The push to transition the national road fleet to electric vehicles (EVs) is on and while increasingly popular with buyers, experts in the transportation space are examining potential problems with mass EV adoption.
A report from Transportation Research published in ScienceDirect headlined “Can we evacuate from hurricanes with electric vehicles?” found that Florida—which often bears the force of hurricanes—may not have enough power to cope during an evacuation.
“If the majority of the evacuating vehicles were EVs, Florida would face a serious challenge in power supply,” the report said.
First responders work together in extinguishing the flames of a wildfire near the Irvine Cove neighborhood in Laguna Beach, Calif., on Feb. 10, 2022. (John Fredricks/The Epoch Times)
It added that could affect six out of the nine main power authorities, especially those in mid-Florida, and “could induce cascading failure of the entire power network” throughout the state.
In California, the two main natural disasters are earthquakes and wildfires.
Both are short-notice events that have the potential to knock out the power grid with no warning, making it especially difficult, if not impossible, to charge a Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV),” a case study from California Polytechnic State University found.
In 2020, sales of electric vehicles (EVs) reached a record 3 million, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). And, EV sales could increase to 23 million by 2030, thanks partly to the Biden administration’s stated goal of half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 being zero-emissions vehicles.
The increase in EV adoption makes the issue of natural disaster evacuations more pressing.
However, according to a panel of experts at the 2022 National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), the problem has yet to be solved.
Posing the Question
“What happens when people … run out of battery on the side of the road [during an emergency evacuation]?” an NCSL conference attendee asked.
“Early adoption is less than one percent. But when its 2035 or 2040 and we’re at 15–20 percent, it’s a whole new level of problem to deal with.
“What’s your vehicle evacuation plan at that point?”
Who recycles those huge batteries?
The government’s advice is to drop them off at your nearby Radio Shack.
Exactly.
When will law enforcement transition to electric vehicles, you can gauge their reliability on that.
Just imagine a mandatory evacuation where traffic is tied up. What then? Hardly worth asking the question because we know the answer. Etc, etc.
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