Government initiatives, innovations, and legislation

Motorway services operator Moto Hospitality is one of the UK's biggest deployers of EV charging infrastructure. Chief executive Ken McMeikan says that rapidly escalating EV numbers means a lot more energy will be needed, but more joined up thinking from government and utilities will be required to achieve this.

Planning for the installation or upgrade of EV charging infrastructure is both complex and comprehensive regardless of location, and if the rollout is in a structured parking facility it adds yet another layer of detail and expertise required. 

The US government is providing US$7.5bn in support for EV charging infrastructure rollouts through funding which sets out minimum standards for federally funded projects.

GVB, operator of Amsterdam’s local public transport, is relying on The Mobility House to meet its charging management needs.

AtB, the transportation authority of Trøndelag county in Norway has selected Electreon's wireless electric road system as the sole tender winner for charging a bus wirelessly. 

The US-based Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) has released a detailing how EV mandates will force consumers into paying more in overall transportation costs and create potentially catastrophic pressure on the electric grid if those and other serious issues are not addressed beforehand.

EVCS has been awarded US$1.9m from the California Energy Commission (CEC) Rural Electric Vehicle (REV) program. 

Renewable energy company Sungrow has joined Avere - The European Association for Electromobility.

A number of key barriers, including the perceived risk of charging safety, are causing women to be left behind in the electrification of cars.