摘要: |
Battery-electric vehicles (BEV) are generally seen as the principal route to cutting transport emissions. This strategy is also being rapidly adopted by the commercial vehicle (CV) industry - the Traton Group (Scania, MAN, Navistar and Volkswagen Truck & Bus) companies in Europe have stated over 50% of global production will be BEVs by 2030. Other CV OEMs are following a similar path. This drive has created new challenges for the automotive sector and its customers. While not breaking news, the biggest challenge is the development and comprehensive roll-out of interoperable vehicle charging systems and supporting charging infrastructures for BEVs, to enable rapid charging of their batteries when they are operating out of range of their home base; in other words, a BEV version of a stop and fill forecourt. |