SACE’s Electrical Transportation Director shares insights into well timed electrical automobile (EV) matters on LinkedIn. Try what’s captured his consideration not too long ago land be a part of the dialog.
Stan Cross | Might 7, 2024
| Clear Transportation, Electrical Autos
A lot is going on within the realm of electrical transportation that it’s exhausting to maintain up! After I not too long ago returned from trip, I used to be greeted by the EPA’s announcement of a new grant program to fund zero-emission heavy-duty automobiles that can assist speed up the transition to cheaper electrical vans and buses. I ought to go on trip extra usually.
This installment of Speaking EVs focuses on tales about three advantages of electrifying transportation: decrease working prices, much less air pollution, and elevated electrical utility revenues:
- Tales about the price of EVs usually give attention to the sticker worth and miss the long-term price financial savings that electrical vehicles, vans, and buses obtain by driving on low cost electrical energy and avoiding the expensive upkeep inside combustion automobiles require.
- Concerning air air pollution, growing EV presence in locations like California are resulting in tangible lower in tailpipes which in flip means measurable enhancements in air high quality.
- EV drivers purchase electrical energy from native utilities, versus gasoline from world oil firms – contributing funds for electrical grid infrastructure and income that may assist offset the prices utilities will incur to fulfill growing demand.
Diesel’s Demise: Electrical Vans Cheaper Than Diesel Counterparts by 2030
The hottest electrical sedans, SUVs, and pickups are additionally cheaper than their gas-powered counterparts. And past passenger automobiles, we’re seeing electrical vans and fleet automobiles actually decide up pace as nicely. We gained’t want to just accept life with diesel air pollution for for much longer, as electrical vans, vans, and buses steadily develop into prepared for primetime. With battery costs persevering with to fall, new analysis forecasts that by 2030, even when excluding obtainable client incentives, electrical heavy-duty automobiles will probably be cheaper than their soiled diesel counterparts. Learn extra.
Emissions Downshift: EV Adoption Results in Cleaner Air
New analysis out of the Bay Space reveals {that a} rise in EV adoption correlates with a detectable drop in automobile emissions. In truth, between 2018 and 2022, automobile emissions charges within the Bay Space, which has the best EV adoption fee within the nation, dropped 2.6% yearly. Although emissions reductions are usually not a number one adoption driver (most mainstream shoppers will purchase EVs due to product attraction, efficiency, and value financial savings), it’s inspiring to see analysis confirming that cleaner air is baked into the EV transition. Learn extra.
Powering Up: EV Drivers Add $3 Billion to the Grid
From 2011 to 2021, EV drivers contributed $3 billion extra to the U.S. grid than they price the system to fulfill battery charging wants. Not solely are EVs not crashing the grid, however they’re including large new income that, as utilized throughout utilities’ fastened prices, ought to put downward stress on electrical energy charges for all ratepayers. And if nicely managed, utility income from EVs may fund the grid upgrades wanted to help electrification at scale, sparing non-EV driving ratepayers the prices. Learn extra.
Wish to be a part of the EV dialog? Let’s join on LinkedIn!
SACE’s Electrify the South program leverages analysis, advocacy, and outreach to speed up the equitable transition to electrical transportation throughout the Southeast. Go to ElectrifytheSouth.org to be taught extra and join with us.
