Prepare grid now to power EVs
Eilyan Bitar
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Less than 2 percent of all cars sold in America today are electric, but that will soon change. The internal combustion engine’s firm grip on American transportation is loosening and for the first time a vision of an all-electric vehicle future is coming into clear focus. It’s a vision that may become reality in a matter of decades, and one driven by declining battery costs, progressive policy, consumer demand and the world’s largest automakers.
Volvo says it will make only electric vehicles by 2030 and General Motors has announced plans to go all electric, completely phasing out gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035. Officials in California intend to ban the sale of new vehicles powered by internal combustion engines by the same year. Sensing a looming shift in the market, many other automakers like Ford and Volkswagen are investing heavily to expand their electric car offerings.