About Us

Recargo is a software and services company that provides guidance to drivers and industry to support the adoption and growth of plug-in car technology.

Directory of over 20,000 charging stations in the US and Canada
30,000 reviews and 14,000 photos to assist in last-mile navigation
Social, data-rich informatics and industry intelligence
Plug-in news from an experienced team of writers and contributors

Wherever you are on the road to sustainable transportation, Recargo gives the critical intelligence you need to choose the right path forward. Which plug-in car should I buy? Where do I charge my car? How do I manage my organization's fleet of EVs? How can I voice my concerns to automakers, utilities and others in the industry? Recargo shows you the way.

Recargo is a definitive source of consumer and industry intelligence for the rapidly growing plug-in sector.
CEO Brian Kariger

The Recargo Team

Brian Kariger Chief Executive Officer

Brian was previously founder and CEO of Lexico Publishing Group LLC (Dictionary.com). Lexico was acquired by IAC in 2008.

Nick Wild Chief Product Officer

Nick is co-founder, former CTO of Recargo. He was on Microsoft's Xbox team and at House of Blues as the VP of Technology.

Forrest North Chief Operating Officer

Forrest was co-founder and CEO of Xatori, founder and CEO of Mission Motors, and a battery engineer at Tesla motors.

Armen Petrosian Chief Technical Officer

Petrosian was co-founder and CTO of Xatori, li-ion battery developer at Amprius, and built solar cars for the Stanford solar car team.

Brad Berman Editorial Head

Brad a leading writer about green transportation, and founder of HybridCars.com and PluginCars.com.

Ray Jenks VP Business Development

Ray has over six years experience in plug-in vehicle technology and manages strategic partnerships, sales, and marketing.

Lucas Manfield VP Engineering

Before joining Xatori, Lucas founded LawlMart, a mobile game company that put three apps into the AppStore Top 10.

Jereld Woo Mobile Engineer

Jereld brings 7 years of mobile development experience to the Recargo team, covering basic feature phones to smart phones.

Carol Girard Office Manager

Carol was previously an executive assistant at the Ford Foundation and office manager at Trust for Public.

James Hatton Data Integrity

Prior to joining the Recargo team, James worked in editorial support at Dictionary.com and a world-wide ad agency.

Beaudry Kock Policy Engineering

Beaudry has a PhD in engineering and environmental policy from MIT and is a visiting researcher at the University of Oxford.

Molly McAuliffe Finance and Operations

Molly has experience in diverse industries including Silicon Valley tech, NYC ad agency, fashion, wine, non-profits, and more.

Jim Motavalli Writer

Jim has covered environmental topics for The New York Times, NPR’s Car Talk, AOL, Autoweek, and more.

Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield Writer

Nikki is a promiment journalist and presenter specialising in electric cars, clean transportation, technology, and gender issues.

David Herron Writer

Passionately interested in green technology, David has been covering the electric vehicle scene as a journalist since 2009.

Laurent J. Masson Writer

Laurent has been covering the green automotive scene and electric vehicles in the Europrean market since 1998.