Smart charging and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technologies could reduce grid costs as deployment of EVs increases, according to a new Element Energy report. The report, which was commissioned by The European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E), Enel, Iberdola and Renault-Nissan, found that by 2040 smart charging could save between €0.5…

June 11, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research provides an overview of the current state of the global electric vehicle (EV) charging industry, with market forecasts for charger sales, installation, services, and energy consumption, through 2030. Alongside a growing plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market, the…...

New research revealed by a national renewable energy supplier has identified the UK cities that are most and least prepared for the rise in popularity of electric vehicles (EVs), which are set to equate to the same cost of running a standard internal combustion engine car by 2021. The figures,…

April 24, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research discusses how to develop a strategy to best extract grid services embedded in plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) batteries, charging loads, and charging infrastructure to help support microgrid and virtual power plant (VPP) deployments. The projected growth in…

Munich/Pforzheim, March 21, 2019: Europe’s largest platform for the energy industry, The smarter E Europe, provides start-ups with the ideal place to present themselves at its Start-ups@TheSmarterE Europe joint booth. A further new service is speed dating powered by Energieloft, which aims to help start-ups, investors and companies to network more…

Lithium prices have skyrocketed during recent years due to the growing global demand for lithium-ion batteries. In 2018, lithium prices surged by 45%, or to USD 16,500 per ton year-over-year as the demand began to outpace the supply. Lithium-ion batteries are being used within various applications such as electric vehicles (EV), portable…

March 12, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the global market conditions and regulatory policies for plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), providing sales and population forecasts to 2030 of major regions by PEV powertrain type. In the last year, PEV sales doubled in North America,…...

UK Power Networks is taking innovative steps to create the country’s first smart charging market for electric vehicle drivers. The new market will put electric vehicle drivers in control, enabling them to charge when and where they wish, while rewarding people who choose to fill up their vehicle outside the…

February 13, 2019 – Boulder, CO – A new report from Navigant Research provides projections on the size of regional markets for consumer and commercial vehicles with highly automated driving capability. Progress continues in the development and deployment of highly automated vehicles (HAVs) as leading companies in the sector, including…

EO Charging, one of the UK’s leading electric vehicle (EV) charging manufacturers, has today launched ‘Plug In Suffolk’ in partnership with Suffolk County Council and renewable energy provider Bulb. This is the country’s first ‘fully open’ public fast charging network for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, meaning EV drivers simply…