Title: Will electric vehicles really create a cleaner planet? | Thomson Reuters
Headings: Will electric vehicles really create a
cleaner planet
?

Future of energy
Will electric vehicles really create a cleaner planet?
What’s driving the electric vehicle revolution?
Environmental consciousness awakens
Governments step in
Internal combustion engine (ICE) sales ban proposals
Source: OFVAS
Technology rises to the occasion
When could we see 100% EV adoption?
What if all cars sold by the year 2040 are electric?
Jon Berntsen
Frank Melum
What's stopping EVs from being truly clean?
Is lithium the new gasoline?
Johann Wiebe
Conclusion: Driving forward

Content: Source: IEA, World Energy Outlook, published 2011-2017
As automakers ramp up production for evermore EVs, demand on the power grid from EVs will grow exponentially. According to best estimates, growth in EV adoption could drive a 300-fold increase in electricity consumption by 2040, compared to 2016. The current grid will need to evolve significantly to accommodate that growth, driving a blitz of new innovation in wind and solar power, which will ultimately shift global reliance on coal toward clean energy alternatives. But even that transition, while certainly cleaner, is not without environmental, economic, and legislative impact. Whatever form it takes, the growth in demand for EVs will spur a surge in demand for other organic elements used in EVs and the clean energy production process, notably lithium, cobalt, and rare earths, each of which comes with its own set of environmental, economic, and geopolitical challenges. In this new report, Thomson Reuters examines the knock-on effects of the growth of EVs, creating a “what-if” analysis that projects the impacts of large-scale growth in EV adoption on everything from consumer buying patterns to global energy consumption to carbon dioxide emissions. We also weigh the impact of the EV revolution on the metals and mining, automotive, and energy sectors; highlight various legislative initiatives rolling out globally; and share insights from our research teams who are working on the front lines of this transformation.