The Technology Addicts

The growing connectivity of electric vehicles and their charging infrastructure opens new opportunities – and new vulnerabilities. This episode explores the rising threat of cyber-attacks on charging stations, the need for holistic system security, and why trust in digital infrastructure is essential for the success of e-mobility.

For more expert analysis and practical insights, download the EV Charging Special Edition of Focus Magazine.
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For electromobility to become a true mainstream solution, charging needs to be simple, accessible, and built around the user. In this episode, we explore how better apps, open roaming, Plug & Charge, and secure payment systems can remove friction – and turn EVs into the most convenient mobility option for everyone.

For more insights and technologies behind the shift, read the EV Charging Special Edition of Focus Magazine.
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Electric vehicles can now feed power back into the grid – and that’s just the beginning. This episode looks at the rise of bidirectional charging, controllable infrastructure, and V2G systems that turn EVs into decentralised energy storage. It’s a look at how smart charging solutions are revolutionising the connection between mobility and energy.

For deeper insights, real-world examples, and technology forecasts, download the full EV Charging Special Edition of Focus Magazine.
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Electric vehicles are going mainstream, with global consumer interest hitting a historic high. This episode examines the numbers behind the tipping point, the need for 65 million charging stations by 2035, and the technologies ensuring charging is as easy and reliable as fuelling.

For more insights, projections, and infrastructure strategies, explore the full EV Charging Special Edition of Focus Magazine.
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Charging stations are evolving into intelligent energy hubs. This episode explores how integrated energy management, home systems, and bidirectional charging are linking the mobility and energy revolutions – and what it means for infrastructure, renewables, and the electricity grid.

For more expert insights, forecasts, and technologies shaping the EV future, explore the full EV Charging Special Edition of Focus Magazine.
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Electromobility is accelerating across Europe, creating urgent demand for scalable EV Charging infrastructure. This episode explores the rapid growth of the charging market, smart energy management, and the key technologies enabling it.

For more data, insights, and innovations, explore the full EV Charging Special Edition of Focus Magazine.
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Farming is undergoing a quiet revolution – one powered by IoT, AI, and embedded technologies. In this episode of The Technology Addicts, we dive into the world of Smart Agriculture with Bevan Braude, Manager Vertical Markets at TRIA, formerly Avnet Embedded.

From livestock trackers to autonomous tractors, connected solutions are reshaping modern farming, making it more efficient, sustainable, and data-driven. But what does it take to develop robust agricultural IoT solutions? What challenges do OEMs face in bringing these innovations to market? And how is AI at the edge enhancing real-time agricultural op...

Some IoT devices integrate seamlessly onto a single printed circuit board, tightly soldered, and compactly encased. But these are the exception. Unscrew the casing of just about any high-value IoT device and you’ll see a more complex picture, enabled by a vital but often overlooked component type: connectors. To discuss the importance of selecting the right interconnect solutions for IoT device manufacturing, performance, and longevity, we invited two guests:

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Within IoT devices, it’s often the microprocessors, RF modules, the connectivity protocols that enable their front-line functionality that get most attention. But there's just so much more to the story! Behind every successful IoT application, countless additional components need to interact perfectly without missing a beat to deliver users flawless performance.

In today’s conversation, we’re going to explore some of the IoT revolution’s hidden heroes – crucial, yet often overlooked components such as crystal oscillators, antennas, and supercapacitors.

Our guests in this episode are:

Today’s episode will plug us right into the heartbeat of every electronic device: its power supply. Often considered merely as an afterthought in product development, the power supply and the architecture it relies on can make or break a product’s performance and reliability. Optimizing power design is essential to maximize efficiency and ensure consistent performance across various load conditions. The power supply does more than just provide the voltage and current needed to drive an application; it plays a crucial role in protecting sensitive electronics from voltage spikes, surges, and other potentially destructive anomalies. With suppliers constantly deve...

Most electronic devices we use today are hard, rigid, and fragile. Look inside them and you’ll see why: The circuits that make them work sit on a solid printed circuit board, or a PCB. It’s a constraint that limits not only how we design our devices, but also how we interact with them. But what if it didn’t have to be that way? Enter flexible electronics – circuits printed onto flexible substrates – enabling a whole new realm of technological designs that save space, simplify assembly, and even unlock new, less invasive and more intuitive, use cases. Despite their pote...

According to the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, transport accounts for 15 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. The vast majority, around 70 percent, is emitted by road vehicles. To improve its sustainability and contribute to global emission reduction targets, the transport sector is in the midst of a technological revolution centered on electrification. In this interview, Sara Ghaemi, Director of Technical Development at Avnet Abacus, explains to what extent electromobility contributes to creating sustainable transport.

This interview is part of our focus magazine series. In the latest issue we talk about how sustainable transportation...

This interview is part of the new issue 'Sustainable Transportation' of Avnet Abacus' Focus Magazine, that is available free of charge: Focus Magazine

Mobility – the way we get around – is at a crossroads. Over the coming years and decades, its transformation will be far more profound than simply replacing fossil-fuel-powered vehicles with electric ones. As mechanical vehicles morph into sophisticated computers on wheels, they are calling into question longstanding ownership models, business strategies, and even entire job categories. Successfully managing this transformation will require close collaboration between established carmakers, start-ups, and cities. Digital Hub Mobility is Germany's lead...

According to the International Energy Agency, progress on clean energy technology deployment exceeded expectations in 2022. Still, the pace will need to pick up to achieve the ambitious goal of net zero emissions by 2050. This will require rapidly upgrading the infrastructure that supports smart energy solutions and connects seamlessly across energy production, distribution, storage, and consumption. 

This call to action presents a huge opportunity for electronic component and solution providers. Their products will underpin the near-complete overhaul of this multifaceted sector. In the final episode of our two-part series on smart energy, we’ll explore what remains to be...

The rising expectations in terms of sustainability are heavily impacting the electronics sector. It is clear that building a smart sustainable future will require electrifying virtually all aspects of the economy. With demand for power rising year after year across applications, that won’t be easy. To succeed, we’ll have to harness efficiency gains wherever they are available. That’s why we made efficiency the focus of this first episode in our smart energy series. So stay with us and learn why high-power, high-frequency technology is generating so much interest and why it could be a game-changer in optimi...

Welcome to “The Technology Addicts,” the brand-new podcast covering technological trends that are transforming our future – powered by Avnet Abacus. The Technology Addicts brings a fresh voice, captivating insights, and critical know-how to the discussion, from the unique vantage point of a technology distributor.

In this first episode, we’ll be joined by three key employees from Avnet Abacus to talk about the evolving role of technology distributors in the development of digital solutions. Stick around and find out why they believe this puts them in a unique position to add something new to this already bustling conversa...

1.8 trillion euros – that’s the sum the EU wants to invest over the next ten years to go net-zero by 2050 as part of its Green Deal. This, in turn, demands an ambitious rethink in the transport sector, which currently accounts for around 25% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the EU. Electric vehicles will be an important part of this action plan – the market for EVs is booming, with 30 million zero-emission vehicles expected to be on Europe’s roads by 2030. Against this backdrop, it’s clear that we need to make preparations for the electric transport of tomorrow and ensure that our c...

The way charging infrastructure solutions are designed is affected by new battery technologies and fast-charging systems, innovative tech and connectivity applications, and an increasing degree of vehicle automation. Plus, other factors such as energy supply, political decisions and global trends will also have an impact on our future charging infrastructure.

In this episode, we’re setting out to discuss which trends are the most important for charging station manufacturers with Bevan Braude, Business Development Manager, Avnet Embedded.

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The speed at which electric vehicles can be charged is an important point of difference in the rapidly developing electric vehicle market. But the charging infrastructure has to keep up, too – and the developmental leaps in fast-charging technology are just as significant. While 50 kW charging stations were considered state-of-the-art not long ago, we are now increasingly seeing stations installed that can charge EVs’ batteries at 100, 150 or even 300 kW.

In this episode, we’ll be discussing what this means for charging station technology with Sara Ghaemi, Director Technical Development at Avnet Abacus.

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Car manufacturers in Europe complain that the expansion of our electric car charging infrastructure is not progressing fast enough. ACEA, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association, expects demand for 7 million connections in Europe by 2030 – far more than the 3.9 million charging points planned by policymakers. The high demand for charging stations is also accompanied by rapid developments in charging and battery technology. So what can be done to ensure that charging station manufacturers can quickly serve the market with up-to-date technology?

In this episode, we’ll be discussing all of the above with Andrej Orel, the director of the city a...