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Expanding FAST CHARGING faster

  • Magazine Article
  • 19TOFHP10_05
Published October 01, 2019 by SAE International in United States
Language:
  • English

Tritium works to accelerate installation of DC fast-charging infrastructure to keep up with growing demand for commercial EVs.

There's a potential speed bump up ahead on the road to commercial electric vehicle (EV) adoption that few people are talking about. By 2030-or maybe sooner-the demand for commercial EVs will outstrip the capacity of installed DC fast chargers (DCFC), according to Jeff Wolfe, Tritium's president of the Americas. The transportation industry will be unable to achieve the goals of electrification because there will not be enough money for capital expenditures, and there will not be enough interconnection engineers to install DCFC units.

Wolfe isn't just talking about this problem-he wants to start solving it today.