Jessica Beeson Tocco, President of Shepherd Strategies, was honored to speak on a panel at the EV Charging Summit & Expo in Las Vegas, alongside EV industry experts Jason Samuelian, LC of Espen Technology; Anthony De Vito of ChargeTronix; David Sneed, MBA of Penske Energy; and Matthew Wade of Virginia Clean Cities. These leaders shared their insights on the future of electricification and ways to reduce your Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

In this EVCS 2026 panel, the members discuss:

• Future electrified bus fleets in America
• Helping organizations quantify costs to reduce maintenance 
• Long-term operations savings to automate activities and reduce labor costs
• How data centers and their increased demand on energy supply are impacting EV charging deployment

Watch clips from the panel, “Reducing TCO: The Business Case for Long-Term Electrification Investment,” below.