Electric Vehicle-Grid Integration Spurs Faster Development

摘要

Governments across the world are issuing ambitious plans to decarbonize electric and transportation systems. This dual decarbonization effort to increase electric vehicles (EVs) and renewable generation will not only create challenges for electricity grids but also present an immense opportunity for electric vehicles (i.e., "energy storage on wheels") (Figure 1) to enable a more cost-effective, cleaner electricity grid, at a fraction of the cost if supported solely by stationary energy storage.