The Power of Three in Your Ears

A Podcast Series for Developers of EV Charging Stations

You've heard about The Power of Three and the benefits it can bring, but how do they relate to key challenges that designers and developers of EV charging infrastructure face?

In this podcast series, experts from Avnet Abacus, EBV and Avnet Embedded will lift the bonnet on this unique and rapidly expanding market, the key things companies will need to think about when entering this space, and how we bring our capabilities together to compliment your expertise with The Power of Three.

The Power of Three

1.8 trillion euros – that’s the sum the EU wants to invest over the next ten years to go net-zero by 2050 as part of its Green Deal. This, in turn, demands an ambitious rethink in the transport sector, which currently accounts for around 25% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the EU. Electric vehicles will be an essential part of this action plan – the market for EVs is booming, with 30 million zero-emission vehicles expected to be on Europe’s roads by 2030. Against this backdrop, it’s clear that we need to make preparations for the electric transport of tomorrow and ensure that our charging infrastructure can meet exponentially growing demand. To explore how that can be done, we talked to Andrej Orel, Director, City and Infrastructure Segment at EBV Elektronik, Sara Ghaemi, Director, Technical Development at Avnet Abacus, and Bevan Braude, Business Development Manager, Avnet Embedded. 

Shortening time to market

Car manufacturers in Europe complain that the expansion of our electric car charging infrastructure is not progressing fast enough. ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, expects demand for 7 million connections in Europe by 2030 – far more than the 3.9 million charging points planned by policymakers. The high demand for charging stations is also accompanied by rapid developments in charging and battery technology. So what can be done to ensure that charging station manufacturers can quickly serve the market with up-to-date technology? In this episode, we’ll be discussing all of the above with Andrej Orel, Director, City and Infrastructure at EBV Elektronik.

Building fast-charging infrastructure

The speed at which electric vehicles can be charged is an important point of difference in the rapidly developing electric vehicle market. But the charging infrastructure has to keep up, too – and the developmental leaps in fast-charging technology are just as significant. While 50 kW charging stations were considered state-of-the-art not long ago, we are now increasingly seeing stations installed that can charge EVs’ batteries at 100, 150 or even 300 kW. In this episode, we’ll be discussing what this means for charging station technology with Sara Ghaemi, Director Technical Development at Avnet Abacus.

Major trends in EV charging

The way charging infrastructure solutions are designed is affected by new battery technologies and fast-charging systems, innovative tech and connectivity applications, and an increasing degree of vehicle automation. Plus, other factors such as energy supply, political decisions and global trends will also have an impact on our future charging infrastructure. In this episode, we’re setting out to discuss which trends are the most important for charging station manufacturers with Bevan Braude, Business Development Manager, Avnet Embedded.

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