A nice ride with my fellow weird-machine rider Etienne.
14.08.2025 06:41
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A nice ride with my fellow weird-machine rider Etienne.
A big thank you to @lafrenchtech.bsky.social for this recognition 🙏
We’re excited to collaborate with fellow laureates and continue scaling our impact — from France, to the world 💥
It’s also a powerful reminder that the French ecosystem — backed by the State — is serious about building the future of tech. And we’re proud to be part of that movement.
This is a major milestone for our team and a strong endorsement of the work we’ve been doing over the years — to make life easier for EV drivers and to become a leading tech player in the energy transition 🌍⚡
Joining this national initiative means:
⚡ Personalized support from a dedicated startup manager
⚡ Greater visibility in France and abroad
⚡ Direct access to public administrations and strategic partners
⚡ Tailored guidance on key topics like international expansion, recruitment, and regulation
Launched by the French government and coordinated by the Mission French Tech, this program identifies and supports the 120 most promising French scale-ups — those poised to become global technology leaders.
I’m proud to share that @chargemap.com has been selected for the 2025 "French Tech 120" program! 🇫🇷🔥
Just tested the updated version of this top-secret product—a big improvement on key issues. We're now iterating weekly to better understand the potential and how to improve it.
I wish I had more time to write and publish on my blog about everything I’m learning while growing my businesses. There are so many valuable insights and lessons that could benefit other entrepreneurs and teams.
If all goes smoothly, we’re aiming to ship it in the app within 2–3 months. Stay tuned!
I just tested a very early-stage prototype of a new feature we’re exploring for @chargemap.com — and I’m genuinely excited about its potential!
It’s an idea we’ve had in mind for years, something quite unique, and it’s perfectly aligned with the evolving needs of EV drivers.
That said, the rest of the day was incredible—blue skies, perfect snow, and some amazing runs on my snowboard! And that’s what I choose to remember.
This is exactly the kind of friction we need to eliminate from the EV charging experience. As long as things like this happen, we’ll keep hearing skeptics say EVs are too complicated. It’s on the whole ecosystem—charger manufacturers, automakers, charging network operators—to make this seamless.
So, I restarted a charging session, stopped it from the car, immediately pressed the little button… and voilà, it worked.
Back to the hotel reception, which was packed with guests checking out. After waiting, a receptionist accompanied me to the parking lot and shared a tip for this particular charging station: press a tiny button in the middle of the charger. Sometimes, it releases the cable.
Not this time.
Ever heard the joke about the charging cable that got stuck?
Well, yesterday, it cost me 45 minutes of snowboarding on a perfect, sunny day.
I started a charging session at my hotel using a web link, stopped it from the car, but when I tried to unplug the cable—nothing. Stuck.
Dès la semaine prochaine, une page se tourne et le podcast va reprendre sous une nouvelle formule et un nouveau nom !
D'ici là, prenez le temps d'écouter le dernier épisode :
www.automobile-propre.com/podcasts/la-...
C'était le dernier épisode du podcast Watts Up d'Automobile Propre.
Merci à Eric Dupin d'avoir posé les bases et tenu ce podcast pendant plus de 190 épisodes ! Il en faut de la passion et de la persévérance pour réaliser une telle série !
Oups oui, merci !
Et l’histoire continue ! Cette année, nous recrutons une quarantaine de talents, dont une dizaine en alternance. Si vous avez envie de nous rejoindre, faites passer le mot !
👉 Nos offres d'emplois actuellement ouvertes (d'autres arrivent prochainement) : www.welcometothejungle.com/.../com.../c...
Comme j’aime le rappeler, cette aventure n’aurait jamais été possible sans l’équipe exceptionnelle qui m’entoure depuis toutes ces années, ni sans le soutien de nos partenaires.
Je suis très honoré par ce beau portrait de Chargemap et Brakson réalisé par Hélène David dans les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace - DNA.
c.dna.fr/economie/202...
Just tried Apple Intelligence on my iPhone for the first time… and honestly, it’s pretty disappointing. Without linking a ChatGPT account, it feels almost useless.
Apple will have to do much better if they want to convince anyone!
Today, EVs are everywhere, and that’s a great thing. But there’s still something special about my first real long-range electric car—the one that took me on so many unforgettable adventures.
Maybe it’s the sleek design, the effortless acceleration, or the memories of those first long road trips when EV charging was still an adventure. Back then, every journey felt like exploring uncharted territory.
Some cars leave a lasting mark.
I have no regrets about switching to the Tesla Model Y in 2022—it’s more practical, more efficient for my needs—but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss my old Model S from time to time.
Regardless, there is immense value in saying no to “feature temptation” and removing features to keep your tech as lightweight as possible. This isn’t always easy to make clear to non-technical people.
That said, in some cases, a well-built monolith can actually help you move faster—at least in the beginning. It all depends on the project's constraints.
The same principle applies to development. You should always keep things as lightweight as possible. Microservices are a great way to achieve this at the platform level, even if there are trade-offs.
To go fast, you either need to be light and require little energy, or you need a lot of energy if you’re heavy.