Seeing how electric vehicles are here to stay, Pike wanted to find out which of the many charging infrastructure suppliers will be the most successful and, if you like, which will get the biggest market share in this new industry. And the results are pretty much what the entire world expected.
The companies that are currently engaged in the two biggest electrification programs in America, ECOtality and Coulomb, are far ahead of the rest of the pack, and have the biggest chances of remaining there.
According to Pike, Coulomb ranks first because of its technology partnerships, global sales network, and extensive product portfolio. ECOtality comes in second because of its involvement with the federal program known as The EV Project.
“The electric vehicle charging equipment market is in its formative stages, and business models are still developing as vendors gain experience with charging station deployments,” says senior analyst John Gartner.
“Pure-play EVSE vendors are taking the early lead, but looming behind them are several companies that announced products in 2010 and will be shipping in volume during 2011. These major players – Siemens, GE, and Eaton, among others – have developed the makings of a good product strategy, but have yet to execute on their extensive global resources and marketing channels.”
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