and had promised as a benefit of leaving the european union. here s our global trade correspondent gharshini david with an explanation of what this means for britain. all hopes of that full trade deal which would have covered about a sixth of the uk puzzling over seed trade with the rest of the world with frankly some time ago because it was clear that the joe biden administration wasn t interested in pursuing that end and instead they have been noises for some time that we might get something that was more about an alliance against what was seen as external threats to economic security and also furthering ambitions of net zero. while this might seem like a bit of a pick and mix trade alliance if you like, little bit sheer when it comes to talking about protecting supply chains and a little bit here about making it easier to swap data between us and american firms and a little bit more here about green energy and nuclear. it s actually very much tied together and looking a
well, another point of frustration for drivers is the scarcity of charging stations and a lack of rapid charging docks. and those issues, they ve contributed to the so called range anxiety, and that s hampered government s efforts in persuading people to make the switch to electric. so, how do we solve the problem? well, to find out, i caught up with one of the bosses at the organisation trying to do just that. andre kaufung, great to have you on the show. and, andre, iwant to start with this. i want to start with your goal to create what is called the ccs. it s the global unified combined charging system. so, andre, just explain what that is and why, why is itjust so important for getting all of us into evs? everyone knows it from travelling around the globe. and you need an adaptor here, and you need an adaptor here. and it s, for every ev driver, for every industry partner, for every government, it s quite important to agree and to unify on one standard.
0ur position is as long as the protocol, the technology for doing this kind of charging is the same, you can have a certain industry and a certain market behind, and there might be use cases. we also see tests, streets in germany, for example, for charging heavy trucks. we see, you know, pantograph systems for buses in certain areas. they are all based on the ccs technology. well, on that point, andre kaufung, general manager of charin, and the big boss of innos, great to have you with us. thanks for your time. thank you, aaron. gm, general motors. it s announced it s returning to europe with an all electric range. but the carmaker, it struggled in europe in the past, failing to make a profit in almost 20 years. so will its bold move into an all ev range mark the change? well, i ve been speaking to its european president. jaclyn mcquaid, a real pleasure having you on the show. let me start with this, because it s probably fair to say that general motors has struggled to find its niche
or perhaps even globally, so we can, well, we can make that anxiety a thing of the past? my personal, let s say view is, we need a certain number of fast charging and high power charging stations, let s say every 30 50km on a highway. and when i see a number is, what we see today, is a lot of times five, six, seven, eight outlets. and we need to double and to triple that, and that for every 50km. this gives long distance travelling a good customer experience. andre, earlier we heard about battery swapping. that s just one technology that s certainly changing the way we charge our cars. sweden, it s trialling e motorways. it will actually charge your car as you drive. i m wondering, could technologies like these lead to, well, lead to charging stations actually becoming a thing of the past? 0ur position is as long as the protocol, the technology
we need across europe, or perhaps even globally, so we can, well, we can make that anxiety a thing of the past? my personal, let s say view is, we need a certain number of fast charging and high power charging stations, let s say every 30 50km on a highway. and when i see a number is, what we see today, is a lot of times five, six, seven, eight outlets. and we need to double and to triple that, and that for every 50km. this gives long distance travelling a good customer experience. andre, earlier we heard about battery swapping. that s just one technology that s certainly changing the way we charge our cars. sweden, it s trialling e motorways. it will actually charge your car as you drive. i m wondering, could technologies like these lead to, well, lead to charging stations actually becoming a thing of the past?