Seamless payments for EV-charging
01 / 10 / 2021
In recent years, the number of electric vehicles on the roads has grown significantly. The effective ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars starting in 2035, proposed by the European Union in July 2021, aims to further speed up the switch to zero-emission electric vehicles (EVs) as part of a broad package of measures to combat global warming.
Current levels of charging infrastructure have been sufficient for the market to date. However, with the EV fleet expected to grow by 15 times by 2030 – reaching 34 million vehicles in Europe - countries and regulators need to prioritise electric charging infrastructure to match the increasing demand for public charge points. To keep up with this electric surge, the number of European EV public chargers needs to rise from 200K today to more than 3 million by 2030.
One of the key factors for the successful deployment of EVs is that these charging points evolve from slow charge to fast and ultra-fast, making EV charging (EVC) as easy as fueling a fossil-fuel based car.
Such a surge in EVC can only happen if the user experience is simple, allowing the user to drive from one station to the next, and across country borders without friction. Drivers are expecting simple solutions to charge their vehicles anywhere, anytime.
This is where seamless payment can be an accelerator for EVC, enabling drivers to pay and charge their electric vehicles at any charging station easily, whether they are in their home country or abroad, by enabling charging point operators to accept both domestic and cross-border payments.