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2024
FAILURETOCHARGE
ACriticalLookatCanada’sEVPolicy
ElectricVehiclesandthe
DemandforElectricity
G.CornelisvanKooten
ELECTRICVEHICLESANDTHEDEMANDFOR
ELECTRICITY
G.CornelisvanKooten
ExecutiveSummary
Asacomponentofclimatemitigationpolicies,manygovernmentshaveimplementedmeasurestoelectrifythetransportationsector.Thishasbeendonebysettingtargetdatesforwhenthesalesofvehicleswithinternalcombustionengines(ICEs)willendandpro-vidingsubsidiesforthepurchaseofpassengerelectricvehicles(EVs),productionfacilities,andchargingstations.InCanada,currentfederalpolicymandatesallnewpassengervehiclestobenet-zeroemissionsby2035,ultimatelyaimingforafullyelectricnewfleet.
Despiteongoingfederalinitiatives,EVsconstitutearisingbutrela-tivelysmallshareofthevehiclemarket,growingfromlessthan1%ofsalesin2017to9.1%inthelastquarterof2022.Notably,BritishColumbiaandQuebecboasthigherproportions—18%and14%ofvehiclessoldinthelastquarterof2022wereelectric,respectively.
ThisstudydelvesintothepotentialimplicationsoftheincreasingadoptionofEVsonbothCanada’sandvariousprovinces’electric-itygrids.Ouranalysisprovidesestimatesoftheadditionalgenerat-ingcapacityrequiredtomeettheescalatingdemandfromEVs.Wedonotlookintothenecessityforadditionaltransmissionlinesforrenewablepowersourcesorupgradestolocaldeliverylines.
Intheanalysis,weemployaMonteCarlosimulationusingdataonbatteryefficiency,batterycapacityandrangefor299EVmodels,andaverageannualdrivingdistancesbyjurisdiction,toestimatetheexpectedelectricitydemand(andvarianceofdemand)foranindividualEVwithinthatjurisdiction.Wethenprovideforecastsof
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thefuturepurchasesofpassengerEVstoobtainestimatesofthepotentialfuturedemandforelectricitybythissectoroftheeconomy.
“EVscouldposeasignificantburdenonCanadianelectric-itygrids,withsystemdemandincreasingbyaslittleas7.5%toasmuchas15.3%,althoughtheburdenvariesacrosstheprovinces.”
OurresultsindicatethatEVscouldposeasignificantburdenonCana-dianelectricitygrids,withsystemdemand(alsoknownasload)increasingbyaslittleas7.5%toasmuchas15.3%,althoughthebur-denvariesacrosstheprovincesfromaslittleas4.6%(Quebec)toasmuchas26.2%(Ontario).Over-all,Canadacouldseeanincreaseinannualloadrangingfrom46.8terawatthours(TWh)to95.1TWh,
withBC’sloadpotentiallyincreasingby4.4-9.3TWh,Ontario’sby19.0-38.2
TWh.andQuebec’sby10-21.7TWh.
Whatdoesthisimplyfornewgeneratingcapacities?Weprojectthatasmanyas13newgasplantsof500-MWcapacitymightberequiredinCanada:oneinBritishColumbia,fiveinOntario,andthreeinQuebec.Alternatively,itwouldbenecessarytodevelop10newhydroelectricfacilitiesequalinsizetoBC’sSite-C(about1,000MWcapacity):oneinBC,fourinOntario,andtwoinQuebec.
IfEVdemandforpoweristocomefromnon-hydrorenewablesources,windisthemostlikelyoption.Assumingacapacityof3.5MWperturbineandaveragewindcapacityfactorof25%,itwouldbenecessarytobuildnearly5,000largeturbinesinCanada,with560inBC,1860inOntarioand1200inQuebec.Giventheunreliabilityofwindenergy,itwouldalsobenecessarytobuildpeak-gasplants,hydropowerand/orutility-scalebatterystoragecapacityasbackup.Importantly,becausebackupcapacitycannotpayforitselfasitdoesnotdeliverenoughpowerduringtheyear,itwouldneedtobesubsidized,therebyaddingtosystemcosts.
Unlesssocietybeginsalmostimmediatelytodeveloptherequiredgener-atinginfrastructure,itwillnotbepossibletomeettheexpecteddemand
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thatEVsmightposeforelectricitygridsinCanada.Thatis,ifgovernmentscontinuetopushforanall-electricvehiclefleetbycontinuingtosubsi-dizeEVpurchasesdirectly,andthroughpoliciesthatraisegasolinepricesandrequiringallvehiclessoldbeyond2030or2035tobeelectric,itwouldbenecessarytostartconstructionofpowerplantstomeettheanticipatedincreaseindemand.
INTRODUCTION
Promotionofelectricvehicleshasbecomeamajorpolicytoolinmanycountries’effortstoreduceandperhapseveneliminatefossilfueluse,atleastwhenitcomestovehiculartransportation.Theideaisthat,byreplacinginternalcombustionengines(ICEs)asthemainsourceoflocomotion,electricvehicles(EVs)wouldtakeadvantageofelectric-itygeneratedsolelyfromrenewablesourcesofenergy,primarilyandsometimesexclusivelyfromwindandsolarsources.Therearemanyproblemsinmovingtowardatransportationsystemthatreliessolelyonbatteryelectricvehicles,evenifonlypassengercars,sportutilityvehi-cles(SUVs),andlight-dutytrucksoperate
onbatteriesrechargedfromtheelectric-itygrid.Short-termproblemsrelatetotheavailabilityofchargingsites.Inthelon-gerterm,inadequateelectric-generatingcapacity,bothrenewableandthermal,andtransmissioninfrastructurecanhamperthetransitionawayfromICEs.
InCanada,thefederalgovernmentisplan-
ningtomassivelyincreasetheuseofEVsinthecomingyears.Currentfederalpolicyisthatallnewpassengervehiclesmusthavenet-zeroemissionsby2035,eventuallyrequiring100%ofthefleettobeelectric.Thisstudyexaminestheimpactofadoptingelectricvehicles—batteryelectricvehicles(BEVs)andplug-inhybridelectricvehicles(PHEVs)—onelectricitydemand.WeinvestigatehowmuchmoreelectricityvariousCanadianpowergridswouldneedtogeneratetoaccommodateEVs.Forexample,weprovideillustrationsofwhatitmeanstogeneratethisnewelectricitysupply:Howmanypowerplants(say,equalincapacitytoBC’sSiteCProject)wouldberequiredtogeneratethisnewelectricity,orhowmuchnuclearcapacitywouldbeneededinOntario(viz.,Ontario’sBrucePowerplant)tomeetEV
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demand?WealsoexaminewheretheelectricityneededtomeetthedemandfromEVsislikelytocomefrom.
Webeginourinvestigationbylookingatdataonvehiclesalesandregistra-tionsinCanadatogetsomenotionofthepenetrationofelectricvehiclesinthevehiclefleet.WedefinetheelectricvehiclesasthosegenerallyconsistingofBEVsandPHEVs,distinguishingthemfromICEsandhybridvehiclesthatre-chargetheirbatteriesviaafossil-fueldrivenICE.
DataonsalesofelectricvehiclesinCanada
DataontheregistrationofallfuelandvehicletypesinCanada,includingEVs,areavailablefromStatisticsCanadafromthe1stquarterof2017throughthe4thquarterof2022(StatisticsCanada,2023a).DataonthesaleofelectricvehiclesareavailableformanycitiesandregionsthroughoutCanadafortheperiod2017-2022(dataarelackingforAlberta,NovaScotia,andNewfound-landandLabrador)(StatisticsCanada,2023b).Dataonthesaleofpassengervehicles,trucksandtotalvehicles,aswellastheirorigin(e.g.,domesticver-susforeignmanufacture)havebeencollectedmonthlysinceJanuary1946throughtothefirstfewmonthsof2023;however,nodistinctionismadebythetypeoffuelthevehiclesrequire(StatisticsCanada,2024a).
TodeterminetheimpactofpoliciesfavouringEVsoverothervehicles,infigure1weplotquarterlyEVregistrationsandtotalvehiclesales,andtheproportionoftheformertothelatter.EVregistrationsconstituteasmallbutrisingproportionofallvehiclessales,risingfromlessthan1%ofsalesin2017to9.1%inthelastquarterof2022.
Infigures2and3,weprovideinformationconcerningtherateatwhichelectricvehicleshavebeenadopted.ThenumberofbatteryEVsorPHEVsregisteredasaproportionoftotalvehiclesalesovertheperiodfromQ12017toQ42022areprovidedforBritishColumbia,Ontario,Quebec,andCanadaasawholeinfigure2.ThedataonEVregistrationandtotalvehiclesalesforthelastquarterof2022areshowninfigure3.NoticethatBritishColumbialeadstherestofCanadainpurchasesofvehiclesthatdrawpowerfromtheelectricitygrid;itisfollowedbyQuebec,andthenOntario.Morethan18%ofvehiclessoldinBCwereEVs,comparedwithabout14%inQuebec,10%inCanada(excludingtheaboveprovinces),and8%inOntario.Themostobvious
‘#OFVEHICLES
PERCENT
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4.0%3.0%2.0%1.0%0.0%
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Figure1:ElectricandtotalvehiclesalesinCanada,byquarter,Q12017throughQ42022
750,000
600,000
450,000
300,000
150,000
0
EVRegistrationTotalSalesPercent
Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4
201720182019202020212022
Source:StatisticsCanada,(2023a);(2024a);graphcompiledbytheauthor.
Figure2:Percentageofnewvehicleregistrationthatisbatteryelectricvehiclesorplug-inhybrids,byselectedprovincesandCanada,2017-2022.
CanadaBCOntarioQuebec
Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4
201720182019202020212022
Source:StatisticsCanada,(2023a);(2024a);graphcompiledbytheauthor.
explanationsforthegreaterpenetrationofEVsinBCareitslowerpricesofelectricity,itsgenerallyhighergasolineprices,anditsmildertemperatures,comparedwithotherjurisdictionsinCanada,althoughthesefactorsmightnotbestatisticallysignificantdeterminantsofpurchases.
Formoredetailedinformationonthedistributionofvehicleregistrationsbyfueltypeforthefourjurisdictions,seefigure4.Thedatainthefigure
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Figure3:ProportionoftotalvehiclesalesaccountedforbyEVS,2021-2022
CanadaNewfoundland&Labrador
PrinceEdwardIsland NovaScotiaNewBrunswickQuebec
Ontario ManitobaSaskatchewanAlberta
BritishColumbia
0.02.04.06.08.010.012.014.016.018.020.0
Percent
Note:NodataonelectricvehiclesareavailableforAlberta,NovaScotia,andNewfoundlandandLabrador.
Source:StatisticsCanada,(2023a);(2024a);graphcompiledbytheauthor.
comparequarterlyregistrationsofgasolineICEs,BEVs,PHEVsandtotalfueltypeswiththebaseline,2017registrations(2017=100).Whiletotalregistra-tionofvehiclesandregistrationsofgasolineICEsfellsomewhatbetween2017and2022(gasoline-poweredICEsfelltoagreaterextent),EVregistra-tionrosesignificantlyinalljurisdictions.WhilePHEVregistrationdoubledoverall(thatinBCquadrupled),registrationofBEVsrosebyalmost12-fold(nearly14-foldinBC).However,comparedwithICEvehicles,EVsarequiteasmallproportionofallvehiclesontheroadatanygiventime(seefigure1).
Governmentpoliciestoelectrifytransportationconsistoflegislationthatfocusonzero-emissiontargets,requirementstoterminatethesaleofICEsafteraspecifieddate(2035,say),alongwithretailsubsidies.ThepoliciesessentiallyforceautomobilemanufacturerstobuildandsellmoreEVs,eveniftheircostsaresubsidizedbyhigherpricesforSUVsandsmalltrucks.(Insomecountries,e.g.,theUS,thesepoliciesarereinforcedbydraconiantailpipeemissionregulationsthatcannotbemetbycurrentICEs.)Thepoli-ciesareeffectiveinslowlyelectrifyingthecountry’sfleetofpassengercars,multi-purposevehicles(mainlySUVs),vansandsmalltrucks.Thetrendcanbeseeninfigure5,whichshowscumulativesalesofEVsandcumulativetotalvehiclesalesfrom2017through2022.Thegraphissimilartofigure1,exceptforthefactthat,whilequarterlyregistrationsofEVstototalvehiclesalesincreasedfromlessthan1%to9%between2017and2022,theincreaseinEVsasaproportionoftotalvehiclesontheroadincreasedfromunder
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1%toonly3.5%—onlyoneoutof28vehiclesontheroadisanelectricvehicle(notincludingthoseregisteredpriorto2017,whichareprimarilyICEvehicles).
Inconclusion,theuptakeofelectricvehiclesoverthepastsixyearshasbeenslow,althoughsteadilyincreasing.Whetherthiswillcontinuedependsongovernmentpoliciesandthepublic’sdesireandabilitytoadoptthisnewtechnology.Thereareseveralspecificconcernsabout
Figure4:Growthinnewvehicleregistration,selectedprovincesandCanada,2017-2022(2017=100)
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Canada
BEV
Plug-inhybrid
AllfueltypesGasoline
Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4
201720182019202020212022
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BritishColumbiaandTerritories
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201720182019202020212022
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Quebec
BEV
Plug-inhybrid
AllfueltypesGasoline
Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4
201720182019202020212022
Source:StatisticsCanada,(2023a);(2024a);graphscompiledbytheauthor.
Figure5:CumulativesaleofelectricvehiclesandallvehiclesinCanada,2017-2022
12,000,000
10,800,000
9,600,000
8,400,000
7,200,000
6,000,000
4,800,000
3,600,000
2,400,000
1,200,000
0
EVRegistrationTotalSalesPercent
Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1Q2Q3Q4
201720182019202020212022
4.0
3.6
3.2
2.8
2.4
2.0
1.6
1.2
0.8
0.4
0.0
Source:StatisticsCanada,(2023a);(2024a);graphcompiledbytheauthor.
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EVs:becausetheyweighsome30%morethantheirequivalentICEs,theirtireswearoutfaster,whichisaccompaniedbymoreparticulatematterenter-ingtheatmosphere;EVsappearnottoholdtheirvaluetothesameextentasICEs(Haynes,2023);EVstakesome2.5to11.0hourstorechargeatthebetterchargingoutlets,andmuchlongeratotheroutlets;1EVs(andbackupbatteries)canburstintochemical-fuelledfiresthatburnhotterandaremoredifficulttoextinguishthanICEfiresandcouldpotentiallydamageconcretestructures(Driessen,2023;TeslaFire2023);andthereareenvironmentalissuesrelatedtotheminingofthemetalsrequiredtoproduceEVbatter-iesanddisposeofthem(InternationalEnergyAgency,2021;WorldNuclearAssociation,2021;Kara,2022).Further,unlikeICEs,wheretheWesthasatechnologicaladvantage,ChinahasanadvantageinproducingEVsandisfastreplacinglegacymanufacturers,suchasFord,GM,ToyotaandVolkswa-gen,asthemainproducersofEVs,resultinginthehollowingoutoffactoriesandjobsinNorthAmericaandEurope(Xie,2023).
EVemissionsrealitiesstartwithphysics.Tomatchtheenergystoredinonekg.ofoilrequires15kg.oflithiumbattery,whichentailsdiggingupsome15,000kg.ofrockanddirttoaccessmuchneededminerals,suchaslithium(15kg.oflithiumperbattery),graphite,copper,nickel,aluminum,zinc,neo-dymium,andmanganese.Theglobalminingandmineralssectorusessome40%ofallindustrialenergy,whichisdominatedbyoil,coal,andnaturalgas.Further,itisunlikelythattheincreasedglobaldemandforelectricitycanandwillbemetfromrenewablewindandsolarsources.(vanKooten,etal.,2020;Duan,etal.,2023;Mills,2023).Giventheemissionsassociatedwiththeminingofinputsusedinbatteriesandpowergenerationequipment,andtheextenttowhichpowergenerationisnotrenewable,theclimatechangebenefitsofreplacingthefleetofICEswithEVsmaybemuchlowerthananticipated(Leyland,2023;Finley,2023;Ridley,2023).
Resolutionofsomeoftheseissuescouldwellputadamperonthefuturedevelopmentofelectricvehicles.Inthisstudy,however,thefocusisonCan-adaandtheimplicationsthatEVswillhaveforpowergeneration,particularlyasitaffectstheneedforadditionalgeneratingcapacity.
1Teslacharginginformation,withthemaximumratedependingontheTeslamodelbeing
considered,availableat<
/ca/en/resources/blog/577-how-long
-
does-it-take-to-charge-a-tesla#:~:text=
>[accessed18October2022].
ELECTRICITYGRIDANDELECTRICVEHICLES:SELECTED
JURISDICTIONS
Asthenumberofelectricvehiclesincreases,thedemandforelectricitytorechargetheirbatterieswillincreaseaccordingly.Todate,thereislit-tleevidencetoindicatethatthepowerrequiredbyBEVsandPHEVsisaproblemfortheelectricitygrid—thecurrentprovincialgridsappeartohavesufficientcapacitytohandletherechargingrequirementsofEVs.Thisobservationiscorroboratedbyfederaldata,whichindicatethat,priorto2021,theelectricityuserequiredamountstoabout0.4%ofthesecondmostimportantenergyuse,thatforpassengertransportation(NaturalResourceCanada,1991).
AsofJuly2023thereweresome344differentmodelsofelectricvehi-clesthatconsumerscouldpotentiallypurchase,althoughthedatabaseweemployinthefollowingdiscussionconsistsof299EVmodels(foralistofthemodelsseeElectricVehicleDatabase,n.d.).2Dataareavail-ableregardingthebatterycapacity,theassociatedenergyefficiencyandrange,andtowingweight.Thedataaresummarizedintable1.Thedistributionsofmodelswitheachofthesecharacteristicsareshowninfigure6.
Muchoftheinformationintable1andfigure6isprovidedbytheelectricvehiclemanufacturers,oftenbasedontestsperformedunderperfectconditionsorfromtheoreticalmodels.3Inpractice,batteriesmaynotperformtothesamelevelsindicatedbythemanufacturer;batteriesshouldnot,forexample,berechargedintemperaturesbelow
2OurdataarebasedoninformationaccessedonMarch16,2023<
>;sincethen,45newmodelshavebeenadded,althoughthemajorityarenotavailableforpur-chaseuntillaterin2023orin2024.
3TheauthorsoftheElectricVehicleDatabasepointoutthat:“TheEVDatabaseaimstogatherasmuchreal-worlddataaspossible.Alotofinformationinthecarindustryisoftennotapplicableinpractice,astheseareoftenbasedontheoreticaldatagatheredinlaboratories.Toavoidmisunderstandings,theEVDatabaseshowstheofficialdatainadditiontothereal-worlddata”(n.d.).Wecouldnotfindevidenceindicatingthatthetheoreticalandreal-worlddatawereseparated.Thewebsitealsoprovidesadisclaimerconcerningtheuseofthedata.
Numberofmodels
[95,125]
[125,154]
[154,184]
[184,213]
[213,243]
[243,272]
[272,302]
[302,331]
[331,361]
[361,390]
[390,420]
[420,449]
[449,479]
[479,508]
[508,538]
[538,567]
[567,597]
[597,626]
[626,656]
[656,685]
Numberofmodels
[16.7,22.0]
[22.0,27.3]
(27.3,32.6]
[32.6,38.0]
[38.0,43.3]
[43.3,48.6]
[48.6,53.9]
[53.9,59.2]
[59.2,64.5]
[64.5,69.9]
[69.9,75.2]
[75.2,80.5]
[80.5,85.8]
[85.8,91.1]
[91.1,96.4]
[96.4,101.7]
(101.7,107.1]
[107.1,112.4]
[112.4,117.7]
[117.7,123.0]
Numberofmodels
[150,157]
[157,165]
[165,172]
[172,179]
[179,186]
[186,194]
[194,201]
[201,208]
[208,215]
[215,223]
[223,230]
[230,237]
[237,244]
[244,252]
[252,259]
[259,266]
[266,273]
[273,281]
[281,288]
[288,295]
NumberofModels
[300.0,410.0]
[410.0,520.0]
[520.0,630.0]
[630.0,740.0]
[740.0,850.0]
[850.0,960.0]
[960.0,1070.0]
[1070.0,1180.0]
[1180.0,1290.0]
[1290.0,1400.0]
[1400.0,1510.0]
[1510.0,1620.0]
[1620.0,1730.0]
[1730.0,1840.0]
[1840.0,1950.0]
[1950.0,2060.0]
[2060.0,2170.0]
[2170.0,2280.0]
[2280.0,2390.0]
[2390.0,2500.0]
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35
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20
15
10
5
0
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0
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35
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20
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0
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30
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15
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0
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Figure6:Distributionoffourcharacteristicsofelectricvehiclemodels:
Batterycapacity,batteryefficiency,vehiclerange,andvehicletowingweightforselectedmodelsofelectricvehicles(n=299,exceptn=188forvehicleweight)
VehicleRange:kilometers(km)
BatteryCapacity:kilowatthours(kWh)
EnergyEfficiency:Watthoursperkilometer(Wh/km)
VehicleTowingWeight:kilogram(kg)
Source:ElectricVehicleDatabase,accessedMarch16,2023
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freezing,asbatteryperformancefallsquicklywhentemperaturesarebelow–30oCanddeclinessomewhatasthebatteriesage.Thereisnotenoughinformationavailabletoassesshowperformanceisaffectedovertimeandundervariousweatherconditions.
WeanalyzethepotentialdemandthatEVsposeonelectricitygridsinCanadainthissectionandprovidebackgroundinformationanddataonelectricitysupplyandelectricvehiclesinCanadaanditsprovincesarepresentedintable2.
Table1:Summarystatisticsofavailableelectricvehiclemodels:batterycapacityandenergy,andvehiclerangeandweight
Statistic
Capacity(kWh)
Energy(Wh/km)
Range(km)
Weight(kg)
Mean
70.2
199.3
357.5
1,226.5
Maximum
123.0
295.0
685.0
2,500.0
Minimum
16.7
150.0
95.0
300.0
Median
71.0
192.0
365.0
1,000.0
Observations
299
299
299
188
Source:ElectricVehicleDatabase(n.d.).
Table2:Electricityavailabilityandelectricvehiclerequirements,2022
Vehicles
Electric
(zero-emissions)
Totalenergy
usebyEVsin
jurisdiction
(MWh)d
Average
distancedriven
(km/year)b
%ofelectricityuseinjurisdiction
Electricitysupply(MWh)a
AverageenergyperEV(kWh)c
Jurisdiction
Total
Canada
578,273,577
15,200
21,351,392
510,135
3,030
1,545,468
0.27%
Newfoundland
&Labrador
8,514,552
18,100
NA
NA
3,608
NA
NA
PEI
1,564,861
15,300
88,490
961
3,049
2,931
0.19%
NovaScotia
10,417,930
16,600
NA
NA
3,309
NA
NA
NewBrunswick
13,388,427
16,600
480,257
3,533
3,309
11,689
0.09%
Quebec
210,693,634
14,300
5,197,139
200,406
2,850
571,187
0.27%
Ontario
135,308,943
16,000
8,138,249
149,376
3,189
476,357
0.35%
Manitoba
25,411,885
14,800
613,566
4,550
2,950
13,422
0.05%
Saskatchewan
24,975,059
15,800
631,662
2,975
3,149
9,369
0.04%
Alberta
79,531,379
15,200
NA
NA
3,030
NA
NA
BritishColumbia
67,053,704
13,100
2,435,505
120,351
2,611
314,233
0.47%
aSource:StatisticsCanada(2023c)
bSource:NaturalResourcesCanada(2010);],StatisticsCanada(2022a)
cSource:StatisticsCanada(2024a).NA=notavailable.
dSource:Author’scalculations.NA=notavailable
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TodeterminethestrainthatelectricvehiclesmightimposeonelectricitygridsinCanadaandtheimpactofpoliciesrequiringthetransitiontoEVs,weexaminetheinstalledcapacityandgenerationbyvariousenergysourcesinCanadaandthreemajorprovinces—BritishColumbia,Ontario,andQuebec.Thelatestcapacitydataareavailableforthethreeprovincesfor2022,but2020isthelatestyeardataareavailableforcapacitydatainCanada.Wealsobreakdownelectricitygenerationbysourcein2022forthethreeprov-inces,aswellas2020generationbysourceforCanada.Forthesecategories,renewablesincludesolar,wind,biomass,biofuels,andmunicipalsolidwastesources.Hydroreferstorun-of-riverhydro,“storagehydro”(hydraulicswithalargereservoir),wave,andtidalsources.Naturalgasandoilrefertonaturalgas,biogas,oil,anddieselsources.Coalreferstocokeandcoal,whilenuclearreferstonuclearpower.
EachjurisdictionhasincentivizedthepurchaseofEVsinvariousways.Theseincludeaminimumnationalcarbontaxthatprogressivelyincreases(andismainlyreflectedingasolineanddieselprices),EV-productionmandates,governmentfinancingforchargingstations,andsubsidiesforEVpurchases.AsthetechnologyforEVsimproves,consumersaremorelikelytopurchasethem.Thesefactorsallplayedaroleintheincreaseinnewelectricvehicleregistrationsoverthepastseveralyears(seefigure4).
InformationconcerningthevehiclefleetinCanadaandthethreeprovincesisprovidedintheprevioussection.Wecouldnotfindanydataforyearsbefore2010,sowehavetakenthecumulativenumberofnewvehicleregistrationsbyprovincetogetanideaofthefueltypesthatmakeupthefleetofvehiclesineachjurisdiction.Realistically,thereareprobablymoregasolinevehiclesthanourestimatesindicate,becauseofthepopularityofICEspriorto2010(StatisticsCanada,2022).Duetothelackofdata,inthissectionweonlyprovideinformationongrowthofEVsincomparisontogrowthinelectricitydemandsince2010(CanadaEnergyRegulator,2021;2023-a).Thefocusisonelectricityproductionandthepotentialtomeetfutureloadincreases.Then,insection4,weexploretheextenttowhichgenera
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