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#248 Without Federal Funding, How are Cities Deploying Curbside Charging? | Tiya Gordon (It's Electric)
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#248 Without Federal Funding, How are Cities Deploying Curbside Charging? | Tiya Gordon (It's Electric)

It's Update Time! Here's How Selling to Cities has Changed in the Past Year and How the EV Charging Market is Developing

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In This Episode:

  • How cities are still trying to hit their electrification goals without federal funding assistance

  • What is really happening in the EV charging market

  • How Tiya is building an A-Team


What’s up, everyone!

Today, we’re excited to have Tiya Gordon, founder of It’s Electric, back on the pod to discuss their progress since we last spoke in early 2024. She also gives us a big update on what’s happening in the curbside charging space across the US.

With the federal funding support being pulled, a lot of cities are facing challenges in meeting their electrification goals. It’s Electric is thriving by helping them get curbside chargers in place with ZERO up-front costs.

As if that wasn’t enough, they also help building owners earn extra revenue. A true win-win solution.

Tune in for some golden nuggets on what the market is doing now and an absolute master class on how to build a high-performance team at an early-stage clean tech startup.


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📝 Show Notes:

Topics

  • 02:03 It's Electric Introduction

  • 03:39 Key Innovation in Public Charging

  • 05:52 Recent Milestones and Company Progress

  • 07:32 City Responses to Electrification Efforts

  • 09:14 EV Adoption Continues Amid Infrastructure Challenges

  • 11:16 Cities Maintaining Momentum on Electrification

  • 13:15 Early Traction and Market Response to Zero-Cost Solution

  • 15:24 Community Engagement and Innovative Financing Model

  • 20:41 Evolving City Strategies and Scaling Public Charging

  • 24:36 How Tiya is Building a Team of Superstars

  • 39:25 Upcoming Goals and Roadmap for It's Electric

  • 41:05 Upcoming Bottlenecks

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