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EV Energy Taskforce will tackle energy
The LowCVP will facilitate the Government’s new Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce, which was announced as a part of the Road to Zero strategy recently. The anticipated growth in the use of electric and plug-in vehicles over the coming years will create challenges and exciting new opportunities for the rapidly evolving UK electricity supply system. The Electric Vehicle Energy
Taskforce was discussed in detail at the Zero Emission Vehicle Summit, convened at the request of the Prime Minister, which took place last month. The Taskforce will, for the first
time, bring together the energy and automotive industries to plan for the changes that will take place as a result of rising electric vehicle use. Plug-in electric vehicle use has
been increasing sharply in the past few years, albeit from a low base; representing over four per cent of new car sales for the latest month for which figures are available (August 2018). The Road to Zero strategy confirmed the Government’s commitment for all new cars and vans to be zero emission vehicles by 2040. The vast majority of these vehicles are expected to be fully or partly electrified. Meanwhile, the UK’s energy
generation system is also rapidly changing. In the short term, the rollout of smart meters and electric vehicle charging infrastructure will offer opportunities for the energy sector to work with consumers to level off electricity demand. By 2050, the UK will be powered by low, or zero, carbon electricity
sector opportunities ‘Bringing together Government, automotive and energy sectors will help to ensure that Electric Vehicles become an integrated part of the UK energy system’
generation and, increasingly, by distributed renewable sources. The intermittent nature of renewable generation creates a need (and a significant business opportunity) for new energy storage solutions. The batteries in electric vehicles (as well as those in ‘second life’) could provide a key missing link in the UK’s future energy supply ‘mix’. The objective of the Electric
Vehicle Energy Taskforce is to put engaging the electric vehicle user at the heart of preparing the electricity system for the mass take up of electric vehicles and ensure that costs and emissions are as low as possible. Jesse Norman MP, Electric
Vehicles Minister, said: “The UK is a world leader in the low emission and electric vehicle industries, and initiatives like the Electric Vehicle Energy Taskforce keep us at the forefront of this technology revolution. “Bringing together Government,
automotive and energy sectors will help to ensure that electric vehicles become an integrated part of the UK energy system, and infrastructure upgrades can be planned in an efficient and sustainable way.”
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