EV charging could significantly reduce storage needs, DOE lab finds

Utility Dive: Utilities increasingly see electric vehicles as a grid resource they want to encourage. But EIA's data reminds us that, so far, little progress has been made in widespread adoption.

The share of "electrified vehicles," including hybrid electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electrics and battery electric vehicles, as a portion of total light-duty vehicle sales has remained relatively constant over the last five years — typically somewhere between 2.5% and 4%, according to the agency.

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