# Will charging infrastructure be a bottleneck for electric vehicles?

- Show: [Catalyst](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst)
- Published: 2022-08-11
- Length: 44m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-08-11-will-charging-infrastructure-be-a-bottleneck-for-electric-vehicles

## Summary

Cassie Bowe, partner at Energy Impact Partners, discusses the state of EV charging infrastructure with host Shea Khan. They analyze the three waves of EV adoption, highlighting that the US is lagging in public charger availability and reliability compared to China and Europe. Key topics include the difficulty of building profitable business models due to uncertain utilization, the critical need for high uptime and maintenance (citing Charger Help), and the potential for smart charging (V1G) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technologies to integrate EVs with the power grid.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-08-11-will-charging-infrastructure-be-a-bottleneck-for-electric-vehicles#t=2) Introduction and EV Adoption Waves
- [6:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-08-11-will-charging-infrastructure-be-a-bottleneck-for-electric-vehicles#t=364) Consumer Perception vs. Infrastructure Reality
- [15:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-08-11-will-charging-infrastructure-be-a-bottleneck-for-electric-vehicles#t=944) Business Models and Utilization Uncertainty
- [27:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-08-11-will-charging-infrastructure-be-a-bottleneck-for-electric-vehicles#t=1655) Hardware Reliability and Maintenance Challenges
- [33:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-08-11-will-charging-infrastructure-be-a-bottleneck-for-electric-vehicles#t=2025) Smart Charging, V1G, and V2G Opportunities
- [41:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/catalyst/2022-08-11-will-charging-infrastructure-be-a-bottleneck-for-electric-vehicles#t=2484) Future Tech: Storage, Ultra-Fast Charging, and Wireless

## Topics

- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Pricing, margins & unit economics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pricing-and-unit-economics)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Energy Impact Partners (company)
- Charger Help (company)
- Tesla (company)
- Volta (company)
- Flow (company)
- ChargePoint (company)
- EV Energy (company)
- Greenlots (company)
- Subaru Outback (product)
- Ford F-150 Lightning (product)

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- [Solving a Renewables Problem with Electric Vehicles](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2021-05-28-solving-a-renewables-problem-with-electric-vehicles) (EE Times Current)
- [Preparing the Energy Grid for EVs with IoT | Itron's Nick Tumilowicz | Internet of Things Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2023-08-29-preparing-the-energy-grid-for-evs-with-iot-itrons-nick-tumilowicz-internet-of-th) (IoT For All Podcast)
- [Industrial Digital Transformation with Aravind Yarlagadda, Chief Digital Officer at Eaton](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2023-08-17-industrial-digital-transformation-with-aravind-yarlagadda-chief-digital-officer) (Over the Air)
- [The Spark Gap - Episode 7](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-spark-gap/2014-07-30-the-spark-gap-episode-7) (The Spark Gap)
- [197. This Smart Charger = More EVs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2024-10-22-197-this-smart-charger-more-evs) (The Next Byte Podcast)

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