Wire ’ s website notes that EV drivers spend an average 30 minutes per day moving their vehicles to fixed charging ports and that this loss of productivity can amount to $ 1mn every year for workplaces with 200 EVs amongst its employees , or $ 5000 per head . In the context of vehicle-centric businesses moving towards fully-electric fleets , such as taxi firms and courier companies , the draw speaks for itself . The potential is not limited to employers who wish to provide this convenience to its employees or to firms with fleets of EVs at their disposal , but to companies who seize the opportunity to provide this service to the public . Utility firms , Sosinov says , are a great example of this in practice . Centrica , as previously mentioned , is an example of a firm utilising its labour force and expertise in mobile service operations to provide on demand EV charging as part of its business model . FreeWire ’ s technology is not only poised to answer one of the biggest questions posed by the EV future , but it has the capacity to open doors for a variety of industries and demographics . With the weight of BP and Volvo behind them at such an early stage in this emergent and competitive industry , FreeWire is certainly one to watch .
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