When considering how to address anticipated consumer anxiety about the new product, the electric vehicle (EV), automotive manufacturers (OEMs) turned to innovative vehicle information and communication technology (ICT) systems. EV OEMs correctly surmised that a smart vehicle inter-networked with both ecosystem information and enhanced communicative capabilities would demonstrate the power of right time/right place information to make a market for this new technology product. Moreover, properly implemented vehicle ICT systems would tighten the bond between vehicle and driver, open new methods of customer communication, improve product design cycles, and enhance the automotive brand. These ICT systems are essential to EVs because they allow owners and drivers to know, to truly know their vehicles. EV owners have the ability to track battery use and charging history, activate remote services, and project with a high degree of certainty vehicle range, and alternatives for reaching destinations outside of the current range. For example, an EV driver uses a navigation tool to check a route, which then informs the charging infrastructure along the way of potential demand. If charging is necessary, the ICT system will interact with systems and confirm availability and reserve a charging location convenient to the route. Given the flexibility of modern ICT systems, all actions including authentication and billing could occur in the background, creating smart infrastructures that interact with smart vehicles, and result in a personalized, intuitive driving experience. With this impressive blend of technologies, a comprehensive ICT approach is clearly essential to optimizing the experience of driving an EV and integrating information from the vehicle and its power source, the current and future, smart grid. Airbiquity will discuss the latest vehicle ICT systems and capabilities, their market entry, growth and consumer and commercial impact, and why EVs and their connected ecosystems are critical to the larger aim of enhancing the transmission and distribution of electrical energy.
Why ICT systems are key to accelerating EV Aadoption
EVS, Electric Vehicle Symposium, 26 ; 1004-1012
2012
9 Seiten, 9 Bilder, 4 Quellen
Conference paper
English