The electric vehicle industry is set to create supporting niche industries. Reporting from the Smart Garage Charrette in Portland, Oregon, Matter Network said:  “Companies will be needed to assume a risk that car companies and utilities aren’t willing to take as a service layer between the two.

These supporting services include: Free public charging stations, battery servicing and reclamation, electric cars as a service (as Better Place is suggesting), electricity bargain hunting, charging station locators, as well as replacements for gasoline taxes that pay for road upkeep.

You can find out more about the report here.

Tags: Batteries, car companies, charging stations, Electrified cars