If governments want to fast-track the mass adoption of electric cars, they should focus on the total capacity of vehicle charging networks, rather than the number of charge points, according to Richard Bartlett, head of future mobility and solutions at BP.
Bartlett, who runs the energy major’s charging business BP Pulse, has a vision for the future of mobility in which vehicles are charged at home, at destinations like supermarkets and cinemas, or at large-ultrafast charging hubs on key transport arteries.
This shift would result in fewer of today’s “forecourts”, but these could be replaced with bigger sites capable of charging hundreds of vehicles at the same time.