EV INFRASTRUCTURE |
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The roll-out of EV charging stations and
charge-points is increasing steadily, but is
it quickly enough and in the right places?
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Words | Dr Frank Millard
Charging electric vehicles (EVs) seems
straightforward enough, but there are
potential pitfalls in the establishment
of a comprehensive infrastructure. The
charging network must cater for a growing
number of vehicles and expanding at a similar
rate to ownership as well as according to
differing requirements in different places at
different times. It also needs to consider the
grid, which must itself increasingly depend on
renewables. So, different solutions are likely to
be applied, such as forecourt charging, local
charge points, home and work (off-peak)
charging, induction charge-as-you-drive,
AC and fast DC charging.