arogant/iStock via Getty Images Introduction A few years ago, when I was researching Lithium and EV markets I read accounts that electricity demand from EV penetration could be akin to what was seen in the 1960s & 1970s with the penetration of microwaves, hairdryers, and air-conditioning, etc. that drove demand 30%, or about an additional 2% per year, which is considerable and would require electric utilities to invest in capacity and grid resiliency. Then the summer heat waves began, and another layer of d ...