The main driver for moving to electric vehicles is because they have no tailpipe emissions and are more efficient than combustion engine cars. However, we also know that electric vehicles are only sustainable if the electricity used to charge them comes from renewable sources of energy and not from fossil fuels.

Watch this lecture by Gautham Ram to learn why electric cars in the future must be charged from sustainable sources of electricity like wind and solar. Then, we will look at the power conversion required for solar and wind-based EV charging systems. Finally, we will discuss the methods that can be used to overcome the variability in renewable energy generation. One is to use an optimal combination of wind and solar energy so that they can help balance each other. The other technique is to implement smart charging of EV based on renewable energy generation.

Learning objectives for this lecture are:

1. 1. 1. Why do we need to charge electric vehicles from renewable sources of energy?
      2. What power converters are needed for charging electric cars from PV and wind?
      3. How can we implement smart charging of EVs from renewable energy?