Abstract:
Public transport is very influential industry affecting our society due to its significant environmental and social impact.
Policy makers have seen electric vehicle as a tool to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Cleanliness of power from the
electricity grid plays a vital role in environmental impact in the transition to electric vehicle. In countries like China, USA, India
etc., majority of electricity generation is still dominated by fossil fuel fired generators. Thus, in some cases, the environmental
impact of electric vehicle may be more adverse in comparison to conventional internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEV). This
paper tries to study the environmental effect of incorporation of 100 Electric Vehicle taxies in Johannesburg (JNB), South Africa.
Firstly, the current electricity generation scenario and vehicles standards of SA with its carbon emission is discussed. Secondly,
it is shown that with the current generation mix the adoption of EV is not sustainable. Finally, penetration of Renewable Energy
(RE) system at charging stations is proposed with Renewable Energy Fraction (REF) of 40% and 58% to make carbon mission
from EV equivalent to Euro III and Euro V standards of petrol ICEV. The optimised size of RE system is found using the Electric
System Cascade Analysis.
