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Electric vehicles (EVs) and the wider electric transportation has gone from strength to strength in the past decade. Over the next five years, a total of eight million drivers in the UK will switch to hybrid and electric vehicles (HEVs) according to CompareTheMarket, driving demand for robust charging infrastructure. Here, Steve Hughes, Managing Director of transport power quality specialist REO UK, explores how the industry is shaping up for the 2020s.

Between the drive towards smart cities, new high speed rail links and increased rail travel across the UK, the pressure is on to make sure our railways can keep up.

We have been aware of global warming for decades, but 2015 saw world leaders take united action with the UN climate conference of parties (COP) reaching a landmark agreement to limit the rise of global temperatures to less than 2°C.

REO UK launched a range of current transformers to ensure high power efficiency and quality by offering highly accurate linear current sensing and electricity metering.

REO UK has launched a new range of five-limb chokes targeting electromagnetic interference (EMI) problems in industrial applications.

REO has added IP65 and IP66 rated chokes, braking resistors and EMC filters to its REOunity range, to handle aggressive environments and severe climatic conditions.

REO UK has introduced a high voltage recuperation heater for electric vehicles - the D330 - which brings significant efficiency improvements to electric vehicle thermal management systems.

Tim Cooke describes how the simple expedient of installing a high current line reactor can help you make considerable energy savings, increase motor life and tackle any electromagnetic interference (EMI) issues.