Hamwich... Quite a large portion of our fuel consumption is refined abroad and imported so stopping petrol production won't liberate as much electricity as it might.... The transport sector uses about 60 Mtoe..... Electricity about 20 Mtoe.... Assuming that 'well to wheel' efficiency of EV is twice that of ICE we will still have to find about 1.5 times as much electricity on top of what we already use to fill the gap.... We need to be producing two and a half times as much electricity as we do now by 2050 (being generous and assuming the last cohort of ICE cars in 2035 is still the majority and lasts for 15 years) .... I just can't see any way capacity can be built that quickly (and in the face of mature existing plant closing in the mean time)..... Logistical nightmare for someone!! :-)
K
PS.. Found this list.... Can anyone see us building 1.5 times this infrastructure in 15 to 30 years while the older plant continues to close due to old age??
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_power_stations_in_the_United_Kingdom
