Electrification Coalition Publishes Roadmap Describing Challenges Facing Electric Cars

…It is one thing to sprinkle a modest number of electric-drive cars throughout a nation as large as the United States; it is quite another for even a seemingly small number of those cars to operate simultaneously in a specific area, let alone for millions to be densely concentrated in a single city.

… Included are the perspectives of enterprises involved with raw materials, battery production, vehicle manufacturing and marketing, power generation, and technology, among others. This structure reflects the view that electrification entails a systemic shift encompassing multiple industries and policies that depart markedly from the incumbent transportation network.

…Ideally, the technology and deployment of electric vehicles would emerge through regular market mechanisms. Events conclusively demonstrate that this path to electrification is unlikely, however. Therefore, if the desired transformation is to occur anytime in the foreseeable future, focused and sustained public policy will be required. READ MORE Download report