Abstract
Studies on alternative energy carriers for transportation vehicles have been started recently at the Dutch Energy Research Centre (ECN). One of the opportunities in this respect is the electric passenger car with a lead-acid or Na-S battery. In this study the interaction between the large-scale introduction of electric passenger cars and the public power system has been analyzed for the Dutch situation in the year 2010. The potential maximum number of electric cars has been determined taking three factors into account: (1) the limited range with respect to driving patterns; (2) the available capacity in the low voltage distribution system; and (3) the spare production capacity in the central power system during night hours.