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No. In the UK it's around a 30% increase on current electricity demand by 2050 for a near-100% EV vehicle fleet. But as a significant portion of EV charging can
by Reason077 7y ago
No. In the UK it's around a 30% increase on current electricity demand by 2050 for a near-100% EV vehicle fleet. But as a significant portion of EV charging can be done off-peak/overnight, in terms of new generation capacity it's
even less.
This is something that has been studied in some depth by the UK's national grid:
https://www.nationalgrid.com/group/case-studies/electric-dreams-future-evs https://www.nationalgrid.com/group/case-studies/electric-dre...
https://theenergyst.com/millions-electric-vehicles-sooner-predicted-no-sweat-says-national-grid/ https://theenergyst.com/millions-electric-vehicles-sooner-pr...