Networks avoid grid woes with battery-boosted chargers

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Oct 31, 2023

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Good morning, I’m Tom Riley and welcome back to The Fast Charge, a British EV newsletter.

The top story in today’s edition… an increasing number of charging networks are turning to ‘battery-integrated chargers’ to avoid the expense, delay (and pain) that comes with UK grid connections. But it’s not a perfect solution.

Elsewhere… used EVs are selling faster than other fuel types, and why is there no standard charging port location?

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Networks are avoiding the grid with battery-boosted chargers

Background: On Wednesday morning at 9.30, the Department for Transport will publish the latest official EV charger statistics for the UK. These figures will likely reveal we’re nearly at 50,000 across the country, but also that the number of rapid chargers is now over 9,000 (cue Dragon Ball Z). This year particularly, the population of super-fast 100kW+ chargers has been hugely …

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