PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT A group of trainees discuss the situation at an EVgo charging station. SAE and ChargerHelp! partner to solve the biggest issue with charging We have a slight problem with the rollout of our charging infrastructure. The stations are appearing in more and more destinations, which is great news for the transition to sustainable mobility. The issue, as many EV drivers report, is that when they go to charge their vehicle, there's something wrong with the hardware. Or maybe it's the software? In a world where putting gas into a vehicle has been an easy, trouble-free occurrence for decades, the move to on-the-go charging is comparatively fraught with reliability issues. 48 April 2024 Teams of EVSE trainees complete a capstone project prior to graduation. Graduate Marcus long presented his team's look at the state of charging in Detroit. There is no shortage of stories from EV drivers who pulled up to a charging destination only to find outof-order signs, or worse: plugging into multiple stations only to find that none of them will actually charge their vehicle. In frustration, they pull away and hope for better luck down the road. UPDATE SAE/Chris Clonts Michigan Central