Insider's Guide to Energy

101 - Highway Electrification in the United States

December 11, 2022 Chris Sass Season 3 Episode 101
Insider's Guide to Energy
101 - Highway Electrification in the United States
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This week Chrs is joined by Brian Wilkie of National Grid joins us to discuss grid infrastructure on highways in the United States for electric vehicles and truck fleets. What does the solution look like for the electrification of highways for personal vehicles and truck fleets?  Following the completion of a joint study by National Grid and Hitachi Energy (https://www.nationalgridus.com/media/pdfs/microsites/ev-fleet-program/understandinggridimpactsofelectricfleets.pdf), Brian discusses the study and next steps. 

Introduction
Highway Charging in an Electrical Future
The Gas Station Model
Electrified Trucking and current challenges
Interim Solutions
Next Steps based on “The Road to Transportation Decarbonization” Study