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Electric City Vehicles and the Power Grid
When evaluating an electric vehicle (EV), most shoppers focus on the car’s EPA-rated range. And that’s a good place to start, but it’s also worth looking at an EV’s energy efficiency – how many miles the car wrings out of the electricity stored in its battery – just as you would consider the fuel economy of traditional cars.
EVs have very little mechanical complexity, so they use far less energy than their gas-powered counterparts. This, combined with their lighter weight, helps them wring more miles per charge than comparable ICE vehicles of the same size. And because regenerative braking helps recharge the motor, EVs can often travel further than their EPA-rated range would indicate.
With new battery and efficiency technologies advancing rapidly, the next generation of EVs could see even greater distances between charges. But the power grid will still need to service these vehicles, and how that’s done will have a major impact on overall emissions.
One way to minimize these effects is for communities to shift their fleets of community vehicles to EVs. Stockton, California, has already adopted this strategy by replacing its existing fleet of diesel school buses with electric vehicles. These buses serve disadvantaged students who, according to state data, are exposed to higher levels of pollutants and related health problems than other students. Under some utility rate programs, these buses can return power to the grid at night when they’re not in use, reducing system costs and emissions.
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