Plugged into Virta: The electric vehicle charging podcast.

The rise of electric cars has been talked about for years. Now the time has come: The world is moving full force towards electrification of mobility. The electric vehicle market is growing approximately 40 to 80 percent each year, depending on the market area. In Autumn 2020, already one in ten cars sold in Europe was an electric vehicle. But this is just the start. Today we discuss about the market growth and outlook.

Guest: Jussi Palola, the CEO of Europe’s fastest growing EV charging company, Virta.

Host: Jason Millward

Smart energy management is one of the hottest topics in the electric vehicle charging industry and its importance will only increase in the coming years. Today we discuss about energy management and take a look why it is so important.

Guests: Ville Väre and Marko Räty

Host: Jason Millward

The property sector has a unique chance to help build a fossil-free future by capitalizing on the EV charging business. A smart grid, smart buildings, and smart charging. Together this powerful trio creates a system that enable the real estate sector and investors to provide resiliency to the electric power system, future-proof their premises to carbon-neutral legislation - and create a new revenue stream.

Guests: Ilkka Koisti & Martti Savenius

Host: Jason Millward

While the sales of electric vehicles are at an all-time high, combustion engine car sales are experiencing a decline. That is traditionally seen as a threat for gas stations and petrol retailers. But electric vehicles can offer great opportunities to petrol retailers if they take the chance to act now and transform their business models. Which new revenue streams can petrol retailers explore with EV charging?

Guest: Ilkka Koisti

Host: Jason Millward

Electric vehicle market is growing rapidly, and the EV charging market is growing even faster. But running an electric vehicle charging business is not a profitable business for most service providers – at least not yet. One of the main reasons that hamper the profitability of EV charging business is hidden costs. What are they & how to avoid them?

Guests: Timo Kenttälä & Aleksi Patana

Host: Jason Millward

Roaming is one of the hottest topics in e-mobility at the moment . The roaming market had a real boost last year - the growth of roaming events is expected to multiply in 2021. Every electric vehicle driver wants to do e-roaming. But what is e-roaming? What are the challenges in EV roaming at the moment?

Guest: Pia Purola-Salmi

Host: Jason Millward

The first EV charging stations looked like massive metal boxes with cables and random buttons. In 2025, the charging stations will look more like smart eye candy than an eyesore. But there is an even bigger change happening: the brand. In this episode, we take a closer look at this trend and what it means in practice.

Guest: Elias Pöyry, the Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer of Europe’s fastest growing EV charging company Virta.

Host: Jason Millward

The pace of change has accelerated in the electric vehicle (EV) market and in the EV charging industry. As a result, the EV charging market in 2025 will look very different compared to what it is today. Today we take a look at the the biggest trends in e-mobility and EV charging at the moment.

Guest: Elias Pöyry, Co-founder & CBO of Virta, Member of European Commission’s Sustainable Transport Forum & Chairman of Eurelectric’s e-mobility working group

Host: Jason Millward