Huawei Unveils the Top 10 Charging Network Trends for 2025
Huawei Unveils the Top 10 Charging Network Trends for 2025
Huawei recently disclosed the top ten trends that are poised to shape the charging network industry by 2025, focusing on the theme "Together, We Move Forward." This insightful forecast was presented by Wang Zhiwu, President of the Huawei Smart Charging Network Domain, who elaborated on the anticipated directions for development and technological advancements within the sector.
Wang highlighted that electric vehicles (EVs) are set to advance more rapidly than initially predicted, with projections suggesting that global numbers of E-vehicles could reach around 480 million within the decade. As the world embraces the age of full electrification, Huawei aims to partner with various stakeholders to enhance the infrastructure of ultra-fast charging stations across multiple scenarios.
The Top 10 Trends for 2025
Trend 1: High-Quality Development
The focus is shifting to the high-quality expansion of charging networks. The entire industry is on the brink of profound transformation, prioritizing quality developments. As technological advancements accelerate, it is expected that the number of companies concentrating solely on core businesses will dramatically decline.
Trend 2: Widespread Ultra-Fast Charging
‘Ultra-fast charging’ emerged as a buzzword for 2024 within the industry. Several cities in China have begun implementing ultra-fast charging capabilities, which complements the explosive growth of EV models that support this technology. By 2028, it is anticipated that all mainstream EV models will be equipped to handle ultra-fast charging across all scenarios.
Trend 3: Enhanced User Experience
The integration of advanced smart devices, intelligent driving technologies, and smart chargers promises to provide a digital, intelligent, and automated charging experience, marking the dawn of a new era in charging solutions.
Trend 4: Electrified Logistics
Transitioning heavy-duty vehicles from oil to electricity faces significant challenges, primarily regarding charging infrastructure. Ultra-fast charging technologies are expected to alleviate these hurdles, promoting the growth of electric logistics by offering benefits such as low capital expenditures, high charging compatibility, easy device maintenance, and minimal spatial requirements for charging stations.
Trend 5: Grid Friendliness
Future interactions with power grids will evolve from passive to active responses, transitioning from one-way to multi-directional interactions to ensure grid safety.
Trend 6: Multi-Level Power Pooling
As more compatible EV models come into play, the charging demands in the mega-watt range will rise. This necessitates a shift from shared charging applications to a multi-level energy pooling approach, enhancing support for EV models while reducing dependency on power grids.
Trend 7: Fully Liquid-Cooled Charging
Charging scenarios will become increasingly diverse, especially in extreme environments. The industry is accelerating the adoption of high-performance, liquid-cooled chargers, where a combination of liquid-cooled aggregators and charging stations will stand out as the optimal solution.
Trend 8: Integration of PV, ESS, and Chargers
The older method of stacking photovoltaic systems, energy storage systems, and charging posts will gradually give way to a smart integration solution. This shift will optimize advantages throughout the life cycle, protect power grids, and enhance charging station safety.
Trend 9: Low-Power DC Charging
For future vehicle-to-grid (V2G) developments, campuses will serve as a central scenario. The growing popularity of low-power DC charging stations will introduce more digital functionalities that facilitate bonus point calculations, centralized provisioning, and easier management and control.
Trend 10: Electrical Safety
As charging scenarios expand into densely populated areas, safety requirements will progress from single-point controls to coherent oversight of personnel, EVs, chargers, and energy storage systems (ESS).
Huawei’s commitment to advancing the electric vehicle ecosystem through innovation and collaboration will undoubtedly play a critical role in shaping the future of global charging networks. Wang Zhiwu's insights contribute to our understanding of the upcoming transformations in technology and infrastructure within this crucial industry. Through these anticipated trends, Huawei emphasizes the importance of shared growth and collective progress in addressing the electrification needs of the future.