Feature: Automotive


The Circontrol Baixa 039 EV charger


Interactive displays at the heart of fuel stations of the future


By Dr. Andrew Morrison, Technical Director, Zytronic


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here’s no denying it: most of the world is moving away from fossil-fuel combustion engines – governments are eager and CO2


emission targets


are getting tighter. Hence, electric has become the most rapidly-growing powertrain technology and, according to a Frost & Sullivan study


released in November 2019, global cumulative sales of electric vehicles (EVs) are set to increase to about 34 million in 2025 and 636.7 million by 2040. Although a promising technology, EVs come with their own set


of challenges, including mileage range anxiety and lack of easily- accessible and available charging points. To handle these issues, Frost & Sullivan’s study recommends that charging station providers, utilities, technology companies and EV manufacturers actively engage in dialogue and working groups to ensure standardisation.


24 September/October 2020 www.electronicsworld.co.uk Some countries already have formed consortia to install networks


of rapid charging points in partnership with local authorities, retailers, landlords and EV manufacturers. Te premise is for drivers to charge their EVs whilst going about their day, whether shopping, on business, at leisure or topping up en-route to a destination. Yet, usual problems of supply versus demand so far has deployed fewer public charging points than needed. Market and consumer data provider Satista estimates that in Europe there were only 170,149 available public EV charging points. Tis will change, however. Today, 50kW EV chargers are most


common, taking only take 30 minutes to fully charge a vehicle. Technology already exists to fully charge in just 5-10 minutes and, when these systems become more widely available, there is strong expectation that conventional fuel stations will eventually convert into EV charging stations.


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