Imagine frantically searching for a gas station with your refueling light aglow, and when you finally locate one of the few in the area, you pull up to find that every pump but one is out of operation. Even worse, someone’s refueling at the only one that’s working, and you have no idea how long they’re going to take.
EV charging is a complex process, and problems usually arise when each party doesn’t implement charging standards in the same way, Smart said. “There are a lot of potential points of integration that if not done well can lead to failure,” he said. Chargers go through several steps to initiate a charging session, and if one step fails, the charge can’t start. It could be that the car and charger aren’t speaking the same language, or one doesn’t respond fast enough, and it leads to a timeout.
“If you look at the number of electricians today, it's down by about 50 percent from 20 years ago, and there are more electricians retiring out of the workforce than are entering it,” Bowen said. “Scarcity of labor will have a big impact if we’re to meet the EV adoption levels proposed, so a key focus for Qmerit and others in the space is workforce development. We’re helping develop skills, recruit electricians, and train and certify them to ensure that they're adequately prepared.
The issue of unrepaired chargers largely grew out of a gold-rush mentality to stake claims as the EV-charging business began to boom and funds flowed freely from legal settlements, public coffers, and investors.
Adding to the chaos, many of the initial charging networks were funded by states and the federal government as well as local electric utilities—each often working under their own timetables. “Companies who were awarded funding were held to aggressive timelines, and in many cases the programs prioritized installation of chargers but not operation and maintenance,” Smart said. “Chargers were not repaired, and the funding sponsor did not hold companies accountable.”, passed in 2021, made $7.
After receiving regulatory approval, Ionna began operations in February and plans to launch its network later this year. On June 11, the organizationat its headquarters in Durham, North Carolina, as well as seven satellite labs in conjunction with its member automakers. Ionna said in a statement that the labs will conduct compatibility tests on EVs to “set new standards and benchmarks in the industry.
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