MOLE – Expanding the UK’s EV Charging Infrastructure via Efficient, Reliable, Autonomous Charging Technology

我们相信未来的电动汽车充电是自动的，而不是手动的。随着充电速度的提高，手动充电，目前通常复制手动液体加油基础设施，提供越来越差的用户体验（例如，插头加热需要液体冷却，变得更重，更容易损坏，破坏和安全问题）。传统的手动充电器会造成街道混乱，而且它们的部署会遭到利益相关者的抵制。此外，2019冠状病毒病大流行带来了与人工操作相关的新的感染风险。MOLE是一种自主的、车底导电的电动汽车充电技术。与感应/无线技术（竞争对手最先进的技术）相比，MOLE提供了更高效、更灵活和可扩展的系统。安装在地下，我们的无障碍充电器避免了绊倒危险-为商业车队提供更好的健康和安全的工作场所；以及根据专家建议（伦敦市长电动汽车基础设施工作组，2020年）改善步行性的住宅城市充电。与传统的手动充电器相比，最小的街道杂乱增加了价值，例如，拖线，以及与手动连接相关的安全问题。在所有用例中，我们的创新增强了ZEV充电基础设施的用户体验。在这个项目中，我们建议进一步开发我们的技术，用于电动汽车车队充电以及公共（街道）充电应用。在这两种情况下，在地下和室外部署MOLE充电器的能力将对电动汽车的普及起到至关重要的作用。通过这项创新的发展，我们的目标是在英国电动汽车充电基础设施的扩张中发挥重要作用。

We believe the future of EV charging is autonomous rather than manual. As charging speeds increase, manual charging, which currently often replicates manual liquid refuelling infrastructure, offers progressively poor user experience (e.g., plugs heat up requiring liquid cooling, becoming heavier and more vulnerable to damage, vandalism and safety concerns). Conventional manual chargers cause street clutter and their deployment meets stakeholder resistance. Furthermore, the Covid-19 pandemic has brought new infection risks associated with manual operation.MOLE is an autonomous, underbody, conductive EV charging technology. MOLE provides a more efficient, flexible and scalable system compared to inductive/wireless technology (competitor state-of-the-art). Being installed underground, our clutter-free chargers avoid trip hazards - for commercial fleets delivering better health and safety in the workplace; and for residential urban charging improving walkability in line with expert recommendations (London Mayor's EV Infrastructure Taskforce, 2020). Minimal street clutter adds value compared to conventional manual chargers e.g., trailing wires, and safety issues related to manual connection. In all use cases, our innovation enhances user experience with ZEV charging infrastructure.In this project, we propose to further develop our technology for use cases in EV fleet charging, as well as public (on-street) charging applications. In both these use cases, the ability to deploy the MOLE charger underground and outdoor will crucially assist with enabling uptake of electric vehicles. Through the development of this innovation, we aim to play a significant role in the expansion of the UK's EV charging infrastructure.