First-Ever Charging Across America Challenge Set to Launch Next Week

Heads up! The 2022 Charging Across America Challenge launches in ONE WEEK!

This Earth Day-inspired event aims to break the Cannonball cross-country electric motorcycle record of 178 hours and 17 minutes. Voltrek, as a prime sponsor, hopes it also encourages more people to DRIVE GREEN!

Learn more in this official press announcement: https://bit.ly/3E5hIut

Voltrek’s Kathleen Connors and Robert Swartz, CAAC 2022 Team East’s electric motorcycle rider.

Boosting Awareness of Expanding Charging Solutions

The Charging Across America Challenge (CAAC)—an Earth Day-inspired event taking place April 18-22, 2022—aims to boost awareness of the nation's ever-increasing access to reliable, convenient charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.

Listen to Voltrek CEO Kathleen Connors explain how ChargePoint’s innovative charging solutions can propel this mission—and lead us toward a greener, cleaner future. https://lnkd.in/gdQDSHca

National Grid Deploys Innovative EV Chargers in Melrose, MA

Voltrek CEO Kathleen Connors and Senior Electrical Designer Phil Iannazzi recently attended a ribbon-cutting event for this monumental project!

Our team’s installation of utility-pole-mounted chargers for electric vehicles is the FIRST project of its kind on the East Coast. This pilot program for National Grid will no doubt serve as a national model for making Level 2 charging infrastructure more affordable to deploy, as well as improve access and equitability in communities.

Several industry partners have helped to bring this project to fruition, including EVSE, LLC and AmpUp. We appreciate having their expertise and support with this endeavor!

Here’s a news release with further details about the project: http://ow.ly/WjIX50EFtG0

AEG Boston Event To Feature Voltrek CEO Kathleen Connors

Voltrek's fearless leader, Kathleen Connors, is excited to be one of the Breakout Room Leaders at this week's AEG Stakeholder Challenge for Boston!

The popular #AEGBoston event, hosted by Advanced Energy Group (AEG), is part of a quarterly competition that takes place in major cities across America and the Caribbean. The goal is to find practical, useful ways to leverage clean energy as a means to promote equity and resilience in communities.

Voltrek is proud to be a sponsor of Boston's Q4 event, which is 100% virtual and focuses on mobility and transportation solutions utilizing electric vehicles in commercial fleets. Stimulating brainstorming sessions led by Connors and other Breakout Room Leaders will allow attendees to collaborate on proposals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Boston. Also on the docket are special presentations from Verizon, National Grid, eIQ Mobility, Biogen and others.

Sound interesting and fun? It is! To reserve your spot at the next action-packed AEG event, follow this link: http://ow.ly/HaAL50CFEhi

Voltrek CEO Kathleen Connors Presents at Annual Energy Conference

Voltrek CEO Kathleen Connors is excited to be one of the industry experts chosen to present at this week’s 6th Annual Energy Conference!

The annual event, hosted by Boston’s Northeastern University, is taking place 9/24 – 9/25 and will be entirely virtual. Kathleen is on a select four-person panel that will share insights on “Electric Vehicles: Future of Carbon Neutral Transportation.”

If you’re registered to attend the 6th Annual Energy Conference, be sure to mark your calendar for this 1-hour webinar panel discussion. It’s scheduled to start at 1:20 p.m. (ET) on Friday, 9/25. (Yes, that’s tomorrow!)

Here’s the website where you can log in to join the discussion: https://www.nuess.us/