[July 07, 2010] The Future of Electric Vehicles: Technology, Infrastructure Developments and The Future Outlook Tweet NEW YORK, July 7, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: The Future of Electric Vehicles: Technology, infrastructure developments and the future outlook http://www.reportlinker.com/p0207241/The-Future-of-Electric-Vehicles-Technology-infrastructure-developments-and-the-future-outlook.html?d=CPDAIN55 Interest in electric vehicles is on the rise. For a variety of reasons this interest is unlikely to dissipate in the foreseeable future. These reasons range from climate change and environmental pollution, to the gradual depletion of fossil fuels worldwide, and to the nationalistic desire to reduce dependence on imported oil. Each country faces its own unique set of challenges but environmental pressures and the looming background threat of global warming are common to all. In the US, it has been estimated by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory that if 73% of the country's cars and light vehicles turned electric, it could cut oil demand by an estimated 6.2 million barrels per day, approximately half of the country's current imports. For this reason alone, interest in cleaner vehicles as alternatives to traditional gasoline powered cars will grow. Electric vehicles stand poised to fulfill a need at this important time, providing this cleaner mode of transport, to aid the effort to curb harmful emissions from liquid fuels. Technology, economic context, environmental issues are all aligning to create a more commercial backdrop for electric vehicles. Key features of this report The context for the development of the electric vehicles sector including an analysis of future energy demand and the expected sustained demand for fossil fuels Analysis of the opportunities and challenges for utility companies faced with a significant rise in the level of electric vehicles worldwide Potential investment requirements across the energy value chain arising from growth in the electric vehicles sector Examination of the differing and emerging technologies available for electric vehicles, including batteries and smart charging Scope of this report Analyse the opportunities for future investment through careful study of the development and evolution of the electric vehicles market Plan infrastructure enhancements better through the understanding of how the electric vehicles segment will take shape in the years ahead Guard against potential shortcomings, to infrastructure, distribution, generation, as a result of the growth of electric vehicles sector Assess the attraction and the risks for your company of aligning more closely to other players within the electric vehicles market such as automotive manufacturers Key Market Issues Technology opens up new possibilities: Electric vehicles are not new but have been around for well over a century. However, it is improvements in modern technology that mean these vehicles may now provide a viable alternative to traditional gasoline powered cars Get smart: Millions of new electric cars on the roads could place a strain on the world's electricity network. This becomes more manageable with the introduction of a smart grid and the adoption of vehicle smart charging to help balance the load The future is now: Despite the limited number of electric vehicles on the roads, and other hybrids, the rate of growth in recent years, has been very high. With more manufacturers launching commercial models in the next few years, the electric vehicles sector and related hybrids market is entering a new era Sustained fossil fuels reliance: Despite climate change pressures, fossil fuels still dominate global energy demand, but clean and renewable energy is on the high priority list, an area in which electric vehicles can dovetail neatly Key findings from this report The IEA group believes the number and type of hybrid electric cars available to the market will grow substantially through to 2015, which will accelerate sales, albeit from this modest base. In its 2009 outlook, the IEA states that, by 2012, global hybrid electric vehicle sales may reach 2.2m units Major corporations such as Coca-Cola, AT&T, FedEx and Wal-Mart all now include hybrids in their vehicle fleets, as do forward thinking utilities such as Tokyo Electric Power Corporation Dozens of new hybrids and pure electric vehicles are to hit the market during the 2010-2014 window from commercial manufacturers such as Renault, which is launching a full range of passenger cars Electric vehicle costs are falling. In the US, the base model Nissan Leaf, with federal tax credits, plus a home charging station installation, will cost $26,380, although this could drop to $21,380 in California, with an extra $5,000 state rebate. The administration of President Obama in the US has called for 1m plug-in electric drive vehicles on US roads by 2015, which would require significant upgrading to the electric vehicle infrastructure. Key questions answered How will the electricity network need to respond to the growth in the number of electric vehicles on the roads? How much investment will be required in power infrastructure as a result of the projected rise in the number of electric vehicles? Which automotive companies are active in this sector with investment in electric vehicle products? How can utilities take advantage of the electric vehicles sector for distributed generation and storage? To what extent will the growth of the electric vehicles sector place a strain on the global power system and the world's energy resources? Table of Contents The Future of Electric Vehicles Executive summary 8 Brief history of electric vehicles and market drivers 8 Leading electric vehicle manufacturers & outlook 9 Infrastructure for electric vehicles 10 Smart grids & smart charging 10 Electric vehicles and distributed storage 11 Future outlook 12 Chapter 1 Brief history of electric vehicles and market drivers 16 Summary 16 Brief history of electric vehicles 17 Brief history of electric vehicles 17 Drivers of renewed interest 19 Increased range of electric vehicles 22 Falling oil production/peak oil 24 Gasoline and fuel prices 27 Legislation 30 Reducing emissions 31 Size of the market 32 Chapter 2 Leading electric vehicles manufacturers & outlook 36 Summary 36 Main vehicle technologies 37 iv Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) 39 Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) 43 Battery-powered Electric Vehicles (BEV) 47 The first mass market BEVs 48 Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCV) 52 The role of utilities in EV evolution 54 Chapter 3 Infrastructure for electric vehicles 58 Summary 58 Charging infrastructure 59 Charging stations 61 Charging times 67 Increased power generation requirements 70 Increasing role of utilities 74 Vehicle and battery leasing 76 Chapter 4 Smart grids & smart charging 80 Summary 80 Smart grids & smart charging 81 Smart charging 83 Car manufacturers taking the lead 85 Smart charging standards 86 Who controls charging? 86 The role of utilities 89 Infrastructure investment 92 Public investment in the smart grid 93 Bi-directional power flows 94 Chapter 5 Electric vehicles and distributed storage 96 Summary 96 Electric vehicles and distributed storage 97 Battery capacity and storage opportunities 98 Vehicle-to-grid 100 v Benefits of V2G 102 Integrating V2G into the grid 103 Electric vehicles and renewable generation 104 Energy harvesting 106 Chapter 6 Future outlook 110 Summary 110 Future outlook 111 Market outlook 112 United States 113 Europe 115 Japan 116 China 117 India 118 Infrastructure requirements in the next decade 119 Potential investment needed 120 Glossary 122 Index 125 vi List of Figures Figure 1.1: World oil consumption by region, (m bls/d), 2006-2030 26 Figure 1.2: World oil price projections, reference case scenario, (US$), 2000-2030 29 Figure 2.3: Total number of registered hybrids (units) 2009 41 Figure 2.4: Chevy Volt 46 Figure 2.5: Nissan Leaf 50 Figure 3.6: Coloumb ChargePoint 64 Figure 3.7: Elektrobay 65 Figure 3.8: EV fuelling times 69 Figure 3.9: EV power requirement 69 Figure 4.10: Smarter Grid Model 82 Figure 4.11: Smart Charging 3.0 88 Figure 4.12: Pacific Gas & Electricity Company (PG&E) charging rates for electric vehicles 91 Figure 5.13: Vehicle-to-grid 101 List of Tables Table 1.1: World oil consumption by region (m bls/d), 2006-2030 25 Table 1.2: World oil price projections, reference case scenario, (US$), 2000-2030 28 Table 1.3: Major EV models 33 Table 2.4: Major PEV announcements by OEM and year 38 Table 2.5: Total number of registered hybrids (units), 2009 40 Table 2.6: Planned hybrid launches 2010-2014 43 Table 2.7: Percentage change in fuel saving of hybrids (gallons/mile) 45 Table 3.8: Select available recharging units, Europe, US, 2009 63 Table 3.9: Local generation charging options for PHEV-20 vehicles 67 Table 3.10: EV fuelling times and power requirement 68 Table 3.11: US regional increase in electrical demand due to PHEVs, 2020 to 2030 72 Table 3.12: Local generation charging options, 2009 73 Table 3.13: Electric vehicles pledge - five core areas 75 Table 4.14: EV load and charging projections for the top 20 US metropolitan areas (MW), 2010 83 Table 4.15: Smart charging technologies 84 Table 5.16: The V2G potential of the light vehicle fleet, compared with load, in 11 OECD countries, 2006 100 Table 6.17: National EV and PHEV sales targets 112 Companies mentioned Audi , BMW , BYD , Coloumb , Elektromotive , GM , GridPoint , Honda , IBM Juice , Mercedes , Mitsubishi , Nissan , Renault , Tesla , Toyota , , To order this report: Clean Vehicle Industry: The Future of Electric Vehicles: Technology, infrastructure developments and the future outlook More Market Research Report Check our Company Profile, SWOT and Revenue Analysis! 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