Sen. Gillibrand proposes legislation to support Brooklyn tech industry
“Brooklyn has become the hottest tech hub in America,” Jeffries said.
Electric cars can potentially be a great way to help the United States gain energy independence from foreign oil — but a lot of work must still be done. One Brooklyn company, HEVO Power, is working to make this effort more feasible by creating a wireless system to charge electric cars.
However, it’s not easy to startup a company that can handle such a huge task and HEVO Power’s founder and CEO Jeremy McCool said that a NYSERDA grant was essential in helping grow the company that hopes to one day make wireless docking stations as common as parking meters.
“We stand firmly behind our senator’s commitment to help small tech companies,” McCool said. “In addition to our headquarters in Brooklyn, all components of our technology are produced in New York state so it’s great to see our senator spearheading a bill like this.”