Green and gendered? Cultural perspectives on the road towards electric vehicles in Norway

Anfinsen, Martin; Lagesen, Vivian Anette; Ryghaug, Marianne

doi:10.1016/j.trd.2018.12.003

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“…In China, electromobility is rapidly expanding [23] and this strains the networks, which however, are also under radical development. In Norway [24], more than the half of new vehicles on the road are electric. This is due to the general perception of the public that the future is electric and green.…”

Section: Social Aspects On Evs Integration Patternsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Investigation of the Impact of Large-Scale Integration of Electric Vehicles for a Swedish Distribution Network

Johansson¹,

Persson

Lazarou

et al. 2019

Energies

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Social considerations for a sustainable future lead to market demands for electromobility. Hence, electrical power distribution operators are concerned about the real ongoing problem of the electrification of the transport sector. In this regard, the paper aims to investigate the large-scale integration of electric vehicles in a Swedish distribution network. To this end, the integration pattern is taken into consideration as appears in the literature for other countries and applies to the Swedish culture. Moreover, different charging power levels including smart charging techniques are examined for several percentages of electric vehicles penetration. Industrial simulation tools proven for their accuracy are used for the study. The results indicate that the grid can manage about 50% electric vehicles penetration at its current capacity. This percentage decreases when higher charging power levels apply, while the transformers appear overloaded in many cases. The investigation of alternatives to increase the grid's capabilities reveal that smart techniques are comparable to the conventional re-dimension of the grid. At present, the increased integration of electric vehicles is manageable by implementing a combination of smart gird and upgrade investments in comparison to technically expensive alternatives based on grid digitalization and algorithms that need to be further confirmed for their reliability for power sharing and energy management.All indications show that the distributed generation (DG) will relieve the transmission and sub-transmission networks from the large amount of power demand needed by the end-user customers. However, it is expected that with an increased electrified vehicles fleet increased power demand by the electric vehicles (EVs) owners will emerge, presenting strong geographical variations and time fluctuations as its main characteristics. As such, in addition to the challenge of integrating DG units in the primary and secondary distribution grids, mostly based on renewable energy sources (RES), significant challenges are expected for the development, expansion and investments of the distribution networks [6] aiming to absorb the large-scale integration of vehicles that use non-fossil fuels. In Sweden, given the constraint of an equipment life span of 40 years, the system operator shall take all appropriate measures to achieve such a target [7] in combination to the duty to supply electricity to customers within its geographical concession area [8]. It is already recognized that the planning of investments and grid reinforcement processes became more complex because of the almost countless social and technological variables involved. The network companies have to design reasonable investments based on their experience from customers' and markets' behavior. However, nowadays the traditional role of the end-user customer as consumer is considered behind the times and has been replaced by the more active role of the prosumer. Therefore, a future investment should be based on predictions of fu...

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Section: Social Aspects On Evs Integration Patternsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Investigation of the Impact of Large-Scale Integration of Electric Vehicles for a Swedish Distribution Network

Johansson¹,

Persson

Lazarou

et al. 2019

Energies

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“…As mentioned by the participants in the debates, the contribution of EVs to decarbonisation is contingent on the country's electricity generation mix, as the European situation regarding energy heavily depends on past choices, as well as regional socio-political situations [61]. While some countries, like Norway, mostly produce electricity from clean energy sources [10], other countries like Poland see the push towards EVs as a way to relaunch the coal mining industry [62], not to mention France, which remains heavily dependent on its nuclear industry and nuclear electricity production [63]. EVs have the capacity to help store renewable energy [59], particularly the new generation of vehicle-to-grid [4].…”

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“…Currently, the vast majority of Europe's new cars are gasoline or diesel powered, with a total market share of 93%, while shares of hybrid-electric vehicles, and plug-in hybrid and battery-electric vehicles remain at 1.8% and 1.1% respectively, in the EU in 2015 [9]. Norway is again the exception, surpassing other European countries, with new EV car sales amounting to 28.9% of total new car sales [10]. Overall, there are also concerns that electric mobility may lead to a growth in electric power demand, which in turn might not contribute to CO 2 emission reduction if the source of electricity comes from non-renewables [11].…”

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Should All Cars Be Electric by 2025? The Electric Car Debate in Europe

Ortar

Ryghaug

2019

Sustainability

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The car is still the most common mode of transport in Western countries, particularly so across the European Union, as it accounts for about two-thirds of daily commuting. So far, measures aiming to reduce automobile traffic and incentives for the modal shift to public transport and non-polluting methods of travel (walking, cycling, etc.) have had little effect. Moreover, the car lies at the core of a very complex system that has proven to be difficult to unlock. In light of these challenges, using new types of engine power may appear to be a solution. Electric vehicles have the potential to improve the efficiency, affordability, and sustainability of the transport system. However, there remains much uncertainty as to how such a transition from one type of engine to another may unfold, and where it could take place within the European context. In June 2017, the H2020 project SHAPE-ENERGY launched an online debate on the Debating Europe platform with the question: “Should all cars be electric by 2025?”. The aim of the debate was to elicit citizens views on whether the goal could be reached, how and with which consequences. The diversity of the vantage points that have appeared in the subsequent discussion generated by the strands of debate allows us to bring into discussion the viewpoints and arguments that are not often addressed in the literature on the adoption of electric cars in a comprehensive way. The article sheds light on those debates across Europe, in order to bring new insights to European policymakers that are seeking to promote the market for electric vehicles. It also broadens the scope and offers important contributions to scholarly debates on the diffusion and adoption of such vehicles.

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“…At a practical level, EV drivers might become sensitized to minute-by-minute electricity use while driving. In turn, this allows for self-evaluation of the efficiency of driving styles and opens for experimenting with new driving styles to increase energy efficiency (Anfinsen et al 2019).…”

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Democratic and Participatory Pilot Projects?

Ryghaug

Skjølsvold

2020

Pilot Society and the Energy Transition

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This chapter starts from the normative assumption that since pilot projects are key sites in the shaping of future societies, it is essential that they are conducted in an inclusive and democratic way. Building on key perspectives from STS, we focus on two aspects: First, we consider participation as an orchestrated and distributed phenomenon, highlighting the fact that the way actors participate in such innovation activities will be shaped by technologies, assumptions and the work of a series of actors related to pilot projects. Consequently, we also note how new forms of participation can be actively nurtured. Second, we explore the role of technologies in shaping material participation. Here, we explore how material traits might produce new forms of awareness, knowledge or literacy, and new practices or action, amounting to what we call energy citizenship.

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Green and gendered? Cultural perspectives on the road towards electric vehicles in Norway

Cited by 54 publications

References 29 publications

Investigation of the Impact of Large-Scale Integration of Electric Vehicles for a Swedish Distribution Network

Investigation of the Impact of Large-Scale Integration of Electric Vehicles for a Swedish Distribution Network

Should All Cars Be Electric by 2025? The Electric Car Debate in Europe

Democratic and Participatory Pilot Projects?

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