{"id":48783,"date":"2023-05-02T16:58:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T20:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=48783"},"modified":"2023-05-02T16:58:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T20:58:40","slug":"electrify-america-road-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=48783","title":{"rendered":"Electrify America&#8217;s CEO-elect tested its EV chargers on a cross-country road trip \u2013 here&#8217;s how it went"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/ElectrifyAmerica-CEO-coast-to-coastEVdrive.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/ElectrifyAmerica-CEO-coast-to-coastEVdrive.jpg?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/ElectrifyAmerica-CEO-coast-to-coastEVdrive.jpg?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/ElectrifyAmerica-CEO-coast-to-coastEVdrive.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/electrek.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/ElectrifyAmerica-CEO-coast-to-coastEVdrive.jpg?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Electrify America road trip\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Electrify America\u2019s CEO-elect took a cross-country road trip in an EV to test the company\u2019s charging network, and this is how it went.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-297321\"\/><ins class=\"adsbygoogle author_ad ad-container adsbygoogle author_ad hide-lg author-in-content\" data-ad-host=\"ca-host-pub-5506057612223327\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9817249230503449\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-electrify-america-s-ceo-elect-took-a-road-trip-in-an-ev\">Electrify America\u2019s CEO-elect took a road trip in an EV<\/h2>\n<p>Robert Barrosa, VP of technology at Electrify America, will become president and CEO of the company on June 1.<\/p>\n<p>From March 31 to April 6, Barrosa traveled almost\u00a02,800 miles in a Hyundai IONIQ 5. He drove from\u00a0Los Angeles\u00a0to\u00a0Electrify America\u2019s HQ in Reston, Virginia. He\u00a0stopped at\u00a028 Electrify America charging stations\u00a0in\u00a013 states.<\/p>\n<p>The company made a video about his trip and sent it over today. I have to admit that I was a wee bit skeptical about how his journey would be portrayed \u2013 would it show the not-so-good with the good? It did, and that makes the video useful.<\/p>\n<p>Barrosa had days where charging the IONIQ was problem-free, and he also had days where charging stations were either out of order or simply weren\u2019t fast enough. In West Unity, Ohio, the EV charger was down because the application crashed, so he phoned the call center, and they successfully reset it. (But that takes time.)<\/p>\n<p>He also chatted with other EV owners who stopped to charge, and he admitted on camera that \u201cthere are still issues for us and for the industry to work through when it comes to charging infrastructure.\u201d Barrosa called his road trip \u201cenlightening.\u201d Good for him for taking the trip \u2013 he looked pretty tired when he arrived in Reston, lol. You can watch the video below:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe id=\"post-youtube-video-1\" title=\"Our CEO-Elect, Rob Barrosa\u2019s, Coast-To-Coast Road Trip\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h1c86Y4YBqk?feature=oembed&amp;rel=0&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-electrek-s-take\">Electrek\u2019s Take<\/h2>\n<p>Barrosa says in the video that the company\u2019s goal is for customers to successfully charge on the first try. Well, yes \u2013 we EV drivers want to show up at chargers and not feel anxiety about whether or not they\u2019re going to work.<\/p>\n<p>When I drive my Tesla Model 3 on a longer trip, I don\u2019t worry about whether or not the Superchargers will work \u2013 I know they will.<\/p>\n<p>If I do the same with my VW ID.4, I don\u2019t feel as confident, and that\u2019s due to past experiences.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Electrek<\/em> team chatted about this video. We appreciate the honesty about the glitches Barrosa encountered, and we recognize that Electrify America has to deal with the challenges of providing charging for dozens of automakers and models, whereas Tesla caters to its own brand (well, at present, but <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2023\/02\/28\/chevy-bolt-tesla-supercharger-magic-dock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">that may be about to change<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>EV charging companies should drastically simplify their charging stations and get automakers to conform to them \u2013 in other words, make plug-and-charge a standard. Both the EV charging companies and their customers would hugely benefit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/2023\/02\/01\/heres-how-the-us-can-make-ev-road-trips-seamless\/\">Here\u2019s how the US can make EV road trips seamless<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: Electrify America<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n<p><em>If you\u2019re an electric vehicle owner, charge up your car at home with rooftop solar panels. To make sure you\u2019re finding a trusted, reliable solar installer near you that offers competitive pricing on solar, check out <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/heatpumps.energysage.com\/?rc=p-electrek-hpm-ml\"><em>EnergySage<\/em><\/a><em>. EnergySage is a free service that makes it easy for you to go solar. They have hundreds of pre-vetted solar installers competing for your business, ensuring you get high-quality solutions and save 20 to 30% compared to going it alone. Plus, it\u2019s free to use and you won\u2019t get sales calls until you select an installer and you share your phone number with them.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you\u2019ll get access to unbiased Energy Advisors to help you every step of the way. Get started <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.energysage.com\/p\/electrek-rsm-ml\/\"><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-disclaimer-container\" readability=\"6.3518518518519\">\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\"><em>FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/electrek.co\/about\/#affiliate\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- post ad --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electrify America\u2019s CEO-elect took a cross-country road trip in an EV to test the company\u2019s charging network, and this is how it went. Electrify America\u2019s CEO-elect took a road trip in an EV Robert Barrosa, VP of technology at Electrify America, will become president and CEO of the company on June 1. 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