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Impact of electromobility on the power system

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What are the implications for the power grid associated with the EVs’ rolling out, and how we could avoid or mitigate potential impacts?

In Switzerland, the transportation sector accounts for approximately 40% of the CO2equ emissions, which is a higher share than the EU average and USA (27% and 35%, respectively) . Even more, this share has doubled over the last 50 years and continues to increase. Considering that the private vehicle emissions represent half of these emissions , the electrification of the private transport sector is regarded as a strategic action to achieve the global and national climate and energy objectives. Particularly the Electric Vehicles (EVs) represent 15% of the new sales of vehicles and increasing trends . However, this generates further questions associated with the massive rolling out of EVs: (a) can we rigorously quantify the CO2 emissions of private transportation in Switzerland as a function of the vehicles’ technology? (b) What are the implications for the power grid associated with the EVs’ rolling out, and how we could avoid or mitigate potential impacts?