The US is currently well short of meeting government targets for the rollout of EV charging infrastructure. So what barriers need to be removed to accelerate the process? A panel discussion at the recent EV Charging Summit and Expo gave some major indications.
There was a cartoon character in the 1970s who constantly shook his head and stated, in a resigned voice, “It’ll never work.” Sometimes I wonder if he was talking about the electric vehicle industry.
EV Charging & Infrastructure speaks with Justin Tarr, UK VP sales & operations at L-Charge, about how the company’s Charging-as-a-Service (CaaS) platform can enable operators to transition their fleets to electric without heavy investment in charging infrastructure.
Chris Hutter, CEO of National Power, will be one of the high-profile speakers at this week's EV Charging Expo & Summit in Las Vegas. Speaking to EV Charging & Infrastructure ahead of the show, he says availability and reliability are the two major issues needing to be addressed to ensure EV users have confidence in the US charging infrastructure.
To mark International Women’s Day on March 8, 2024, Manjula Balasubramanian, a software engineer from EV charging firm Versinetic, discusses her experiences in the industry and shares tips for women wanting to pursue a similar path.
The UK government's delay in introducing the deadline for the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate has impacted EV sales but has not slowed charging infrastructure deployment, says Mark Winn, head of site acquisitions at charge point operator SMS.
Next month's EV Charging Summit & Expo (EVCS) in Las Vegas on March 20-22 is set to play an important role in addressing a significant problem facing the North American EV industry: that the majority of eager EV buyers don’t have confidence they will have access to an adequate charging infrastructure. Event producer Breanna Jacobs tells EV Charging & Infrastructure that EVCS will bring together policymakers, industry players, the media, and commercial buyers worldwide to address this issue.
The watershed moment for EVs is now, not in seven years says Alok Dubey of Monta. In fact, he expects 2024 to be the year when most people start to accept that cars powered by fossil fuels become a thing of the past and that electric vehicles are the way forward.
A House of Lords committee report published this month says urgent change is needed if the UK is to meet its legally binding net zero emissions targets. Baroness Parminter, chair of the inquiry committee, tells EV Charging & Infrastructure that a number EV chargepoints installations in the UK are experiencing significant delays, and the government needs to review potential planning regulations to support grid connection processes.
In this thought-provoking comment piece Roger Adshead, chairman of Route One Publishing, says that the current pause in the growth rate of EV sales will allow new technologies to be refined, and the charging infrastructure to be more thoroughly developed.
It is not EVs, but e-bikes, e-mopeds and e-scooters that are the vehicles of the future – at least for those travelling in cities.
That was the gist of the argument in a provocative Financial Times opinion piece published this month by Paris-based journalist Simon Kuper. But is he right, and what are the implications for the ongoing rollout of EVs and the required charging infrastructure?
The EV industry is continually buzzing about adoption – much of it geared toward passenger vehicles. Will the public buy in, literally and figuratively? Are EV purchases on track? Will consumers overcome the anxiety that their vehicle’s battery charge will be insufficient to complete a journey or that there will not be enough charging stations on the way to their destination?
As these questions are being asked about passenger vehicles, fleets are quietly moving toward EV adoption.
A consortium of British companies has secured £1.34m in government funding to explore how electricity stored in EV batteries can be used to smooth out peaks in supply and demand on the UK’s electricity grid.
