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A presentation to the California State Department of Transportation on the state’s electric vehicle program…
View Full ResourceAmericans purchased almost 18,000 plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in 2011, a strong first year for these transformative vehicles. Recently, private industry and government have invested valuable resources in developing, promoting, and deploying PEVs. These vehicles offer an uncommon opportunity to address energy security, air quality, climate change, and economic growth. However, market growth is uncertain due to policy, economic, and technical challenges, and other advanced vehicle technology may prove more popular with consumers over time. There are steps that can be taken now, however, to meet some of these challenges and ease adoption of PEVs nationwide. In An Action Plan …
View Full ResourceAmericans purchased almost 18,000 plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in 2011, a strong first year for these trans- formative vehicles. Recently, private industry and government have invested valuable resources in developing, promoting, and deploying PEVs. These vehicles offer an uncommon opportunity to address energy security, air quality, climate change, and economic growth. However, market growth is uncertain due to policy, economic, and technical challenges, and other advanced vehicle technology may prove more popular with consumers over time. There are steps that can be taken now, however, to meet some of these challenges and ease adoption of PEVs nationwide. In An Action …
View Full ResourceNearly all major auto companies—as well as several new start-ups—plan to produce plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) within the next 2 or 3 years. According to transportation experts, the impact of the growing PEV market on the automobile market, electrical grid, and the transportation system could be significant, and will vary both regionally and over time. The introduction of PEVs into the automobile market presents a transformative opportunity for the transportation sector. Wherever these vehicles exist in sufficient numbers, significant technological, economic, and environmental change will occur. This opportunity affects automakers, electricity providers, vehicle charging companies, battery manufacturers, all levels of …
View Full ResourceThis paper analyzes the potential impacts of PHEVs on electricity demand, supply, generation
structure, prices, and associated emission levels in 2020 and 2030 in 13 regions specified by the
North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s
(DOE’s) Energy Information Administration (EIA), and on which the data and analysis in EIA’s
Annual Energy Outlook 2007 are based (Figure ES-1). The estimates of power plant supplies and
regional hourly electricity demand come from publicly available sources from EIA and the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Electricity requirements for PHEVs are based on
analysis from the Electric Power Research …
This report examines a measure that may potentially reduce oil use and also more than proportionately reduce carbon emissions from vehicles. The authors present a very preliminary analysis of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) that can be charged from or discharged to the grid. These vehicles have the potential to reduce gasoline consumption and carbon emissions from vehicles, as well as improve the viability of renewable energy technologies with variable resource availability. This paper is an assessment of the synergisms between plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and wind energy. The authors examine two bounding cases that illuminate this potential synergism.…
View Full ResourceTransport must be decarbonized if climate commitments are to be met. Colombia is a leader in the adoption of electric vehicles in Latin America. However, the growth of the EV market can create operational and planning challenges for the power grid. Fortunately, recent analyses show that Colombia’s distribution grids have the capacity to accommodate the increased power demand created by electric vehicles in the short and medium terms, paving the way for achievement of climate targets. The results of simulations suggest that network operators can plan effectively for the future by considering the growing penetration of EVs in the design …
View Full ResourceFor most Americans, the mention of EVs conjures images of protected forests, composting, recycling, maybe a few affluent families who can afford to upgrade to a Tesla.
That’s a huge problem. These associations have allowed the far right to seize on EVs as a symbol for out-of-touch liberals trying to force a political agenda on working class families. They’ve become a cultural issue. And by continuing to present the benefits of EVs as exclusively environmental, the left is feeding that argument.…