podcasts and round table discussions. The EV Musings Podcast is sponsored by Zapmap, the go-to app for EV drivers, helping you find and pay for public charging with confidence.Links in the show notes:Honda Motocompacto Scooter: In-Depth Ride And Review - - Cool ThingEpisode produced by Arran Sheppard at Urban Podcasts: https://www.urbanpodcasts.co.uk(C) 2019-2026 Gary Comerford Social Media:Patreon Link: http://www.patreon.com/evmusingsKo-fi Link: http://www.ko-fi.com/evmusings EVMusings: Twitter https://twitter.com/MusingsEvand Facebook http://www.facebook.com/The-EV-Musings-Podcast-2271582289776763Octopus Energy referral code (Click this link to get started) https://share.octopus.energy/neat-star-460'So, you've gone electric?' on Amazon : https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07Q5JVF1X'So, you've gone renewable?’ on Amazon : https://amzn.to/3LXvIckUpgrade to smarter EV driving with a free week's trial of Zapmap Premium, find out more here https://evmusings.com/zapmap-premium"},"annotations":[{"startTime":109.0,"endTime":204.0,"type":"car","title":"Citroen Berlingo","url":"/cars/citroen/berlingo","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Citroen_Berlingo%2C_Paris_Motor_Show_2018%2C_IMG_0700.jpg","quote":"Hello, Gary. This goes this goes back a bit actually my career spans back through many kind of automotive iterations, shall we say? No, I would say that it started off in the probably the, the 90s really when I joined what was a very small company called Elton vehicle contracts that turned into first national that ended up becoming the behemoth that his Lex but I was looking after the public sector customers in those days and there was early adoption towards electric vehicles, things like the Citroen, Berlingo electric and the Peugeot partner. And I was always involved in you know, helping customers understand innovations in the market. I remember going to see the modeC vehicle and riding in that. And it was all around those sort of, you know, the trough that sort of 90s in the 2000s. And then I think the jobs subsequently have seen me involved with alphabet with BMW and the Alpha electric products that we had there. The AA through the development side put in place around the call support for ChargePoint operators. And yeah, and then now obviously a Vital EV absolutely at the sharp end helping people build their EV charging infrastructure. So yeah, there's a bit of a backstory. And it leads me very nicely on to your work at Vital EV. Now, I must admit, I struggled to understand the different roles on the charger install universe. I mean, I look at someone like Osprey charging or Gridserve. And they have chargers at sites that they've built and they're charge point operators. Then I look at people like say, Craig Hibbert from EV civils. And they've put chargers at sites, but they're not CPOs. But then I look at companies like ABB, Kempower, Circontrol, Alpitronic. And they've got charges at sites, but they're just hardware supplies. And then in the middle of that there are these companies which is where I think Vital EV fits. Your you build the sites but you're not a CPO, you sell the hardware, but you're not a hardware manufacturer. Talk me through that whole process. So I know who sits where.","canonicalId":"car:citroen:berlingo","priority":0.5,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}},{"startTime":109.0,"endTime":204.0,"type":"car","title":"Partner Peugeot Partner","url":"/cars/peugeot/partner","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/PeugeotPartnerPatagonica-Tandil-abr2015.JPG","quote":"...hings like the Citroen, Berlingo electric and the Peugeot partner. And I was always involved in you know, helping c...","canonicalId":"car:partner:","priority":0.5,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"Ezarate (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}},{"startTime":204.0,"endTime":251.0,"type":"car","title":"Honda Ev Fits","url":"/cars/honda/fit-ev","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Honda_Fit_EV_concept_%285213952298%29.jpg","quote":"... are these companies which is where I think Vital EV fits. Your you build the sites but you're not a CPO, y...","canonicalId":"car:honda:fit ev","priority":0.7,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0"}}],"speakers":[{"id":"s1","name":"Gary Comerford","role":"host"}],"transcripts":[{"url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/195-the-new-charger-install-episode/transcript.vtt","type":"text/vtt"}]}