Contrary to Critics’ Views, EVs Could Bolster Energy Grids

EV industry players say electric vehicles have the potential to benefit energy grids across the world. With a growing number of countries working to electrify their transportation segments, many electrification skeptics fear a widespread transition to new energy vehicles, such as plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles (BEVs), could place significant stress on energy grids.

These vehicles would be entirely powered by electricity, but skeptics say the energy grids in most countries cannot support a mass transition to electric vehicles. However, top EV industry players believe electric cars could bolster energy grids in nations that pursue electrification. Referring to EVs as “batteries on wheels,” they say they could feed energy into national grids if wind and solar farms cannot produce enough power to cover energy demand.

This would be thanks to vehicle-to grid technology, a somewhat recent feature that allows electric cars to both take in and discharge energy. Consequently, electric cars equipped with this feature can also function as massive batteries capable of even powering households for a day or two. According to industry players, bidirectional charging could make electric cars an asset rather than a liability for national grids, contradicting skeptics who believe plugging millions of EVs into grids could have negative consequences.

Some of their projections see electric cars drawing too much electricity from grids and plunging people into darkness. In Britain, publications that are skeptical of net-zero emission goals are now warning that EVs could cause catastrophic blackouts by overwhelming the country’s national grid when solar- and wind-energy generation are at their lowest. One article claimed that electric vehicles rather than enemy forces would plunge the United Kingdom into darkness.

However, many of the folks involved in the EV industry argue that transitioning to electric cars provides the opportunity to develop a smarter and, hopefully, greener energy system with more opportunities to generate revenue. Wind farms and solar panels have largely replaced the UK’s coal-fired power stations, and smart technology can be used to overcome their intermittent energy generation by ensuring excess energy from peak generation times is stored and later fed back into the grid when demand peaks.

This could be achieved by leveraging stationary power-storage facilities as well as electric cars with bidirectional charging. According to home charger company Myenergy, the grid could receive over 1GW worth of demand shift flexibility, representing more than 98% of the capacity provided by the largest fossil fuel-fired energy providers, if each of its compatible installed chargers has balancing services enabled.

There is likely to be a surge in the inclusion of bidirectional charging systems in the EVs made by various manufacturers such as Workhorse Group Inc. (NASDAQ: WKHS) in order to help motorists have a backup power source in the event of a blackout in their areas of residence.

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