Editorial

THE CONNECTIVITY SIDE OF EV CHARGING

Hello and welcome to the October issue of ECN. Last month, IoT solutions provider, KORE, announced that Car Charged UK – an EV charging station company with access to 65,000 charging points – selected KORE as its IoT partner-of-choice.

When we discuss electric vehicle charging, it is normally with regards to the physical connection involved – we rarely talk about one of the most significant technical challenges, which is reliable connectivity for charging stations.

KORE says that in dense, urban areas it is difficult for cellular signals to penetrate the places where electric vehicle owners are parking and charging their cars.

“The wireless race is on in the electric vehicle industry,” says KORE President and CEO, Romil Bahl. “The promise of electric vehicles is strong, but it’s still messy to make the vision a reality, especially in major cities. IoT is playing a critical role in building out the infrastructure that can speed up more electrical vehicles rolling on the road.”

KORE says that a quality cellular signal is critical to electric vehicle charging stations because that is how data is read, captured, and transported back to electric vehicle charging companies. Data being thrown off the charging stations is used for customer support, billing, and predictive maintenance of the charging units.

The company says that wireless communications are critical for the future of the electric vehicle car sector.

In this month’s EV Charging feature we hear from leading companies CEF and myenergi, and we also bring you a round up of the latest EV charging projects.

This issue also features Circuit Protection & Switchgear, with Niglon explaining why circuit protection devices are flying off the shelves; Olson Electronics writes on its contract to supply PDU to Wire Broadcast; and Scolmore looks at the evolution of the consumer unit.

And our bumper Smart Lighting & Lighting Control feature brings you up to speed on the latest from the sector.

This month’s competition gives you the chance to win a £250 multi-store voucher, courtesy of Unicrimp, so don’t forget to enter – either online, by email or post!

See you next month!

Carly Wills,

Editor

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