Project title

Who ultimately pays for and who gains from the electricity network upgrade for EVs to support the UK’s net zero-carbon ambitions?

Principal investigator

Professor Turner, University of Strathclyde

Project team

• Dr Oluwafisayo Alabi, University of Strathclyde
• Dr Antonios Katris, University of Strathclyde
• Dr Christian Calvillo, University of Strathclyde

Project partners

• Scottish Power Energy Networks (SPEN)
• Northern Powergrid

Project summary

This project soft-links energy and economic system models approaches to investigate questions around who ultimately pays for the costs of upgrading the power network to facilitate an EV rollout consistent with the UK’s 2050 net zero carbon ambitions. We consider how both the rollout itself and the evolution of impacts may be affected if vehicle production cannot meet projected EV requirements. We focus on the critical question of how low income UK households may be affected where their uptake of/access to EVs is likely to be restricted, and how this issue may be assessed in public policy decision making.

Published outcomes

Other published outcomes

Alabi, O., Turner, K., Katris, A., & Calvillo, C. (2022). Can network spending to support the shift to electric vehicles deliver wider economy gains? The role of domestic supply chain, price, and real wage effects. Energy Economics, 110, 106001.age effects
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140988322001736 

Alabi, Oluwafisayo and Katris, Antonios and Calvillo, Christian and Turner, Karen and Stewart, Jamie (2021). Understanding the trade-offs involved in driving economic growth in the transition to electric vehicles.

URL: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/78270
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17868/78270

Turner, K, Alabi, O, Calvillo, C, Katris, A (2020). Who Ultimately Pays for the Electricity Network Upgrade for EVs to support the UK's Net Zero Carbon Ambition? University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, 2 pp.
URL: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/72954/
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17868/72954

Alabi, O, Turner, K, Calvillo, C, Katris, A, Stewart, J, Brod, C (2020). Can the Electrification of Private Transport Lead to Economic Prosperity? University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, 11 pp.
URL: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/73568/
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17868/73568

Alabi, O, Turner, K, Katris, A, Calvillo, C (2020). Network Investment and Electric Vehicle Rollout Required for 2050 Net Zero: the Importance of Electricity Price Impacts in Driving Policy Trade-offs. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, 6 pp.
URL: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/74635/
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17868/74635

Turner, K., Race, J., Alabi, O., Katris, A., Swales, K. (2020). A Net Zero Principles Framework: Fundamental Questions for Public Policy Analysis. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, 9pp.
URL: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/71580
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17868/71580

Final report

Report here: CESI Flexible Fund Project- Professor Karen Turner- University of Strathclyde

P‌olicy Impact and Pathways summary here: CESI Flexible Fund Project (FFC3 - 007) – Policy impact/impact pathways