DeCharge CEO shares US expansion plans and positive DePIN reception in DC
DeCharge Overview - June 24, 2025
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DeCharge DePIN by the numbers
Total Charging Minutes: 1.7M (+6.25%)
Locations with deployed EV chargers: 551 (+10.2%)
Repeat customers: 710 (-7.55%)
Paying customers: 2800 (+4.48%)
These metrics are accurate upon publication. The percentages are based on month-over-month change, unless noted otherwise.
⚡Debriefing with DeCharge⚡
As the electric vehicle landscape is continuously evolving, DeCharge is focused on expanding its Airbnb-esque economic model, US expansion, and token rewards, its CEO Mohan Ponnada shared with Token Relations.
The goal is to create an “organic community-led growth engine that grows as a function of the network, Ponnada said. Similar to how Airbnb turned spare bedrooms into revenue-generating assets, DeCharge is converting parking lots into income streams for hosts including "shopkeepers, mom-and-pop stores, restaurants, even residential owners, fleet managers." DeCharge provides the hardware, software, and onchain rewards, while hosts provide the location.
As far as rewarding network participants, DeCharge uses token incentives and onchain coordinations, which could rapidly drive consumption, uptime, utilization, Ponnada said. The network provides a fixed stablecoin reward for the first 180 days with $1.77 per day per charger. The model is designed to give hosts of the $750 charger around $1,000 in the first eight to 10 months after installation (provided the charger is used for "20 kilowatts every day" and maintains uptime), Ponnada said.
Unlike traditional centralized companies limited by geography and capital constraints, DeCharge can expand rapidly through community-deployed chargers across diverse locations simultaneously. "Decharge is the exact opposite [of supply-based companies]. We are a demand-based product," Ponnada explained.
DeCharge sees the US as a compelling opportunity due to its surge in EV demand and a fragmented, slow-to-scale supply infrastructure. The network aims to launch "5,000 plus locations in the US in the next six to eight months" Ponnada said.
Ponnada has interacted with decision-makers in Washington D.C. who are "very positive about DePIN," believing it connects regular people with crypto and positive economic outcomes. The team is also working closely with the Solana Policy Institute, which facilitates discussions with key policymakers in Capitol Hill.
The US has "federal and state grants for electric vehicles" and "strong definitions around property rights and ownership culture," Ponnada shared. This could be beneficial for DeCharge's community-hosted model as it provides network hosts and participants freedom and incentives for charging infrastructure.
Additionally, the network is expanding in Europe with trial deployments in Paris and Stockholm by the end of July, aiming for an ambitious goal of "about 30 to 35,000 charges around the world," Ponnada said.
Ponnada believes its network "can fill all the gaps that traditional players cannot," with its rapid deployment capabilities, as traditional installations are taking up to 11 months.
Fleets like UPS, FedEx and Amazon are steadily moving to electric due to significant cost savings, almost 11% in last-mile logistics, Ponnada said. The network aims to integrate with their delivery routes, turning host locations into charging hubs. This infrastructure can also cater to autonomous vehicles, robot taxis, and drone deliveries, all requiring charging, Ponnada said.
The network is also looking to expand its infrastructures capabilities with more powerful chargers ranging from its upgraded 11 kWh Beast, up to a 350 kWh DC fast charger. Additionally, the team is in the process of developing a "1 megawatt charger capable of powering a truck in 15 minutes" Ponnada mentioned.
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