4. How can we anticipate the timetables and deadlines involved in implementing any innovative technology?

For the first deployment projects, it's essential to understand the timing imperatives. In fact, the various stages of the project set-up that imperatively involve deadlines to be anticipated in the project schedule are :

• finding partners ;

• preparation of grant applications by project leaders;

• signature of financing agreements;

• permitting and regulatory compliance ;

• infrastructure construction ;

• vehicle deployment.

The time required to set up a project varies from one project to another. It typically takes several years, depending on the project's complexity, size, innovative character and the number of stakeholders involved. In addition,...