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Can the Power Grid Handle More EVs?

September 26, 2022

Via: PowerMag

Only about 1% of the 250 million cars, SUVs, and light-duty trucks on American roads are electric vehicles (EVs). But that’s about to change.

While it’s difficult to estimate future sales, an analysis by IHS Markit projects that up to 30% of new car sales could be electric by 2030, rising to up to 45% by 2035. Using those projected growth rates, Reuters estimates that by 2050 more than half of the vehicles on U.S. roads could be EVs. California recently voted to ban new combustion-engine car sales by 2035.

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