Clean Tech News & Views: EVs, Solar Energy, Batteries
NREL researchers Andrew Meintz, Matteo Muratori, Brennan Borlaug, and Eric Wood all work in the field of electric vehicles. Photo by Joe DelNero, NREL.
“This is the fundamental challenge for the industry right now,” Wood said. “Some people like to talk about alternative-fuel vehicles and their infrastructure as a chicken-and-egg problem. But I really think it’s more appropriate to think about infrastructure—specifically, charging stations—needing to lead the market.
Amid growing concern about climate change, researchers at NREL are developing cutting-edge tools and producing groundbreaking research to study zero-emission vehicles and related infrastructure, including their integration into the energy system. Two of the laboratory’s world-class resources include theto explore pathways for achieving long-term climate goals.
California, which has the largest concentration of EVs and charging stations, has mandated that by 2035 all new light-duty vehicles sold in the state must be ZEVs. Other states are following California’s lead. But that does not mean that highways and roadways will be jammed only with EVs. “We’re focused on improving all aspects of EV charging infrastructure to make the choice of buying an EV easy for drivers,” Meintz said. “Our goal is to make charging seamless, so they can fuel it, just like they can with their gas vehicle, go on a road trip, and not be concerned about how far they can travel between charges. I know a few people—not to mention myself—who have taken long road trips in these vehicles. It’s possible. But the charging stations need to be reliable and available.
“But if we truly want EVs to reach the mass market, they must appeal to a broader set of drivers, including those renting their homes or living in apartments without a dedicated home charger,” Borlaug, a coauthor of the 2030 National Charging Network study, said. “We need to be deploying charging stations to meet the anticipated demands of today’s and tomorrow’s drivers, not yesterday’s.”
With millions of EVs already on the road, work remains to fill in the gaps in the charging network. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes billions of dollars earmarked for a backbone of high-speed chargers regularly spaced along major roads and highways.
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