#128 – Nathan King & Tiya Gordon – itselectric | An Effective Level 2 Charging Solution for Cities and Street Parking

Nathan King and Tiya Gordon are co-founders of itselectric.

Key topics in this conversation include:

  • The unique challenges presented by EV adoption and EV charging in dense urban and suburban areas
  • Charging for street parking
  • Why Level 2 charging is now an implementation challenge rather than a technical challenge
  • Designing aesthetically pleasing charger for an urban setting
  • How itselectric is enabling EV charging at-scale without waiting for underlying infrastructure upgrades

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Nathan King – Co-Founder / CEO

Nathan is an architect with a passion for sustainable cities. Over the last two decades, Nathan has designed and managed numerous large-scale and complex construction projects, with particular focus in New York City. Before co-founding itselectric, Nathan was the senior technical architect for SOM’s Health and Science practice, and led the team designing the new NY City Public Health Laboratory in Harlem.

Tiya Gordon – Co-Founder / COO

Tiya holds 20 years experience in leadership and design operations across a range of disciplines for some of the country’s top firms and institutions. Her work has received the industry’s top accolades, including The National Design Award from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum; the Inaugural Cannes Gold Lion for Creative Data; the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival; and the designation of second most innovative design firm in the world by Fast Company. Her founding of itselectric is the first step in her refocusing the next 20 years of her career on projects waging war against the Climate Crisis.

About itselectric

itselectric is curbside EV charging specifically built for cities. For the millions of drivers who park their cars on the street.

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