What is EV Charging?

Electric Vehicle Charging is the provision of electricity to recharge the batteries of hybrid or electric vehicles.

Forecasts for 2030 estimate that there will be more than 145 million electric vehicles worldwide. This trend is reinforced by the decision of the European Union to put an end to the sales of new thermal cars from 2035.

The democratization of electric mobility raises new challenges in terms of the deployment of recharging infrastructures and the optimization of recharging processes.

After unidirectional charging (V1G), one of the main lines of development is now focused on “Vehicle-to-Grid” (V2G) technology. This new bi-directional charge system redistributes the energy stored in the electric vehicle battery to the grid.

The challenge is to continue deploying public charging station networks in both urban and rural areas. Particular attention needs to be paid to high-power charging on expressways, as well as to the equipment of collective residential buildings.

Charging stations will also be increasingly faster, to optimize and reduce charging times for electric and hybrid vehicles.

Interoperability between different types of recharging stations and electric vehicles will help ensure that drivers can easily use different recharging infrastructures, whatever their vehicle model.

Another focus of innovation is to develop Vehicle-To-Grid, a technology that enables electric vehicles to supply electricity to the grid. Using bi-directional charging and discharging systems, Vehicles can inject electricity stored in their batteries into the grid during periods of high demand or when electricity is more expensive.

The V2G offers the possibility to optimize the use of energy resources, strengthen the stability of the grid, contribute to the use of decarbonized electricity and reduce Co2 emissions.

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