A Firsthand Account from a Southeast Asian EV Charging Station Operator: How to Recover After Three Years of Being Let Down by EV Charging Cables?
" I ' ve been in the electric vehicle charging station business in Southeast Asia, and I ' ve been struggling with cable issues for three years… " " To be honest, for the first two years in the business, I didn ' t take cables seriously at all. " " I ' d buy the charging stations, but as for the cables… I ' d just throw in whatever I could find. " " And what happened? The most common complaint from customers was, ‘The cable broke. '" Southeast Asia has a hot and humid climate. During the rainy season, water can rise to ankle-level in just a few hours. Charging station cables are often submerged in water; ordinary cables break after just a few exposures—they get damp inside and harden on the outside. Over time, they stop charging properly and pose serious safety hazards. Plus, it ' s summer here all year round. The ground gets so hot you could fry an egg on it, and the car charging cables are left out in the s...