Featured in Gaining Traction – 02-2022

Highway to the inflection point

Electric vehicles, both fully electric and plug-in hybrid EVs, look set to become dominant in new car sales within years in many parts of the world, but overall changes to car fleets face significant inertia. What impact will this have on the future grid, and where’s the opportunity for solar? Tristan Rayner gets behind the wheel.

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Tristan Rayner

11 Feb 2022

Changing perceptions about EVs have been important in their uptake, indicating that there is value to events such as the FIA Formula E World Championship. | Image: FIA Formula E

Transport accounts for around one-fifth of global CO2 emissions and is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. That primarily comes from burning fossil fuel for cars and trucks on the road, accounting for around 75% of those emissions. The problem is many fold, but combustion engine vehicles (ICEs) range between just …

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