Bloombergnef's Electric Vehicle Outlook 2025_APAC
Discussion Topics:
- Near-term and long-term EV adoption trends by country and segment
- The impact of recent policy changes on vehicle electrification
- Uptake of battery-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and range-extender electric vehicles
- Battery chemistries and costs, and the demand and supply of key materials
- Charging infrastructure requirements, deployment trends and outlook
- Highlights on the rising costs of public EV charging, the commercialization of solid-state batteries and the uses of ethanol across different modes of transport
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Aleksandra O'Donovan
Head of Electrified Transport
BloombergNEF
Aleksandra O'Donovan is Head of Electrified Transport at BloombergNEF. She is responsible for the coverage of the global electrified transport markets, and specializes in the analysis of the electric vehicles sales trends, infrastructure development and changing policy environment. Aleksandra has been with BloombergNEF since 2008, and prior to her role in the Advanced Transport team she has lead research focused on global biomass-to-power, waste-to-energy and biofuels markets. Aleksandra finished her Master's degree in Sustainable Technologies at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. She also holds a BSc in Environmental Protection and Management from the Gdansk University of Technology, Poland.
Andrew Grant
Head of Intelligent Mobility
BloombergNEF
Andrew Grant leads BloombergNEF's global Intelligent Mobility research team, which produces research, datasets and long-term outlooks on shared mobility services and autonomous vehicles. Andrew is also an author and the lead modeler of BNEF's annual 'Long-Term Electric Vehicle Outlook'. Based in London, U.K., Andrew holds MSc Applied Economics and Bachelor of Business Science in Economics degrees from the University of Cape Town.
Head of EV Charging
BloombergNEF
Ryan leads Charging Infrastructure research at BloombergNEF. He covers the technology, policy and economic factors shaping the transport sector. Within the team Ryan authors research on the status of the industry, financial analysis and forecasts. He regularly contributes to Bloomberg's Hyperdrive column with opinions and analysis from his research. Prior to joining BloombergNEF Ryan worked at Jaguar Land Rover for five years working on their electrification and mobility strategies. Ryan holds a master's degree in Automotive Technology from the University of Warwick and a degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Liverpool.
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