{"id":476131,"date":"2024-05-02T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/?p=476131"},"modified":"2024-05-02T06:30:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T04:30:00","slug":"more-plugs-payment-transparency-and-learning-by-driving-electric-felixs-takes-on-evs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/more-plugs-payment-transparency-and-learning-by-driving-electric-felixs-takes-on-evs\/","title":{"rendered":"More plugs, payment transparency, and learning by driving: Electric Felix’s takes on EVs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As an Amsterdammer, Felix Hamer has never owned a car; he has always preferred to rent one for his road trips. In 2017, he decided to rent an electric motorbike for a trip, becoming fascinated by the possibilities of electric mobility to the point of opening an online blog about his electric adventures, Electric Felix<\/a>. Since then, he has driven tens of EVs \u2013 not only cars but also scooters, vans, and motorcycles \u2013 sharing his experiences with thousands of followers on LinkedIn and Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the sixth episode of EVolution, we spoke with Hamer about the state of EV technology and his view of some of the more relevant topics, especially charging\u2014 as #MOREPLUGS is one of his favorite hashtags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why EVolution<\/h2>

Eleven years from now, newly sold cars in the EU must have zero emissions standards. As sales surge, electric vehicles are poised to be the ones to decarbonize Europe\u2019s car fleet. Where do we start from? What are the outlooks towards the years to come? As the deadline is established, we feel the importance of informing our audience more on the topic. So comes EVolution<\/em><\/a>. At IO, innovation and technology are our core business, so we\u2019ll focus this series on some of electric mobility\u2019s most discussed \u2013 and sometimes controversial \u2013 aspects.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

What stage are we at in terms of EV technology maturity? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe perfect EV is very energy efficient, thanks to a simple powertrain that takes away much of the complexity of a combustion engine car. But then, the software behind it also needs to be very well designed. I think we still have so much to gain because an EV is much more of a computer than a combustion car ever was. These computers need to be amazing because you ultimately want people to get in and tell the vehicle where to go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I once rented a Mercedes with the feature of starting charging from the driver\u2019s console. The painful part was understanding which charger I wanted to use. I had to get out of the car, check the charger number, and fill it in myself. You realize that this was a well-intended feature, but it would have actually been faster to start the charge from my phone standing outside with the plug. Overall, I think that a lot of the important technological advancements are yet to come. I want us to go for mass adoption, but the technology is still in its infancy, growing in unforeseen ways. We are heading towards some teenage stability, but teenagers are pretty wild, too.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EVERY new car in this street, is already fully electric: 100% \ud83c\udfa2\u26a1\ufe0f\u26a1\ufe0f\u26a1\ufe0f#alwaysbecharging<\/a>#amsterdamelektrisch<\/a>

WELCOME TO AMSTERDAM\u274c\u274c\u274c pic.twitter.com\/eyjYO3mmqk<\/a><\/p>— Felix Hamer \u2022 electricfelix (@electricfelix) April 29, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>