Tech Brew: The EV charging industry knows it needs to solve cold-weather woes
The “Tesla graveyards” that popped up amid last week’s polar vortex could have been isolated incidents, but EV industry execs know it’s crucial to address such issues if they’re going to win over skeptical consumers.
“The early adopters are tolerant of some bugs and issues,” Rick Wilmer, CEO of EV charging provider ChargePoint, told Tech Brew. “But when you get into the mainstream market, the tolerance for that goes down. And if we’re gonna prevent the lack of charger reliability…from being an impediment to EV adoption, we’ve got to stay on top of network reliability.”