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 Subscribe to EV Chat and never miss an episode! EV Chat Podcast *Available on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify & more. Thank you for tuning into EV Chat, sponsored by Fluke Corporation.