Impacts of Electrification of Light-Duty Vehicles in the United States, 2010 - 2017

Technical Report · Thu Jan 25 00:00:00 EST 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1418278· OSTI ID:1418278

Gohlke, David ^[1]; Zhou, Yan ^[1]

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1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Energy Systems Division

This report examines the sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in the United States from 2010 to 2017, exploring vehicle sales, electricity consumption, petroleum reduction, and battery production, among other factors. Over 750,000 PEVs have been sold, driving nearly 16 billion miles on electricity, thereby reducing gasoline consumption by 0.1% in 2016 and 600 million gallons cumulatively through 2017, while using over 5 terawatt-hours of electricity. Over 23 gigawatt-hours of battery capacity has been placed in vehicles, and 98% of this is still on the road, assuming typical scrappage rates.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-06CH11357
• OSTI ID: 1418278
• Report Number(s): ANL/ESD-18/1; 141595
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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