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Future of Electric Vehicle Charging Ep27: Edoardo Taricco, Gregory Offer & Jade Edwards
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To reach net zero, we need to electrify transport—from personal vehicles to heavy goods trucks.
In this episode, Edoardo Taricco, a mechanical engineer and recent graduate of the MSc in Sustainable Energy Futures programme at Imperial College London, explores the future of electric vehicles and sustainable travel.
Guests
- Gregory Offer – Professor in electrochemical science and engineering at Imperial College London. His work focuses on battery, fuel cell, and supercapacitor technologies for transport applications.
- Jade Edwards – Head of Insights at Zapmap, a leading source of EV charging data and analysis. Her team examines EV charging infrastructure, driver behavior, and industry trends.
Topics Discussed
- The evolving EV market – Trends in consumer behavior, policy, and global adoption.
- Charging infrastructure – Innovations, accessibility, and user experience.
- Electrifying heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) – Technological challenges, emerging solutions, and alternatives beyond batteries.
- The role of EVs in grid stability – How bidirectional charging and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology could reshape energy systems.
- Decarbonizing transport – The need for smaller EVs, active transport, and better public transit integration.
Chapters & Timestamps
00:00 – Introduction
00:42 – Meet our guests
03:20 – The shift to EVs: consumer trends and policy drivers
06:40 – Overcoming range anxiety and lifestyle changes with EVs
12:17 – The potential of EVs in supporting the energy grid
19:51 – Charging infrastructure: accessibility, investment, and rollout challenges
30:35 – Standardization and payment systems in EV charging
40:03 – Battery technology, thermal management, and future improvements
50:01 – The relationship between EV sales and charging infrastructure growth
53:05 – The rise of SUVs and challenges in decarbonizing transport
58:34 – Electrifying heavy goods vehicles: challenges and solutions
1:02:34 – Future of fleet charging and shared infrastructure
1:03:06 – Closing thoughts and where to find our guests
Edoardo’s Links
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edoardo-taricco-9a77a2205/
Greg’s links
Imperial profile: https://profiles.imperial.ac.uk/gregory.offer
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-offer-3180379/?originalSubdomain=uk
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/electrochem-sci-eng/
Jade’s Links
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jade-edwards-0a16b51/
https://www.zap-map.com/
Produced by Jonny Prest
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonnyprest/
Additional Links
- Ultra-rapid EV charging, powered by Sainsburys
https://www.about.sainsburys.co.uk/sustainability/plan-for-better/our-stories/2023/sainsburys-ultra-rapid-electric-vehicle-charging
- Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G)
https://www.virta.global/vehicle-to-grid-v2g
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