EVs and charging stations have aspired to provide EV drivers with something that rivals the turnaround time of gas stations.
While charge rates are important, reliability and simply being able to get a charge, ultimately, are perhaps more important points that some charging networks seem to have glossed over in the process.
According to a 2023 study, roughly 20% of EV public charging attempts fail. On the other hand, if there’s an issue at a gas pump that appears operational, it might run a little slower, but it typically won’t shut down completely, rendered inoperable.
A group of U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) researchers have kept that idea in mind with a project. They seek to get EV charging closer to that gas-station experience—by aiming to add resilience around two typical issues at high-power charging stations. And it appears building a…
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