White House, EPRI The U.S. Department of Energy will develop a national EV charging infrastructure blueprint with EPRI, including fast charging and grid interaction, the White House announced. The blueprint will assess connectivity, communication and protocols from utility to vehicle. White House statementVIRTUAL AGENDA: Electrification 2021Frontiers of e-Mobility │ June 7-10EPRI Consumer Guide to EVs

"Electric Vehicle Adoption" is a Fuels Institute report that evaluates the electric vehicle (EV) market from the consumer perspective, including total cost of ownership, recharging infrastructure requirements, anticipated consumer recharging behavior, and the relationship of EVs to competing technology in terms of consumer adoption. The EV market is developing and changing rapidly, evidenced by charging infrastructure deployment and the increasing number of EV models available. Although EVs are being positioned to comprise a significant share of the American light-duty vehicle market in the long-term future, near-term hurdles will temper large-scale EV growth, including battery prices, charging infrastructure and model availability, federal policy outlook, and consumer awareness levels. It is not a question of if but when these barriers will be addressed, according to the report. This report focuses on the demand for and the installation and operation of EV charging infrastructure. The report also presents detailed map-based charging infrastructure analyses and in-depth case studies on charging infrastructure deployment for diverse, representative metropolitan markets. Click for report

Electric vehicle (EV) sales spike leading up to the expiration date of incentives, then drop sharply afterward, writes Earl J. Ritchie, a lecturer within the Department of Construction Management at the University of Houston. Ritchie cites such spikes and slumps in the Netherlands and China. California counts for half of U.S. EV sales and offers state and local incentives in addition to the federal tax credit and the state's complicated zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate, he said.   Click for article  

"Uptake of EVs accelerates in all road segments as cost parity of EVs is reached by the early to mid-2020s," according to the McKinsey & Co. "Global Energy Perspective 2019: Reference Case." The report includes a graph that shows the timing of cost parity of EVs with traditionally fueled vehicles in the EU. According to the report, total cost of ownership parity timing in China and the U.S. is similar to that of the EU, with China slightly earlier and the U.S. slightly later. The report predicts EV costs will decrease rapidly, attributed largely to lower battery costs. Click for report

This 27-minute podcast is No. 46 in the "Exponential Wisdom" series by Peter H. Diamandis and Dan Sullivan. The series explores how exponential technologies are creating massive opportunities for entrepreneurs all over the world and the impact of hyperconnectivity on global innovation. Listen here on iTunes Listen here on YouTube