by AC
As an electrical engineer, the most glaring problem with EVs is that we simply do not have the grid capacity to power a national EV fleet.
A few months ago some colleagues and I did the analysis for California – Australia is similar.
In order to create the same “power to wheels” as currently provided by gasoline and diesel, California would need to double its generation capacity.
And so would Australia. And that is even taking into account local solar-powered charging.
To power a vehicle with “renewable” energy would require a 400% increase in renewable output.