Electric Avenue Podcast

Sep 28 2022 15

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Electric vehicle charging stations are essential to electric vehicles and the transition to a cleaner, decarbonized energy system. How? What is this industry and what does it mean for you? Hosted by industry insiders and featuring interviews with other leading professionals, we investigate the whole ecosystem and policy landscape of EV charging in Europe, with a special emphasis on our home region of Central & Eastern Europe.

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Electric Vehicle Charging Markets in the USA & Europe

Sep 28 2022 38 mins

What is the federal government's role in deploying charging infrastructure in the USA? What are the business models for EV charging there? What about interoperability, roaming, subscription and ad hoc authorization? Are the same EV charging topics being dealt with in the US as in Europe? The USA & Europe are two very different electric vehicle (charging) markets and both

'Smart' Charging Insights from the BloombergNEF Electric Vehicle Outlook 2022 w/ Ryan Fisher

Jul 27 2022 30 mins

Recently in London, I sat down with Ryan Fisher, the Lead EV Charging Infrastructure Analyst from Bloomberg New Energy Finance to talk shop and their recent Electric Vehicle Outlook 2022. The EV charging industry is extremely dynamic and rapidly growing with new entrants and technologies, and differences in different markets and regions, so it's great to have a leading indust

Electric Vehicle Roaming: The Definitive Discussion

May 02 2022 36 mins

Roaming is the main way that electric vehicle drivers recharge their EV out of network or internationally. It's about payment, but also about driver choice and the whole customer journey including additional services, energy system integration, interoperability and the open market model itself. Yet it's controversial to what extent roaming should be regulated in EU legislatio

130 million EVs by 2035 - Is Europe‘s electricity grid up to it?

Mar 18 2022 41 mins

First, what does the Russian invasion of Ukraine mean for energy supply, content, pricing and the energy transition? With the war, supply chain disruptions, and contradictory short and long term energy pressures, will e-mobility still play the same role in energy independence and decarbonization as envisioned just a few weeks ago? Then - what about the electricity grid? A new repor

Electric Vehicle Charging in Central & Eastern Europe

Mar 10 2022 39 mins

First, Ukraine. We hear a reaction from the COO of Go-To-U, a leading Ukranian EV charging platform, on the Russian invasion. Then, a detailed, expert discussion among EV charging network operators in Romania, Croatia, Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Slovenia about the electric vehicle and EV charging situations in their markets. Why does it take so long to establish a grid co

EV Charging Trends 2020: Revisited

Feb 24 2022 25 mins

In January 2020 before COVID, we surveyed a group of leading EV charging and user experience professionals from all over Europe for their key trends to watch in emobility in 2020. Now in February 2022, with the benefit of hindsight we're revisiting their observations on roaming and user experience, industry consolidation, and the EV charging and energy convergence. Did they pick th

From Vendée to Vilnius: The Reality of Long Distance EV Travel & Charging Throughout Europe

Oct 01 2021 40 mins

Wondering what it is like to drive long distances in an electric vehicle? How do you plan for such a trip? Where will you recharge along the way? Summer 2021 saw lots of families go on their summer holidays in an electric vehicle, and we interviewed 4 of them to hear in depth about their - very varied - experiences traveling and recharging all over Europe. There are a lot of insigh

Roads, Nodes and Standards: What's next for Europe's EV & charging industries?

May 20 2021 33 mins

Some of the most important laws governing the EV marketplace and EV charging infrastructure business in Europe are being revised and updated right now as a part of the 'fit for 55 package' as Europe deepens its climate ambitions and aims to reduce emissions by 55% by 2030. These changes will have significant impacts on our industry and so we’re joined by special guest Julia Polis

EV Charging Will Accelerate Europe's Green Recovery

Apr 07 2021 28 mins

Season 2 launches just as the electric vehicle charging business is beginning to grow rapidly. It is seen as a key area for investment in the EU Green Deal and for European recovery funds. How should countries approach this moment? What are the key criteria countries can use to develop their own EV charging plans? This is a moment that cannot be wasted and we discuss it.

Making Electric Cars (and charging!) More Convenient

Aug 03 2020 29 mins

Even among those who support the growth of the e-mobility there are differences of opinion and ideas for how to best develop a customer-centric pan-European electric vehicle charging network. Dimitri Vergne from the European Consumer Organization (BEUC), and I, who come from different perspectives, debate and discuss the recommendations of their report “Making electric cars conve