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The controlled charging of EVs can reduce electricity costs and improve the integration of wind energy. The benefit per average vehicle is small at low to moderate EV adoption levels because EVs are a small fraction of the fleet. The orange increment, in the 20% EV and 100% EV cases, is from linking fuel efficiency standards.
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Photo: China News Service Renewable energy costs in Asia last year were 13% cheaper than coal and are expected to be 32% cheaper by 2030, according to a new study. This is significant because it marks a shift toward making renewables increasingly competitive with coal, a mainstay in APAC’s energy mix.
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