The Charge Point Podcast

The Charge Point Podcast is an industry-focused show about EV charging after the easy assumptions have started to break down. Its central question is no longer simply how many chargers can be deployed. The recurring question is how charging networks function when grid capacity is limited, energy costs move, connection timelines stretch, and operators need their sites to earn more intelligently. Christophe guides most episodes through short, direct questions and practical follow-ups. The tone is conversational, but the subject matter is technical. Recent conversations move through grid constraints, co-located batteries, demand response, DSO control signals, flexible connection agreements, energy markets, smart metering, EMS platforms, and freight electrification. The show often records around conferences and trade events, which gives it a live industry-floor texture. It can sound promotional around FlexiCharge resources and event recaps, but the better material is concrete: what CPOs are hearing from DSOs, why batteries are becoming part of the business case, and how operators think about revenue stacking, peak shaving, arbitrage, and site resilience. A typical episode begins with a sector problem, then narrows toward the business case behind a technical choice. That pattern gives the show its usefulness. It is not a broad consumer EV program. It is built for listeners who already care about charging infrastructure, fleet electrification, energy systems, and the commercial pressure around rollout. The European lens is especially strong, with examples from the Nordics, Benelux, Germany, Austria, and Sweden. Guests bring perspectives from CPOs, DSOs, TSOs, BESS OEMs, flexibility specialists, software players, consultants, battery companies, freight platforms, and energy specialists. The show repeatedly argues that the next phase of charging belongs to operators who manage energy well, not only those who build quickly. Its best episodes make the grid feel less like a vague obstacle and more like a design constraint that shapes every site decision. That makes it useful for CPO teams, e-mobility strategists, infrastructure investors, and technology vendors trying to understand where charging is headed. The conversation is brisk. The value is in the practical translation from technology to deployment reality.