Forthcoming advances in electric vehicles are the focus of a new white paper from the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA).

The white paper explores short- and medium-term advances in EV technology

Called ‘The Future of Electric Vehicle Technology’, it has been written by battery electrochemist Euan McTurk, creator and presenter of Plug Life Television, a YouTube channel about EVs.

It covers topics including diversification of battery chemistries and developments in range, efficiency, lower weight and cheaper cost.

The guide also explores plug and play charging, faster and wireless charging, battery swapping, 48V auxiliary systems, AI and electrochemistry, and vehicle-to-grid charging.

Philip Nothard, VRA chair, said: “This the fourth in our series of white papers on EVs and remarketing and this is an area that remains probably the most commonly discussed within our sector and we have aimed to help make those dialogues as well informed as possible. Certainly, we believe that they have helped to make detailed and accurate information in this area much more widely available and we’ve received some excellent feedback.

“This latest instalment is in some ways the most interesting, looking at likely short- and medium-term advances in EV technology. Much of this involves batteries, of course, but we also look at infrastructure and general EV operation. A lot is likely to happen in the next few years, and the document provides a really good overview.

“Certainly, I learnt a lot from reading it and I expect that others in the remarketing sector will feel the same.”

Details about downloading the new white paper and the others in the VRA EV series can be found here.