Nissan EV Fast Charger Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Featuring Oh Whitney

Debut of the DC Fast Charger

Come celebrate with CleanTX, Austin Energy, and Nissan as we unveil the new DC Fast Charger at Town North Nissan. CleanTX will provide free food and drinks for all attendees of age, as well as a performance from Oh Whitney! 

About DC Fast Charger:

Austin Energy, in partnership with Town North Nissan and Nissan USA, deployed the first electric vehicle DC fast  charger in Austin. This significant milestone allows Electric Vehicle (EV) drivers to recharge their vehicle in minutes as opposed to hours. Town North Nissan has been a leader in EV sales in the region and has an ongoing working relationship with Austin Energy to support cleaner, cost-effective, and exciting transportation choices.

Speakers:

Karl Popham currently leads Austin Energy’s Emerging Technologies and Electric Vehicle teams. This includes the utility’s award winning Plug-In Everywhere™ program. He is a project sponsor of the Department of Energy “Texas River Cities Electric Vehicle Initiative” and is the advisory chair for the “Texas Fuel Independence Project”.

Popham has more than 23 years experience in emerging technologies, organizational leadership, and consulting. Previously, he was Austin Energy’s interim Chief Information Officer and Division Manager of the Program Management Office. He was also an Outsourcing Executive at Hewlett-Packard, Director with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, and a Captain in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Karl graduated from The University of Texas, McCombs School of Business.

Nissan: TBD

Special Performance by Oh Whitney

Oh Whitney is a rock band that has called several places home since its first incarnation in Brooklyn, NY in 2010. They cut their teeth performing in and around NYC for a couple years, while also playing down the East Coast and into central Mexico, where they began working with drummer Rick Shlosser (of Van Morrison, James Taylor, Etta James, among others). After recording their debut album “Oh Whitney” in Queretaro, Mexico, they relocated to Fort Worth, TX touring behind the new record. For the last couple years the group has experienced an unusual trajectory for an American band, spending the majority of their time recording and touring outside of the United States, predominantly in central Mexico and Bahia, Brazil. Oh Whitney is currently settling into their new home base of Austin, TX while finishing their forthcoming album produced by Donald Fagen (of Steely Dan) set to release by Fall 2014.