EV Summit
EV Summit 2020 (Dec 15-16) brings together key players in energy, e-mobility & charging infrastructure, with a special segment on Women in EV. Speakers:
- Ribble - Bicycle with hidden electric power (2020 ebike of the year)
- Energica - Performance electric motorcycle
- Volta - Mid-sized electric delivery truck
- GoodEnergy - 18% solar 20% biogen 57% wind 5% hydro mix
- EnelX - Distributed energy, microgrids, smart city, EV charging
- OctopusEV - EV leasing for personal and business
- ChargePoint - Charging stations and network
- NewMotion - Charging for business, home and on-the-go
EV Roadmap
Boston published its ZEV (zero emissions vehicle) roadmap recently. It serves to guide policy for the transition to e-mobility. Such as (from the roadmap and other sources):
- Timeline to get to e-mobility (2025, 2030, 2035 etc)
- Steps needed to facilitate the switch (charging infra etc)
- Phasing out legacy vehicles (sales or road limits or carbon tax)
- Replacing revenue from petrol taxes (if there is a need to)
- Getting the grid ready to handle big jump in power demand
- Steps to also promote public transport, cycling and walking
- New vehicle standards (recycling, should EVs be silent etc)
- Firefighting and safety measures for lithium and hydrogen