May 2021 Bulletin Issue #3

The most relevant information on EV charging

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Recent News A selection of international news published between March and April 2021. __

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Patents and Reports

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Total Adding Ultrafast EV Chargers To 300 Stations in France – Published on Mar 12, 2021, in Cleantech The plan is to have all 300 ultrafast charging stations installed by the end of 2022. They will each have a power capacity of 175 kW. Pitounet added some apt comments on the plan: “This is massive. I think that will be a game changer. Total is everywhere and their stations are always well placed. I don’t know how much faith we can put in Total realizing this project in time, but I think they realize they need it to keep their customers in highway stations where they sell foods and other goodies.” Indeed, looking at the plugin vehicle share of auto sales in France these days, the writing is on the gas station bathroom wall… [continue reading…]

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Charger Reliability Is the

Next Challenge for The EV Industry – Published on February 11, 2021, in Cleantech In past articles, I’ve covered many of the challenges that come with expanding EV charging networks. I’ve watched Electrify America’s successful struggle to add stations in the Southwest US. I’ve struggled myself taking road trips to rural national parks in my short-range 2018 Nissan LEAF. I’ve also applied what I’ve learned to come up with helpful ideas for the Biden administration as they work toward building 500,000 new stations.

However, there’s one element of the EV driver experience that I’ve neglected to date: reliability… [continue reading…] Kerbside charging biggest barrier to EV “What Moves People?” Drives NREL Mobility adoption, says AFP – Published on April 7, 2021, in GreenFleet Behavioural Scientist To The Association of Fleet Operators (AFP) is warning Find Answers that the lack of an effective national strategy for creating kerbside charging infrastructure is emerging – Published on Mar 17, 2021, in Cleantech as the biggest barrier to adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) by businesses. Born in Mexico City, Mexico, Patricia (Paty) Romero- Lankao arrived in Colorado in 2006 and found her The current government approach to installation of way to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory kerbside charging means that 75% of the cost is met by a (NREL) in 2018 to grow a new mobility behavioural national fund and 25% paid by local authorities. However, science capability. explained AFP chair Paul Hollick, it is not really working. “How people behave and make decisions are social “We have national fleets who are AFP members and want science questions, not technical ones,” Romero- to go 100% EV as soon as possible. The stumbling block Lankao said. they face is that nationally, around four out of 10 people live in apartments or terraced houses and don’t have Understanding what factors influence people’s access to on-street parking. choices — specifically energy and mobility choices, such as whether to carpool or buy a fuel-efficient “That means they are reliant on local authorities to install vehicle — can inform policy, technology rollout, and street charging facilities but, as you’d expect, the impetus ultimately influence individuals to make cleaner and ability to do so varies massively from area to area. choices… [continue reading…] Each kerbside charger costs around £2,500 to install, so local government still needs to find £600 for every unit. In the wake of the pandemic, many simply don’t have the money, even if there is the will…[continue reading…]

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How To Accelerate EV Adoption – Published on April 27, 2021, in GreenFleet Webinar success! We hope you tuned into our discussion on electric vehicle (EV) adoption last week. If you didn’t get a chance, fear not, you can watch the webinar below. One of our big takeaways from the discussion was how important reliability is for EV charging infrastructure. Charging stations are only as helpful as … [continue reading…]

EV drivers seek key reforms to improve confidence in public EV charging – Published on April 15, 2021, in evaengland Electric Vehicle Association (EVA) England has revealed the results of its survey which invited electric vehicle (EV) drivers to share their views about their experience with public charge points, in response to the UK Government’s consultation on the ‘Consumer Experience at Public Electric Vehicle ChargePoint’s’. Over 1,000 drivers participated in the survey in England, who highlighted widespread support for the rollout of contactless … [continue reading…]

Materialism, Ecological Consciousness and Purchasing Intention of Electric Vehicles: An Empirical Analysis among Chinese Consumers – Published on March 9, 2021, in GreenFleet From the perspective of consumer resistance, this study proposes a theoretical model to investigate the impacts of two growing personal values in the Chinese context (materialism and ecological consciousness) on consumers’ purchase intention of EVs. The research model was empirically examined with online survey …[continue reading…]

Why do consumers choose to buy electric vehicles? A paired data analysis of purchase intention configurations – Published on May 1, 2021, in ScienceDirect Understanding the driving factors associated with electric vehicle (EV) purchases is a prerequisite for governments and firms to develop corresponding policy interventions and marketing strategies. However, prior studies primarily focus on the individual role of psychological and policy attributes, and there has been… [continue reading…]

Analysis of the discrete choice model representing the electric vehicle owners’ behaviour in Slovakia

– Published on Mar 30, 2021, in Springer The paper deals with the decision-making process of the electric vehicle (EV) owners at the charging station. Firstly, the paper presents a theoretical basis for the definition of discrete choice systems. Consequently, the process of the stated preference survey design, used to obtain data about the EV owners’ decisions at the … [continue reading…]

The 7 Things That Will Most Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption By 2030 – Published on April 20, 2021, in Cleantech If we want to avert climate catastrophe (which seems advisable), we have to do several things in different realms of society. In the world of transport, one of the things we need to do is electrify all the cars on the road super quickly. Electric vehicle sales are growing fast, but not fast enough. So, how do we do this?... [continue reading…]

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TUM develops inductive charging with superconductors – Published on Mar 15, 2021 in electricdrive A team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has succeeded in producing a coil made of superconducting wires that can transmit power of more than five kilowatts without contact and major losses. Possible applications include vehicles or even aircraft… [continue reading…]

S Korea to set global standards for EV ABB unveils “next- wireless charging generation” 350kW – Published on Apr 15, 2021 in auto.economictimes.indiatimes electric vehicle chargers Seoul, South Korea said on Thursday it – Published on Apr 23, 2021, in thedriven.io will ramp up efforts to promote a homegrown charging technology for Swiss energy technology company ABB has unveiled the next electric vehicles (EVs) as an international generation of its high-powered Terra electric vehicle charging stations, delivering up to 350kW of charging power. standard, as the country plans to penetrate deeper into the growing The third generation of ABB’s ‘Terra High Power’ charging platform sector. will feature a 15-inch touchscreen display and LED night-time lighting, and the ability to accept a range of payment options. ABB The Korean Agency for Technology and said the new chargers were able to be customized with expanded Standards held a virtual meeting with branding space and color options. experts from home and abroad to further The chargers will also come with a 5.3-metre retractable charging foster the wireless charging technology cable and have been designed to optimize the space around the for EVs with a capacity of 50 kilowatts, chargers to improve their ease of use and offer a “premium” according to the Ministry of Trade, charging service targeted towards highway charging and fleet Industry, and Energy… [continue operators… [continue reading…] reading…]

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Wireless Power Transfer Technologies Applied to Electric Vehicles: A Review – Published on May 11, 2021, in CleanTechnica The expansion on the use of Electric Vehicles demands new mechanisms to ease the charging process, making it autonomous and with a reduced user intervention. This paper reviews the technologies applied to the wireless charge of Electric Vehicles. In particular, it focuses on the technologies based on the induction principle, the capacitive-based techniques, those that use radiofrequency waves and the laser powering… [continue reading…]

100 kW Three-Phase Wireless Charger for EV: Experimental Validation Adopting Opposition Method – Published on Apr 10, 2021, in Doi This paper presents the experimental validation, using the opposition method, of a high- power three-phase Wireless-Power-Transfer (WPT) system for automotive applications. The system under test consists of three coils with circular sector shape overlapped to minimize the mutual cross-coupling, a three-phase inverter at primary side and a three-phase rectifier at receiver side. In fact, thanks to the delta configuration used to connect the coils of the electromagnetic structure, a three-phase Silicon Carbide (SiC) inverter is driving the transmitter side. The resonance tank capacitors are placed outside of the delta configuration reducing in this way their voltage sizing. This WPT system is used as a 100 kW–85 kHz ultrafast battery charger for light delivery vehicle directly … [continue reading…]

Evercharge Is First to Offer CDFA Certified EV Charging Station – Published on Apr 1, 2021, in Insideevs EverCharge recently became the first EVSE manufacturer to receive California Department of Food and Agriculture's (CDFA) California Type Evaluation Program (CTEP) certification and is currently the only EV charging equipment supplier to receive CDFA certification. The new CDFA standards, which mirror those on gas pumps, ensure accuracy and transparency at every EV charging station in California. This means that every kilowatt-hour is accurately accounted for in the billing process and that the cost to the consumer is displayed on the station… [continue reading…]

How Much Does Volkswagen’s Bi-Directional Charging Innovation Matter? – Published on Mar 20, 2021, in Cleantech One of the features Volkswagen presented at its recent Power Day event that people got most excited about was bi- directional charging. New Volkswagen models will be able to charge or discharge via Volkswagen wall boxes starting next year. This is something many EV enthusiasts have been into for many years, yet it is almost non-existent on the consumer market. I’m going to quickly run through reasons why it has been neglected as well as how much I think it could matter that Volkswagen is bringing bi-directional charging to market — but in the opposite order… [continue reading…]

Magenta Power sets up streetlamp integrated EV charging stations - Published on Mar 3, 2021 in auto.economictimes.indiatimes EV charging solutions provider Magenta Power on Wednesday announced the setting up of its first set of streetlamp integrated charger ChargeGrid Flare, in partnership with HPCL. The facility has initially been installed at HPCL outlets in two locations in the Bandra Kurla Complex of Bandra suburb of Mumbai, and the other one at Niti Marg in New Delhi, Magenta said in a release. Designed exclusively to offer an energy-efficient streetlight combined with an EV charging point, the charger provides integrated EV charging facilities from within a durable, traditional-looking, streetlight, the company said… [continue reading…]

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The A–Z of V2G. A comprehensive analysis of vehicle- to-grid technology worldwide – Published on Jan 31, 2021, in arena.gov We have reviewed the V2G literature and trial experiences around the world, presented as benefits, challenges, and enablers. Based on the existing body of knowledge we can recommend actions that will enable smoother uptake of V2G. These are written for Australia but are broadly applicable. Recommendations fall into four themes: standards and rules, customer value proposition, open value transfer, and fostering an industry … [continue reading…] So Many E-Scooters, So Where to Dock & Charge Charge: Scooter Them All? Docks & Charging – Published on Mar 5, 2021, in Cleantech Hubs for Any The beleaguered cities of today are faced with yet another dire threat as mountains of dockless e-scooters pile up on street Company corners, lying in wait for unsuspecting pedestrians to trip over them. Perhaps the threat is exaggerated, but the popularity of Published on January 18, 2021, in two-wheeled electric transport is skyrocketing. At some point Thedriven cities will have to take action, and if all goes according to plan in The VW Group wants to become the first Paris, a win-win micro mobility solution is at hand. major carmaker to start rolling out The new plan is being hatched in Paris, where a 150-dock pilot “vehicle-to-grid” (V2G) technology in all project is about to begin with the Turkish electric scooter docking its electric cars to sell services back to the startup Duckt at the helm. The idea is to keep urban spaces clear of electricity grid and help stabilize clutter and reduce theft and vandalism, while providing e-scooter fluctuating energy supply from rental firms with a platform for lowering their costs. renewables. The idea is similar to the EV charging-plus-kiosk trend that appears Nissan and Mitsubishi introduced to be taking off, but with an emphasis on leveraging existing street vehicle-to-X (V2X) technology, also furniture rather than necessarily having to build all new known as bidirectional charging, as early infrastructure. as 2013 and the new Nissan Leaf is undergoing trials in Australia, in … [continue reading…] particular a 51- … [continue reading…]

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Voltage-Dependent Load Levelling Approach by means of Electric Vehicle Fast Charging Stations – Published on Feb 1, 2021, in ieeexploreç This paper introduces a load levelling approach exploiting the voltage dependency of the loads. With a controlled reactive power injection, the converters of fast charging stations can influence the voltage profile, and consequently the power consumption of voltage-dependent loads. The approach has two main goals: minimizing the mismatches with respect to the demand forecast and reducing the grid losses. Fast charging stations are particularly suited for this approach… [continue reading…]

Optimized Strategic Planning of Future Norwegian Low-Voltage Networks with a Genetic Algorithm Applying Empirical Electric Vehicle Charging Data – Published on Mar 16, 2021, in mdpi This article outlines methods to facilitate the assessment of the impact of electric vehicle charging on distribution networks at planning stage and applies them to a case study. As network planning is becoming a more complex task, an approach to automated network planning that yields the optimal reinforcement strategy is outlined. Different reinforcement measures are weighted against each other in terms of technical feasibility and costs by applying a genetic algorithm… [continue reading…]

Active integration of electric vehicles into distribution grids: Barriers and frameworks for flexibility services – Published on Jul 1, 2021, in ScienceDirect Distribution system operators face a challenging environment marked by increased decentralization, digitalization, and the decarbonization of transport and heating sectors. In particular, the integration of large numbers of electric vehicles (EVs) will pose challenges for distribution grid operation and planning. However, EVs also open the opportunity to offer flexibility services to different actors in the electricity system using smart charging and vehicle- to-grid (V2G) technology. This work reviewed the scientific literature and key European demonstrator projects on the proactive integration of EVs into distribution grids. The main technical, economic, regulatory, … [continue reading…]

EVs could be charged directly by off-grid solar at long-term carparks – Published on Mar 30, 2021, in thedriven For electric vehicles to be truly zero-emissions they need to be charged with energy from renewable resources, and the cheapest of these options to harvest energy directly from the sun using solar panels. But even when charged using renewable energy from the grid there is energy embedded in the poles and wires, and the administration and maintenance of the network that distributes the energy around the grid… [continue reading…]

JOINT POSITION PAPER: UNLEASHING THE FLEXIBILITY OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES – Published on Mar 25, 2021, in Avere While mobility is ultimately the primary purpose of road vehicles, the energy system is becoming an increasingly relevant factor. The electrification of the transport sector – a crucial step towards climate neutrality – requires the integration of transport and energy, as confirmed in the Impact Assessment accompanying the 2030 Climate Target Plan by the European Commission. The electricity system cannot cope with the increased uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) unless their use of the electricity system is smartly managed… [continue reading…]

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EVPassport Launches Open EV Charging Platform – Published on Apr 4, 2021, in Electriccarsreport EVPassport has launched the first open EV charging platform to lower the barriers to EV adoption and allow brands to strengthen customer engagement.

The news comes after President Biden announced plans for phase one of his ambitious infrastructure Cyber-Energy Emulation proposal that includes 500,000 new EV charging stations. Platform Offers Insights Consisting of brandable hardware and API oriented software, into EV Fast-Charging EVPassport allows organizations to integrate the EV charging … Station Cybersecurity, [continue reading…] Mitigation Strategies – Published on Mar 5, 2021 in Cleantech ChargePoint As demand for electric vehicles continues to accelerate across Continues to the country, fast-charging infrastructure is expanding in parallel to meet consumers’ needs. Researchers expect over 50,000 fast- Enhance the EV charge stations to be in operation by 2025, over double the existing amount listed as part of the Alternative Fuels Data Driver Experience Center. with Android Auto The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is at the forefront of this research, in large part due to its newly developed Cyber- Integration Energy Emulation Platform (CEEP). Employing the use of the laboratory’s Energy Systems Integration Facility’s (ESIF’s) hardware- – Published on Apr 29, 2021 in in-the-loop simulation capabilities, CEEP … [continue reading…] electriccarsreport

ChargePoint, a leading electric vehicle charging network, now Most drivers want contactless working with Android Auto, is making the transition to electric mobility payments for charging easier and more seamless for drivers. – Published on Mar 18, 2021, in GreenFleet This new integration brings essential A survey, conducted as part of Innovate UK’s NetX project, has asked EV charging functionality inside the EV drivers how easy (or difficult) it is to charge their car. vehicle, allowing drivers to easily access charging … [continue The survey shows that 82% of respondents charge most often at reading…] home, and 8% at work … [continue reading...]

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Effective charging identity authentication scheme based on fog computing in V2G networks – Published on May 1, 2021, in ScienceDirect Vehicle to Grid (V2G) networks are facing many security problems, such as privacy protection and identity authentication for electric vehicle (EV) users. To solve these problems of identity authentication in V2G networks, we propose a charging identity authentication scheme based on fog computing in this paper… [continue reading…]

Disrupting the power grid via EV charging: The impact of the SMS Phishing attacks – Published on Jun 1, 2021, in ScienceDirect As with every new technology, EVs introduce new security concerns both for the power grid and charging infrastructure. Having a holistic view and understanding consumer behavior is important to address security issues. Regulative bodies and researchers consider cyber-threats and provide security architecture for EV charging systems. However, phishing attacks and their impact on the system have been overlooked up to now. … [continue reading…]

Exploring Cybersecurity Issues in 5G Enabled Electric Vehicle Charging Station with Deep Learning – Published on Apr 17, 2021, in arxiv The surging usage of electric vehicles (EVs) demand the robust deployment of trustworthy electric vehicle charging station (EVCS) with millisecond range latency and massive machine to machine communications where 5G could act. However, 5G suffers from inherent protocols, hardware, and software vulnerabilities that seriously threaten the communicating entities' cyber-physical security. To overcome these limitations in the EVCS… [continue reading…]

Volvo Group Venture Capital invests in Driivz EV charging software company – Published on Mar 17, 2021, in Electriccarsreport Volvo Group Venture Capital has invested in Driivz Ltd., a leading global EV charging software company which has developed a platform for managing large charging networks for electric vehicles from end-to-end. The Driivz platform functions as an operating system for EV charging networks and is used by the operators of charging points, EV fleets and other key players in the ecosystem. The platform is scalable and modular, which … [continue reading…] Worldline launches new EV charging payment solution – Published on Apr 12, 2021, in Electrive Payment service provider Worldline has announced the launch of a new payment solution at charging stations. The French company says that the WL Easy EV is suitable for both large infrastructures and smaller providers. Payments can be made at four different card readers via touch screen or push button. Worldline not yet … [continue reading...]

PetroBlock: A Blockchain-Based Payment Mechanism for Fuelling Smart Vehicles – Published on Mar 21, 2021, in Doi The invention of smart vehicle technology paved the way for the excessive use of machine-to-machine technologies. Moreover, third-party sharing of financial services is also introduced that support machine-to-machine (M2M) communication. These monetary systems’ prime focus is on improving reliability and security; however, they overlook aspects like behaviors and users’ need. For instance, people often hand over their bank cards… [continue reading…]

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Distributed Expansion

Planning of Electric Vehicle Dynamic Wireless Charging System in Coupled Power- Traffic Networks – Published on Mar 3, 2021, in Ieeecplore In this paper, a distributed planning method for EV dynamic wireless charging system (DWCS) is proposed, which determines the locations and the scales of DWCS to maximize the economic effects of wireless charging while meeting EV charging demands. The Nesterov’s model with multiple traffic patterns is adopted in the traffic network (TN) to solve the traffic assignment problem and the traffic wave theory is used to analyze the distribution of road traffic density... [Continue reading…] GM presents Ultium A GIS-based Optimal Charge 360 Facility Location Framework charging services for Fast Electric Vehicle – Published on Apr 29, 2021, in Electrive

Charging Stations General Motors has presented its concept for – Published on Mar 01, 2021 in Researchgate simplifying electric car charging for US customers under the name ‘Ultium Charge 360’. The “holistic Deeper decarbonization of the transport sector re- approach” is supposed to cover all charging quires building a wide coverage electric vehicle scenarios, public and private. charging network that can meet driver’s mobility Via an app (such as ‘myChevrolet’), the company’s patterns and refueling habits in a seamless manner. electric car customers will soon receive real-time Currently, major market players mainly deploy information on almost 60,000 charging points in the chargers at existing public parking spaces at hotels, USA and Canada. The app finds stations along a route shopping centers, etc. On the other hand, and can start and pay for charging processes – in other gas/petroleum retail business is a century-old industry words, a classic EMP service that brings together and “optimized” to serve the refueling needs of the charging points from different providers via drivers and they come to the forefront as “good” roaming… [Continue reading…] locations to site chargers. To that end, this paper addresses the fast-charging station location problem in an urban environment. The optimization problem is formulated as a maximum coverage location problem (MCLP) and existing locations of petrol/fuel stations are considered as candidate locations. Using QGIS software, a geographic.... [Continue reading…]

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Determining Electric Vehicle Charging Station Location Suitability: A Qualitative Study of Greek Stakeholders Employing Thematic Analysis and Analytical Hierarchy Process – Published on Feb 20, 2021, in ProQuest This study aims to develop a methodological framework to identify suitable locations for the deployment of EV charging points in urban environments. To meet this objective, we acquired a mixed method approach including a systematic literature review, 12 semi structured stakeholder interviews which were thematically analyzed, and an Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). The outcome is a spatial model function, which consists of parameters and weights for estimating the suitability of each urban road link that will allow the establishment... [Continue reading…]

The Architecture Design of Electrical Vehicle Infrastructure Using Viable System Model Approach – Published on Mar 9, 2021, in Mdpi The current body of EV literature is replete with different optimization and empirical approaches pertaining to the design and analysis of the EV ecosystem; however, probing the EV ecosystem from a management perspective has not been analyzed. To address this gap, this paper develops a systems-based framework to offer rigorous design and analysis of the EV ecosystem, with a focus on charging station location problems... [Continue reading…]

Pareto optimality in cost and service quality for an Electric Vehicle charging facility – Published on May 15, 2021, in ScienceDirect This paper examines the problem of planning an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging facility that provides a high quality of service in charging EVs and incurs a low cost to the facility manager. This problem is challenging because a facility with a larger charging capacity (hence better service quality) can be more expensive to build and operate. This paper contributes to the literature by planning an EV charging facility that overcomes this trade-off and achieves Pareto optimality, i.e., a facility with a higher quality of service but at a lower cost... [Continue reading…]

Infrastructure Optimization of In-Motion Charging Networks for Electric Vehicles Using Agent-Based Modelling – Published on Mar 8, 2021, in Ieeexplore While stationary plug-in methods have been the traditional approach to satisfying this demand, in-motion charging technologies have the potential to eliminate the inconvenience of long charging wait times and the high cost of large batteries. In this research, an agent-based model is developed to simulate vehicle charging demand and then validated against real traffic data. Driver behavior is estimated from travel survey data, and a method is introduced to estimate route-planning decisions in the presence of multiple charging options. The model... [Continue reading…]

Most Favourable Site and Sizing of EVFCS Via OSM Technique – Published on Apr 20, 2021, in Ieexplore India's continually growing populace has made it essential to make elective techniques for transportation with Electric Vehicles (EV) being the most favored choice. This paper manages the ideal arranging (sitting and sizing) of charging station infrastructure. Here for the most favorable site and sizing the OSM (Open Street Map) is used... [Continue reading…]

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London boroughs delivered over 3,000 on- street charge points

– Published on Mar 19, 2021, in GreenFleet London boroughs have delivered more than 3,000 on-street charge points in residential areas, enabling Londoners to make the switch to electric vehicles. This makes up nearly half of the 6,500 charge point devices delivered across the capital in the last two years, with delivery propelled through the Go Ultra Low City Scheme (GULCS). The GULCS London programme has provided boroughs with more than £7 million funding for the delivery of charge points in residential areas and is managed by London Councils, the Mayor and TfL… [continue reading…]

GET launches first YourParkingSpace and EV charging hub for EVBox team for park and inner-city residents charge service – Published on Mar 22, 2021, in Thedriven – Published on Mar 2, 2021, in GreenFleet A new partnership between YourParkingSpace and Melbourne electric car charging company Global EVBox will see the roll-out of pre-bookable EV park Electric Transport (GET) has launched its first and charge points across the country, including at charging hub in Melbourne, providing a charging locations in the retail and hospitality sectors, meaning solution for apartment dwellers who don’t have the motorists know that a charge point will be available option of charging at home. when they arrive. The new charging hub, opened today by Victoria’s YourParkingSpace has an ambition of ensuring that minister energy, environment and climate change Lily UK motorists are never more than 20 minutes away D’Ambrosio, consists of seven 22kW AC charging units from an available charge point, which can be booked which can add 22km of driving range for every 10 and paid for in advance through the minutes plugged in (see this handy chart for a guide on YourParkingSpace app… [continue reading…] EV charging speeds)… [continue reading…]

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Polestar Partners with ChargePoint to Improve Charging Experience – Published on Mar 9, 2021, in Insideevs Polestar and ChargePoint are partnering up in an effort to improve the charging experience for Polestar 2 customers. The collaboration extends from the in-car experience and into the garage where daily charging occurs. Inside the Polestar 2, drivers will find a ChargePoint charging app embedded directly into the Polestar 2's infotainment system. That's possible because the Polestar 2 will come standard with Google’s Android Automotive Infotainment System. Additionally, Polestar customers will be able to bundle the cost of the ChargePoint Home Flex, a 50-amp WIFI- connected smart charger into the purchase price of the vehicle at the point of sale or lease… [continue reading…]

Setting Up Home Electric Car Charging on A Budget – Published on Apr 23, 2021, in Cleantech Here we have a guide for what it costs to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at home, including the process of panel upgrades, permits, and 240-volt circuits. Read on as we outline the safest way to save time, money, and hassle for home charging… [continue reading…]

Tesco EV network hits 500,000 charging milestone – Published on Apr 8, 2021, in GreenFleet A charging network at Tesco, established through a partnership with Volkswagen and Pod Point, has hit 500,000 charges – providing more than 10 million miles of emission free journeys for free. The partnership between the three companies is installing free charging points at 600 supermarkets around the UK. The partnership has now provided its 500,000th free top-up – and during this period three million kWh of free, carbon neutral electricity has been given out. This is enough power to drive the new all-electric Volkswagen ID.4 SUV around 10.4 million miles… [continue reading…]

York builds 2 ultra-fast-charging sites with ABB – Published on Apr 29, 2021, in Electrive In the UK, ABB technology has announced that it will be providing ultra-fast charging and high availability for EV drivers in York as part of a £2.2 million scheme. The scheme was developed to meet the growing demand for chargers as the city’s existing charge points are almost at capacity. The City of York Council has said that its two new Hyper Hub sites, which are due to go live in June 2021 in Monks Cross and Poppleton. Each site will have eight bays for rapid and ultra-rapid charging, while the Monks Cross site will have 30 fast-charging points… [continue reading…]

EO installs chargers for Amazon's electric delivery fleet – Published on Apr 21, 2021, in GreenFleet EO Charging has secured a contract with Amazon to install electric vehicle chargers for Amazon's electric vehicles. Eight hundred charging points have been rolled out so far, with plans for hundreds more. EO Charging is also providing software and maintenance services for Amazon’s electric fleet in Europe. Amazon has added over 1,800 new zero-emission vehicles to its fleet as part of a partnership with Mercedes-Benz Vans. It also has 100,000 electric delivery vans on order with Rivian… [continue reading…]

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Porsche plans its own fast charging network and high- performance batteries – Published on Mar 22, 2021, in Electriccarsreport

Tesla Making Prefabricated Superchargers to Speed Up Install

– Published on Apr 7, 2021, in Insideevs Tesla is building entire Supercharger setups on concrete slabs for ease of installation.

According to many Tesla owners, the company's Supercharger network is among many features that set Tesla Porsche is planning its own fast EV charging stations along the most apart from other automakers. While important European major highways and motorways. These will people often buy Tesla's vehicles for offer Porsche customers a high-quality, brand-appropriate ch their performance, long range, and state-of-the-art tech features, they also choose not to buy competing EVs arging experience while complementing the existing Ionity network. mostly due to the lack of adequate and A unique design will showcase the special character of the Porsche reliable public fast-charging networks. fast-charging stations to the outside world. Tesla is constantly expanding its The German automaker says that each station will have between six Supercharger network across the globe, and 12 charging points with a charging capacity of 350 kW and more. and now, it seems the company has come up with a new way to streamline Similar to what Tesla is doing at some of its Supercharger stations, installations and make them even faster. there will be a lounge area with innovative self-service facilities. As you can see from the image below, Access will be controlled via smartphone. first shared on Reddit by u/ebgerday, “An important prerequisite for electromobility is fast and convenient Tesla appears to be dropping off pre- charging,” said Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Executive Board of fabricated Supercharger setups to Porsche AG. “That is why we are currently working on the details of a install at its new site in Beaver, Utah. concept for our own fast- … [continue reading…] … [continue reading…]

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Bp pulse to roll out ultra-fast charging hubs – Published on Mar 29, 2021, in GreenFleet bp pulse is rolling-out a series of new charging hubs developed in partnership with The EV Network (EVN), as part of the company's ambition to deliver fast and convenient charging for the growing number of EV drivers. The agreement is expected to deliver a significant number of new ultra-fast EV charging destinations in the areas with high volumes of traffic. The sites will be developed by EVN with each having a range of ultra-fast charging bays and some becoming EV convenience and mobility hubs with food, drink and other facilities on offer to drivers as they charge… [continue reading…]

Assessment of wireless charging impacts based on real-world driving patterns: Case study in Lisbon, Portugal – Published on Aug 1, 2021, in ScienceDirect In the current transition to a smarter and more efficient transportation system, battery electric vehicle mileage and the time required for charging are still two main constraints that need to be overcome to enable a larger penetration of electric vehicles. Moreover, the few charging stations available are a consequence of the “supply and demand” problem. Consequently, wireless dynamic recharging can be a complementary solution to address the problems of light-duty electric mobility and an added-value towards autonomous vehicles. Consequently, this paper presents an innovative approach based on real world mobility patterns collected for a sample in the city of … [continue reading…]

Volkswagen Group to Partner with BP on Ultra-Fast Charging Deployment – Published on Mar 24, 2021, in Insideevs BP and Volkswagen Group announced a strategic collaboration on electric vehicle ultra-fast charging infrastructure in Europe. The two signed a memorandum of understanding and now are working on details that should be finalized and announced over the coming months. The general plan is to build an extensive ultra-fast charging network, installing 150-350 kW DC fast chargers, at BP retail sites (Aral brand in Germany) in Europe (we are not so sure about Romania) to ensure more potential customers that it's already the right time to switch to electric cars… [continue reading…]

Volvo Is Planning Its Own Fast-Charging Network in Italy – Published on Mar 15, 2021, in Insideevs 2021 is quickly shaping up to be a crucial year for electric cars. As the world thrusts itself out of a pandemic and government policies clearly target sustainability through huge recovery funds, the shift to electric mobility is gaining pace. But it’s not just governments who plead considerable investments to move forward and away from a fossil economy. The most forward-looking companies are also taking the plunge, seizing this moment of seismic change. Volvo is one of them… [continue reading...]

Italy’s EV Charging Infrastructure Is About to Get a High-Power Boost – Published on Mar 1, 2021, in Cleantech Autostrade per l’Italia (ASPI), one of the main toll-motorway operators in Europe, manages 3,020 km of Italy’s 7,000 km motorway network. As part of a recently launched industrial plan, ASPI is undertaking a major investment in its infrastructure that will eventually see all its fuelling stations adopt high-power charging stalls. This will create a completely new backbone for the growing EV fast-charging infrastructure of the country, which has so far been championed in Italy only by Tesla and Ionity… [continue reading...]

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Special Report 05/2021:

Infrastructure for charging electric vehicles: more charging stations but uneven deployment makes travel across the EU complicated

– Published on Apr 13, 2021, in ECA.Europa The objective of our audit was to determine the effectiveness of the Commission’s support for the deployment of an EU-wide publicly accessible infrastructure for charging electric vehicles. We found that despite successes such as in promoting a common EU plug standard, and improving access to different charging networks, obstacles to travel across the EU in Electric vehicles: electric vehicles remain… [continue reading…] Helping consumers How eco‐efficient are identify the right electric vehicles across recharging option Europe? A regionalized life with standardised cycle assessment‐based labels eco‐efficiency analysis – Published on Mar 1, 2021 in Electriccarsreport -Published on Apr 5, 2021, in Onelibrary

European countries have been promoting a A brand-new harmonized set of labels for electric widespread adoption of electric vehicles to achieve vehicles and charging stations will start to be used SDGs through resilient, technology‐driven, and throughout Europe as of 20 March this year, in line human‐centric mobility. However, potential with the requirements of the EU Directive on the environmental benefits of electric vehicles depend on deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure various regional factors such as the fuel efficiency and (2014/94/EU). source of electricity generation. At the same time, the As well as appearing on EV charging stations, the economic benefits of mobility to the economy are an labels will be placed on all newly-produced electric important factor for evaluating the relative cars, vans, trucks, buses, coaches, mopeds, performance of electric vehicles. To this end, this motorcycles, tricycles and quadricycles in a clear and research paper presents the first empirical analysis of visible manner… [continue reading…] the regionalized eco‐efficiency assessment of electric vehicles across Europe … [continue reading…]

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Have electric vehicles effectively addressed CO2 emissions? Analysis of eight leading countries using quantile-on-quantile regression approach – Published on Jul 1, 2021, in ScienceDirect Along with the rapid development of electric vehicles in many countries, the associated potential carbon mitigation effects have attracted global attention. Therefore, this study investigates the dynamic linkages [continue reading…]

Promoting electric vehicle adoption: Who should invest in charging infrastructure? – Published on May 1, 2021, in ScienceDirect Electric mobility has emerged as a key initiative for the policymakers and the governments to mitigate the carbon footprint of the transportation sector. However, the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is slow, … [continue reading…]

Macro Analysis and Forecast of Global Expansion of Electric Vehicles – Published on Mar 1, 2021, in ForesightJournal This study analyzes the diffusion of battery electric vehicles (BEV) in the world and evaluates the vehicle charging stations based on the European Union (EU) scenario. Initially, the global BEV sales data from … [continue reading…]

Electric vehicle charging network in Europe: An accessibility and deployment trends analysis – Published on May 1, 2021, in ScienceDirect This paper provides the first comprehensive bottom-up analysis of the EV charging network in Europe. Combining a crowd-sourced database of charging stations with accessibility data and algorithms, we produce maps of the travel time to the most accessible EV charging station across Europe, we evaluate the charging … [continue reading…] Accelerating clean, electrified transportation by 2035: policy priorities. A 2035 2.0 companion report. – Published on Apr 1, 2021 in Energyinnovation The study by University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), Grid Lab, and Energy Innovation, finds that, compared to a business-as-usual (BAU) No New Policy Scenario, the DRIVE Clean Scenario of achieving 100 percent EV sales by 2030-2035, combined with a 90 percent clean electricity grid by 2035, could result in major… [continue reading...] ELECTRIFICATION ALLIANCE RESPONSE TO THE REVISION OF THE TEN-E REGULATION – Published on Mar 18, 2021, in Avere The Electrification Alliance welcomes the proposal put forward by the European Commission for the revision of the TEN-E Regulation. A revision of the Regulation is much needed in light of the EU’s 2030 and 2050 objectives and in order to channel investments in smart, reliable and efficient infrastructure that can deliver the… [continue reading...] EAFO study: charging infrastructure in the EU – Published on Mar 5, 2021, in Electrive A new analysis by the European Alternative Fuels Observatory (EAFO) provides interesting insights into the status of charging infrastructure development in Europe. The study also shows that a major effort is still … [continue reading...]

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Dubai To Put 4,000

Cruise Self-Driving Vehicles into Operation By 2030

– Published on Apr 15, 2021, in Cleantech I’ve spent a lot of time in the UAE, and I’ve long said it would be one of the first places to implement robotaxis on a large scale. Word today is that it has placed an order with Cruise. The city of Dubai reports that it will be the first non-US city in the world to put the Cruise Origin on the road, via the government’s Road & Transport Authority (RTA)… [continue reading…] Start-up created by Tesla; Six-minute EV Google alumni wants to battery one step swap EV batteries in 10 closer as Magnis minutes reports successful – Published on Mar 4, 2021, in The Driven test results – Published on Mar 1, 2021, in The Driven A battery start-up named Ample, formed by ex-Tesla and Google engineers, says it wants to deploy a network of electric vehicle Magnis Energy Technologies says its battery swap stations that would allow EV owners to drive off partner, Charge CCCV, has shown with a full battery within 10 minutes. promising results testing optimized Emerging from “stealth mode” after seven years research and battery cells in a commercial format, development, the start-up says that the battery swap stations would taking another step towards its goal for require no special infrastructure as they could be dropped in any an “extra-fast charging” electric vehicle carpark. battery that can charge in just six minutes. With $70 million funding under its belt, Ample is collaborating with Uber and says it is also working with “some of the world’s largest Achieving commercially viable electric automakers to integrate modular battery design into their electric vehicle batteries that can charge so cars,” although it did not name which ones… [continue reading…] quickly is a challenge on multiple fronts, and ensuring energy efficiency, battery life and safety are not compromised at very fast charge rates are paramount. The new results show that the optimized multi-layer 1.6Ah pouch cells, which are within 99% … [continue reading…]

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Dispatch management of portable charging stations in electric vehicle networks – Published on May 1, 2021, in ScienceDirect This paper introduces the new idea of allocating and dispatching portable charging stations (PCSs) in hotspot areas of EV network during busy traffic hours to: i) relieve the burden on FCSs, ii) minimize vehicle waiting times at charging stations, and iii) reduce the overlaps between total PEV demand and peak residential load. We formulate the research challenge for the smart management of PCSs as a constrained optimization problem and introduce a heuristic solution. Detailed simulation results for the Washington green highway EV network show that the proposed approach can significantly reduce the average PEV waiting times and decrease the average PEV loads at … [continue reading…]

A Novel Power Market Mechanism Based on Blockchain for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations – Published on Jan 1, 2021, in ProQuest This work presents a novel blockchain-based energy trading mechanism for electric vehicles consisting of day-ahead and real-time markets. In the day-ahead market, electric vehicle users submit their bidding price to participate in the double auction mechanism. Subsequently, the smart match mechanism will be conducted by the charging system operator, to meet both personal interests and social benefits. After clearing the trading result, the charging system operator uploads the trading contract made in the day-ahead market to the blockchain. In the real-time market, the charging system operator checks the trading status and submits the updated trading results … [continue reading…]

Use of battery swapping for improving environmental balance and price- performance ratio of electric vehicles – Published on Mar 18, 2021 in Techrxiv This paper focuses on the improvements in electric vehicles that can be achieved by combining built-in and exchangeable battery technique and also on the practical feasibility of the concept. It is shown that the battery capacity required for the entire vehicle fleet can be significantly reduced. The resulting ecological advantages on the one hand and grid-stabilizing effects of a nationwide network of swapping stations on the other hand, support the transition to environmentally sustainable mobility. The characteristics of the concept … [continue reading…]

Robotic charging solutions for heavy-duty Evs – Published on Apr 26, 2021, in Electrive Robotics specialist Rocsys is now cooperating with Grivix and VDL Enabling Transport Solutions to develop a robotic charging solution for high-performance charging of heavy electric commercial vehicles. The consortium plans to start validation tests this year. The trio is carrying out the joint development work as part of a Eurostars project called Auto charge. The project participants have set themselves the goal of creating a solution that allows fully automatic fast charging of electric trucks or electric buses via the CCS plug or even the announced MCS plug for megawatt … [continue reading…]

Nio presents next-gen battery swap station with Sinopec – Published on Apr 15, 2021, in Electrive Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has unveiled the second generation of its battery swap station in Beijing. The Nio Power Swap Station 2.0 now enables 312 battery swaps per day. Nio has also signed a strategic deal with Chinese petroleum company Sinopec. The cooperation’s primary goal is to build a network of 5,000 charging and swapping stations for electric car batteries in the next few years… [continue reading…]