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ABI Research forecasts EV mileage share to exceed 20% by 2030, driven by car-sharing fleets

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A new report by ABI research forecasts that a proportionately higher uptake of EVs in car-sharing fleets, and the higher utilization rates of those EVs, will result in global electric mileage share to exceed 20% by 2030.

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Study finds twin demand peak for residential time-of-use EV charging; implications for grid operators

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Unlike previous forecasts on the effects of EV charging loads, the energy load profile of TOU customers with EVs shows a “twin demand peak” where there is a peak demand during the evening hours and another at midnight. million businesses and residential customers in a 4,100 square-mile service area. residential). —Kim (2019).

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Researchers forecast light-duty vehicle electricity use in 2050 considering electrification, autonomy and sharing: 13-26% of total demand

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For their study, the team used an expanded Kaya identity framework, and modeled vehicle stock, energy intensity, and vehicle miles traveled, progressively considering the effects of each of the three revolutions. Research approach. Unfortunately, few of the conditions that make this aggregate approach useful hold today.

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Opinion: Updating the Grid for Commercial Fleets Needs To Start Now

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This year, the United States will begin to see an accelerated adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) for last-mile delivery, maintenance and service, freight hauling and public transit fleets; a positive trend, but one that will place additional stress on the grid. Last mile delivery is set to go electric big time. First, the U.S.

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Next 10 reports explore rapid changes to California grid driven by EVs, distributed energy resources and community choice aggregation

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California’s grid is facing an era of rapid change. Framework of Electric Mobility - Infrastructure - Charging - Grid Nexus. The California Energy Commission forecasts that 3.9 A Chevy Bolt driven 50 miles a day uses the same amount of electricity as an air conditioner cooling a 3-bedroom home for three hours.

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3 Things Utilities Can Do to Prepare the Power Grid for More Electric Cars

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Can the power grid actually handle that many electric cars? The capacity is there, but to truly handle this new surge in EV grid demand, it will take planning on the part of utility companies across the U.S. The Edison Electric Institute forecasts that there will be 26.4 million it forecasted in 2018. of what the U.S.

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IEE forecasts electric-drive LDVs could constitute between 2 to 12% of US vehicle stock by 2035

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Forecast by LDV scenario (millions). Under its most conservative of scenarios, more than 5 million light-duty electric-drive vehicles will be on the road in the US by 2035, according to a new forecast by IEE , an institue of the Edison Foundation. —“Forecast of On-Road Electric Transportation in the US (2010-2035)”.