Germany Experiments 2 Innovative Charging Methods to Make EV Friendly and Sustainable! Read this Story! Ideas on Wheels!

Dear Friends and Students

Electric Cars are gaining traction but the challenges remain. According to the International Energy Agency, by 2030, approx. 30% of all cars are expected to be electric. However, as of today, they represent only 1% to 3% of all passenger cars. The main challenge is charging infrastructure.

As per semiengineering.com,

There are three levels of charging for EV: Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3.

Level 1: the car is charged by plugging the vehicle into a 120-volt AC home outlet via an on-board charger. On average, this takes 17 hours to charge a car, according to Canaccord Genuity.

Level 2: the vehicle is plugged into a 240-volt power source at home or an outside charging station. This takes 3.5 to 7 hours, according to the firm.

Level 3: It involves a standalone DC fast charging unit based on a 480-volt system. Charge times are faster, but these charging units are not geared for home installation. Instead, consumers must take the vehicle to a standalone charging station, much like taking a car to a gas station.

In US, there are 1,50,000 gas stations compared to 10,000 public EV charging stations. This has to be improved a lot.

To counter this, Germany is inventing new charging methods.

1.      Developed an Inductive charging road for electric vehicles, just a few meters long, set up in Karlsruhe, Germany. The goal is to provide energy for electric vehicles while they are driving. Inductive Charging: It allows the transfer of electrical energy to a vehicle battery via an electromagnetic field. Now they are planning to implement a 100-meter section of road, with 90 meters of dynamic charging and 10 meters of static charging. They did this in Karlsruhe, one of the cities in Germany.

2.      Converting a street light to charging station: German start-up ubitricity offers an alternative to traditional EV stations. It consists of directly integrating a charging point into a street light pole (integrate plugs and sockets directly into the street lamps). It uses existing street furniture. It is accessible via QR Code. Ubitricity also plans on installing 200,000 charging stations throughout Europe by 2025.

Now World of EVs is becoming more promising, Green, and futuristic! It generates a huge number of opportunities as 30% of all cars are expected to be electric by 2030!!

Did you Electrify?

Your well-wisher

Ravi Saripalle

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