{"id":39861,"date":"2022-02-21T12:59:03","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T11:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intellias.com\/?p=39861"},"modified":"2023-08-28T11:01:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T09:01:23","slug":"scaling-ev-charging-infrastructure-to-meet-transport-sector-demand","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/intellias.com\/electric-vehicles-charging-infrastructure\/","title":{"rendered":"Scaling EV Charging Infrastructure to Meet Transport Sector Demand"},"content":{"rendered":"
Bye-bye, roaring vroom-vroom of a gas engine. Hello quiet, steady hum of an electric vehicle\u2019s computerized motor. One after another, governments around the globe are pledging to have over 50% of vehicles on the road be electric vehicles, or EVs, within the next ten years. <\/p>\n
These targets also affect commercial fleets, which are now trying to determine the feasibility and costs of running all-green fleets. And while mathematically the transition to EVs makes economic sense as the cost of operational expenditures is lower, there\u2019s a practical concern of absent EV charging infrastructure. <\/p>\n
By now, most of us have learned that charging cables don\u2019t work with all phones. You have USB-C, micro-USB, and Apple\u2019s Lightning cable. They look almost the same but juice up your device at different speeds. The same goes for electric fleet charging. Each EV comes with a cap on the maximum charging power it can accept. <\/p>\n
There are three EV charging standards: <\/p>\n
Level 1 EV stations are like your old iPhone charger \u2014 you have to leave the car charging overnight most days. DC fast charging is like using a Lightning cable \u2014 in 30 minutes, your battery is at least half full. <\/p>\n
The faster the better, right? Well, if you\u2019re ready to pay a premium. DC chargers are expensive to build and maintain. The US Department of Energy<\/a> estimated that the average cost to install one non-residential DC charger is around $8,000 to $50,000. For comparison, Level 2 chargers can be added for just $500 to $10,000 on average. <\/p>\n Consequently, fast EV charging solutions are hard to come by. In the UK, 75%<\/a> of public chargers are slow 3 to 7 kWh types. Many EU countries are doing only marginally better. <\/p>\n Breakdown of public EV chargers in EU countries<\/b> Source: Recharge EU \u2014 How many charge points will Europe and its Member States need in the 2020s<\/a><\/em> <\/p>\n At the same time, the EU and global regulators have set ambitious plans for zero-emission transportation<\/a> and proactively phasing out combustion engine cars. But this transition will be impossible without joint action on electric vehicle charging infrastructure development. <\/p>\n
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