{"id":859,"date":"2023-04-05T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/?p=859"},"modified":"2025-02-14T14:06:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T21:06:52","slug":"our-investment-in-chargerhelp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/2023\/04\/05\/our-investment-in-chargerhelp\/","title":{"rendered":"Our investment in ChargerHelp!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide has-custom-content-position is-position-center-left is-style-adk-banner has-black-color has-text-color\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient has-lightRight-gradient-background\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-861\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Field-Safety-1.jpg\" style=\"object-position:0% 56%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"0% 56%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Field-Safety-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Field-Safety-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Field-Safety-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Field-Safety-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Field-Safety-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default has-large-font-size\"><strong><strong><strong>Building the backbone of clean mobility<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s fossil-fueled economy\u2014powered mostly by coal, oil, and natural gas\u2014creates an unsettling amount of pollution. Tomorrow\u2019s electrified economy, on the other hand, embraces cleaner, renewable energy sources and also holds the potential to expand the labor market in unprecedented ways. Rather than relying on the energy-intensive extraction of Earth\u2019s resources to fuel automobiles, for example, electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure enables the transportation of people and goods using power from the grid\u2014and the Sun. And according to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.org\/content\/dam\/tnc\/nature\/en\/documents\/IRA_Fact_Sheet_National.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">an analysis<\/a>, clean energy investments, including those in the burgeoning EV industry, will create nearly 537,000 jobs&nbsp;<em>annually<\/em>&nbsp;in the next decade.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong>Embracing electric transportation\u202f<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re years away from a fully electrified economy, but recent investments into renewable infrastructure bode well for the future of EV transportation. President Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/bipartisan-infrastructure-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act<\/a> granted the US Department of Transportation $7.5 billion to invest in building a national EV charging network.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Automakers like Ford and Tesla are producing EVs at a feverish pace. There\u2019s only one problem: the new infrastructure requires investment in those who will be responsible for building, operating, and maintaining it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why <strong>ChargerHelp!<\/strong>?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re proud to invest in and support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chargerhelp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ChargerHelp!<\/a>, the only national operations and maintenance service provider dedicated to EV supply equipment (EVSE) with a technology-first approach to providing clients with reliable and predictable EV charging. Founded by Kameale Terry and Evette Ellis, the Los Angeles-based company works with station operators, utilities, software firms, and manufacturers so that drivers can charge up as seamlessly as filling their gas tanks. The company is unique in that it offers \u201creliability as a service,\u201d a labor subscription model that gives charging station owners and operators peace of mind by ensuring consistent, fast, and reliable operation and maintenance service.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:16% auto\" id=\"etosha\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Kameale-headshot_400x400.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Kameale Terry, CEO &amp; Co-Founder, ChargerHelp!\" class=\"wp-image-1068 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Kameale-headshot_400x400.jpg 333w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Kameale-headshot_400x400-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/autodesk-foundation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/157\/Kameale-headshot_400x400-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong><em>\u201cChargerHelp! is overcoming the existing skills gap by recruiting quality, reliable, high-performing professionals to meet the needs this growing industry demands.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Kameale Terry, CEO &amp; Co-Founder, ChargerHelp!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>ChargerHelp! simultaneously works with workforce development organizations to train reliable, high-performing professionals looking to start a sustainable career. Many trainees come from oil and gas, internet service providers, and cable companies and are eager to enter into purpose-driven technology careers. ChargerHelp!\u2019s model has evolved, and it now offers three distinct workforce pathways, including a Community Training track offered to organizations looking to acquire basic knowledge about EV charging station operations and maintenance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ChargerHelp!\u2019s Reskill Track is offered to organizations that seek to identify potential EVSE technicians in their community that can upskill to maintain EV charging infrastructure. Lastly, ChargerHelp! offers a Certified EVSE Technician track to organizations that seek to identify EVSE technicians in their community that can maintain EV charging infrastructure and achieve certification. To date, ChargerHelp! has trained more than 500 technicians across seventeen states in the US.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTrusting that a charging station will work and be fixed in a timely manner is essential to EV drivers and vital to the success and mass expansion of the industry,\u201d said ChargerHelp! CEO and Co-Founder Kameale Terry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ChargerHelp! has access to Autodesk software solutions, Autodesk pro bono consultants, and Autodesk industry networks. The Autodesk Foundation is excited to offer Autodesk resources to accelerate ChargerHelp!\u2019s impact.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Learn more about how the Autodesk Foundation is ensuring workers thrive in the age of automation in the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.org\/impact\/report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Autodesk Foundation impact report<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Autodesk Foundation welcomes ChargerHelp!\u2014a startup training the next generation of electric vehicle supply equipment technicians\u2014to its Work and Prosperity portfolio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17728,"featured_media":860,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[26,40,25],"coauthors":[53],"class_list":["post-859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-funding","tag-autodesk-foundation","tag-funding","tag-work-prosperity","dhig-theme--light"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Our investment in ChargerHelp! 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