In a world that is becoming empowered by individual end-users, the evolution of the product considered the vehicle of individual empowerment, the automobile, has created a significant opportunity for utilities to become a catalyst of socially beneficial technology.
Utilities – particularly those operating in clean energy-focused territories – can spur electric vehicle (EV) adoption by developing the power delivery infrastructure, and fostering business models, to provide charging for those without access to home charging and to encourage the development of a network of rapid battery filling stations.