PHILADELPHIA — It seems as if every other car commercial these days is hawking an electric vehicle, and most major automakers have committed to aggressively switch production to EVs. But it’s still very early in the transition away from internal combustion engines: EVs made up less than 1% of the registered vehicles in Pennsylvania at the end of 2021.
Anticipating a future wave of EV ownership, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission on Thursday launched a process to potentially rewrite electric rates in the state to accelerate the adoption of EVs and to assure that electricity costs are proportioned fairly among customers.
The commission said it is trying to stay ahead of what could become a tumultuous transition for the electrical grid as motorists switch to electric cars.
