b'16 Partner News Winter 2021EnterpriseRising to theThe National Grid predicts 11m electric vehicles (EVs) in the UK by 2030up from 550,000 in 2021. The primary problem is transmitting and distributing power to where its needed for EV charge points, challenge ofacross local grids which were never built to handle the flows required.The problem is twofold: coping with both the volume and timing of charging. Both electric vehicles are difficult to predict and plan for, years in advance. Will millions of commuters be plugging their cars in at the same time when they get home from workand the evening peak demand begins for heat, showers and Dr Jon Hiscock, Managing Director of Fundamentalscooking (all increasingly electric)? Will fleets Ltd, examines how the electricity industry is rising toof newly electrified commercial vehicles be hooking into superfast chargers on the road the challenge of electric vehicles. networks and at work? When? Where? And what charging speeds will they need?As Ofgem stated: Britains cables, substations and other infrastructure need a massive upgrade to support this new demand for electricity.'