In this section the Electromobility R&D initiatives underway around the world is described focusing on the latest advances in the European continent, North America and Asia.

• Europe
  
  The European Parliament just passed a resolution  in 2013 that will require member states to install a specified number of electric vehicle charging stations and hydrogen and natural gas stations by 2020. Germany will set its target to 86,000, Italy will install 72,000, and the UK is planning to build a minimum of 70,000 EV recharging points.

  In parallel, several national projects run in parallel to facilitate the larger adoption of electromobility:

  • Electric vehicle start-up, Fastned, will install over 200 fast charging stations with solar panels in Netherlands
  • Nationwide network of quick chargers in Estonia
  • CLEVER opened in June 2012 the first public assessible nationwide charging-network for EVs in Scandinavia. 
    
    
• North America

With companies such as Delphi and Qualcomm, working with the main US vehiclemanufacturers to develop the building blocks of the wireless charging infrastructure. (The US Transportation Electrification Program represents the world's largest EV demonstration project). 

• Asia
  
  Asia it is expected to lead the world in charging equipment sales due to government initiatives and regulations in China, Korea, and Japan to promote awareness and adoption of EVs comprising of tax benefits for owners, R&D support, and public education programs.

  Toyota, Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi have agreed to joint development
  of charging infrastructure for PHVs, PHEVs and EVs in Japan aiming to increase the number of normal chargers by 8000 and quick chargers by 4.000.