Schneider Electric Introduces EcoStruxure for E-Mobility

To meet the pressing needs of the world's rapidly-expanding Electric Vehicle (EV) market, Schneider Electric has launched EcoStruxure for eMobility, the only end-to-end solution to cover the entire EV charging infrastructure value chain.

The number of Electric Vehicles (EVs) is set to grow to 130 million in China, Europe and the US by 2030, a trend that is being accelerated by the plummeting cost of battery storage - from $1,000 per kilowatt-hour in 2010 to $200 by 2020 according to a 2019 report by the World Economic Forum. Governments, notably Norway, France, the UK and China, are actively regulating in favor of EVs, while global automakers are planning to spend $300 billion on electric vehicle technology in the next five to 10 years, with nearly half of that spending in China, Reuters reports.

According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, there are now five million EVs on the world's roads, serviced by 6,32,000 public charging outlets. Under a situation where EVs hit 30 percent market share by 2030, the International Energy Agency (IEA) projects a necessity for somewhere between 14 million and 30 million public chargers to be deployed globally.

Lack of steadfast public charging is one of the top reasons for consumers not buying electric vehicles, while major mobility stakeholders, particularly fleet operators and auto manufacturers need access to a secure and reliable EV charging infrastructure that will reduce costs and accelerate time to market if they are to invest in EVs.

"We believe the future of energy is decentralized, decarbonized and digitized, and electro-mobility is essential for the world to reduce carbon emissions," said Christel Galbrun-Noel, President, Schneider Electric Automotive and Mobility Segment.

"We see that electro-mobility is key to achieving this future, but adoption is slower than needed. Additional regulations, efficient infrastructure, and reduced costs to drive consumer demand are essential if we are to reach the tipping point," he added.

EcoStruxure for e-mobility is a complete End-to-end EV charging infrastructure

To accelerate the worldwide adoption of EVs as a sustainable mobility form, Schneider Electric has launched EcoStruxure for eMobility, the world's only end-to-end EV charging infrastructure. EcoStruxure for eMobility is aimed, among others, at fleet operators who need reliable and cost-effective charging solutions, auto manufacturers who want to foster EV adoption by giving their customers reliable access to charging facilities and utilities and charging point operators who also need to develop new business models that can accommodate EV growth.

EcoStruxure for eMobility stands out in that it covers the entire EV charging value chain, from audit and consulting, to grid and microgrid management, and smart charging stations. It offers giving operators increased sustainability through minimized emissions and reduced energy consumption, while lowering CapEx and OpEx by more than 30 per cent. The solution, under the umbrella of EcoStruxure IIoT platform and architecture, improves visibility, cost control, efficiency and resilience, while reducing energy consumption.

EcoStruxure for eMobility includes:

• Consulting services to help customers strategize, plan, design, install and maintain smart EV charging systems that are safe, reliable and efficient
• Energy and Microgrid Management to optimize the energy consumption of EV charging units thanks to software that increases the efficiency of usage and cost by forecasting the optimum time to consume, produce, store or sell energy
• Built-in Battery Storage that optimizes grid use and allows for better management of renewable energy
• IIoT Predictive Maintenance and Operations Management, combined with data analytics, that minimize OpEx and help eliminate downtime
• EVlink Charging Stations offer an easy user experience and can be deployed at scale