New Ultra-Fast Charger Could Supercharge EV Uptake
After more than a century of dominating the roads, internal combustion engines (“ICE”) seem to be on the way out. ICE vehicles, especially passenger vehicles, are responsible for close to 30% of global carbon emissions. As climate change accelerates and the planet heats up, zero-emission electric vehicles (“EVs”) have been crowned the successor of the internal combustion engine. However, EVs still make a small percentage of global vehicle sales, a paltry 4% to be exact, with most drivers opting for tried and tested petrol and diesel-powered cars. They can take hours to fully charge, and an insufficient and often unreliable…