Plug the charging gap: taking electric vehicles beyond the city

The number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the road has been growing steadily and most forecasts call for rapid acceleration in the years ahead. Europe, for example, saw registrations of electrically-chargeable vehicles jump by 53.3% in the second quarter this year. That boosted their market share from 2.4% in the same quarter last year to 7.2%. Transport & Environment expects that next year, one in every seven new cars sold in Europe will be either a plug-in hybrid or a full EV.

Pivotal to the segment's long-term success will be the supporting charging network: a solid combination of home, workplace and public charging.