Collision Course: Automakers & Utilities in the EV Age

If you throw a rock here in Silicon Valley, you’ll probably hit an electric car, or at least a hybrid. Californians started the national paradigm change in low or zero emissions vehicle purchases and continue to lead the way.

Walk into any car dealership and you will see that “electric cars” are increasingly just called “cars”, offering increasing ranges, declining costs, and lower fuel and repair bills. A recent EY study projects at least 70 million EVs will travel on US and Canadian roads by 2035. As large as that sounds, it would…