Are charging piles the future of electric transportation?

Scholars and practitioners believe that the large-scale deployment of charging piles is imperative to our future electric transportation systems. Major economies ambitiously install charging pile networks, with massive construction spending, maintenance costs, and urban space occupation.

Why are charging piles so expensive?

The construction, maintenance, and management of these charging piles can be even more expensive, as they will likely be in urban areas where demands are high, and land is scarce. Researchers also predict that the idle rate of charging piles will be high .

Will technology reduce the capacity of a charging pile?

Major economies ambitiously install charging pile networks, with massive construction spending, maintenance costs, and urban space occupation. However, recent developments in technology may significantly reduce the necessary charging capacity required by the system.

How many charging piles do I Need?

In other words, the current number of charging piles can be enough with even an elementary-level V2V charging technology. Without V2V charging, however, we will need at least 300% more charging piles to allow flexible traveling plans.

Will charging piles be high?

Researchers also predict that the idle rate of charging piles will be high . At the same time, carmakers are equipping electric vehicles with increasingly larger batteries in response to the range anxiety and the shortage of charging piles. However, larger batteries are more expensive.

Does V2V charging reduce the need for charging piles?

(Note that the vehicles need to complete a similar travel plan under all scenarios, which means using V2V charging triples the utilization of charging piles.) Thus, while vehicles need more charging piles for more flexibility in travel, adopting V2V charging can significantly reduce the need for charging piles while preserving flexibility.