5 EV Charging Trends We Hope to See Flourish Throughout 2020
BlastPoint co-founders Alison Alvarez, CEO, and Tomer Borenstein, CTO, share their insights on EV charging for Energy Central’s popular 2020 Predictions and Trends Series. Geographic data and consumer behavior research show that EV buyers, manufacturers, public utilities, OEMs, policy makers and commercial business owners are making tactical progress toward electrifying the United States’ transportation infrastructure. […]
Public Health Data: Saving Lives & Changing Policy
A Spotlight Q&A With Public Health Expert Dr. Eric Hulsey Opioid-related deaths are up nationwide. But that doesn’t stop Dr. Eric Hulsey, Senior Technical Advisor with Vital Strategies, from working tirelessly behind the scenes crunching numbers to prevent drug overdoses and improve public health overall. Eric Hulsey, Doctor of Public Health, wakes up each day […]
5 Amazing Vacation Destinations With Plenty of EV Charging
Planning a summer road trip? For EV drivers, more EV charging in these bucket-list-worthy destinations means more fun and less range anxiety! It’s January, and in Pittsburgh that means icy windshields, super-warm socks, and, of course, vacation planning! How else are we to survive the long, drab winter? Over the past few months here at […]
USA Vs. Canada: Who’s Winning At Electric Vehicle Charging?
The United States and Canada are each moving forward, aggressively, to electrify transportation in preparation for the future of EVs. But who’s winning the race? Is the path to better EV infrastructure even a race at all? Our research into EV charging infrastructure in these neighboring nations shows how both countries are faring. Check out […]
BlastPoint User Experience Gets a Design-Focused Boost from UI/UX Developer Allison Jones
Welcome, UI/UX Developer Allison Jones, to the BlastPoint team!
Mapping Regret: Who’s Battling Buyer’s Remorse After Black Friday 2019?
December 2019 Map of the Month, featuring Minneapolis, MN, to explore Black Friday customer behavior & understand who’s feeling buyer’s remorse.
Wildfire Evacuations Uniquely Harrowing for People with Disabilities: November Map of the Month
California wildfire season is starting earlier and lasting longer than ever before. While 2019 has been a particularly flame-ridden year, the state was better prepared this time than it has been in the past. Still, emergency wildfire evacuations present particularly difficult challenges for people with disabilities. So far this year, 6,190 fire incidents have burned […]
Transforming Mobility with Human-Centered Data
Courtney Ehrlichman is radically transforming the way people and goods move around cities. As founder and CEO of The Ehrlichman Group, she serves as strategic advisor to industry stakeholders, local governments, policy makers, community advocates, private firms and technology designers, keeping people at the center of infrastructure planning. Most recently, she became an advisor to […]
Engaging the Modern Energy Customer at Every Touchpoint
Why should energy providers treat customers as unique individuals who change over time? So that those people stay customers, for life. Last week we cruised through history to find out when and why the energy industry stopped using the term “rate payer” and started calling people “customers” instead. Today, we’re gazing into the future to […]
From “Rate Payer” to “Customer”: A Timeline of the Energy Industry’s Mindset Shift
The move in the energy industry away from regarding people as “ratepayers” and toward calling them “customers” has been underway for several years. It marks a meaningful perspective shift in the industry, and it’s significant because it means that energy providers are beginning to think about and treat individual humans in a whole new way. […]