The Expert Podcast

…So what is going on with the adoption of electric vehicles and the transition from gasoline vehicles to electric vehicles Well here's a report from the ICF. which is a climate center that tracks the transition to green energy. And this report is called the impact of electric vehicles. And the headline us is not on track to achieve its climate goals, or what does that mean ? The. Goals of the official goals of the U S is to achieve a net zero economy by 2050 requiring a transition to electric vehicles. A hundred percent. In fact today we'll do a video a little bit later where the state of California. Is looking to ban the sale of gasoline vehicles within the next 10 years. That's going to be a pretty significant. Transition. The other. important part is an energy to power All these new EVs. And it even says clean energy to power the EVs I don't even know if we have any kind of energy, all clean or not clean to power it right now. Having it be all clean energy will be even greater tasks Let's take a look at the numbers in more detail. So here's quote number one it says Evie adoption is surging reaching many goals set by automakers and policymakers That's who's setting these goals. We'll require extensive changes that go far beyond the vehicles on the road. Transformation will be felt across auto manufacturing type of infrastructure power generation distribution and even how people use vehicles. So they know this is more than just switching out the cars It's going to change a lot about. The use of transportation in the country, a key to it is getting the electricity that charges these cars to come from clean sources, charging EVs with clean electricity is critical. To the reduction without that the total transportation. Emission reductions by 2050 are limited to 67%. Meaning that. It's not going to make a difference If we switch to EVs and less the way the electricity is generated is also not creating emissions. And they reflect that the amount of electrification. will have significant implications for utility reliability. The peak hour impact is especially critical for Evie charging, which if unmanaged. Could add nearly 450 gigawatts per hour to peak demand in the late afternoon At the same time, electrical demand already peaks today with few EVs on the road What they're saying is unless they come up with additional capacity, there's not enough electricity to power These cars, even using existing electrical generation. It goes on to say unless managed Evie charging could strain. The grid to the point of compromising power reliability That's your key right here. This is on page 12 of 20 bury down the page unless managed electric vehicle charging could strain the grid to compromising power reliability What's their solution. One thing they're talking about is having managing the peaks due to Evie charging meaning that. Maybe they either suggest or prohibit you from charging at certain times. They say that will be difficult, but load flexibility can play key role For example, coal locating batteries with EV charger So you don't just have a charger connected to the grid You have a battery there too So now instead of just having a charger, you have to have a battery on location as well, to be able to store electricity during. Times when there's not peak demand They also talk about electric vehicles can be a distributed energy generation by discharging electricity from the batteries back to the grid during times of peak demand Well, keep in mind that discharging batteries this way reduces the useful life of the battery on that vehicle So if they're counting on. Vehicles. Backfilling the grid that might hurt the vehicle How complicated is this They say the necessary transmission infrastructure. To support that demand of renewable deployment can take decades of financing planning and permitting So they're saying right here that it's going to take decades. To get the grid up but they want. This capacity to be available They want all the cars to be replaced. Within 10 years. Timelines don't match and they warn the power companies to be prepared for this increasing the number of EVs on the road will have significant impacts on the power grid. In moderate states relative to 2020 electricity demand will increase 13%. By 2035 and 31% by 2050, that's a high demand bar to meet. According to this article, the bottom line is that utility state regulators and policy makers need to start modeling how easy adoption rates. We'll impact electricity demand They talk about managed charging What does managed charging mean ? That probably means that they're going to…restrict when and how much you can charge up and electric vehicle That's what managed charging means So be aware that you want to. Plan for your trips and your…Your travel and transportation to make sure that not only do you have access to charging stations but you're able and allowed to charge from them at that time. So the fourt takeaways are, they want to continue to advance Evie adoption and adoption of the charging infrastructure. they say that you want to give information They want to give you they want to get investments Meaning that government funded programs, actions from all parties, careful planning location of charging stations is critical to sport. They also want to make sure the power sector is prepared for this. Prepare for electric grid impacts Utilities will need to provide solutions and technologies for these. demands, including peak load in the coming decades…So this is an important. Document, because it lays out what the plans are for electric vehicle adoption. It doesn't matter if you agree or disagree, this is how the…policymakers are planning. For the rollout of electric vehicles. And it's going to happen one way or another. So planning for your future of transportation employment. maybe recreation around how this is going to affect…your normal use of a motor vehicle is important because how you use the vehicle today might be different. Based on the limitations and capabilities of electric vehicles in the future. Tell us what you think in the comments and we'll see you on the next video