![]() ![]() ![]() Chris King is the Global Policy Officer of Siemens Digital Grid. It’s the same concept as building a massive NASCAR track that will fill up once a year for a race, but is completely underutilized the entire rest of the year. The reason is that the system has been built to ensure utilities can serve the highest annual peak demand, which lasts only a few hours each year. Today’s electricity system of generation, transmission, and distribution operates at a capacity factor of less than 50% – compared to the U.S. The power grid, and the customers who pay for it, is a key beneficiary of EV-and something business leaders value. EV enthusiasts have lobbied tirelessly citing environmental benefit and lower vehicle cost, but a key benefit has been ignored up to the point. In red states like Georgia, electric vehicles have fallen out of favor with Republicans-who control the state’s agencies and policies. But how long will it take for elected officials, policy makers and transportation planners to connect these dots? EVs Benefiting the Grid and the Local Economy Their adoption brings a variety of advantages to society and consumers-and foremost among these is EV economic benefits. roads, electric vehicles are no longer a fad and have established their place as a long-term component of our transportation ecosystem. With more than 1.3 million of them on U.S. The expression “Show me the money” was made famous in a 1996 movie, but it certainly describes what electric vehicles need to do for U.S. ![]()
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