Not so fast
What is very clear is that we may want the energy transition to go quickly, but that it is not possible to achieve a rapid implementation on all fronts. The barriers that exist also lie, for example, in the demand for batteries and raw materials that are needed for this. At the moment, almost all capacity in factories is already completely sold out. Due to the scarcity, it is difficult to obtain a battery. Tesla is having problems with the delivery of the models sold. Nissan is doing well with the Leaf, but they are also actually already sold out.
We still have a huge step to take before electric driving has any impact. That it will happen, that seems certain.
You can also see that the infrastructure of charging stations, but also the underlying electricity grid, simply cannot handle enormous growth. The number of electric cars in the Netherlands is relatively small, but on the other hand, certainly on a European level, it can be called reasonable. We currently have around 100,000 electric passenger vehicles according to this document from the RVO. According to the CBS, there are a total of around 8,400,000 cars driving around in the Netherlands . We still have a huge step to take before electric driving has any impact. That it will happen, that seems certain.
You might wonder whether the car industry is actually that happy with all that electric driving. You see that parties like Tesla are making great strides without years of experience in making korea telegram data cars (perhaps even perfecting cars). I have heard whispers that healthy opposition from the car industry is a very realistic scenario. That sounds a bit like conspiracy thinking, but given the recent scandals in the car industry - plus the natural reaction to protect markets and products - it is not illogical that this could be the case with some suppliers (I will not mention any names).
Recently I was in the Johan Cruijff Arena where the new 3 MW (megawatt) battery capacity was put into use. This storage capacity consists of old (and new) Nissan Leaf batteries that can serve not only as emergency power but also to level off peaks. The batteries can supply power to other companies located in the area, such as the Ziggo Dome.
In the future, they will ideally come out of the Nissans after the standard period of use has expired. At that point, the battery is no longer able to supply the peak required for electric driving, but it can still serve as storage for generated solar energy for another 10 years. In other words, the Nissan Leaf can both draw power and supply it back to, for example, the Arena when possible and when the driver has a contract with the Arena. The details of this still have to be worked out, but it is heading in that direction, according to the Arena.