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Jonathan Carrier is the Co-Founder of ZipCharge, the world’s first portable EV charger, a portable power bank on wheels. ZipCharge enables EV drivers to charge wherever they park. It is a revolutionary product removing the common barrier to EV ownership bringing the possibility of home charging to anyone who cannot currently plug-in at their home. Jonathan has over 20 years in the global automotive industry working for FIAT, McLaren, Jaguar Land Rover, in global product strategy, developing some of the world’s most iconic cars. Jonathan founded InMotion Ventures for JLR, building and investing in mobility start-ups and has since worked in transportation innovation developing flying cars for urban air mobility, and planning lithium-ion battery gigafactories. He has supported numerous mobility start-ups as an advisor and a non-executive director.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • American Collectors Insurance • Autogeek • Linkage Magazine • Techforce Foundation • RPM Foundation
INSPIRATION
ZipCharge’s cofounder’s brother needed a solution to living in a home where he couldn’t plug in his electric car there in addition to resolving ‘charge anxiety’ for EV owners.
CHALLENGE
When setting up InMotion Ventures for Jaguar Land Rover that was unique for a large company to think about mobility.
SPECIAL AUTOMOBILES
Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI
BOOK RECOMMENDATION
McLaren Memories by Eoin Young
PARTING WORDS OF WISDOM
WHERE TO FIND JONATHAN
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