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EV charging meets Blockchain

There are a number of reasons to be bullish on electric vehicles. Government support is growing, battery prices are falling, and the technology is constantly developing. But, for the prospect of owning an electric car to become even more attractive, existing EV charging infrastructure needs to be enhanced. This is where blockchain comes in.

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Marija Maisch

11 Sep 2018

Germany’s innogy, a spin-off of utility RWE, launched a pilot program using blockchain to develop a distributed, P2P charging marketplace. | Image: innogy

You may have heard about Wiebe Wakker, who set off on a trip from the Netherlands to Australia in an electric car. It took him more than 800 days to reach his final destination in his 2009 Volkswa- gen Golf, which had its petrol engine and fuel tank replaced with a 37 kWh battery, giving …

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