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Rustam Kocher is the Transportation Electrification (TE) team manager at Portland General Electric (PGE), Oregon’s largest electric company. He and his team are responsible for operationalizing and scaling PGE’s electric transportation product portfolio.
Prior to joining PGE, Rustam was a founding member of the E-Mobility Group at Daimler Trucks North America, building DTNA’s electric truck and charging offerings from the idea stage to reality.
Rustam also leads the global Megawatt Charging System task force at CharIN, where over 120 companies, government labs, and agencies are working together to standardize the MCS charging connecter that will enable long distance truck and bus travel.
A self-described “EVangelist,” Rustam “drives on sunshine” by using the solar panels on his home to charge his two electric vehicles. He proudly hasn’t purchased gasoline in over 10 years and enjoys long road trips with his wife in Scarlett, their red Model 3. Back in 2012, he predicted that 50% of new car sales would be electrified by 2022 and is working hard to make that a reality.
Rustam is proud to work at an organization that supports the transition of the transportation sector from carbon-intensive fossil fuels to a clean energy system and that is working to decarbonize their own electricity supply.