INTERVIEW


Vestel  


Simon King sat down with Vestel’s Ali Kahn  


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imon King (SK): What do you think are the main opportunities in the EV charging market for businesses? Ben Hugh (BH): “We have all seen a huge uptick in the number of rapid charging sites rolled out, but we have also seen a huge increase in queuing and congestion at many of them especially at peak times. We see a big opportunity in destination charging which will help ease the high demand on our on-route rapid charging infrastructure.


“Most journeys are return trips so a vehicle will be stationary for many hours at the desired location. It may be that to make it back a quick rapid top up will be required due to range not quite being enough or on a longer trip a long charge to ensure you have enough to get back. An increased focus on destination charging is a big opportunity as users can charge slowly and cheaply where they park. This will reduce how many users


Ali Khan


need to stop mid journey for a pit stop. “Modern chargers can also be friendly on limited car park supplies by offering load management to charge many cars equally and offering an increased number of sockets. If every public car park had a large bank of reliable, easy to access AC chargers then rapid charger range anxiety may be a thing of the past.”


Ali Kahn (AK): “From our perspective, the opportunities are endless. Businesses installing  from government grants, utilising salary  charging the public for using their facilities. “The hospitality sector, such as hotels, can  parking spaces. This creates a new revenue  Vestel caters for all EV charging infrastructure


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Ben Hugh


requirements, from AC Home chargers to DC rapid chargers for public use.”


SK: How do you think businesses are going to adapt to EV – will they be rushing to install  BH: “Whilst chargers at the workplace offer a crucial lifeline for those without home charging and for long distance commuters,  electric prices between home and business cannot be overlooked.


“Businesses need an easy to manage way to ensure employees who do need to use charging at work can contribute to the higher  with the ability to charge at home will be up to 10 times less than many businesses and can do overnight too.


“Businesses may have to look for package deals with installers to get good rates on


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