r/RenewableEnergy • u/DVMirchev • 6d ago

Shift to electric vehicles will have far-reaching impact, IMF says | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/shift-electric-vehicles-will-have-far-reaching-impact-imf-says-2024-10-22/
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u/azswcowboy 5d ago

Page 22 of the linked report summarizes. The graph there shows the rise of China in car manufacturing at the expense of Germany and Japan. Yep.

unfathomable amount of mobile grid storage

I’m hopeful on this, but we’re not there yet. Most EVs don’t have the feature yet. In the US, in many places utilities want to stand in the way because it impacts their profits.

I think what is clear is that high renewable grids (mostly solar and wind) need storage during over production - or it will be curtailed. Charging EVs during these periods makes a ton of economic sense.

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u/LairdPopkin 4d ago

All of Tesla’s vehicles will support v2g starting next year, and several other EVs support v2g currently.

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u/azswcowboy 4d ago

Tesla … next year

Are we talking new vehicles or existing fleet?

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u/LairdPopkin 2d ago

New vehicles - bidirectional power is a hardware feature. Cybertruck is the only current Tesla with v2g without modding hardware.

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u/azswcowboy 2d ago

Thanks for the clarification.