Friday, 14 July 2017
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Electric cars in UK are forecasted to create an extra 18GW demand for power, a peak impact equivalent to capacity of 6 Hinkley Point C nuclear plants by 2050
The analysis follows more than a few developments that suggest the growth in electric vehicles might accelerate strongly over the coming years, with Volvo Cars announcing on 5th of July that every model it makes from 2019 onwards would have an electric motor. France has also committed itself to ban the sale of conventional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles by 2040.
National Grid, the operator of Britain’s electricity system has examined the potential impact on demand at peak hours of the day, for instance when people return home between 5pm and 6pm, if forecasts for rapid growth in electric vehicles by 2030 and 2050 are realised. National Grid is est...