The Future of Transportation Electrification: Utility, Industry and Consumer Perspectives
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08/2018
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory hosted a webinar on September 13, 2018, titled "The Future of Transportation Electrification: Utility, Industry and Consumer Perspectives." To view a video of the recording click here. Electric vehicles (EVs) today are a small part of the U.S. transportation fleet. Technological advancements, automotive industry investments and state policies are driving increased transportation electrification. Bloomberg New Energy Finance projects that by 2040, 55 percent of new sales of automobiles worldwide will be EVs. Increased transportation demand for electricity will require additional investments in the distribution system and will impact the bulk power system as load profiles change. At the same time, managed EV charging and discharging can make more efficient use of distribution system assets and increase grid flexibility. EVs also hold promise for lowering transportation costs and reducing air emissions. Infrastructure needs to electrify transportation across the United States far exceed current investment plans by EV charging companies, the public sector and others. Utilities are building “make-ready” infrastructure to ease development of public charging stations and offering rates tailored for EVs, and some utilities are directly investing in charging stations. The growth of EVs raises a number of questions for policymakers and others:
This report in the Future Electric Utility Regulation series from Berkeley Lab, The Future of Transportation Electrification: Utility, Industry and Consumer Perspectives, tackles these questions and more. The report approaches the issues from three perspectives: utilities, the EV charging industry and consumers. |
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The report was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity — Electricity Policy Technical Assistance Program and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy — Solar Energy Technologies Office as part of DOE’s Grid Modernization Initiative. Lisa Schwartz of Berkeley Lab’s Electricity Markets and Policy Group is the project manager and technical editor. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory hosted a webinar on September 13, 2018, titled "The Future of Transportation Electrification: Utility, Industry and Consumer Perspectives." To view a video of the recording click here. To see more information on this report series, click here. |
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Future Electric Utility Regulation Report Series
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FEUR Report No. 10
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2018
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<p><strong>FEUR Report No. 10</strong> is authored by: <span style="font-size: 13.008px;">Philip B. Jones, </span><span style="font-size: 13.008px;">Alliance for Transportation Electrification, </span><span style="font-size: 13.008px;">Jonathan Levy, </span><span style="font-size: 13.008px;">EVgo/Vision Ridge, </span><span style="font-size: 13.008px;">Jenifer Bosco, John Howat </span>and<span style="font-size: 13.008px;"> John W. Van Alst, </span><span style="font-size: 13.008px;">National Consumer Law Center. <span>Click the publication title above to see all documents related to this publication and for a link to the related webinar.</span></span></p>
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