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installing multiple chargers at individual charger installation. For those that cannot depot chargers should be considered. For the road warriors the government is working towards mandating a cross network fuel card like solution so business users can easily compensated by work.”
AK: “The rush has already begun, businesses are trying to make the most of the Government grant offering up to £15,000 contribution towards upgrading their infrastructure and installing charge points. “Vestel offer several solutions to assist in commercial dedicated 44kW dual EVC-10. The EVC10 will allow 2 EV’s to charge at the same time up to 22kW’s (depending on EV on-board charger), as well as our EVC-04 going up to 22kW on a 3 phase supply.”
SK: Why is EV so important for a greener future? BH: “Transport contributed to 24% of C02 emissions in 2020 with 91% coming from road transport. Whilst in recent years our energy sector has moved almost entirely away from heavily polluting coal towards cleaner solutions with new wind and solar
developments going online every year. “Moving to electric vehicles means we can make best use of this transition to cleaner (and independent) power sources. Whilst EVs increase demand on the grid, most of that demand can be shifted to night when most vehicles are stationery and grid demands drops which can be a big issue for our power generation systems especially wind. “The increase in home solar has also enabled some users to assist in powering their own vehicles! Contribution to the local air quality cannot also be overlooked as switching to local emission free vehicles means cleaner streets and better air quality for all.”
AK: “Electric Vehicles are the natural progression for transport, considering existing ICE vehicles contribute so heavily to emitting dangerous C02 emissions. EV’s will not eliminate climate change, but they are progression that is severely needed in the transport sector.
about a fairer future for our generations to come and be able to continue work we have started to ensure a safe, habitable planet.”
SK: How do you see the EV industry BH: “Electric vehicles are emerging into the mainstream and almost every vehicle brand
has an EV or two on the market. I see this increasing to where at least half the brands models will be electric or available in electric. “Customers will demand longer ranges and equivalent pricing and we may see the gap between petrol and electric decreasing. Home charging demands may increase with many wanting solution to charge two cars a night and solutions will need to be improved for this. “Lots of talk and work will go into V2G however I suspect this will still be a niche feature due to price and car makes willingness to be involved.
“With installers I see more crossover taking place with solar installers getting into charging, charger installers getting in to solar
“With public charging the only bottlenecks will be enough engineers with councils and government on board and a willingness to invest in private infrastructure from landowners.”
AK: all introducing multiple EV options, manufacturers are gearing up for the 2030 ban on ICE and Hybrid vehicles. Home charging will become the main source of charging your EV, so expect the sector to mile delivery and depot-based businesses.
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