Event
07/11/2024 Barcelona, Spain

eCharge4Drivers Final Event

After four transformative years, the eCharge4Drivers project is approaching its conclusion. To celebrate this milestone, a final event will be held on 7 November 2024 in Barcelona—don't miss out!

Since its inception in 2020, the eCharge4Drivers project has focused on reshaping the Electric Vehicle (EV) charging landscape through the development of innovative, user-friendly solutions and services. These state-of-the-art technologies have been rigorously tested across 10 demonstration sites, situated in urban areas and along interurban corridors, ensuring seamless interoperability and strong user acceptance.

The Final Event marks the culmination of four years of progress, providing attendees with the opportunity to explore the future of EV charging while connecting with industry leaders in an engaging and collaborative environment. This event will highlight the project’s major achievements and outcomes, offering valuable insights into the evolving landscape of EV charging. The full-day conference will be held at Barcelona City Council, allowing participants to engage with leading experts in the field. Furthermore, the event aligns with the 2024 editions of the Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress and the Smart City Expo World Congress, thus creating a convenient opportunity for attendees to delve deeper into the future of electromobility.

Take a look at the full draft agenda below:

09:00 Registration and Welcome Coffee

9:30 Opening by Jaume Roca Guitart (B:SM)

9:35 Welcome by Evangelos Karfopoulos (ICCS)

9:45 The eCharge4Drivers vision and methodology – Evangelos Karfopoulos (ICCS)

 

10:00 The eCharge4Drivers solutions to enhance the electromobility users experience

Moderator: Andrew Winder (ERTICO)

  • Battery as a Service: A novel business model to boost the usage of LEVs (Daniel Guix Llorens, SILENCE)
  • Improving user accessibility to public charging network: Enhanced routing and booking service (Mauro Dell’Amico, ICOOR)
  • Intuitive smart charging services for improving user charging experience (Sothun Hing, CEA)
  • Planning tool for sustainable charging network development (Christoph Emde, Nexxtlab)

11:15 Coffee break

 

11:30 eCharge4Drivers demonstrations and impact

Moderator: Pedro Gomes and Marina Martin Vilches (POLIS)

  • The eCharge4Drivers demonstrations – Deployment challenges and lessons learned (Maria Pia Fanti, POLIBA)
  • Plug & Charge: Deployment & interoperability challenges of cardless charging (Daniel Quiles Martínez, IDIADA)
  • Impact on users’ experience: Findings from the eCharge4Drivers user surveys (Gabriela Barrera, VUB)
  • Public views on electric vehicle charging: a thematic analysis (Peter Fussey and Colin Ashby, UoS)

12:45 – 14:00 Lunch break

 

14:00 Needs for future policy and regulatory actions:

The eCharge4Drivers recommendations and guidelines towards sustainable charging investments and user-friendly electromobility (Andrew Winder, ERTICO)

 

14:15: Roundtable Discussion

Moderator: Evangelos Karfopoulos (ICCS)

  • eCharge4Drivers findings – Angel Lopez (BCN) and Andrew Winder (ERTICO)
  • USER-CHI findings – Antonio Marqués (ETRA)
  • INCIT-EV findings – Miguel Zarzuela (CIRCE)
  • TIPS4PED findings – Laura Bordo (RINA)

 

15:30 Conclusions

15:45 – 17:00 Networking Drinks

16:00 – 16:30 – Demo Site Visit (optional)

 

Those interested in attending (online or in person) can register here.