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The US government has set aside billions of dollars to fund the construction of EV charging stations. Is the funding working? Is it reaching those it should?

Exhibition manager Valentina Cantoni reflects on some of the highlights at this month's E-CHARGE 2023 EV charging show in Bologna, Italy. Standouts include eye-catching new innovations, the prospects for Italy's EV charging sector, and the plans for the major E-TECH EUROPE 2024 high-tech event next May.

EVC&I had a chat with Valentina Cantoni, exhibition manager of E-CHARGE 2023, the EV charging industry exhibition and conference which takes place at Bologna Exhibition Centre, Italy from 16-17 November 2023. She told us about the high growth rate in Italy's EV charging sector, the new technologies that will be showcased, international development, and her aims for what the show can achieve.

Mark Winn, head of EV strategy at charge point operator SMS, talks about power supply issues, the role of government and the private sector in hitting EV migration targets, and how his company’s experience in the power infrastructure sector can be an advantage in the EV charging space.

Andrew Kelley has noticed a red flag in the EV charging space. EV charging businesses often confuse “battery-integrated solutions” and “battery-buffered solutions.” While only a single word separates the two, this is not a tomayto-tomahto scenario.

A new high-power charging solution is required to meet the market need to charge electric heavy-duty vehicles in an acceptable amount of time.

Installation target achieved ahead of schedule, but the EV-heavy state is still well short of the charging infrastructure it needs

Shazan Siddiqi, senior technology analyst at IDTechEx, provides expert insight into the fast-evolving EV charging infrastructure landscape.

A TrendForce report on the “Development of Solid-State Batteries for NEVs” has news for the EV industry: Automakers are actively ramping up their investments and research into solid-state batteries, which are expected to enter mass production by 2030.

Those hesitant to put a toe in the EV market might reconsider now that a group of automakers plans to add 30,000 charging stations in North America.