The Rivian Adventure Network (DC fast charging) could end 2023 as the 7th largest DC fast charging network in the US and is on pace for the #5 slot in 2-3 years. Rivian’s typical DCFC site has 6 DC fast chargers.
Mercedes-Benz announced plans to launch a global high-power charging network across North America, Europe, China and other key markets. Deployment will begin in 2023 in the US and Canada, followed by other regions around the globe.
Regional and the major national and global convenience store chains are beginning to build out their charging networks at the store locations. Later this decade, however, one executive thinks they may expand beyond their stores to providing charging at workplace and other locations.
Roughly 40 million US urban households do not have convenient access to home charging due to lacking a garage, carport, or driveway. itselectric, a Brooklyn, NY startup hopes to help solve this challenge with its curbside charging pedestal and unique business model.
At 97% uptime, on any given day, in theory 15,000 DC fast chargers out of the proposed 500,000 might not be available in 2030.
In March 2021 the AAV2G (Advanced Australian V2G) project was kicked off with a small budget of AUD 1.2 million (USD 860,000) from the Australian Government. The challenge was to retrofit an existing series produced light-duty EV van to bidirectional power flow and implement onboard metering capabilities to turn the EV into a potential energy wallet.
of them (64%) included some variation of “EV charging station” as an option in their amenity search filter. Of the 5 travel sites that did not include an EV charger filter, 3 were the popular Hotwire, Priceline, and Trivago.
While the International Energy Association (IEA) has recommended on a European level a ratio of 10 EVs to 1 charging connection, my assessment is that at least for the next 5-7 years, a ratio of 15-25 to 1 will in fact meet demand in most markets.
As an electric vehicle industry, let’s flip the road trip conversation to “trip duration” and away from “charge time.”
