43: Inside the Charging Hardware Business with Autel's Dario Pagani

Dario Pagani transitioned from ChargePoint to Autel Energy years ago as the compancy, once a scan-tool manufacturer from Shenzhen, was building out its transition to charging hardware with a North Carolina factory and California-based innovation center. He's ready to share some of the trends he's seen in both the level 2 (slow) and DC (fast) charging industries for EVs, where market and incentive structures are shaping a lucrative but novel business that's part-construction, part-manufacturing reliant on global supply chains, and part-technology company.Max and Dario go over- The aggressive pace of EV charging relative to modest EV passenger adoption in the US- The challenges since COVID of being a global manufacturer who produces their own hardware- The evolution of his role from being at a CPO (Charge Point Operator) to a company that ships interoperable hardware that is flexible- Trends he's seeing in the charging business as retail and multifamily adoption grows🎙️ Listen on Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platformResources and Links:Check out Dario's LinkedIn⚡ Stay Plugged InSupport EVs for All America (and buy our merch!)