Impact of increased electric vehicle use on infrastructure
27 March 2018
The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee questions Ofgem, National Grid and the Energy Networks Association as part of its inquiry into developing the market and infrastructure for electric vehicles.
- Watch Parliament TV: Electric vehicles: developing the market and infrastructure inquiry
- Inquiry: Electric vehicles: developing the market and infrastructure
- Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee
Impact on electricity grid
The session will focus on how an increased uptake in electric vehicles will impact on the electricity grid and how new electricity infrastructure to mitigate these impacts can be sustainably funded.
Members are likely to ask about the main challenges electric vehicles present for the electricity grid, how extra capacity can be managed, and planned investment.
The Electric Vehicles: Developing the market and infrastructure inquiry is exploring the role of electric vehicles in the transition to a low carbon economy.
It is investigating the actions needed to support the development of the electric vehicle market, the challenges that electric vehicles represent for the electricity grid, and industrial opportunities for the automotive sector.
Witnesses
Tuesday 27 March, Committee Room 15, Palace of Westminster
At 10am
- Andrew Burgess, Associate Partner, Energy Systems Integration, Ofgem
- Graeme Cooper, Director for Electric Vehicles, National Grid
- Stewart Reid, Chair, Low Carbon Technologies Working Group, Energy Networks Association
Further information
- Read the House of Commons Library briefing on electric vehicles and infrastructure
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