The impact of electric vehicles on the energy system of Albania for a sustainable transport

Department of Engineering and Marine Technology, University of Vlore, Albania

^* Corresponding author: pellumb.cacaj@univlora.edu.al

Abstract

The economic crises and the increase of oil prices have brought the need to find new ways of transportation with lower costs. One of the most recent trends is the use of electric vehicles. Albania has shown its ambition to become a producer and exporter of electricity produced from renewable sources such as HPP, solar and wind energy. On the other hand, it has improved its policies favoring the increase in the number of electric vehicles. In the paper, a hypothesis related to the number of electric vehicles has been developed. If Albania will have all electric vehicles, what effect will their demand for electricity have on the Albanian energy system? Is it possible to provide the necessary amount of electricity from the current production of the country for these vehicles and what should be done to produce this amount from renewable sources of electricity? Based on this hypothesis, we will analyze the Albanian energy system for the current situation and in the future. By determining the energy demand of electric road transport vehicles, we will give suggestions on what should be done to produce the electricity needed for electric vehicles.