I wrote an article about optimising the design of EV charging networks. It’s a story of work done by a team at Thoughtworks, demonstrating the potential of AI augmented decision-making (including some cool optimisation techniques), in this rapidly evolving but durably important space.
We were able to thread together these many [business problem, AI techniques, data sourcing, technology] concerns in such a short time because of our relentless focus — not on the code or the mathematics — but on generating value: namely making it easier for humans to make decisions according to business goals.
Postscript: One enduring finding (in 2026) is the paucity of chargers on the New South Wales south coast – this being a region identified by our network planner.
