Customer role in the integration of EVs with the Colombian electricity market

Mass adoption EVs in Colombia, is presented as a necessary option not only to mitigate the impact of the transportation sector on the environment but to promote a more efficient vehicle fleet. The impact of EVs on the Colombian electricity sector is associated with the uncontrolled charging process of EVs, which ultimately results in high peaks in the demand curve. Therefore, the level of flexibility of user habits will be the key in the interaction of EVs with the grid. User can recharge the vehicle whenever he requires and only he will have control on it, if there is a regulatory scheme that defines it or a series of incentives that promotes the controlled charging. Currently, there is not any regulation which determines if the scheme of the electricity tariff will apply to EVs. This paper analyzes the requirements, user habits, the operation scheme of the Colombian electricity market and the possible solutions required to promote the adoption of EVs and to reduce the impacts of EVs on the electricity market and on the user economy.