As the electrification of road transport accelerates, the challenge of planning and deploying electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure at scale is moving from ambition to urgent reality. The stakes are clear: without smarter, standardised approaches to rollout, the clean mobility transition risks being slowed by fragmented standards, grid bottlenecks, and misaligned investments.
Transport emissions remain a major contributor to Europe’s greenhouse gases, making coordinated, systemic action more critical than ever. This third report in our five-part “Future of Mobility” series, From Ground to Grid, focuses on the next essential pillar of the EV charging lifecycle: smarter, standardised planning and energy management.
The report argues that fragmented standards and siloed planning are now the biggest barriers to scalable, resilient charging networks. Without unified guidelines and robust energy management, infrastructure risks being underutilised, costly, and unable to keep pace with EV adoption.
This whitepaper explores how standardisation and smart energy management can unlock a future-ready, investment-attractive charging ecosystem. We examine:
- The impact of fragmented standards and lack of unified planning on rollout speed, user experience, and investment risk
- The need for mandatory industry standards and future-proofed design guidelines to ensure interoperability and grid resilience
- How leading markets are leveraging centralised planning, modular design, and cross-sector collaboration to accelerate deployment
- The critical role of investors in driving adaptability, risk mitigation, and bundled infrastructure solutions
By equipping decision-makers—including investors, policymakers, utilities, and e-mobility providers—with actionable strategies, this report provides a roadmap to overcome fragmentation and build scalable, user-centric charging networks.
Download the full report to discover how smarter planning and standardisation can power the next leap in clean mobility—and how your organisation can help shape the future of transport.
Amy Marshall
Partner and Managing Director, Europe
Ashish Pandey
Principal
Amanda Derhy
Consultant
