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Electric cars – regional challenges

Marianne Saenen

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Present situation

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Electric vehicles

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HybridPlug-in hybridElectric batteryFuel cells

Scooters, bicycles

Electric battery vehicle

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Any primary energy30% CO2 reductionLow local pollutionImprove independence fossil fuelsCompetitivity EU automobile industry

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Electric battery vehicle

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Only… 30% reductionIncrease demand on electricityAttractive car mobility…Battery recyclingLow autonomy (could be a +)Stocks in resources for batteries

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Belgium… Federal level

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Nuclear energy, off-shore windmills

Price of energy

Trains

Fiscal laws

Research (partial – mostly fundamental)

Belgium… Regional level

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Renewable energyMobility - Public transport (bus)RoadsSome taxes (real estate, cars…)Land management

Economic activity (parks,…)Research (partial – mainly applied)Education and training (all levels)

Federal level

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+ RER

Regional level

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Energy

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Physical market(kWh – in grid)

Provider(market price)

Final client

Virtual marketGreen certificates

Provider(market price)

QUOTA or 100€ fineCWAPEG.C.

Green electricityproduction

Land management

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Infrastructures

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Mobility

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Research

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Research

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Representations, way of life…

Change way of life

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What to do

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DownsizingIncreased aid electric bicycles and scootersIntelligent grid developmentCharging infrastructures (standard)Shared electric cars (cities)?Set rates for commercial charging infrastructures Continue research

Conclusions

Electric cars and climate change

if -100% electric-100% renewable- change behaviours

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Role of governments-Promotion (premiums…)-Land management-Infrastructures-Improving technologies-Social and human aspects