Week 50: long-term estimates of EV penetration

• Forecasts of electric vehicle penetration and its impact on global oil demand | Columbia, SIPA
• Deploying zero-emission vehicle infrastructure innovations to accelerate transportation decarbonization | Berkeley
• The Future is Circular : Circular Economy and Critical Minerals for the Green Transition | Sintef
• Developing Infrastructure for Synergies | SuM4All
• The Value of Modelling for Battery Development and Use | Faraday Insights

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To achieve the degree of EV penetration required for a net zero 2050 trajectory, significant changes would be required

Forecasts for 2030 range from 11 percent to 63 percent for the penetration of EVs to total passenger car sales. The range of projections for 2050 is 31% to about 100%. The broad variation is caused by different projected levels of carbon restrictions, with NZ 2050 estimates having the greatest EV penetration. To achieve the degree of EV penetration required for a net zero 2050 trajectory, significant changes (e.g., in government policy, technology, pricing, etc.) would be required.

This study examines whether the current strong growth in EV sales—a fourfold gain from 2019 to 2021—is anticipated to continue or even accelerate. It does this by compiling medium- and long-term estimates of EV penetration. It compares survey results from 14 organizations—including governments, think tanks, oil firms, consultancies, and investment banks—with those from a comparable study carried out in 2019.

Forecasts of electric vehicle penetration and its impact on global oil demand | Columbia, SIPA

Achieve a successful ZEV transition on a global scale

Many customers and fleet owners are still unwilling or unable to buy electric vehicles, frequently owing to worries about the lack of readily available infrastructure for fuelling and charging. Although certain countries and subnational jurisdictions may have ambitious plans for ZEV infrastructure, it will be essential to implement cutting-edge demonstration projects and create supporting policies in order to achieve a successful ZEV transition on a global scale.

This report highlights case studies on the global deployment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The cases outline the planning and regulatory frameworks used by governments to facilitate infrastructure and ZEV deployment. These countries are implementing cutting-edge collaborations and approaches to enhance ZEV fleet acceptance, the deployment of public and private charging infrastructure, and public awareness of the lower total cost of ownership associated with ZEV use.

Deploying zero-emission vehicle infrastructure innovations to accelerate transportation decarbonization | Berkeley

The search for minerals in the deep water

Large-scale adoption of low-carbon technologies will be necessary to make the transition to a net-zero economy. Discussions on creating new mining areas for providing these minerals have been sparked by worries that the lack of minerals may impede the green transition. The search for minerals in the deep water is one of the most debatable possibilities.

This study examines the mineral demands for a net-zero emissions energy system based on the technical decarbonization route of the Net Zero by 2050 scenario created by the International Energy Agency. Lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese, rare earth elements, platinum, and copper are the seven essential minerals that are highlighted in this report.

The Future is Circular : Circular Economy and Critical Minerals for the Green Transition | Sintef

the potential for grid expansion and railway electrification synergies

Along with a significant shift toward public transportation, walking, and cycling, electrification of transportation is a key component of the industry’s much-needed emission reductions. The decarbonization of the energy and transportation sectors will demand a significant increase in the production of renewable power. Despite the many advantages of decarbonized economies, the journey to get there is not without its difficulties.

This paper discusses the value of sector modelling in guiding long-term strategies for decarbonizing energy and transportation, the advantages of integrating the development of renewable electricity and the electrification of the road transportation sector, and the potential for grid expansion and railway electrification synergies. Examples from Asia, Africa, and Latin America are used to illustrate their points.

Developing Infrastructure for Synergies | SuM4All

The importance that modelling plays in the development of batteries

Batteries are crucial for enabling clean energy and mobility, but they still require improvements in terms of efficiency, durability, security, and sustainability. Battery models let designers develop products more quickly and with less costly physical prototypes. Computer simulations at various scales take into account not just the characteristics of the materials, parts, and cells but also their effects on pack functioning over the course of the simulation.

This Insight will discuss the importance that modelling plays in the development of batteries, covering the battery chemistries that are already commercialised and upcoming advancements in battery technology (short and long-term)

The Value of Modelling for Battery Development and Use | Faraday Insights

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