Electric Avenue Podcast
by Electric Avenue Podcast
Electric vehicle charging stations are essential to electric vehicles and the transition to a cleaner, decarbonized energy system. How? What is this industry and what does it mean for you? Hosted by industry insiders and featuring interviews with other leading professionals, we investigate the whole ecosystem and policy landscape of EV charging in Europe, with a special emphasis on our home region of Central & Eastern Europe.
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Electric Vehicle Charging Markets in the USA & Europe
What is the federal government's role in deploying charging infrastructure in the USA? What are the business models for EV charging there? What about interoperability, roaming, subscription and ad hoc authorization? Are the same EV charging topics being dealt with in the US as in Europe? The USA…
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'Smart' Charging Insights from the BloombergNEF Electric Vehicle Outlook 2022 w/ Ryan Fisher
Recently in London, I sat down with Ryan Fisher, the Lead EV Charging Infrastructure Analyst from Bloomberg New Energy Finance to talk shop and their recent Electric Vehicle Outlook 2022. The EV charging industry is extremely dynamic and rapidly growing with new entrants and technologies, and...
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Electric Vehicle Roaming: The Definitive Discussion
Roaming is the main way that electric vehicle drivers recharge their EV out of network or internationally. It's about payment, but also about driver choice and the whole customer journey including additional services, energy system integration, interoperability and the open market model itself.…
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130 million EVs by 2035 - Is Europe‘s electricity grid up to it?
First, what does the Russian invasion of Ukraine mean for energy supply, content, pricing and the energy transition? With the war, supply chain disruptions, and contradictory short and long term energy pressures, will e-mobility still play the same role in energy independence and decarbonization…
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Electric Vehicle Charging in Central & Eastern Europe
First, Ukraine. We hear a reaction from the COO of Go-To-U, a leading Ukranian EV charging platform, on the Russian invasion. Then, a detailed, expert discussion among EV charging network operators in Romania, Croatia, Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Slovenia about the electric vehicle and EV...
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EV Charging Trends 2020: Revisited
In January 2020 before COVID, we surveyed a group of leading EV charging and user experience professionals from all over Europe for their key trends to watch in emobility in 2020. Now in February 2022, with the benefit of hindsight we're revisiting their observations on roaming and user…
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From Vendée to Vilnius: The Reality of Long Distance EV Travel & Charging Throughout Europe
Wondering what it is like to drive long distances in an electric vehicle? How do you plan for such a trip? Where will you recharge along the way? Summer 2021 saw lots of families go on their summer holidays in an electric vehicle, and we interviewed 4 of them to hear in depth about their - very...
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Roads, Nodes and Standards: What's next for Europe's EV & charging industries?
Some of the most important laws governing the EV marketplace and EV charging infrastructure business in Europe are being revised and updated right now as a part of the 'fit for 55 package' as Europe deepens its climate ambitions and aims to reduce emissions by 55% by 2030. These changes will have...
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EV Charging Will Accelerate Europe's Green Recovery
Season 2 launches just as the electric vehicle charging business is beginning to grow rapidly. It is seen as a key area for investment in the EU Green Deal and for European recovery funds. How should countries approach this moment? What are the key criteria countries can use to develop their own…
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Making Electric Cars (and charging!) More Convenient
Even among those who support the growth of the e-mobility there are differences of opinion and ideas for how to best develop a customer-centric pan-European electric vehicle charging network. Dimitri Vergne from the European Consumer Organization (BEUC), and I, who come from different…
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Policy, Finance, and Market Share: EV Charging Infrastructure Developments during COVID
What happened to the EV charging infrastructure industry in Europe during the COVID-19 lockdown? While driving, especially internationally, plummeted, with predictable consequences, the charging industry continued to develop and mature. With a new industry association, ChargeUp Europe, growing...
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EV Charging in Europe: Needs for 2030 and Effects of Covid today
First, how has the Corona virus pandemic affected the EV recharging industry? Then, part 1 (of 2) of our discussion of “Recharge EU: How many charge points will EU countries need by 2030?” the exhaustive recent report from Transport & Environment, with lead author Lucien Matheiu.
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Top E-mobility Trends for 2020 - Part 2
What is experience anxiety? Will vehicle to grid finally become a commercial reality? What new market changes are coming in 2020? These topics and more are tackled by leading e-mobility experts in Part 2 of our Trends 2020 special. If you want to know what the defining trends in the industry will...
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Top E-mobility Trends for 2020 - Part 1
Will 2020 be the year of the electric car? Will we see more range anxiety or experience anxiety? Leading experts from across the industry share their views on the top trends to watch in the fast changing world of electric mobility from electric vehicles, to charging infrastructure, to user...
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Behind the Mic - The Making of Electric Avenue
Wondering how to make a podcast? How this one got started? How each episode is produced and distributed? Meet the rest of the Electric Avenue team who contribute to the making of each episode. Find out what they do and what they've learned over the year - and a little bit about what's in store…
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2019 Year in Review - Breaking the E-mobility Bottleneck
New, tougher EU CO2 emissions standards. Fridays for the Future. Vast improvements in battery technology. Major automotive investments in electric vehicles. 2019 was a pivotal year for e-mobility and its emergence to the mass market – and, also the first year of Electric Avenue Podcast. Join for...
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Maros Sefcovic: Batteries, Energy & Decarbonization
European Battery Alliance. Clean Energy for All. Decarbonization. These are just some of the initiatives of the Energy Union under European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic. As he leaves that job to take on a different portfolio in the new European Commission, he sat with us for an...
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1 million new chargers in 5 years? The new European Commission’s e-mobility agenda
From CO2 emission standards to energy directives, batteries, and financing of charging infrastructure, Brussels plays an out sized role in the development of e-mobility and a cleaner energy future in Europe. With a new European Commission about to take office, what can we expect from them? We…
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Power Upgrades and Management - the Road Towards Ultrafast Charging
As new EVs, like the Porsche Taycan, Jaguar iPace, and Mercedes EQC, with bigger batteries capable of handling more power hit the market, at GreenWay we’ve been busily increasing the amount of power at a number of our 50kW charging stations to 100 and 150 kW. Hear directly from the heads of R&D…
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As EVs Surge, Where will they Charge? A conversation with Chargepoint & GreenWay CEOs
Is 2019 the pivotal year for development in EVs? A new report from Transport & Environment says that the market is about to Surge. So where will all these vehicles charge? We have an exclusive interview with the CEO of Chargepoint, the world's largest EV charging provider, and a discussion with...
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Fossil free within 1 generation? EVs, electricity, and the energy transition
Electric vehicles and electricity are inherently tied together. But how does the energy sector feel about EVs? Are they upstarts, or opportunities? In the face of the climate crisis, how power is generated matters immensely. Do Europe's energy generators feel the need to decarbonize? Is the…
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Innovative Approaches to Public Infrastructure Financing - the GreenWay Experience
Are you a company wondering how to access financing from EU institutions? We were and then through a lot of effort we made it happen. In this episode we share the story of unlocking 17 million EUR of financing, followed by a highly informative panel discussion with representatives from the…
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EVs, electricity, emissions & elections: Why the 2019 EU parliamentary elections matter?
In this special episode we talk about the upcoming elections to the European Parliament and what it could mean for EU policies on emissions, clean fuels, EVs, and the decarbonization agenda. First we talk to young, talented students – debaters from Slovakia about their perception of, and approach...
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Charging Infrastructure & Battery Storage – The Bridge Between the Energy and Electric Vehicles
Second expert panel of a series of three panels from conference that GreenWay Infrastructure organized on 26.3.2019 in Brussels to look at issues affecting the future of electric vehicle charging infrastructure deployment and raise these issues for policymakers there. GreenWay Managing Partner...
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Do energy storage and EV charging go together?
Today we'll talk about energy storage, EV charging & how they go together and why it matters. Also, as this time of the year is clean tech conference season we'll look at the topics trending in this field right now. And last, but definitely not the least, we'll bust a few myths about electric...
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Distribution Tariffs: Bottleneck to EV Infrastructure Development (Panel, Brussels, 26.3.19)
We organized a conference in Brussels to look at issues affecting the future of electric vehicle charging infrastructure deployment and raise these issues for policymakers there. Distribution Tariffs - the prices that a user pays to the electricity provider for being able to access a certain…
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#schoolsstrike4climate & the Electric Vehicle Landscape in Poland
In this episode, we join the #Fridayforthefuture #schoolsstrike4climate in Bratislava, Slovakia and interview Jakub, one of the organizers. Then, we continue our journeys exploring the electric vehicle landscape of the region in Poland, with local EV expert Jacek Fior and GreenWay Polska CEO…
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The Electric Vehicle Landscape in Bulgaria
First, we're joined by colleagues from our Polish office who share some of what they are working on as we build the regional electric vehicle charging infrastructure network. Then, we continue our journeys throughout the region, this time to Bulgaria, where we explore the electric vehicle &...
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The Electric Vehicle Landscape in Slovenia (not to be confused with Slovakia)
We'll hear Peter's reflections from the MOVE Mobility Reimagined Conference in London, then continue our journey throughout the region by heading to Slovenia to explore the electric vehicle charging landscape there.
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Distribution Tariffs trailer
What is a distribution tariff, and why is it becoming a significant bottleneck to those who operate electric vehicle charging infrastructure? Join us for a debate and discussion in Brussels March 26, 2019 to develop solutions on this important topic
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The Electric Vehicle Landscape in Ukraine
Trends to watch in 2019 and we talk with Nazar Shymone-Davyda about the electric vehicle landscape in Ukraine
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Reflections & Debates from the COP24 Climate Conference
We just got back from participating in a number of events at the COP24 Climate Conference in Katowice, Poland. In this episode we'll share our reflections and let you in on the debates we participated in involving electrification, electric vehicles, battery storage, energy, and how they can work…
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Central & Eastern Europe EV Startup Founders
We've gathered together 3 startup founders from Central and Eastern Europe - all of whom have started successful EV charging/infrastructure companies - to share their stories and the success, challenges, and key decisions they made along their journey.
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Holiday Gifts for Electric Vehicle Lovers
Wondering what to get your EV loving friend or family member for Hanukkah or Christmas? We got some great ideas for you...
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Now or never: The hottest bill in Brussels & why it matters to you
Electric Avenue is a podcast about the electric mobility revolution and the new energy economy, from a Central and Eastern Europe perspective. On Dec 4 European environment ministers and negotiators from the European Parliament and Commission will meet to finalize an agreement on new vehicle CO2...
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An e-mobility revolution in Slovakia and Hungary?
Electric Avenue is a podcast about the electric mobility revolution and the new energy economy, from our perspective in Central and Eastern Europe. Episode 1 introduces the show and then discusses the EV landscape in Slovakia and Hungary.
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Electric vehicle charging stations are essential to electric vehicles and the transition to a cleaner, decarbonized energy system. How? What is this industry and what does it mean for you? Hosted by industry insiders and featuring interviews with other leading professionals, we investigate the whole ecosystem and policy landscape of EV charging in Europe, with a special emphasis on our home region of Central & Eastern Europe.
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