Electric Vehicle Charging

Avnet Embedded brings together its rugged compute, display and software technology to become the perfect partner for the design, manufacture and management of electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions all over the world. With a leading track record in delivering EV charging solutions for a range of different businesses, Avnet Embedded has the experience and capabilities to deliver charging technology solutions at any scale for local authorities, power companies, governments, commercial space owners and home solutions businesses.

The EV Charging Challenge

While sales of electric vehicles continue to soar across the world, the corresponding number of charging points is somewhat lagging behind, leaving consumers and car manufacturers alike crying out for more. In the UK alone, the Policy Exchange think-tank predicts a need for in excess of 400,000 charging points, where there are currently only 35,000. With this anticipated level of demand comes a need for solutions that offer speed and flexibility but are also cost effective and durable.

We commissioned IDC to write a Vendor Spotlight to gather information and statistics around the increasing pace of development in the electric vehicle charging market and help you understand the opportunity it represents for many different interested stakeholders. Electric vehicles and the change they will bring about to how we all move around will be profound and will change not just the methods of transport, but the way we all plan and undertake journeys in the future.

Why we’re the perfect partner for EV charging

Avnet Embedded’s leadership in display, compute and software technology makes us the perfect partner for EV charging solutions. From the forecourt to the cloud, Avnet Embedded can fill in the blanks in your skillset and supply chain and get your EV charging requirements deployed faster, better and stronger.

Display

Avnet Embedded specializes in rugged displays for demanding environments. With a proven track record designing and supplying displays for outdoor kiosks, ticket machines, ATMs and vending machines, our display experts know what will work in every temperature, rain or sun (or snow). We can design and assemble the whole display from touch surface to chassis.

Display solutions perfect for EV Charging stations include:

Tamper-proof displays
Weather-proof displays
Passive displays
OLED / TFT displays
All-weather touch screens

Software

Avnet Embedded’s Software design team manages everything from Operating System (OS) customization to Graphical User Interface (GUI) design and beyond. If you need the support of our in-house experts, we can provide it. We’ve designed customer interaction solutions for everything from coffee machines to aircraft.

Software solutions we provide for EV Charging include:

Payment systems
User management
GUI Design
Functional reporting
Remote management
IoT connectivity
Power consumption tracking and prediction

Compute

Avnet Embedded’s industrial embedded computing platform is perfect for EV Charging. Building on success with self service machines including vending, ticket machines and other customer-facing systems designed to operate flawlessly 24 hours per day, and coupled with our extended lifespan support of up to 30 years, Avnet Embedded is the perfect partner for compute in EV Charging.

Our EV Charging compute solutions include:

Rugged compute design and manufacturing
Security and tamper hardening
Visual AI solutions for forecourt management
Video processing and storage for security
Wired and wireless connectivity
Power management

We have partnered with Intel on perfect compute solutions for EV Charging and can provide compute solutions in both x86 and ARM architectures. Our advanced embedded compute designs also provide capability for advanced functionality like vehicle recognition, tamper detection, biometrics and more, ensuring your EV Charging network will be world-class.

IP&E

Not only can Avnet Embedded handle the compute, displays and software, but by combining strengths with other teams in the Avnet stable, we can also provide comprehensive hardware support for interconnect, passive and electro-mechanical components, bringing the whole EV charging solution together. All you need to do is tell us where to ship the finished unit!

Charging Networks Made Easy

We offer EV charging solutions that balance cost with capability and help you to identify the right embedded and display technologies for your needs, as well as working with you through manufacturing, support, and product lifecycle planning.

Home & Office

Personal/business use charge points with simple functionality. Ideal for installation alongside new home and office builds but can also be added to existing constructions.

Public

Robust, paid charging units suitable for public facilities, with large display for advertising, payment systems LTE and WIFI.

Commercial

Ideal for businesses offering parking as a service, these commercial units feature all the benefits of a public EV point, but charge at a significantly higher speed of 30 to 120 minutes, giving a turnover of approximately 10-15 vehicles per day.

Rapid Innovation in EV Charging

Our tailored approach to embedded and display technologies is fast, flexible, low-risk and proven to improve user experience.

Fast

Rapid turnaround, from idea to solution
Zero development for standard product – just select and configure
Seamless embedded, wireless, display and software ecosystem

Flexible

Various customization options available
Optimised for low production cost
ARM and x86 scalability, including AI acceleration capabilities

Robust

Industrial temperature range: from -40°C to +85°C
Standard or custom cooling solutions to meet harsh environments

Scaling up is simple
Beyond the basics, we can easily and quickly add valuable extras into each unit, including, but not limited to:

Number plate and facial recognition
Advertising revenue streams
Advanced analytics capabilities
Wireless technologies.

Peace of mind
All solutions are available with ready access to our worldwide support teams and industry standard compliance certification, coupled with board support packages, software services and edge-to-cloud IOT connectivity options.

Talk to the experts!

Let us know about your product or your challenge and our team will get in touch to discuss how we can help.

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Electric Vehicle Charging

The EV Charging Challenge