EVs are the logical choice for future energy system says Herbert Diess

As renewable energy generation accelerates, so too does the need for flexible, scalable energy storage. This growing demand is reshaping how we think about decentralised energy solutions, including the role of electric vehicles.

EVs are emerging as critical assets in the future energy system. When aggregated, they represent vast, untapped storage potential that could help stabilise grids, balance supply and demand, and empower consumers to play a more active role in energy markets.

It’s a vision long championed by disruptor and innovator Dr Herbert Diess, former CEO of Volkswagen and current Board Chair of The Mobility House. In this latest episode of the Energy Transitions podcast, Diess speaks with Pamela Largue about the evolution of mobility, the growing convergence of transport and energy, and how cars are set to shape the grid of tomorrow — and the way consumers interact with it.

In this episode of the Energy Transitions podcast, you will learn more about:

• Why decentralised solutions hold so much promise when it comes to solving energy transition challenges;
• Investing in solutions that are practical and make good business sense;
• Why Herbert Diess believes it's time to go all in on e-mobility;
• How to overcome the barriers to e-mobility, including antiquated mindsets;
• The Mobility House and some of the exciting projects the team is working on;
• Why innovation and agile start ups will drive sustainable energy transformation.

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Listen to previous episodes:

The good, bad and ugly of CBAM implementation
Leveraging long-term gas contracts and PPAs in a volatile market

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How a UK project is using hybrid microgrids for port and airport power resilience
New wave of UK data centres to run on gas engine and CCS microgrid