Our Story
ZEV Station, with its headquarters in Palm Springs, California, is on a mission to remove the vehicle from the carbon equation™ with ultra-fast, carbon-free fuel for EVs and hydrogen vehicles. Its goal is to replace -gasoline with EV fast-charging-, and -diesel with hydrogen- for all Zero-Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) all while providing a high-end customer experience. With the “Premier” full-scale location slated to open in 2024, ZEV Station is planning the highway travel center, an “environmental oasis” for America’s next generation of clean transportation.
In 2022, ZEV Station launched its first public charging station at the iconic Palm Springs Art Museum in California in October of this year. This ‘proof of concept’ EV site is both a validation tool and first revenue springboard with both public charging and ZEV Fleet. Together with FedEx ISPs, there is are Class 6 EV Step Vans running daily delivery business, charging exclusively at ZEV Station (See Video).
Their hydrogen strategy is to bridge the gap between two transportation megatrends: hydrogen for heavy duty transport by leveraging renewable hydrogen at scale (H2 Hubs).
Leadership Team
Jesse Schneider
CEO / CTO
Jesse has over 28 years experience in pioneering positions at German & US OEMs in ZEVs + infrastructure at BMW, Mercedes, OEMs and suppliers. At MB he led developments in both NECAR & F-Cell FCVs, at BMW he led Hydrogen for the 5-series FCV, at Proton Motor a MD FCV & at Nikola led the Tre FC truck & H2 Fueling. He installed charging & hydrogen stations, established world-first SAE/ISO Hydrogen & Wireless Charging standards. Jesse established the VFS H2-Aero Whitepaper.
Richard Conroy
CFO
(fractional)
Richard has more than 30 years of experience in investment & commercial banking, he has closed transactions in multiple industries including energy, engineering, extractive, manufacturing and technology. His prior experience included Lending roles at Citibank, Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, Fortis Capital and PNC.
Robert Boyd
Senior Technical Advisor
Hydrogen Stations
Bob brings more than 46 years of hydrogen experience and the last 23 years with hydrogen vehicle fueling. He worked in California for Linde developing hydrogen fueling stations with delivered LH2 and has led numerous standards including the SAE/ ISO/ CSA hydrogen dispenser. Bob is one of the key members of NFPA 2, Hydrogen code and top H2 safety expert.
Liviu Cosacescu
Board Secretary
Liviu brings more than 30 years of experience in R&D of fuel cells & electrolysis from OEMs & suppliers. He worked in Canada at Ballard Power Systems, AFCC developing fuel cell systems for Mercedes Benz, Ford Honda. He worked at GWM leading FC Technology.
John Fulton
Director of Mechanical Engineering
John Fulton, (P.Eng.) has 30+ years of engineering experience bringing technologies to market for automotive, defense, locomotive to hydrogen stations at OEMs (GM, Wabtec, Caterpiller) & suppliers (Mahle). He also developed utility-scale wind farms.