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The watershed moment for EVs is now, not in seven years says Alok Dubey of Monta. In fact, he expects 2024 to be the year when most people start to accept that cars powered by fossil fuels become a thing of the past and that electric vehicles are the way forward.

A House of Lords committee report published this month says urgent change is needed if the UK is to meet its legally binding net zero emissions targets. Baroness Parminter, chair of the inquiry committee, tells EV Charging & Infrastructure that a number EV chargepoints installations in the UK are experiencing significant delays, and the government needs to review potential planning regulations to support grid connection processes.

In this thought-provoking comment piece Roger Adshead, chairman of Route One Publishing, says that the current pause in the growth rate of EV sales will allow new technologies to be refined, and the charging infrastructure to be more thoroughly developed.

It is not EVs, but e-bikes, e-mopeds and e-scooters that are the vehicles of the future – at least for those travelling in cities. That was the gist of the argument in a provocative Financial Times opinion piece published this month by Paris-based journalist Simon Kuper. But is he right, and what are the implications for the ongoing rollout of EVs and the required charging infrastructure?

The EV industry is continually buzzing about adoption – much of it geared toward passenger vehicles. Will the public buy in, literally and figuratively? Are EV purchases on track? Will consumers overcome the anxiety that their vehicle’s battery charge will be insufficient to complete a journey or that there will not be enough charging stations on the way to their destination? As these questions are being asked about passenger vehicles, fleets are quietly moving toward EV adoption.

A consortium of British companies has secured £1.34m in government funding to explore how electricity stored in EV batteries can be used to smooth out peaks in supply and demand on the UK’s electricity grid.

Chris Pateman-Jones, CEO of Connected Kerb, looks forward to 2024 and highlights the major forces and trends that will be shaping the EV charging and infrastructure sector.

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.