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Jan 2024
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Jimmy Douglas: Are EVs the New Frontier ...

David Spisak
About this episode
Jimmy Douglas is the founder and CEO of Plug, an online marketplace that facilitates wholesale buying and selling of used EVs among a network of dealers and fleet operators. Jimmy brings unique expertise due to years of experience at the helm of the world's largest EV remarketing operation at Tesla, a career that originates on the front lines of dealership f ... Show More
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