Best of LinkedIn: Electrification & Battery Technology CW 06/ 07

Property owners and retailers increasingly treat chargers as revenue assets, adding infrastructure to car parks, shops and leisure destinations

Innovative deployment models, from lamppost retrofits to mobile charging robots and advanced monitoring, cut installation cost and lift network reliability

Network build out is reoriented around high movement corridors, while deployment challenges and differing city regulations still slow complete coverage

Investment commitments in Australia, Europe and North America, plus joint ventures and specialist summits, position charging infrastructure as a long term asset class

Megawatt Charging Systems are highlighted as critical to efficient electric truck logistics and compliance with European heavy-duty regulations

New high-capacity truck sites in Prague, across Czechia, in Lutterworth and in Jordan extend the first generation of electric freight corridors

Fleet operators scale activity with assets such as Perth’s large electric truck fleet and new battery electric platforms that combine rapid charging with affordability

Energy management, depot storage, integrated truck charging solutions and even cow manure powered stations are framed as key levers to keep operating costs competitive

Bidirectional charging and V2X ready hardware are positioned as ways to turn electric vehicles into marketable energy assets, provided compliance and installation are handled rigorously

Germany emerges as a focal market, with a progressing business case, the first commercial V2G offer for private customers and planned free V2G tariffs from 2026

Case studies from Utrecht, Kosovo and earlier demonstration projects show V2G can support solar districts and grid stability, yet real world implementation remains demanding and raises battery health questions

Regulatory and financial levers, including multiplier subsidies, evolving UK and German rules and large grid modernization budgets, now matter as much as the underlying V2G technology

Battery storage shifts from passive buffer to active grid operator, illustrated by large assets such as the 100 MW project near Craiova and depot level systems for electric trucks

Safety is reframed as a systems topic, with engineering discipline and BMS software partnerships seen as central to performance, cost control and risk management

Innovation spans concepts such as solar integrated vehicles, home microgrids and the “Donut Battery”, where manufacturing advances promise significant gains beyond chemistry alone

Global supply chains stay concentrated, with China setting EV standards and dominating cell production, South Korea holding a strong second position and Europe preparing dedicated battery dialogues

Smart charging standards and protocols, notably ISO 15118 2 and OCPP 2.0.1, are examined to manage complex interactions and edge cases in advanced charging sessions

Platforms like ev.energy and Monta AI shift focus from pure growth to intelligent operations that align charging behaviour with grid stability and customer experience

Flexible home appliances and predictive maintenance illustrate how data driven control can lower energy costs while keeping public charging dependable at scale

Hardware innovation and openness, from sophisticated megawatt flash chargers to mobile robots and industry podcasts on interoperability, underline the importance of open, intelligent ecosystems

The EV transition is portrayed as resilient despite political headwinds, supported by community-based confidence building and strategic planning for fleet electrification

Public sector investment continues, with multi hundred-billion-dollar grid modernization budgets and city programmes such as Cologne’s significant commitment to sustainable transport

National and city frameworks diverge, as China shapes global EV standards, Jordan accelerates electric truck charging and German cities face distinct legal and infrastructure conditions

High profile visits and conferences in California and Europe, alongside AI focused energy forums, keep electrification, battery strategy and grid ready infrastructure firmly on executive agendas