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Date: October 10, 2024
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By Lucila de los Santos
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ev jungle: “Focusing on the integration of charging networks is key to the future of EVs”

The interoperability remains one of the main challenges of electromobility. Despite the challenges, in recent months, ev jungle launched operations in five countries and continues to expand into Canada, Mexico, and the United States. What are their projects?
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For Sebastián Etchevest, CEO of ev jungle, one of the most significant challenges in eMobility is the lack of interoperability between charging networks.

While each charge point operator develops its own solutions, electric vehicle users face difficulties when trying to navigate between different platforms.

This is why the expert considers addressing this challenge as a “fundamental task” and suggests focusing efforts on creating a unified system that allows for efficient integration of the networks.

Sebastián Etchevest, CEO of ev jungle.

“In Latin America, more information is needed on how we are going to integrate charging networks,” says Etchevest, hinting that each operator is creating its own app, data set, and way of selling energy.

The truth is that this creates a disarray that, instead of facilitating the transition to electromobility, complicates the experience for users and electric fleets.

In many cases, “there isn’t even roaming between charging networks,” which hampers the entry of vehicles into stations operated by different providers.

There is no doubt that interoperability is urgent. Why? It will allow users to move freely between different charging networks and, at the same time, simplify operations for fleets by unifying access and energy management into a single system.

Challenges of electric fleets in Latin America

The executive also points out that electric fleets face additional challenges.

“Essentially, we are living in the past,” he said at the Summit of Leaders in Electric Mobility in the USA, Spain, and Europe, highlighting the gap between Latin America and more advanced markets like Europe.

One of the biggest challenges lies in educating users and selecting the appropriate hardware to integrate the various charging solutions.

Additionally, the CEO of ev jungle notes that there is confusion around how to synchronize different chargers and measure the profitability of electric fleets.

The ev jungle platform

In response to these challenges, ev jungle’s digital platform aims to optimize charger management and facilitate user access, whether for public, private, or electric fleet networks.

Their system not only manages charging for operators but also offers interoperability and a connected community of semi-private and public networks.

“We’ve identified that infrastructure investment is delivering 20% less return than expected worldwide, while we’re seeing a 50% optimization per charger,” explains Etchevest.

With this platform, fleets can overcome the current fragmentation, integrating networks and sharing users across different operators.

Additionally, it offers low-cost hybrid solutions that provide greater flexibility and long-term profitability.

The future of mobility: a hybrid vision

Although the future of electromobility seems promising, the entrepreneur believes that mobility will be more diverse than many predict.

“Mobility will be hybrid from now on. We’ll have electric vehicles, hydrogen vehicles, and, of course, the fuels we’re used to,” he reflects.

This perspective emphasizes the importance of not limiting transport solutions to the electric focus but considering a range of complementary technologies.

Global expansion

Despite the challenges, the company is rapidly growing in Latin America.

In recent months, it has launched operations in five countries and continues to expand into Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

“Latin America is our first step, and then we aim for the rest of the world,” states Etchevest, demonstrating the company’s global ambition.

Government support: the missing push

On the other hand, the specialist emphasizes the need for greater government support to drive the development of charging infrastructure.

He explains, “In Latin America, as in the rest of the world, we need a lot of government assistance.”

While some countries offer subsidies to charge point operators and electric vehicle buyers, the lack of incentives in other countries slows progress.

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