A: Currently, it’s estimated that around 1% of the 250 million cars, sport utility vehicles and light-duty trucks in the United States are fully electric vehicles.
Because no one knows how rapidly electric vehicle technology will improve and how many electric vehicles will actually be in use by 2035, it’s difficult to estimate how much electricity will be needed to power them. The commitment by vehicle manufacturers to electric vehicles is similar to the situation about a century ago, when oil companies scrambled to provide the infrastructure to fuel the growing number of vehicles powered by internal combustion engines.