{"id":21127,"date":"2025-05-07T07:30:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T06:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=21127"},"modified":"2026-02-27T10:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T09:00:25","slug":"fixing-ev-charging-in-america-building-better-networks-with-chris-kaiser-from-plugin","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/in-between-charges-podcast\/fixing-ev-charging-in-america-building-better-networks-with-chris-kaiser-from-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"Fixing EV Charging in America: Building Better Networks with Chris Kaiser from PlugIn"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/monta.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/10\/Youtube_e8.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A professional man with a bald head, wearing a suit, is featured beside text about improving EV charging networks in America, set against a blue background.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monta.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/10\/Youtube_e8.png 1600w, https:\/\/monta.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/10\/Youtube_e8-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/monta.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/10\/Youtube_e8-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/monta.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/10\/Youtube_e8-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/monta.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/10\/Youtube_e8-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/monta.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/10\/Youtube_e8-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>In this episode of In-Between Charges, Kevin and Mike welcome Chris Kaiser, founder of PlugIn and longtime clean energy advocate. Chris shares his journey from energy-efficient lighting to launching his own EV charging network, which is built on reliability, a great driver experience, and, now, the Monta platform. His story offers a candid look at what it takes to build a charging business in the U.S. from the ground up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They dive into why many early charging efforts failed, the dominance of Tesla and ChargePoint, and why Chris believes ownership and accountability are key to long-term success. He explains how metrics like PlugShare scores and kWh per day guide his team\u2019s approach, and how pairing strong software with trusted hardware is helping Plug In grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conversation also covers the uncertain policy landscape, including tax credits and NEVI funding, and why Chris remains optimistic. His belief is simple: EVs are just better\u2014and that\u2019s what will drive adoption forward. If you care about the future of charging in the U.S., this is an episode you won\u2019t want to miss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy charging!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode of In-Between Charges, Kevin and Mike welcome Chris Kaiser, founder of PlugIn and longtime clean energy advocate. Chris shares his journey from energy-efficient lighting to launching his own EV charging network, which is built on reliability, a great driver experience, and, now, the Monta platform. His story offers a candid look at &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/in-between-charges-podcast\/fixing-ev-charging-in-america-building-better-networks-with-chris-kaiser-from-plugin\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":27923,"template":"","tags":[457],"podcast_category":[480],"podcast_tag":[432],"class_list":["post-21127","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-solution-providers","podcast_category-season-3","podcast_tag-episode-8"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast\/21127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/podcast"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21127"},{"taxonomy":"podcast_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast_category?post=21127"},{"taxonomy":"podcast_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcast_tag?post=21127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}