Today, Matt speaks with Jeffrey Prosserman, CEO and co-founder of Voltpost, about a simple idea with big potential: turning the lampposts and utility poles cities already have into electric vehicle chargers. Jeffrey shares his path from leading product development at Samsung to founding Voltpost, and explains why more than 40% of Americans, those without a private garage or driveway, still can't conveniently charge an EV at home.

Learn more about Voltpost at https://voltpost.com

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Jeffrey Prosserman is the co-founder and CEO of Voltpost, a venture-backed company based in New York and San Francisco that retrofits lampposts and utility poles into electric vehicle charging platforms. Voltpost's mission is to decarbonize mobility by democratizing charging access, making public charging as common as the streetlight. Before Voltpost, Jeffrey was Director of Innovation at Samsung and spent more than 20 years working at the forefront of technology. In 2022, he graduated from Columbia University's Sustainability Management program to focus full-time on building climate technology solutions.

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