Learn why driving an electric vehicle is good for you, good for the environment and good for our clean energy future.
Our grid today is robust and is prepared to facilitate the current pace of EV adoption. We continue to modernize the electric grid with smart technologies and replace aging infrastructure to manage increased demand and integrate renewable energy sources. These strategies ensure the grid remains reliable, affordable, sustainable, and efficient as EV adoption increases.
Additionally, EV charging at home during off-peak hours is a smart way to shift your energy load to a time when less energy is pulled from the grid. Check out our EV Charging options and compare to find the best fit for you.
Our grid today is robust and is prepared to facilitate the current pace of EV adoption. We continue to modernize the electric grid with smart technologies and replace aging infrastructure to manage increased demand and integrate renewable energy sources. These strategies ensure the grid remains reliable, affordable, sustainable, and efficient as more people choose to drive electric vehicles.
When you charge your EV at home during off-peak hours, you are shifting your energy load to a time when less energy is pulled from the grid.
Electric vehicles reduce your overall carbon footprint because:
- EVs have no tailpipe emissions.
- EVs typically have a smaller carbon impact than gasoline cars.
- Even when accounting for the electricity used for charging, EVs are usually responsible for lower levels of greenhouse gases than an average new gasoline car, regardless of the energy source used to charge.
Ameren Illinois is invested in making our energy more clean and more reliable. Under the Ameren Grid Plan, we are committed to:
- Advancing the grid to support the clean energy transition and Illinois' net-zero carbon target by 2050
- Enabling increased customer generation
- Streamlining renewable interconnections
- Expanding customer options for energy service
- Supporting the overall electrification of the downstate Illinois economy
An electric vehicle, powered by batteries:
- Has 20 moving parts
- Only incurs about 11% energy loss meaning that most of the energy that goes into the car ends up turning the wheels
- Can recapture energy during braking, boosting overall efficiency
Comparatively, an internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle:
- Has over 2,000 moving parts
- Suffers about 80% energy loss from fuel burning
- Burns energy through combustion that moves pistons, drives the wheels and supports ancillary systems
- Uses energy from fuel that cannot be recovered
Ameren Missouri is working to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2045. Our Integrated Resource Plan seeks to:
- Reduce emissions while keeping energy affordable.
- Support continued reliability even under extreme weather conditions.
- Facilitate decarbonization and electrification of the broader economy.