Global EV Outlook 2020

The Global EV Outlook is an annual publication that identifies and discusses recent
developments in electric mobility across the globe. It is developed with the support
of the members of the Electric Vehicles Initiative (EVI). Combining historical analysis
with projections to 2030, the report examines key areas of interest such as electric
vehicle and charging infrastructure deployment, ownership cost, energy use, carbon
dioxide emissions and battery material demand. This edition features case studies on
transit bus electrification in Kolkata (India), Shenzhen (China), Santiago (Chile) and
Helsinki (Finland). The report includes policy recommendations that incorporate
learning from frontrunner markets to inform policy makers and stakeholders that
consider policy frameworks and market systems for electric vehicle adoption. This
edition also features an update on the performance and costs of batteries. It further
extends the life cycle analysis conducted in Global EV Outlook 2019, assessing the
technologies and policies that will be needed to ensure that EV battery end-of-life
treatment contributes to the fullest extent to sustainability and CO2 emissions
reductions objectives. Finally, it analyses how off-peak electricity demand charging,
dynamic controlled charging (V1G) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) could mitigate the
impact of EVs on peak demand, facilitate the integration of variable renewables and
reduce electricity generation capacity needs.