The analysis demonstrates the potential EVs could have as a significant grid resource able to provide rapid flexibility to support renewable generation, balance electricity supply and demand and alleviate strain on the network at a local and national level, without impacting drivers.
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For electric vehicles (EVs) to achieve their maximum potential benefit for both the transport sector and the energy sector, closer collaboration between the two sectors is essential. So far, most of the learning around how EVs will affect DNOs has come from projects undertaken by DNOs themselves, but earlier this year automotive manufacturer Nissan launched a trial in the UK that could be of great benefit to DNOs.
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Petrol stations will give way to commercial and public charging stations, and corporate packages to enable employees to charge while working will have become the norm. If brought to reality, the electric vehicle (EV) revolution will play a major role in enabling the country’s decarbonisation targets to be achieved, but it will not come without its challenges. For every internal combustion engine that is replaced by electric or plug-in hybrid, emissions will be reduced, but pressure on the electricity grid will increase.
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The Plugged-in Households Grant Fund will allow tenants, local residents and staff at eight housing associations to hire electric vehicles when they require the use of a car. The fund also provides financial support for housing associations to promote these new services locally.
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This means chargepoints must be able to be remotely accessed, and capable of receiving, interpreting and reacting to a signal. Smart charging can also reduce high peaks of electricity demands, minimising the cost of electric vehicles to the electricity system – and keeping costs down for consumers by encouraging off-peak charging.
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Asset management company EA Technology said the inaugural group meeting of the EV Network Group will be held on 9 May and it will report its findings to government and stakeholders by summer 2018.
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The agreement is due to start in September and will improve electric vehicle drivers’ UK charging options. Both companies are looking into the possibility to expand the partnership further.
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PwC Strategy&’s Powering Ahead report, written in conjunction with Energy UK, reveals that the UK’s EV stock reached 134,000 vehicles in 2017 – a 54% increase on 2016 figures.
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The energy regulator said it was of ‘huge benefit to GB electricity customers’ and added that its findings had ‘helped give the Government confidence to push ahead with the wide scale electrification of transport’, evidenced by the recently launched Automated and Electric Vehicles Act 2018.
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According to the network operator, customers and the wider EV industry have told electricity networks that they are strongly in favour of giving people choice about how and when they charge. Shift is hoping to answer questions such as how smart charging could unlock the financial, environmental and social benefits of customers charging their electric vehicle during off-peak hours.
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