New £17m project aims to improve EV charging

The eCharge4Drivers project aims to improve user experience at electric vehicle charging stations by offering new services in the hope it will help to increase the attractiveness and convenience of EVs.

The project, which runs until May 2024, will demonstrate additional convenient charging options within cities, a mobile charging service, charge points at lamp posts, and networks of battery-swapping stations for LEVs.

eCharge4Drivers will collect users’ perceptions and expectations on the various charging options and examine their mobility and parking habits to develop and demonstrate pilot projects at 10 sites across Europe.

Dr. Angelos Amditis, eCharge4Drivers project coordinator, said: “The eCharge4Drivers project brings together 32 of the most important European electromobility actors with the aim to develop appropriate solutions to significantly improve the overall user experience when charging electric vehicles, and thus promoting the wide adoption of electromobility, following the ambitions of the European Green Deal towards a zero-emission transport system.”

The ACS last week held its Power, Mobility & Convenience conference, which examined the future of the fuel network and the impact of coronavirus on forecourt operators.