Analysis, frameworks, and market intelligence from 14 years operating at the commercial edge of energy technology — published independently, with no commercial agenda.
The UK's EV charging infrastructure is growing rapidly — but it's growing in the wrong places. Drawing on lessons from the broadband rollout, this paper sets out a framework for equitable, nationally coordinated land acquisition.
Rural EV charging sites rarely fail because the technology is wrong — they fail because the economics don't stack up alone. A single guaranteed source of demand changes that calculation entirely.
Grid connection cost is the single biggest barrier to rural and high-power EV charging sites. Battery storage changes that calculation — and creates a second revenue line most operators haven't priced in yet.