A new Mobility era, which combines the electrification of transportation systems, shared mobility (Transportation as a Service models like Uber), connected cars, autonomous driving and smart electric vehicle (EV) charging networks, is now upon us. As both governments and citizens push to lower planetary carbon emissions, automobile manufacturers and electric utilities are responding through increased investment, design and deployment of EV technologies and grid modernization. The hard work is beginning to pay off as EVs offer an effective and concrete solution for reducing the transportation-driven carbon footprint. Unlike their Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) predecessors, EVs are capable of sharing their stored energy. EV development costs are also on the decrease as the price of batteries, a key component in the EV ecosystem, continues to drop. According to the World Economic Forum , the cost of battery storage will decrease from $1,000 per kilowatt hour in 2010 to an expected $20...