UCLA MAE Professor Rajit Gadh was quoted in Cal Matters in the article “Race to Zero: California’s bumpy road to electrify cars and trucks”.
Rajit Gadh, director of UCLA’s Smart Grid Energy Research Center, said challenges exist.
Some car owners may not want to use the technology because they worry that it could affect their car battery’s life. While studies have not reported battery damage, convincing consumers could be a slow, difficult process, he said. Utilities will have to sway them with cheaper rates and other incentives for it to work.
As with many of the problems related to energy and electric vehicles, “it’s a matter of time, education, awareness and incentives,” Gadh said.
The entire article is available here: https://calmatters.org/environment/2023/01/california-electric-cars-grid/.