Reduction of CO2 emissions using RES to recharge EVs: the Spanish case

Abstract

This paper focuses on the field of transportation, which is greatly responsible for air pollution, mainly in cities and urban areas such as towns, airports and seaports. This work analyses the feasibility of integrating EVs and RES, focusing on the air pollution reduction benefits. To do so, we use the data collected in Spain. After an analysis of the energy production by RES and the size of the vehicle fleet over time in Spain, an evaluation of the number of completely green EVs as a function of the State Of Charge (SOC) and green energy used to charge the EV is proposed. Finally, the expected emissions reduction is derived when the vehicle fleet is changed by fully EVs fuelled with the wind and photovoltaic sources currently installed in Spain.